Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-11-09
Importance o.

tees which Senator Mitchell has at
tained after years of faithful service
when it is stated that all legislation is
framed in congressional committees
All of the real successful work accom-
plished is achieved in committee rooms.
The general public can read only what
occurs in open debate; but that is all
dress parade work in a majority of
cases. The ambition of every senator
when he becomes familiar with SEN
atorial duties is to secure positions
upon good committees, with the ulti-
mate hope of securing a Craftsmanship
The chairman of committee is prac
tically dictator of all business which is
referred to his committee. He decides
what bills shall be considered by the
committee, and he usually is authorized
to make favorable or unfavorable re-
ports to the senate, in accordance with
his own will and judgment.
Very few senator's can secure posi-
tions upon the leading committees, be-
cause they are reserved for the older
and more experienced senator's. For
example, there are only five members
OF the committee on the judiciary, and
Senator Mitchell is one of them. The
other members are senators who have
served continuously for many years.
There are only three republican SEN
ators on the committee on privileges
and elections. They are Senator
Mitchell, Senator Hoar, of Massachu-
setts, and Senator Chandler, of New
Hampshire. The reader has long been
familiar with the names of those SEN
ators because they have been long re-
tanned in public life.
Itis difficult for people who have never
resided in Washington to understand
how important it is that senator's
as they retain their ability to serve the
people. 1t is only by experience in
legislation, as in everything else, that
a man can become useful. The people
of Iowa have retained Senator Allison
in the senate for twenty-four years;
and they will soon reelect him for an
other term. The people of Massachu-
settS have retained Senator HOar in the
senate for eighteen years, and last
winter reelected him 1or another term.
AS soon as the senate is reorganized,
Senator Mitchell, as chairman of the
committee on privileges and elections,
will be obliged to consider in commit
tee and report to the senate the case
of Col. Henry A. Du Pont, of Delaware,
who will seek admission to the senate
without certificate from the governor
of his state. The republicans will be
disposed to give Col. Du Pont ad-
mission, but the democrats will oppose
his admission. Senator Gray, of Del
aware, who is a great constitutional
lawyer, and who has been chairman of
the committee on privileges and cleo
tiops, will lead the democrats in their
fight against Col. Du Points admission;
and Senator Mitchell will lead the re-
publicans in their efforts to have Col.
Du Pont seated. 1t will be great de-
bate, and long contest. Nobody can
predict the outcome.
Senator Watson c. Squire, of the state
of Washington, will be one of the fore
most senators in the Fifty-fourth con-
gress. He is a man of high character,
splendid and impressive presence, and
popular with his colleagues in the SEN
ate. Although he has only been III the
senate for one full term, he has been
sagacious enough to secure positions
upon the committees on fisheries and
coast defenses, SO that he is now the
leading republican member on each of
those committees, and can choose for
himself the craftsmanship of either one.
Both of these committees are of inn
pOrtance to the state of Washington.
It would be q long time before any