Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-02-28
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23-There was an
unexpected and unsual meeting of four
Iowa men in Washington this evening.
Mr.. r. H. Gelatt, formerly editor of the
Dubuque Times, who is agent for the
Rodgers type setting machines, exhibit
ed four of these wonderful pieces of
mechanism to your correspondent, and
Joe Morgan, Senator Allison's private
Secretary i'll the Office of a Washington
newspaper. After leaving the compos-
ing room, MIR. Gelatt escorted Mr..
Morgan and myself to the editorial
rooms and introducing us to the
managing editor, Emory Foster. Mr..
Foster said: Il am also an Iowa man.
am a son Of }. Ellen Foster whom
every Iowa man, presume knowSl 1t
was surprise to our trio to meet the
son of that distinguished woman of
Iowa, although we knew that man
named Foster was managing editor of
the paper. He is yet a young man, and
is making a creditable career for him
self.
Frank Mahin, editor of the Clinton
Herald, who with Secretary of State
Mcfarland, WAS a claSsmate of your
correspondent at Mount Pleasant
about twenty years ago, is visiting this
city for few days. His wife is attend
ing the meeting of the Daughters of
the Revolution.
Mr.. Mahin, and number of Iowa
men, have recently found great diff
ticulty in securing interviews with
Senator Allison ut the Capitol. Being
member of the finance committee and
the committee on appropriations, the
two leading committees of the Senate,
our senior Senator is so occupied that
it is almost immpOSSible for anyone
to secure even a brief portion of his
time. \ number Of the leading apprO-
priatiOns bills are now in committees
of conference Of both the Senate and
and the House, and Senator Allison is
member of each of these committees,
in addition to his duties as member
of the regular standing committees.
Congressman Hull, of Des Moines,
has had long and harassing contest
to secure an increase of pension for
Thomas COrrigan ever since he has
been a member of the House. He secur-
ed the passage Of the bill by two
thirds vote on Thursday last, and it
will become q law
Judge Green, of Audubon, was here
last week to attend the funeral of his
father.
Two of the torpedo boats authorized
by the naval appropriation bill, are to
be built in the Mississippi Valley pre-
sumaDly ut Dubuque.
Charges against Postmaster Hunter,
at DeS MOine$, have been filed with the
civil service commission.
Iowa members of Congress are re-
ceiVing numerous requests for sets OF
government stamps from the Post
Office department. There are no such
stamps issued by the Post Office depart.
ment and consequently members OF
congress cannot comply with this de
maud.
Congressman Hayes says that he is
glad his term is closing because he is
tired of being worked almost to death
in behalf of the democratic office seek
ers throughout the country.
National committeeman Richardson,
although a democrat, is one of the
best Allison presidential boomers IL
the country. He has been here during
the greater part Of the past two weeks
attending to department business ano
trying 10 get VIM. Foster, Of DeE
| NOiW"$ "Ip"'Ut"G supervising Archl
tecl of Ill. ill.," wy.
Mr#. ,IHni..> t.. ilUWrli, widow Of sAtt
| United States ~'UHtUr Howell, OF kGn
kUX, is ill i'I,> city tor u t"" days.
Sam Bald u; md wife, Of OskalooSa
are also IN The city for II brief visit.
Congressman Updegratf, of McGregol
says that til" recent decision in The
case of Judge Long, Of Michigan vii
prove to be- OF advantage to all the ole
soldiers III TIN country.
Every member Of congress aspireS Il
4 chairmanShIp Of committees, partlcul
larry after having completed one o.
more terms of service in the House o.
Representatives. The desirable chair
manShips are comparatively few and
is not supposed that one state shal
have more than one or two importan
chairmanships during one congress
| By seniority of service several OF theS'
important positions should be given t.
Iowa men. Col. Henderson will un
doubtedly be made chairman Of thu
great committee on appropriations
Congressman Hull is entitled to thu
craftsmanship Of the committee OF
Military affairs. Congressman Perkins
is the senior republican member of thu
committee on Territories and natural
ly expects TO have the chairmanshil
OF that committee. Congressman La
cey is the lrading republican membe
of the committee Oh Lands, and SHOULD
under ordinary circumstances, be giyel
the craftsmanship. Thus it appear
that Iowa is, according to precedents
entitled to four important chairman
ships; but there is some doubt expires
sed concerning the ACCESSIBILITY o
giving all four of those craftsmanship
to one state, although the gentlemen
named are entitled to them. At tn,
same time il is understood tina
Congressman Dolliver, although no
aspiring to any craftsmanship, expects
to be appointed to membership of thu
great committee on Ways and Means
A designation of this character is re
garded as of even more Importance ant
Of greater honor than a subordinate
craftsmanship. Thus it appers tina
five Iowa men in the Fifty-fOurth con
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