The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-11-18
NATIONAL CAPITAL.

4 WASHINGTON, Nov. II In the poIiti-
cal San Juan hill assault Of last Tuesday
there were not SO many officers sacri-
feed as is usual in an off year struggle.
But looking over the track of the politi
cal rough riders and among the ruined
block houses built by political machines
hagainst the onslaught of the enemy, one
may discern many features that have
contributors much to the program of the
House of Representatives.
Some old faces will be missed from
the Fifty-sixtA Congress. Three of the
present Congress soaghb election as
Governors of their respective States,
Sayres Of Texas, who served so long as
the head Of the Democratic membership
of the Committee on Appropriations;
Stone William A y of Pfttsburg, who
carried Qusy's banner to success in
Pennsylvania; and the talented. eloquent
and amiable Mcguire OF California.
/ The Democrats lose their next highest
member on the appropriation Comnaittee
BY the voluntary retirement from Con-
grsss of Mr.. Dockery, hoexpects to- be a
candidate for the governorship of Mis-
souri,. This loss is aserious one, because
the. leadership of the minority on the
appropriation committee is a position of
political advantage for a man expert
enceG enough to watch the extravaganza
of the majority and turn it to the ac-
count of his own party.
Livingston of Georgia will be the
Ieaderof the minority on that commit
tee, if the Speaker permits him to retain
his present rank on the committe e.,
which isquite probable.
There IS sincere regret here among
men of both parties that Judge Mcguire.
will not be present in the new Congress.
He had served six years and was taking
rankamong the leading Democrats. He
was big, broad minded man, of sunny
temperament, pleasing address and a.
deep-student of public questions.
William A. Stone passes from the
House to preside over the destinies>ofs
the second largest State in the union.
Twochanges occur in the New Jersey
delegation. Pitney, who SO ably. repre-
scented the Fourth district for two terms,
announced last summer that herwould
not again be candidate for re election,
afact1 which was regretted by all, as
the brainy young Congressman. had al
ready made.a national reputation. He
WIS a4forcible speaker, an inveberate foe.
to trusts and corporations and heewa re-
gardsd byrSpeaker Reed and ChairmansI
Cannon Of the Committee on Appropria-
ton (of which Mr.. Pitney was mem.
berbas one Of the most valuable mem.
bers of the House. He will be succeed
ed by Joshua s. Salmon lawyer of
Morristown, who for years has been one
of, the most active silver advocates in
New Jersey.
The seat Of Congressman McEwans of
the. district embracing Hudson county
will be flied by Senator Bill DAILY
who, like Mr.. Salmon is sn4uncompro-
missing free -silyerite.
There has been a shaking up inathe
little Illinois delegation as usual. Chi
cago SENDS, three Democrats to Congress,
breaking. a. solid Republican, delegation
that sat ins the House through two SEES
sions
Tha Ilo,neo losao ooa ,,;ossa,.oer,,,o
member by the defeat of Belknap of.
Chicago, formerly of iowa
The Indiana delegation is, she sans
politically as in the fifty fousth Con-
gress, but three nex Republicans were
elected, displacing as many others of
that faith.
Briok is the narse of lew member
FROM Indiana wha will divide time with
MEs Mndd, Mr.. Loud, Mr.. Bull, Mr..
JstS. Mar. Long and Mr. Little in furaish>
ing. entertainment for newspaper para
graphers and pansters.
Ferdinand w Peck, Commissioners
General of the United States to the. Paris
Exposition, aas been Ia Washington this
week. "The Paris exposition will be
wonderful. affair" he says ''and the
United States will, we trust, distinguish
itself. We have secured the largest plot
of ground assigned to any foreign ma
ton, and that is something over 200, 600
square feet.
A monument to Lafayette will be
erected by our country IN the History
Garden of the TuilIeries, provided wecan
get the Site, NJ Brisson has already
recommended the concession. Like
other foreign nations we have not yet
made out assignments of space. but have
received number of drawings for the
sections reserved for US. hope and
trust that not ONLY our government. but