Evening star., 1901-12-07

great deal of influence as for example.
Henry H. Bingham of Philadelphia, second
on appropriations and member of post Of
fees and post roads; John Dalzell of Pitts
burg, member of rules and second on ways
and means: Thaddeus NJ. Mahon, also OF
Pennsylvania, chairman of war claims, and
Joseph c. Sibley, from the same state,
member in the last Congress of post Of
fees and post roads and insular affairs:
John j. Gardiner of New Jersey, chairman
of labor: George W. Ray of New York
chairman of judiciary: William H. Moody
of Massachusetts, a member of appropria-
tions and insular affairs, and Samuel W.
Mccall of the same state, ways and
means; George W. Steele, on ways and
means and Louisiana purchase; James A
HemenWay, on appropriations; Charles y.
Lands, on foreign affairs and on elections
and Jesse Overstreet, on judiciary and
banking and currency-all four from In
diana; Albert ]. Hopkins of Illinois, chair
man of census and member of ways and
means; John F. Lacey of Iowa, chairman
of public lands: Joseph w. Babcock Of
Wisconsin, chairman of District of CO.
lumbia and member of ways and means;
John h. CorlisS of Michigan, member of in
terState and foreign commerce; James A
Tawney of Minnesota, chairman of Louis
iana purchase and member of ways and
means and insular affairs: Chester l. Long
of Kansas. member of ways and means;
Walter Brownlow of Tennessee member OF
military affairs and census, and Alston q.
Dayton of West Virginia. of naval affairs
MANY VI tIltSt tSeIClSe considerably more
influence than do the chairmen of minor
committees; but as above stated, the chair
men of the big committees. collectively
possess by far the most direct and far
reaching influence.
Speaker of the House.
The speaker, David Bremner Henderson
of Iowa, chosen unanimously for re-elec-
tion in the republican caucus as he was
chosen in the first instance two years ago.
enters upon his second term under particu-
larry agreeable auspices, with the personal
respect and even the warm affection of the
whole House membership irrespective of
party lines. The cares and responsibilities
attached to the post are onerOus and some
times distressing. but his happy sunny tenn
permanent and his high judicial qualifica-
tionS. ripened by long training during his
unbroken service in the House for eighteen
years enabled him in the last Congress to
steer clear of breakers and give the coun-
try safe and enlightened administration
of the House, and will doubtless enable him
to do the same this Congress.
Mr.. Payne succeeded the late Nelson
Dingley, father of the Dingley tariff act,
as mead of ways and means at the last ses-
sion of the F'ifty-fifth Congress. He is a
veteran legislator, having served in the
House since the Forty-seventh Congress
continuously, except one term. He is a
college graduate and lawyer, even-tem-
pered and level-headed. Under the pre-
vailing practice the Craftsmanship of ways
and means carries with it the title of
leader of the House." Under the rules
his committee will deal with all PROPOSE
tions looking to a revision of the tariff and
a reduction of internal revenue taxation
Mr.. Cannon. familiarly called Uncle
joe much in the same sense and with the
same good-natured regard considered in
his capacity as custodian of the public
purse as the people entertain for our ma
tional and tltular guardian, Uncle Sam"
Is pre-eminently fitted to continue at the
II too iao
year in and year out, is perhaps the most
important of ali, and regularly performs
the most laborious and exacting work done
in Congress. His service in the House be-
gan with the Forty-third Congress and
has continued since with but one break of
two years. On the committee on annro
priations he has had longer experience than
any other member of the House ever had
having been member of it twenty wears
and it's chairman eight years-truly an nm
paralleled record.
Making Appropriations.
Unlike the state legislatures throughout
the country, which usually provide for all
state appropriations in a single composite
bill, the United States Congress makes the
appropriations for the government service
according to their subjects and provides for
them In different bills bearing regular titles
every year. The magnitude of the legitimate
expenditures necessary to carry on the opera-
tionS OF the government, the greatest on
earth, is only comprehenred when it is re-
membered that the appropriations of the
last Congress alone. covering but two
years. footed up 81 AZ. .00OOO0 Prior To the
Forty-ninth Congress the committee on an
| propriations had exclusive Jurisdiction of al,
the money bills while the seven other com
mutees that now share with 1t the appro-
l priating power had jurisdiction only over
/ general legislation. Since 1885, however.
/ the committees on military affairs. naval
affairs, foreign Affairs. Indian affairs, aRri-
| culture, post Offices and post roads and
| rivers and harbors have been authorized by
| the rule to appropriate, as well as to lexis-
late, for matters coming within their re-