The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-12-25
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s.aari.r iIaFe has sent the ing
ie tr ,hy :. anr editor # ti4e Madison
!. ~ Ionrue1, giving the reason why our
i,'.uargi Representative Mr.. Sawyer.
was nos again appointed Chairman of the
aaas, Committee on Commerce.
WAsuiNGToN, Dee :. l-73.
-1g Dear Geaes'nl --ihe ssopia II
Wisconsin, WI! have noticed taa3 ,>ir.
SaWysi IL nos placed ~ he lead "a trc
tom ;niltec 0u Commerce 10 thc House 81
lei veseni.,jves. 8ut II they should
inier from 5iiat i@et. .:at he = not aDpre
ci4tes{, 90 iE;st snsdy. they weaii be he
sos. ld.r great inis AXE.
70 wau'a t! use conceded, that ;he
i'..ea o,iongod io fir, SAWYER. Ia max
sas Fp the Gonmittees the Speaker
is.c. : hIs# ~ ;ac iel.: of thar Commit
les.
Bst5ho friends of 3Ir. W'i,et Ter Insisted
Wiz: great en- s.liasais. aoe io SAY yehcul-
raca, ibat ;2 is!usl be uaGt Chairman
u >s.s:'c .s.ae+jaS io1nJnigtes. lie : "ae
=, ~. Ue@- b.uajess at l:,b!c-f IGea IL tle
j,-a,.a IL il9i e,'s i.tuo:! IL. sad 81 for
= ., uyi s!>c.5's. 20 iae talasl!silsc.
IA: u ifiea i 'sls a1a fsi..lssEasis aged
'risl' s.as, 5easa s'..sssi'e 81 ..,ss,as ,:i3j q
:s0t ali - ta b, .s53 - Z, n ess.s. ;lsss-
nani.ti!y, exhibited BY SAGA . man. some
marked recognition.
Mr., B'a!nG was greatly embarrassed. -
He did nnE ike to expose himself TO the
charge OF inara.itude, especially when
hurled by such IS party as surrounded
Mr.. Wheeler Chairman of Leading
Commiitee, except ty refu>iHg 10 put
Mr.. Sawyer a The head of Commerce. or
By removing 'be Chairman IF some other
Committee. As SOON as Air Sawy er heard
Of the embarrassment under which the
Speaker labofet!, he came to me with the
proposal % surrender to Chairmaaship of
t!le COMMITTEE on Commerce.. | told
him be was at liberty to be as generous
as he pleased with the rank AMI dignity
rendered to him. But it was 'lua - m
constituents that they should k,sn,1 il was
has consideration and not the Speal ers.
which placed Mr.. Wheeler at the bta
af that Committee And 1t was due {,
Wisconsin that he shonid take care that
80 interest Of hers shonid suffer through
his generosity to Mr. Wheeler.
Ihat there N elt be no possibility of
ulietnking the purposes OF the Speaker, |
called on him myself. aud said to him
very frankly that Wisconsin, could not at
ford TO have NIr Sawyer over-=larghed.
and he himself could not afford to have
Wisconsin think he was over-Slaughed
that a it suited Mr. Sawyer's nature
always 10 be generous. should NOT Object
TO his being SO, in that instance, np0n the
two conditions that his reputation and
the reputation and the interests Of the
State we're not allowed to suffer.
Mr. Blaine said promptly that the
Cha!rmanship af the Committee On Com.
merce belonged to Nr. Sewyer that he
sn0uld not Gsh him 70 surr0unier If, and
would nns .ermjs him % surrender except
Upon full understanding that it was bis
voluntary act
80 L want 70 assure you anal hopo
you will assure the people Of Wisconsin
that while nominaly Mr Sawyer holds
only the second place on that impor.aIst
committee, he does practically, so far as
every interest Of Wisconsin is concerned.
hold the first and second places thar by
manly self leniai he ias secured ihc per.
s"sia! Ifasl' u{e of the Spea6cr IF Mr.
w hreier. and cftFya r..l5r leaders 10 the
Hou>2 whose chairman ,hIp veye imceri-
led, aud be has dorc very much q nro-
mote harmony ss:i.afg Tire lneii. .s..s II he
HooSe - Alotc l}lsa ,jsat, as the s;orv af
hisior5eHfance and niagnaninitv. l,scssI}es
kn0rn 30 the members, Mr Sawyer is
growing 10 be The heio ct ihc House.
Or, It that expression : i1n r.: ,i.:ai, this,
| assure so. i literal lj.aj he onc Ron
resentativ" ghc has more personal iniiu-
enoe than any other, who has more garrn
pers,nal fIias.5s. and who has not an
eneniy ia t!'e House. is tb- sileri word
less, IEotii lsiye, hat visi,ant faithful
and answering member ifa:a thc Sixth
District 0F y isconsin.
Very Truly Yours
!IT. o HOWE.