The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-08-07
At THE EXTRA SESSION
Representatives Sayers, Of Texas,
! and Dockery. Of Missouri.
Will BE- Heard.
Tho Passing Of Objector Holman
Ia About to Take
Place.
EOntipn entni Reasons May Continue Him
Head Of ths Appropriations Conn
mittes, but Not Likely.
Especial Correspondence.1

WASHINGTON, July 3l.-Objector Holman
OF Indiana was chairman of the appropria-
tions committee in the last congress, but his
day rs q leader Is passing. and Speaker
Crisp's plans contemplate a new man at the
head of the committee. The Indianian IL be-
coming too old and feeble for the arduous
work falling III the chairman. Besides he is
not In touch with the house. There has been
some talk of shifting Representative Spring
or from the ways and means ,chairmanship
and s%oftening his descent by a drop into
1.-THE G best place." the appropriations
craftsmanship. The scheme isimpracticable,
however, for the appropriations committee
members, l learn, won't stand the racket.
They will bell the cat, and some other
place will have to be found for Mr.. Spring
er. 1t Is more than likely that when Mr..
Crisp makes hts announcement of commit
tees 1t will be found, il Mr.. Springer loses
his old place, that the Sangamon states
man has fallen into some such chairman
ship as foreign Affairs, vacant by the decli-
nation of Hawaiian Commissioner Blount
to return to congress, or some other such
Craftsmanship at present held by a light
weight whose displacement would not be
needed.
Unless It be decided for sentimental rea-
OAAo w pOi AhAb 4AIs AAOAni0l v COklV4lluo UuC
nominal chairman, and this is regarded rs
a bad year for fgureheads, Representative
Joseph d. Sayers will almost certainly be
the next chairman Of the approximations
committee. For two years the place where
he sat On the right of the chairman has been
the real head of the table.
Mr.. Sayers will have as his principal coad-
jutor Alexander ID. Dockery Of Missouri.
With the exception OF Senator Cockrell,
these two members know more than any
other Democrats in public life of the needs
Of the public service hi the details of it's
immense routine. 1t has been their study
for years. Mr.. Dockery probably is better
informed as to the routine Of the govern
ment departments here than Governor Say
ers, but he is a long way short of having
the popularity in the house that tho latter
enjoys. He is for this reason less well
qualified to be chairman of the %appropria-
ions committee.
Governor Sayers is a thickset man, built
on an excellent model for prolonged. CON
tinuous labor, of medium height, with a
solid, we'll poised head. He is not good
looking. His face and neck are red, as
though rich beef blood from Texas COWS
was coursing all under his skin. His hair
Is iron gray, his mustache the same color
and usually q little awry. His nose is nei-
Their straight nor a pug and in it there is a
dent received in IN accident. He is a de-
voted Texan, who can be reused in no way
so quickly as by a slur on the Lone Star.
The half opened vest, loose collar and rum
pied shirt front proclaim him a southerner.
The house likes and respects him. He is
fair. Republicans and Democrats alike
concede this and do not bait him. II he
starts to put ameasure through, it is pretty
certain to go, for the house cannot know
the details Of a supply bin and does know
it can rely on his honesty and Judgment.
He attempts no oratorical flights, letting
others do the pyrotechnics while he ex-
plains things as a business MAJ in a bust
ness way.
1t is as a committee worker that Govern
or Sayers shows to most advantage. Nine
or 10 O'Clock finds him at work at the CAPT
tol, and his green bag goes with him to the
hotel at night, where he continues examin-
ing statements Of government work, neces-