Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-24
REGARDING THE
SENATORS ELECT
Some Of the impending Changes
In Committees.
VACANCIES TO BE FILLED.
secretary Roots New Plans for Coy
crnIpg sbe Philippines senator
Morgan AZ Canal Authority.
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Washington, d. c., Jan, FL
Enough senatorial elections have been
held to indicate number Of changes
of charmanshlps OF committees when
the next Congress conyenes There viii
be little shifting about either among
chairmen or membership on the large
and more important committees Of the
senate, few changes being made among
Republicans on any of the leading COM
mittees But by the retirement OF some
senators there viii be several changes
IN the committees Of the second class
ana of the minor committees which sell
d0m hold meetings. One Of che more
important changes Is caused by the re-
trement OF Mason, who VIII surrender
the chalrmanship OF pOstOiilces and
postroads, Penr0se taking the place.
The latter leaves a vacancy on immi.
grafton, and Dillingham; viii become
chairman Gallinger VIII become chair
man Of District Of Columbia, leaving a
vacancy on pensions and McCumber
viii take his place. Jones OF Nevada
has for years been chairman of the
oimittee on audit and control of
contingent expenses, and Kean will
take his place Bard Will succeed 81.
mon at the head OF irrigation. Foster
viii take McCumher's place on manu-
features, and klttredge will succeed
Prltchard on patents.
PHILIPPINE SUGGESTIONS.
secy Root has recommended to
Congress that the government build
extensive railroad systems I'm the Phil
ipplnes In order TO aid In maintaining
stable government. In the same mail
almost he sent another recommends
uon IRON the army asking additional
appropriations 20 complete the bar
racks and quarters for the troops stat
ing that because the natives would not
work, on account of the scarcity Of la
Dor and the high prices Of materials IL
was impossible TO build the barracks
cheaply. IL would be interesting 10
know If this popularity Of the native
would not make railroad building ex-
pensive Also the query IL suggested
II II might not be well under these cir
cumstances 10 admit Chinese laborers
to the islands.
THE CANAL SENATOR.
-oluI uuSIoW LolBuas L9AauoqM
duces q bill or resolution or presents
any business In the senate, every per-
son who Is at all interested I'm isthmian
canal matters pricks up his ears, ex-
pecting that more literature upon that
subject is coming 1t Is the same when
he gives notice of speech In fact,
the average habitue Of the senate
would gamble every time that when
| the Alabama senator gives notice OF a
| speech the canal is to be discussed in
| one OF It's manay phases So identified
| has Senator Morgan become with the
subject OF the waterway connecting
the oceans that no one expects he viii
take enough interest in other matters
TO discuss them or introduce bills con-
corning them.
A STORY TELLER RETURNS.
Evere since the session began there
has been gloom In the Republican
cloakro0m OF the senate. Senators met
and talked. but there has been a deal
OF business, aud, as one senator said,
altogether too much shop" The cigars
did not taste as well as they should
and the men who make the cloakroom
a place Of recreation and relaxation
found that their committee rooms were
more congenial Suddenly this was all
changed. In day the oloakroom be-
| came the pleasantest place in the sem
ate wing. Occasionally through the
open doors would come roars OF laugh
Ter, and peep inside. disclosed the
fact that John +. Jones OF Nevada was
sitting before the fire telling stories.
For thirty years he has been in the
senate, and during all that time he has
never been surpassed as raoonteur.
GEORGIA NAMES.
One bocmes skeptcal nj times con-
corning names attributed TO some sec
tons Of The country, but Senator Clay
Of Georgia has demonstrated In an Off
clal document there is odd nomencla-
ture In his state He has asked for an
appropriation 20 build road from
"Crawhsh Springs, Ca, through the
Widow Davis Crossroads and Bailey's
Crossroads 10 Stevens' Cap" In many
states the board OF geographic names
has wiped out such names or con-
densed them so that they are not very
mitch like the original. How II hap
penes that this board which has made
50 many changes. has allowed these IN
Georgia 60 escape Is something OF
mystery,
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