The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-06
THE HOUSE COMMITTEES.
Members From Washington PLEASED
WITH Ihsir Assignments.

L. Il L
Member. From Washington Pleased
With Their Assignments.
Washington City. Jan 4.-Speclai--Al-
though the state Of Washington was enc
Of the twenty-slx that received no chair
manslips IN the Christmas distribution OF
the house committees BY Speaker Reed.
nevertheless the members OF the lower
house OF congress from that state have 10
cause for complaint in Their treatment at
his hands.
Representative Doolittle was ranking
member Of the committee on irrigation and
arid lands, and as such was clearly en-
titled 70 the chairnauship. and could have
had IL il he had 50 desired. but ne sacri-
feed that honor Tor the other important
ones which ne finally secured. and at the
same time made place for as colleague,
Mr. Hyde. upon that important committee.
Asking for a position on the committee
on Interstate and foreign commerce was
good deal like asking Tor one on the ways
ana means or appropriations, but IL was
this that Dir. DOouttle determined to have.
and il 10 that end that he paid a yisis
10 4lr Reed al his summer home on the
coast Of Maine last July. While ne did rot
50 back 10 his state and proclaim broad
cast from the stump what he had been
promised. there IS little doubt that he Then
obtained assurances that have made MN
feel quite comfortable ever since as 10 his
ability 10 be OF the greatest service to MS
constituents during the coming session
he might stiiI have had the chairman
ship Of the committee on ard LANDS, but
that he saw a further opportunity 10 be
Of still greater use 10 his state IN another
position. John l.. Wilson, with MS long
term Of service, had become the ranking
member 81 the committee on Indian AFFAIRS
on the Republican side Of the house, and
Il
man had he not gone to the senate. Dur
ing 4iF. Dooltue's tour Of his own state,
he learned that there was special heed
for good hard work on the Indian commit
tee during the present congress. lie there
fore determined TO secure, IL possible, a
place on that committee, and also 10 get
d similar place for his colleague. In both
OF these he was successful. and with TWO
representativ es on the Indian committee,
it is not at all likely that the state Of
Washington VIII suffer in the matter OF
legislation concerning the wards of the gov
eminent or the lands which il is hoped TO
rapidly open up for settlement.
Representative Hyde has made ten
strike in the favor of the Man from
Maine" ami could not have Jared better,
50 far as the interests Of his state are con-
cerned. considering the fact that he Is
new member, il he had made his own
choice In fact, he did get just what ne
asked for his requests being backed up
by those OF his colleague. Ills most I'M
poriant position Is, OF course, that on IN
dian affairs. and Mr. Doollttle's advance
ment 10 other committees enabled him 10
secure a good place on the arid lands
committee Mr.. Hyde was also anxious 10
obtain place on the public buildings ana
grounds, in order 10 help secure, II possible,
some public buildings for the four grow
ing and prosperous cities or his state, SPO-
kane. Walla WalIa, Seattle and Tacoma
All public building bills are referred 10
this committee, but owing 10 me unpFe-
cedented drain upon the treasury causSd
lsr the deficiency in the revenues under tho
Wilson tariff, there IS small Likelihood or
securing anything more this year tnah per
haps d sufficient appropriation 10 select
and purchase sites Tor these bunAnSs, the
buildings themselves being left for the pro
vision Of a subsequent congress. ana even
th.s is doubtful
The committee on public buildings and
grounds has also the care Of al the public
buildings in the District of Columbia, and
one OF the pvrQuisitss AZ its disposal IS the
house restaurant. now run by Tom MuF-
rev, OF gastronOmiC fame. Murrey, now
ever. is inclined TO leave the care OF 'he
place to subordinates, while he is away en-
loving himself, and the management has
been unsatisfactory for a long time II IS
more than likely that a change VIII be
made this session. There are thirty new
applicants for the place. and MT. ltyde
has already discovered what IT means 10
be the member Of a committee Whlcn mas
such a fine plum at its disposal
The most disappointed man in the ifty-
fourth congress was hermann Of oregon.
The ranking Republican member OF the
committee on rivers and harhorS. MI
Hermann. through his seven terms Of ser
vice. has been slowly working mp 10 TINS
high emlneuce with but one ambition ana
that =, become chairman Of this great ap-
propriations committee Mr.. Heed IT
making NJ the committees. had newer al
any time seriously considered the name
If Hermann as the chairman OF that COM
rnjftee Mr.. Heru1ann's energetic work
nj All times in behalf Of the people 81 MS
state and the securing OF no ineoHSldeFahie
approuriajious for the small rivers ana
r,arI.,r-- Of Western Oregon has given him
"A reptitation in Washington city as both
a baggar and a grabher. He begged early
ANA lst. for every dollar that IL was pos
sfhfa to Get Tor Oregon and grabbed at
ever, opportunity 80 insert an additional
dollar in the great appropriation DIR 81"
h. procured surveys or all the lu1i"f t'titt
streams and many improvements winch
have already been started VIII be coniin-
neal 10 connpIetion even though 10 fnIthrr
.t..~a is done. iu their t- half. Yet Ter an
this bs. has not been 1GstlF appreciated ~
his own state. while th" reputation he has
acquired here Tor faNoriuc large appro-
,,~iati,ue placed him hsrond the pale for
10 f,afrfuarShtp 81 q hiE committee In 4
congress whore the Vatchvori from h@-
,-turfrv Ia s.r'a Is 20 Pee rigid economy and
small approximations
ar Hermann could rot conceal his disc
,,,f.,trtrrent whom the committees We're
announced \ fellow member who sat
,tear him saws that ~ W-aS as white as
SHEET ana he has heen heard 20 remark
1ir-,s,ff since returning - Nash'r-ton
civ that K DE dft not secure that chair
,rarsrfn rs would mt again Do q ca0di-
Safa for the congressional Domi0ft lon-
should MS state permit fhis u VIII ~ hut
,-,.the~ instance Of tGe tuErat tu,ie OF re-
,.eflf~s TIE position - chairman H0-
s,gAte.l1v would have given him cons. ter-
af,re rr.~ttf-g tu his own state. hut. in re-
efttt - would base ha3 no rnorr infu-
t..,-.s 81 obtaining spprpues ttoUS fn1u ""
son IN sos-S as a rl-trt.r~ - the committee.
on. Httfv sop vf co" ISOLATION was Thrown
90 hs-u ts th- speaker ~ tF' last moment,
tt. r}as~rsarSrtr ~ <um'Ftre an ar.1
lands This had trta Eisea o. CHariey
Hartman ~ Nvnfs~s. after the trans
re~~tr. II Nr Ttrol5tfIe g. Zee Italian com
-~sttee. }st even whsle tnf committees
were s..sus --aa t.- speaker with his Ttu-
.,ti erased fr- rafne rs Hartman AMI SUBJ