The morning times., 1895-11-23
LOBBYISTS NOT llGGIKG
Trying Early 10 Fix" the House
District Committee.
SUGGESTIONS TO NIB. REED
Members Who Might Prove Useful in
Helping Certain Matters Along.
Babcock and the Chairma nShip.
Big Land and Improvement Com
pany VIII Try Its Influence.

As there is supposed TO be 10 politics fn
jobbery, whether the House committee be
Republican, Democratic Or Popuiist, viii
make no difference to the gentlemen who
Will try this session to make the District
committee see things III the light of local
personal Interests. The information was
given To The Times yesterday that Mr.. Reed
the Eext Speaker, bad already been COM
municated with op the subject OF the Re
pubiican5 to be put on the committee, and.
IN fact, more than suggestion has been
made to him In one OF the local papers, as
to the chairnIanship.
There are Six new members to be ap-
pointed on the committee by Mr. Reed, in
Guiding the chairman, who VIII be- a most
important factor. The Republicans on the
the committee now are Messrs. Babcock Of
Wisconsin, Harmer of Pehns yivania, and
Hull of Iowa. s. 7-
ONLY THREE LEFT.
Mr. Hilborn of California, who used TO be
on the committee, was reelected and. per-
haps, may stand chance 10 be put back.
Actually, however, there are only three
OF the old Republican members still on the
committee.
One of the papers which is booming the
bond bill is also booming Mr.. Babcock
for the chairuianship on the ground that
he is a "business' man. Mr.. Babcock
was or the committee when il made the re
report favOring the bond bill, which. with 4
few amendments was adopted as the child
of the Senate committee. .--.. .,. ....
Mr.. Babcock was also on the committee
when several Investigations as to the lower
price Of gas and other economic questions
were made, but which ended in smoke. IL
is. therefore, interesting to note the zeal
with which it is conteaded that the old
blood should be elevated on tie committee
of District affairs.
One of the biggest attacss.nn the CUM
mittec. it is understood, is to be made by
the lobbyists On behalf Of an enormously
capitalized land and improvement cnn-
pany, which since spring has been operat-
ing In the suburbs. The attack is, of course,
one for the favor of the committee. Its
idea so far appears tn be not for sewers.
but for streets and avenues through certain
properties which it claims IT, have ponled-
EX-CoNGRESSMANT TO LOBBY.
1t IS also reasonably certain that the
lobbyist will be an ex-Cungressman, who
had the Eonor of being the chairman once
OF the House District committee, and whn
found hunors and riches outside OF bis own
State. "'
One OF the gentlemen who were inter-
ested last year in a cheaper gas companies
was credited yesterday With saying tnat the
company was IN fHuCn better shape tuis year
than II was last year, and that il intended
to make telling use uf the special report
made by Mr.. Ralston before the Beard
of Trade. in which the fallacies uf the gas
monopoly's arguments were exposed If
the Board of Trade does not take up and
consider the report which IL asked for by
resolution, that fact will also be urged tn
show that the board has discredited its
own findings Of fact. ---
In the meanwhile there is to be prepared
q bin for the muDicipaiizatinn OF gas pro-
duction in case the lighting companies main
tain their position and prices
What the people are going to do about
all this VIII be seen when the ballots in
The Times boxes are counted. The polls
will be located at places accessible TO all
who would like TO have 4 voice in the
management OF their own affairs.
II Is of course understood that every
taxpa yer has an interest in what Congress
will d o this time with the bond bill, and
tue only way that individual opinion
viii count is to pile that opinion on the
top OF other opinions in The ballot box.