The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-02
NORTHWEST IN CONGRESS
Senator McCumber to Be Restored to
the Senate Committee on
Mines.
From the Journal Bureau. Colorado Building,

From the Journal Bureau. Colorado Building,
Washington.
Washington, Dec. 2.--When the SEN
ate committee on committees was
making UP its list for the fifty-eighth
congress, 1t inadvertently left Senator
McCunlber of North Dakota off the
committee on mines and mining. of
which he had been the chairman for
several years, and only dropped it
when he became chairman of the COM
mittee on pensions. There is an un-
written law In the senate that no mem
ber is to be taken from a. committee
without his consent. The omission was
due to an oversight on the part of the
clerk who prepared the list, and will
be corrected at once.
Minnesota Leaders.
It was not possible for the members
of the Minnesota delegation to map
out a line of policy during the special
session, but after Dec. Z, when the
regular session begins. they will be in
condition to unite for whatever the
state and the northwest may want.
In purely local matters, Mr.. Stevens
of ST. Paul will be leader. His long
experience and his place on the militia
ry and interstate and foregn commerce
committees entitled him to this dis
tinction, these committees, for the
present, having before them the ma
jority Of questions in which the north
west is interested. Mr.. Tawney will
be leader in some of the larger uues-
tions.
Mr.. Lind has been consulted freely
by Mr.. Stevens and has signifled his
desire to cooperate with him and the
other mem bers of the delegation. Be
Ing close to the minority leader, Mr..
Lind will be OF good deal more inf1u-
ence than might be suspected. Some
times purely local measures are car
rted thru by the aid of democratic
votes. This has been the case in past
sessions. and no doubt will be the case
again. The two senators are prepar-
ing for a, busy session and will coop
crate with the house members on local
snatters.
Lind Has Nothing to Say.
Former Governor John Lind has
been amused at the clippings he has
received from state papers which have
undertaken to suggest that he is like
1y to enter the race for governor in
1904. 7 asked him If he had any reply
to make, and he said with a laugh: AS
long as the newspaper editors do not
say anything which raises the point
of personal privilege in connection
with my position as congressman, I
believe 7 shall not have anything to
say
It may be said, however, without
the violation Of condolences, that Mr..
Lind has no more idea of running for
governor in Minnesota again than q
cat has of jumping over the moon.
Senators Favor Collins.
It does not appear there is any foun-
dation for the report appearing in
some Of the state papers that both
United States senators from Mime
sofa are unfriendly to the candidacy
of Judge Collins for the republican
gubernatorial nomination. Neither
senator has taken any notice Of the
gubernatorial situation, and there Is as
yet nothing to indicate that they pro
pose doing SO. If they had any such
Intention, it Is believed here thar
Judge Collins announcement that he
is in favor Of the reelection Of botf
senators would change it.
Indian Herbal Remedies.
DR.. J. w. Blankenship, botanist a.
the state experiment station. Bozeman
Mont, is making a collection of herbs
used by the Indians for medicinal pur
poses to be exhibited at the ST. Louis
exposition.
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