Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-10-31
Demand for Special Committee
to Frame Them.
TAWNEYWOULDBE CHAIRMAN
western Members Are Suspicious
of the Committee on Territories
Which Failed Last Session to
Report legislation Regarding
Hawaii-Speaksr Reec Held Re.
SpOnSible for fhe Failure.

Washington, Oct. S0.-Those who are
looking for good committee places in
the next house will be interested in the
agitation from certain quarters for a
committee on insular affairs. 1t is
claimed that such a committee, which
shall have charge of all matters per-
tanning to Hawaii, Cuba, Porto Rico
and the Philippines. has been decided
upon by those who will have control
of the house organization. The ap-
parent plan would be to take the con-
sideration of such matters entirely
from the committee on territories, of
which Representative w. S. Knox, of
Massachusetts,, was chairman in the
last congress.
Representative Tawney of Minnesota.
who has been in Washington for two
or three days and left suddenly last
evening on receipt of a telegram that
several members of his family were ill
with diptheria, made it plain to some
of his friends while here that he covet-
ed the Craftsmanship of such COM
mittee. Mr.. Tawney was very active
in the canvass for General Henderson,
and is supposed to be unusually well
informed about the latter's congress
sional plans. He has been a member
of the house committee on ways and
means for four years. When the Ding
ley tariff bill was drawn he framed the
lumber schedule.
OF all the members of the house
probably none was more enthusiastic
for the annexation of Hawaii. He
made a set speech in behalf of annexa-
for consideration of the annexation
in the house Mr.. Tawney
has been one of the ardent advocates
for giving more places in the house or
ganization to western men, and is III
sympathy with a policy of
developing the islands in the orient for
the purpose of affording the western
states greater commercial advantages
Should a committee on inSular az
fairs be appointed it would be one OF
the most important in the coming con-
yress. The argument is made against
the committee on territories that it has
enough to do with matters pertaining
TO Arizona, New Mexico and Alaska,
and further, the more enthusiastic be-
levers in the future of the Philippines
prefer to have a committee that VIII
lot be dominated by an eastern man.
rhe failure of Chairman Knox to re-
BORT the bill for the organization of u
CT
# congress is charged against him, al
hough he has declared that his action
vas guided by Speaker Reed. In this
connection it is noticeable that only a
ew days ago Chairman Knox made a
pech in Massachusetts,, coming out
cry suuarely for the retention of the
stands in the east.
The prospect that the republicans
7iII have great difficulty in mastering
majority in the house for any rad
eal action affecting the new possess
ions will probably influence that party
oward having a strong committee
kelly to agree with the administra-
on's policy If the democrats main
ain their full party strength a disaf-
sction of seven or eight votes on the
epublican side will prevent the pas
age of any measure. There are sew
,al republicans in the house who are
lclined to Mr.. Reeds ways of think
.g about the Philippines. and their
Jews may prove to be far more
in the enactment of legis-
tion than the views of Senators
oar, Hale and Mason in the senate.
here there will be more comfort
Die majority.