Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-09-01
SENATOR srocKBRIDoE.
he Is Eminently a Successful and Pains
taxing Official.

he Is Eminently Successful and Pains
taxing Official.
Smith D. Fry. the Washington CORES
pondent, has this 10 say of Senator
stOckbridge:
Senator Stockbridge is regarded as
one OF the interchangeable workers of the
senate and consequently has been IN
my Judgment, imposed upon by his
designation upon committees. Very
soon after he took ms seat in the SEN
ate at tue beginning OF the tiftieth con-
gTesS be was appointed chairman OF
The committee on fisheries and a men,
Der OF the committees on Indian affairs,
railroads, epidemic diseases and the
census. These are committees of more
than ordinary Importance, everyone of
them requires great deal OF careful
aud considerable buslness-like work.
IL soon became apparent to every sens-
tor connected with those committees
that Senator Stockbridge was there TO
work and investigate every matter
brought before each committee, conSe-
Quently. as in all cases of the kind
throughout the civilized world, the
men who were not anxious to work
we're perfectly willing to impose upon
man who was willing and seemingly
anxious TO find work to do. Therefore
from the start Senator Stockhridge
took immediate rank as one of the
level-headed men of the senate, whose
voice, while not .heard so often as
many, made It's influence felt for his
state in the committees where the &C
tual work Is done.
ho oh al
ways TO be found in his seat, and no
man keeps closer track of the business
of the senate than be. AS al acknOwl-
edgement OF the senator's qualities he
was later placed on the committee of
naval affairs without taking him away
from any of his other committees. He
has during the past two sessions served
upon four very important committees,
VIZ, as chairman of fisheries, which
has come to be recognized as one of the
most I'm pOrtant committees OF the sen
ate, Indian affairs, naval affairs and
the census. Indian affairs and naval
affairs are two of the hardest worked
committees at Washington. As to his
work, no man in the senate has given
closer attention to the Interests of his
state and the individual constituents
than he. During the tendency of the
tariff bill IN the FIftieth and Fifty-sec-
ond congresses he was IN all respects
yigIlant touching the interest OF
all classes IN his state and the
effect which this or that
provision OF law would have. When
speaking he presented his views to the
senate IN a clear and logical manner.
Notably in the case of his rnnning de-
bate with Senator Vest when the latter
charged the manufacturers of TINS
country with quoting cheaper prices to
the foreign consumer than to those at
home. In this debate Senator stock
bridge proved himself no mean antag-
onlst.
In the matter Of rendering aid to all
deserving claimants for pensions he
has been untirIng and persistent and
many q poor soldier has 20 thank Sen
atOr ckbrIdge for the monthly stl-
pend which keeps him out OF the poor
house. In the matter of aids u navi-
CATION, the senator has displayed live
ly interest, and as all can testify he has
accomplished much for the rivers and
narbOrs of Michigan by ms strong and
buEness-lIke manner OF representing
the claims OF particular localities for
an Improvement OF harbors.
To Senator Stockbridge more than 10
any other man probably IS due credit
for the purchase by the government
Of the canals across keweenaw Point in
the upper peninsula. While Others are
entitled TO great credit 1t was the iufiu-
ence of the senator with the senate
conferrees which resulted IN holding
the item for that purchase IN the bill.
In many other ways Senator stock
bridge has rendered valuable service i'm
/ Michigan, but he dislIkes newspaper
uoteriety and many times matters Of
general interest with which he has had
20 DO do not find their way into the
news column, The senator, when not
attending committee meetings. e Al
ways 10 BE found IN his own committee
room --frequenti with coat Off, work
ing "a hard az any Of his assistants.
| lie - easily approached and always
ready 20 give his attention 30 any mat.
ters worthy Of his time He always
I, mearG Iust what he says and says sx-
actly what be means. Michigan never
had a more intelligent senator. one in
al respects mere nearly the servant OF
the people.