Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-06-06

only seven members, aaearly every one O
them is a man of importance.
John Anderson is undoubtedly the leade,
of the delegation, though he is not a chair
man. He has been in the house q dozer
years, and is one of the most vigorous de
baters to be found on the floor. Nj. Per
kins is an eloquent speaker, and chairman
of Indian affairs. Farmer Funston is chair
man Of the committee on agriculture, and
q strong, earnest man Mr.. Morrill, is
chairman of one of the first committees OF
the house-invalid pensions. Mr.. Turner
and Judge Peters are also influential mem.
bers, making a compact delegation of great
ability and usefulness. =
II we place Pennsylvania fifth in the list
weshall miss Randall and Kalleyin proving
u case. Twoof the importantmembers OF
his'delegation are past their primei n years
and usefulness. "Old Charley O'Neill,
the present father Of the house, b nearly
threesscore and ten, as Is Charles r. Buck.
alew, who has had a great career as diplo.
mate, statesman n constitutional lawyer.
The leader of the delegation since Randall's
death is Tom Bayne, OF Pittsburg, member
OF ways and means. This is bis seventh
term In congress, and he has won q high
place. Other strong men of this delegation
are Harry Bingham, of Philadelphia, chair
ma OF the committee on postof1ces and
post roads; Mr.. Mccormick, chairman of
railways and canals, and Mr.. Dalzell. a
young lawyer of Pittsburg, who, in his sec
ond term, becomes chairman of the com.
mittee on Pacific railroads.
To my mind the Massachusetts delegac
tion Is next in rank. 1t has no chairman
ship, except that of the select committee
on election of president, vice president and
representatives in congress-just now of
much tmportance-but it has a number of
strong men. Oddly enough, the youngest
member of the delegation, Cabot Lodge, is
its recognized leader. He Is the chairman
of the committee just mentioned, and.
through his own ability and the warm
friendship of the speaker, has become one
OF the most influential men in the house.
Other strong men are MI. Greenhalge, the
humorist and orator; MI. Gambler, one of
the handsomest men in congress, and
prominent of late through his connection
with the Worlds Fair bill; MI. Cogswell,
who has other claims to fame than his re-
semblance to Grover Cleveland, and Mr..
Rockwell, afinancier of more than ordinary
ability.
The leader Of the Maine delegation is. of
course, Speaker Reed, but the other three
representatives are men of great influence
Boutelle is chairman of naval af-
fairs, Mr.. Milliken of public buildings and
grounds, and Mr.. Dingley is a member of
ways and means.
Michigan's delegation has for a leader
Julius Cesar Burrows, a brilliant parlia-
mentarian, member of ways and means
and chairman Of the Mississippi river CON-
mtttee; Mr.. O'Donnell, on editor, is chair
man Of the committee Oh education; Mr.,
Allen is n of the handsomest and most
popular men in the house, while the able
and earnest Gen. Cutcheon, chairman of
military affairs, could, if he chose, dispute
leadership with Mr.. Burrows.
Perhaps the reader is thinking it about
time the great Empire State appeared in
this list. The New York delegation is not
a strong one. Though numbering 81 men,
it presents but few striking figures. The
leader of the delegation is Roswell ?,
Flower, who would be one of the big men
of the house were the Democrats ii bower,
as he is now n of the most amiable and
popular. Amos Cummings is another New
Yorker who attracts much attention. Gen.
Spinola is a noted debater. On the Repub-
lican side Serene E. Payne holds highest
place in committee service, being a member
of ways and means. Mr.. Farquhar is
chairman of merchant marine and fisher
les, MI. Baker of commerce., Mr.. Delano
Of pensions, and Mr.. Laidlaw of claims.
New York too often changes its representa-,
tives in Congress.
yQqge holman, the veteran, is leader of
the Hoosiers, and one of the strong men on
the Democratic side. Tom Browne, who
has been in congress fourteen years, and
WHO is now compelled to TFeitire BY ffa;.;.c
health, is the best known Republican. ".
p. Bynum, the Democrat from Indianapo-
lis, is another able and influential member,
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The leader Of the Wisconsin delegation
has d slight, boyish figure. Robert NJ. La
toilette is sometimes mistaken for a page,
but he is a member of ways and means, a
student and orator, and a coming man.
Nh. Thomas is chairman of the committee
on wal claims.
Another state which has for it's leader a
young man is New Jersey. Mr.. McAdoo,
who learned craftsmanship at the feet of
Samuel ]. Randall, is a thinker and a forci-
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the committee on manufactures.
Maryland presents as its leader MI. Nc
Comas, still another young man, while Mr..
Wilson, leader of the delegation from West
Virginia, is just in his prime. Minnesota's
leader is Mark .Dunnell, a veteran, while
Nebraska's is MI. Dorsey, a banker, and
chairman of the committee on banking and
currency. California's leader is Mr.. Nc
Kenna, member of ways and means.
Some of the strongest delegations in the
house are from the southern states, but as
Democrats in a Republican house they are
of course without chairmanships and shorn
of much of their influence. The most
striking figure in the Virginia delegation
is Gen. Robert E. Lees son. Gen. Hender-
son is the leader of the North Carolina
nine, while Mr.. Tillman, in whose life there
is an unpublished romance, Is the patri-
archal leader from South Carolina. One of
the most able delegations is that from
Georgia, led by Judge Crisp, English born,
but now a thorough American, a born
leader and great constitutional lawyer.
Other strong men from Georgia are Blount,
who stands like a stone wall against every
form of extravaganza; Judge Turner, quiet
but deep, and Barnes, the largest man in
the houseiand one of the ablest. y r.
Alabama, too, sends notable men. Gen.