The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-02
IMPORTANT POSITION.
Burrows To Be Chairman of Fl.
nance Committee.
ARBITRATOR OF REVENUE BILLS.

Michigan and the Reason Beautiful
Room Occupied by Senator Mcmillan as
Chairman of the Committee of the Dis.
trict OF Columbia Other Michigan Men
at the Capital-some Tariff Gossip.
/ Washington, March 30.--Senator Bur-
rows will be made a member of the
committee on finance as soon as the
Republicans have a sufficient number
of senator's present to reorganize the
upper branch of congress. The commit
tee on finance s-regarded astthe most
important committee of the senate from
business standpoint and all senators
seek the honor of membership there.
During the greater part of his public
service covering a period of nearly
thirty years. Hon. John Sherman was a
member OF that committee.
> The committee on finance has charge
of all revenue measures which come
from the house of representatives. and
Is practically the arbitrator of all meas
ures effecting the revenues of the gov
eminent. The retirement of Senator
Sherman from this important commit
tee resulted in the declared aspiration
Of number of Republican senator's to
secure their own selection to fill that
vacancy. 1t has been determined, how
ever, by the majority of Republican
senators to give this important position
to Senator Burrows, because of his long
experience in the house of representa-
tives where, as member of the COM
mittee on ways and means, he became
exceptionally familiar with the revenue
laws presidents in our history. This
high honor is to be conferred upon the
state of Michigan because of the sagac-
ity of the people who have kept contin-
uously in public life a man worthy Of
their confidence and esteem.
Handsome Committee Room.
In Fine handsome marble building on
Capitol hill the most beautiful room Is
that SET, apart for the use of the COM
mittee on the District of Columbia. The
celebrated artist, Brumedi, who painted
the canopy Of the Capitol dome and
decorated all the walls OF the senate
wing Of the Capitol, devoted more at
tention to the decoration of the room Of
the committee on the District of CO.
lumba than to any other part of the
building.
SSndlOT A9C-hllldn Oh mlCNlSdn Is
chairman OF the committee of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, and, therefore, the
occupant of this beautiful room, which
is handsomely furnished. The senator,
in his capacity as chairman of that
committee. is doing great work for the
future as well as for the present in d.
recting and controlling the proposed
measures Of legislation for the District
Nf Col, ,t,,INt Ia ft,a h. l4o. Oh, t.
man of that committee Senator McMil-
Ian has prevented many great wrongs
which were contemplated by greedy
corporations, and has brought about
many reforms for the government OF
the national capital
Both Michigan senators are fortunate
In having for their private secretaries
young men of experience and superior
sagacity. Henry NJ. Rose, who is asso-
ciated with Senator Burrows, is one OF
the best-known newspaper men in
Michigan, and is most highly esteemed
by those who know him best in his
Grand Rapids home. He was a strong
factor in the contest which resulted in
the election of Mr.. Burrows to the sem
ate, and will remain with him as long
as the senator is in public life.
Charles Moore was for a number OF
years one of the most active and sue
cessful newspaper workers in Detroit,
and for some time washington CORE
spondent of the Detroit Tribune. He Is
thoroughly familiar with Michigan men
and affairs, and his services are of great
value to Senator Mcmillan. to whose
fortunes he is devotedly attached.
Cord ally Received.
There is probably no man in all Mich
igan sufficiently prominent to have pub
lie business in washington with whom
Charles Moore and Henry Rose are not
acquainted; consequently, all visiting
Wolverines (and their name Is legion)
have been graciously and cordially re-
ceived with warm welcome in the COM
mittee room of the Michigan senator's,
either by the statesmen themselves or
by their private secretaries.
Frank H. Hosford is another Michi-
gan newspaper man who has achieved
prominence and distinction in the ma
ticnal capital. He is q NATURE born
politician. He came here eig,.g years
ago for the Detroit Free Press, and at
the beginning of the Forty-Second con-
gress he was made tally clerla of the
house Of representatives, at q salary of
$4,000 a year, and held the position for
four years. lie has been secretary Of
the Democratic state central commit
teee for number of years, and was q
leading light in the Democratic head
quarters at Chicago during the last
quadrennial presidential campaign.
Although a Democrat OF Democrats,
Hosford is such a jolly good fellow that
he is popular with all the Republicans
from Michigan. and is q leading light
IN the Michigan state association. lie
is a welcome visitor at all Of the COM
mittee rooms and in all the homes Of
Michigan people.
The Michigan State association COM
prises q membership OF more than 500
people now in washington, who were
al one time resident IN Michigan. There
is no politics in this association, but it
is maintained. as Il has been for q
number Of years. primarily FOR the So
ciai purpose Of gathering together peo-
pie Vha carlc here from Michigan, who
love our state, and who intend some
day 20 rctutfL
Banquet Cacc q year.
Michigan nam of pr1rGin once
in a'n zen j,lonr 60 the s9cia-
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