The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-11-14

tees which Senator Mitchell has at
tanned 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 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 chairmanshfr
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 senators can secure posi-
tions upon the leading committees, be-
cause they are reserved for the older
and more experienced senators. FOR
example, there are only five members
OF the committee on the judiciary, and
Senator Mitchell is one of them. The
other members are senator's who have
served continuously for many years.
There are only three republican sem
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 dltIlcuIt IOr people who have never
resided III Washington to understand
| how important it is that senators
should be kept in their places, as long
as they retain their ability to serve the
| people. 1t is only by experience III
| legislation, as i'll 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 reeIect him for an
other term. The people OF Massachu-
setts have retained Senator IlOar i'll the
senate for eighteen years, and last
winter reelected him for another term
| AS soon as the senate is reOrganlZed
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 a certificate from the governor
OF his state. The republicans will b'
disposed to give Col. Du Pont ad
mission, but the democrats will Oppose
his admission. Senator Gray, OF Del
aware, who is great constitutions
lawyer, and who has been chairman o
the committee on privileges and eleC
tioDs, will lead the democrats in thei
fight against Col. Du Pont' admission
and Senator Mitchell will lead the re
| publicans in their efforts to have Co
Du Pont seated. 1t will be great de
} bate, and long contest. Nobody ca
predict the outcome.
Senator Watson c. Squire, of the stat
of Washington, will be one of the fore
+ most senators in the Fiftyfourth con
/ gress. He is a man of high character
splendid and impressive presence, an
& popular with his colleagues in the SCI
4 ate. Although he has only been i'll tn
Y senate for one full term, he has bee
o sagacious enough to secure position
r, upon the committees on fisheries an
u coast defenses, so that he is now til
n leading republican member on each {
those committees, and can choose ft
!. himself the chairmanship of either on
!. Both of these committees are of in
, portance to the state of Washingto
It would be long time before an