The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-03
THE SENATE COMMITTEES.
Senator Allen Highly Honored-Boston
'Journal' Compliments Him.


WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 2-rSpecial. /
A careful study of the makeup of the COM
mlttees in both of the congress ssionaI
branches shows that the West and North
western states have Jared remarkably
well. On the Senate side some of the
members from the new states did not get
all the committee assignments that they
desired, but on the whole the majority of
those members have been placed upon
committees where they will be able TO do
excellent work for their several states. 1t
was not expected that the Northwest
would get very much in the way of
important committee assignments on the
House side. The state of Washington.
however, was very we'll treated. Con-
gresham Wilson was placed upon several
important committees and will be able no
doubt, to do good work for his con-
stituents.
Senator Allen secured only one chair
manship, it is true, and all along the COM
mittee of which he is at the head has not
been considered really important. 1t is
fact. however, that it is one of the most
important committees of the Senate, al
though it has not been as yet made
standing committee. 1t can be stated,
however, upon excellent authority, that
the committee will probably be made
standing one at this session of congress,
and 1t will then become one OF the most
important ones in the upper branch of
congress. AS has already been telegraphed,
Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts,, has been
at the head of the committee on relations
with Canada for several sessions, and that
he retired from the craftsmanship to make
a place for Senator Alien. The CO nserva-
tive old Boston Journal in dis cussing the
new committee assignments recently
stated that the committee on relations
with Canada has always been considered
minor committee, but, in reality, it
says, it is one of the important ones
In speaking of Mr.. Aliens assignment to
the craftsmanship, the Boston Journal
credits him with being one of the ablest
senators from the new states. In a local
sense the committee on relations with
Canada is very important to the state of
Washington, and it is probable that Sena-
tor Allen, as the head of this committee,
will be able to accomplish good many
things for his constituents in shaping the
deliberations of legislation that this coun-
try desires to bring about with Canada,
and will also be able to raise this commit
tee to very much higher standard than
it is at present. There have been some
criticisms in the press Of Wash
ington upon Senator Aliens course
in not crowding himself TO
the front and trying to secure places or
chairmanships on other committees. 1t
is apparent here that these criticisms are
unjust, for Senator Allen is held in high
estimation by his colleagues, and they
were very anxious to give him some I'M
portant place in the makeup of the COM
mittees. and did so by placing him at the
head of the committee on relations with
Canada.
Senator Squire, of course. is on some
very good committees. and will use every
effort to carry out important legislative
work for his state in conjunction with
Senator Allen, Congressman Wilson and
his other colleagues from the Northwest.