The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-09-13
JERSEY TN CONGRESS.
What Our Representatives
Will Get in the Way
Of Committee
Prizes.
FOWLER AND GEIsENHAMER
ley Are the Seniors Of the
State Republican
Honors.
FOWLER AND GEISENHAMER
special 70 the Jersey Ctr Nelo,.


WASHINGTON, Sept. 10, 1891 While
everybody IN general who gives any
thought to legislative matters these days
is thinking about who viii be Speaker OF
the House OF Representatives. the average
member of Congress has another and,
individually, a more important occupa-
ton for ais mind. He is thinking about
the part he is to play next winter in the
national Legislative circus. Whether or
not he is to be simply walking gentle
man" or be assigned a post whore he can
be heard as we'll as seen depends almost
altogether upon what committee he is
appointed to serve. This committee as
Segment. then, is. to the member him
self, u marter Of imeimpor6unee, before
which even the speakership, which is out
OF his reach. paies. II Is, too, interviewer
with the battle over the position of
Speaker, for the members chances of pro-
motion, particularly IL he be OF the
dominant party, rest largely upon hls
luck IN choosing wisely and well
his candidate for the second place under
tue Government, for the Speaker, next TO
the President. is deemed TO be the most
potential parsonage In Governmental
affairs. In short, to be under tho best
tteso Etbccf nc Ai4dob tfQkh III ottSO4 anu Out
OF season, and vote In caucus Tor the man
VINO during the coming Two sessions VIII
WELD the gavel. This puts the individ-
uai member in a fr1ghful quandary,
and has led some, even OF prominence
like General Ben. Lsfevre, of OHIO, to
promise his vote 10 more than one candi-
date- But while many humorous. as we'll
as pititul, "reminiscences IN this direction
could be recalled, IL is the present object
To get right down to business and write
something about the prospects of the new
delegation IN The next Congress.
BUcHANAS's EXPERIENCE.
The most experienced legislator In the
delegation is Judge Buchanan, of Tren-
ton. but rs he VIII have no say IN the or
ganization of the House ne can be counted
out The Judge. however, will without
doubt be given minority place onone OF
tue most important committees, probably
Appropriations
'fhis can be more clearly prophesied
even than IN the case OF a Democrat, for
iii making up the list of minority mem
bers it is the custom for the Speaker 90
accept The suggestions Of the leader of the
minority side, who in this instance Will
be Tom Reed. and he Is very friendly to-
ward the New Jersey member. Ia addi-
ton TO this the Republican benches will
uot be overburdened with talent in the
next Congress, as nearly all OF their best
lAen Of The past are now following other
PURSUITS than legislation. the ludica-
lions are, therefore, extremely favorable
for new Jersey assignment 10 the prom
iaent committee that regulates the gov
ornamental expenditures, though be may
: - IL opposition to the reigHiuT powers.
\ And right here it may be added that a
RpIace on the Appropriations Committee
gives man an Influential standing with
tue executive branch of the Government,
not secured by other ana less fortunate
xls..
necessary when it is remembered that
these committeeman hold the purse
strings OF the nation.
Under the new organization New Jer-
sey should have the craftsmanship of two
committees. This is the number awarded
to The State by the Republicans in the
last Congress. The two gentlemen VINO
stand in the line of promotion are Messrs.
Fowler and Gasseuhainer. Both have
served two years and secured the expert
END OF full legislative term. AS to
their legislative abilities, it would be hard
to draw any comparisons, from this quar-
Ter at least, at this time, In a first term
be must be brilliant man indeed who
makes enough stir to be talked about
Since Blaine, the most notable instance
of this Immediately coming TO the front
hapi ened in the case of Jerseyman,
George NJ. Robson, who from the very
incipiency Of his limited Congressional
career became leader of the house, both
in party council and legislative eontro-
versy.
CLAIMS BALANCED.
Fowler aud Gassenhalner stand on an
equal footing in one respect. Neither ever
held public Office until elected to the
Fifty-hrst Congress. AS a result of their
first term the latter had a little the best
OF it, us he introduced more bills, made
several speeches and was friskier gener-
~ - I'm,
pressions, though. Fowler has the most
depth, and he is not unduiy pulled up
with the "insolence of office" In ad-
dition. he is in the direct line of pro-
motion IN the Committee on Manu-
fHctures, Of which Judge Buchanan
held the Craftsmanship during the
last Congress The only men who
ara ahead Of him for advancement on the
committee are two candidates for Speak
er. Wilson OF West Virginia, and Bynum
Of Indiana. and III any event, they will
not seek the head place on the Committee
on Manufactures. Judge Williams of
Illinois. also. it is understood. has aspira-
lions in another quarter These men out
OF the way leaves Mr.. Fowler as the rank
ing Democrat on this committee.
i,assenhainer was placed at the foot OF
fhe COMMITTEES on Education In the last
Congress and as there are several
Democrats ranking him 10 would be out
of the common to elevate MN over buelr
heads This, however, does not initiate
entirely against his having a chairman
shin. Something is due the State, which
viii have i've members in the majority
party, and Gassenbainer can and will un-
duubtedlv be provided for as chairman Of
one OF the minor committees.
Al for the new men. they Will, as usu.
al. have TO take pot luck' and be con-
tented TO slip into Just sucn small hooks
II !. Cpao lnr finds for them.
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