The Globe-republican., 1902-03-20

assistant secretary of state and Mrs
Hill, Senator and Mrs Hansbrough.
Mrs Richard H. Townsend, Mr. and |
Mrs. Chatfield-Tay1or, Col. and Mrs. |
I[itson Miss Maude Wetmore, Miss |
Josephine Patten, Mr.. Rail1es of the
British embassy and John A Kasson
Democrats in the house of repre-
sentatives are considering Senator
William A Clark of Montana as chair
man of the congressional campaign
committee 1t is understood that Mr.
Clark has been sounded and is not un-
willing to undertake the task OF cap
turing congress from the republicans
The fact that the Montana senator IS
worth about 5000, 600 would sug-
gest that the chairman might turnlsh
the sinews of war. Another senator
who is talked of is Carmack OF Zen
nessee. He has been chosen on the
| com rnittee to succeed Turley- Mem
| bers of the house who have recently
| been made members of the committee
are Mr. ZenOr of Indiana, Mr.. RAN
| dell OF Texas, Mr.. Rhea of Virginia,
/ Mr.. Griggs of Georgia, Mr.. Davey OF
Louisiana, Mr. Gooch of Kentucky. MI
| Burnett OF Alabama
Nothing which has happened to
Senator BeveTidge since he was elect
| ed is of as much real Importance to
| him as his appointment as member of
| the steering committee Of the senate
| Though unofficial in its character, the
| committee is probably the most in
| fuential in that body. 1t is made up
of eleven members of the majority,
and it has the responsible task of de-
termining what legislation shall be
brought forward, what shall be passed
and what campaign shall be adopted
| of attack or defense
| Although Senator Fairbanks is the
senior member from Indiana, and has
been supposed to have considerable
standing. he never has been made {
member of this committee The ap
pointment insures Beveridge voice
in the secret cOunSe1S of the party
Senator John T. Morgan of Ala
bama is said to have more general in
formation stored away in his heaf
than any other member of the United
States senate. Although he has de
voted the most of his time for year
| to the isthmian canal question, he ha
found opportunity to keep track o
| everything else that was going on il
Washington. When the other mem
bers of the senate want to find ou
anything they ask Morgan
8 The other day, during a discussio
| of the inteToceanic canal bill, one c
s the members of the committee aske
Senator Morgan what were the Pre-
visions of certain treaty with Franc
which had worked itself into the con
:, ltroyersy. Much to their surprise tn
: | senator did not answer, but sent hi
. clerk to Senator Cullonn's room for
: COPY OF the volume containing con
piIation OF the treaties entered int
q | by this nation with foreign govern
> nentS- hen the clerk returned II
n Morgan laboriously looked up IL
5 treaty in question in the index an
% then proceeded to enlighten the oths
70 senators. He held the open book b
- fore him while he repeated the pr
a visions of the treaty. but the oth'
d. isenators noticed that not once did
Ig glance at the printed page while
t. was rec5ting the provisions
N Why did you send for the book
I'd you knew the text of the treaty
in hearth asked Senator Elkins-
to Well replied Morgan, L could n
o. remember for the life of me wheth
he it began with This or A and wan
he ed to make sure