Evening star., 1901-12-07
ali treaties with the tribes and has jurisdic-
ton of all Indian schools.



Mr.. Hepburn is we'll equipped to discharge
the heavy responsibilities that will devolve
upon him at this Congress as the head of
| interstate and foreign commerce. That
committee will haveca great deal to do in
! formulating legislation for the building of
an isthmian canal srand the laying of a
transpaeific cable to the Philippines-two gi-
| gantic enterprises irswhfeh the country. is
| greatly interested just now. Mr.. Hepburn
Is a. veteran of the civil war and veteran
| in legislation, having served six terms in
Congress is strong debater and a fear
| less fighter. H has been chairman of in
| terstate and foreign commerce since the
| beginning of the Fiftylfourth Congress.
The 1nSuiar affairs committee, OF which
Mr. Cooper of Wisconsin will be chairman,
| mas been the most ably constituted commit
| tee In the House, its membership being
| composed almost entirely, except it's head,
of chafrmen of other leading committees.
| 1t will have jurisdiction of all legislation
mat may be proposed touenlng our new
| possessions. Mr.. Cooper is college gradu-
| ate ana lawyer, was formerly connected
| with rivers and harbors and was chairman
Of insular affairs in the last Congress.
| MI Grosvenor will have the advantage Of
| two years familiarity with the work Of
| the committee on merchant marine and
hsheries, in addition to his legislative ex-
perlence in the House for fourteen years,
to aid him in leading the committee in this
I Congress. Before this committee will nat
| urally come all proposed legislation looking
| to the upbuilding of American shipping and
| the development of our ocean carrying
trade.
| Mr.. Mercer presided over the committee
| on public buildings and grounds with sig
| nal success in the past two Congresses, his
leadership being marked by address, fair
| ness and general appreciation. He is forty
four years old, is full of life and vigOr, las
served four terms in Congress and is ex-
| pected in the present Congress to add still
| further to his reputation. Many considera-
| Die cities and no end of smart villages eeel
| the lack of federal public building for .he
use of their local post office, and all such
demands are referred to and are considered
| by the committee on public buildings and
grounds
| If any financial legislation affecting the
currency or the monetary system is at
tempted in this Congress it will necessarily
proceed primarily from the committee on
banking and currency. Mr.. Fowler, sue
ceeding the late Marriott Brosius as chair
man, has had six years experience in. the
House and has devoted much of his time to
| financial studies. Though from New .er-
| sey, he is a native of Illinois, is graduate
| of ale and lawyer by profession.
Finance and Pensions.
Special and general pension legislation
| will originate from the committee on inva-
| lid pensions and the committee on pensions,
| of which Mr.. Sulloway and Mr.. Loudensla-
| ger, respectively, will be chairmen The
first deals with pensions based on service
in the civil war and always has formida-
| Die mass of work thrust upon it, while the
| latter has Jurisdiction of naval pensions
and all pensions growing out of old wars
anterior to the civil war, and out of the
recent war with Spain. These two COM
| mittees in the last Congress, under the same
chairmen, broke all records in the number
of special bills considered and enacted for
the benefit of soldiers and their widows.
Mr.. Sulloway is Of giant stature, and his
heart is proportionately big. He enjoys the
confidence of the House, as does also Mr..
Loudenslager. The latter has served four
terms in the House and is popular. He is a
comparatively young man, and resides at
Paulsboro, near Camden, N. J.
JOHN DORLAND CREMER.