The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-19
ALABAMA MEMBERS I
WERE FORTUNATE
Some Fared Especially Well on
the Committees.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TED
Morgan Speaks Against Trusts in the
Senate, and Says That Governor
Johnston is a Member of
Some Such Companies
UNDERWOODCOMPLI INVENTED

Washington, December 1S.-(Special.)-
The Ala bama members Jared very well on
the committees, and some exceptionally,
for instance, Representative Clayton lands
on the new committee on insular affairs, the
most sought after committee in the house
this congress, being considered even above
that of the foreign affairs.
The committee places assigned to Ala
bama are as follows Representative Clay
ton on appropriations Representative I'm
derwood on judiciary, Representative Bank
head ON rivers and harbors and public
buildings and grounds, Representative
Burnett on railways and canals, alcoholic
liquor traffic and expenditures in the war
department, Representative Brewer on
levees and improvements on the MISSISSIPPI
pi river and expenditures in the state de-
partment, Representatives Stariings on
banking and currency and pensions, Rep
resentative Rollins on revision of laws.
Had Mr.. Stallings been here he would have
Jared better in all likelihood on the COM
mittees.
1t is a significant fact that Mr.. Wheeler's
name does not appear on the list of COM
mittees. In fact had his name been men
toned objection would have been made and
Ile light OH Tie SdlldUl llltiS NaF1iiS ASao-
er been precipitated. AS it was Mr.. Bailey
arose in his seat to ask~if his name was
on the ways and means committee.
Speaker Henderson, however, left his
place on the ways and means committee
vacant and whenever ne will return from
the Philippines he will find his old assign
ment open to him. No one was advanced
over him. He stands second on the demo-
cratic side, Immediately under the leader
of the minority, Mr.. Henderson.
tits pretty safe to predict that this omis-
sion is made in the interest of General
Wheeler, and that when he comes to claim
his scat he will find the speaker of the
house in favor of his taking his old place.
Underwood Compli,icnted
Representative Underwood had a high
compliment paid him by the american Fed
Grafton of Labor. When Speaker Hender-
son was making up his list of committees
he received a letter from Gompers inform
ing him that the Federation Council wished
to express their hope that he would place
Mr.. Underwood on the committee ON labor.
Speaker Henderson wanted to crafty Mr..
Gompers.
Mr.. Underwood said that he would be
~ go on the labor committee provided
1t did not Interfere with the re-assgnrient
on the judiciary, one of the important and
leading commit tees of the house. Speaker
Henderson did not give two such assign.
ments to one man, and had to so inform
Mr.. Gompers and the Federal Council.
Mrs. Underwood is still quite ill in Char
lottesville.
Mr. Underwood will spend Christmas with
her, and therefore will not be in Alabama
during the holidays.
Mr.. Bankhead said today that he is GER
tain there will be a river and harbor bill
this session, and that it should carry at
least two million fer Alabama.
Morgan Denied Sta. ements
Senator Morgan made a strong speech in
the senate today against the trust bill and
in behalf of his resolution. He scored those
mammoth corpora tons, and took a side
shot at Governor Johnston in passing. He
alluded to tine fact that the trust COM
panies were getting control of the iron and
steel plants throughout Alabama and Ten
nessee and if such resolution as he had
offered had been passed these men would
be indictable for crime. He said that these
corporations were made up largely in New
Jersey, Rhode Island and New York
Tie said that the governor of Alabama
was large holder in some of the COM
panies, and that he did not believe the
legislatures would ever permit the property
in those states to pass into the paws of the
trusts controlled for selfish purposes by
capitalists from other states.
Senator Morgan, when seen tonight rela-
tive to the statement that he had called
and told the president that he was in favor
OF the pending bill and other things con-
trary to his beliefs, said:
Il am charged with having used lam
guage in the presence of the president
which l would not use anywhere. The
whole Thing is false and hardly worthy of
denial.
nave never mentioned the financial
question to President Mckinley, nor he TO
me- | arn bitterly opposed to the measure
which has passed the house, and will be
opposed to any similar measure which