The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1890-01-01
The NATIONAL CAPITAL.

Special Correspondence to the GLOBE RE
| PUBLICAN.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. Dec. 27.-The
republican members of the house ex-
press themselves as we'll satisfied with
Speaker Reeds list of committees. There
has been, they say. general recognition
of the leading men on both sides in the
makeup of the more important commit
tees, pretty even distribution of the
chairmanships so far as the various states
and sections are concerned, and it is con-
coded that there has been an efficient ar
rangement of the membership, and one,
too. tina. will enable the accomplishment
of much legislation this winter. Under
ordinary circumstances the republican
members make better workers than their
political adversaries, and, as result.
when the house is under their control.
the chances of a successful Legislative
season are considerably enhanced.
Although the holiday recess has COM
menced, many of the members intend to
remain here and get their committees in
good working order. There is plenty of
work before them, too, and the expert
enced men know that the chances of get
ting their pet measures through are
greatly increased by having them early
on the calendar. In consequence of this,
there will be considerable of struggle
for precedence when the house meets
again. as about every important commit
tee will have measures of prominence
ready for presentation. The apprOpria-
ton committee will have several of the
smaller general appropriation bills ready
for action by the time the holidays are
over, and the ways and means committee
will also have made much progress in the
investigation of tariff matters.
-.
A feature of the new congressional di-
rectOry, and one that is pretty generally
followed by the new members. is the
precision with which they affirm that
they are married. one man going so far
as to state that he has been twice wild
over. The older members are evidently
not so anxious to have it known that they
are husbands and fathers, for they scru-
pulOusly avoid all reference to the mat
ter. Another fact that is made apparent
in these short biographical sketches of
the lives of our sOlOns. is the compare
lively few college graduates who are in
congress. On the contrary, the statement
most generally used is that they worked
on farm in summer and attended the
country schools in winter. The large
of members, too, were i'm the
army. either on one side or the other, but
the generals and higher officers are not
so conspicuous as they were, the privates
now coming forward in large numbers.
which goes TO show that the younger
men are now crOwding to the political
front. The member who furnishes the
longest sketches is Charles Augustus
Hill, of Illinois, and he tells of every
battle he participated in, while Henry G.
Turner, of Georgia, has the least to say.
as he only gives his age and the number
of times he has been elected to congress.
The composition of the committee on
rivers and harbors is such that liberal ap-
will be made for this impOr-
tant class of public works. The MEM
bers taken from both political parties are
disposed toward such improve
ments. 1t is the intention of General
the chairman of the commit
tee, to have it get down to hard work at
once in order that the river and harbor bill
can be passed through the house earlier
in the session than has been customary,
and in this way prevent its final defeat
because of the want of time to give it
proper consideration as no bill was passed |
1t the last session, it is anticipated that
The total appropriations for river and
1arbOr Improvements this year will |
amount to at least twenty million dol
ars.
The democratic party intends to keep
up its record of hostility to the soldiers.
Concerning the proposed extension of
the pension laws, in the bills which have
been presented by Senator ingalls, and
others, it was recently observed by Sen
,tor Vest, of Missouri, that 1.-The soldier
vote is up at auction. The republican
eaders are bidding for the soldier vote,
md 1 for one shall oppose their action. 1
nave voted for pensions when felt that
was giving away the money Uf the peo-
pie; giving it away needlessly, solely be
,ause of my former connection with the
l have felt that l ought
rot to vote against pensions, lest the cry
If rebel should 60 up throughout the
and, and my motives be misconstrued.
Vow, however, shall 60 no further. I
hall not permit partisanship to dig its
lands into the public treasury and drag '
herefrom the saving of the people, to ,
distribute among class. have been {
lriven to the wall, and shall vote {