Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-19
PLANS GO
ALL AWRY
THE NoN-APFolMTMENT OF cou
SINS ON BIG COMMITTEE WAS
NOT EXPECTED.
DAsHEs SOME HOPE
Those Who Had Been Picked to Sue
coed the Iowa Congressman on Com
mittees With Which He Now Serves
Must Look Elsewhere.

Must Look Elsewhere.
Washington, D. c., Nov. 1.-THE
fact that Congressman Cousins did not
get a place on the ways and means
committee was the cause of disrupting
iuite a little chain of circumstances
affecting the Iowa delegation. 1t has
more especially to do with places for
Judge Conner and Judge Smith. Mr..
Cousins is at present member of Two
very good committees, those on naval
affairs and on foreign affairs besides
being chairman of the committee on
ment Had he been given a place
the ways and means he would undoubt-
edly have had to give up both naval af
fairs and foreign affairs. Ways and
means in the house is considered
prize that leaves little to wish for. In
this case Judge Conner would very
likely have succeeded to place on
the naval affairs committee which is
very active and desirable committee.
Judge Smiths ambitions lead in the
direction OF the approximations commit
tee and may not be affected unless this
circumstance means, as some seem in.
clined to constrne it. that Sneaker Can
non is not favorably inclined toward
the Iowa delegation to any special de-
gree.
The question is. does "Uncle Joe"
think that Iowa. had enough good treat
ment under Hepderson's rule to make
it possible to show her statesmen NJ
particular favors for a while at least?
However this may be. the fact remains
that a very prominent member OF tho
delegation when talking with Mr.. Can.
non the night before the ways and
means committee was appointed was
led to believe that Cousins would be
on it. That he was not caused some
surprise to say the least
MFR. Consins himself did not aDnear
particrlarly disanrointed. 81 would
have li',es the place, of course" he
said "t,rt I fave M coTnnl9int to
MAKO + o,,ecs s.fT.,o1o Joe Knows what
he ie 5o:-o'' while wavs and MEANS
is e>s,ri+ored ru'te an honnr it wae
.ya~-s e--isort t',at Mr., Cousins wos
Loot, - ~i,,o ,,n his two com n,ittees
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errfrret os Trdia-s wants to be choir |
mns, cf the committee on DostofTices
1ana anet rneds Mr.. Overstreet how.
seysr is cNtranlSe1 on this committee
BIZ r.c.Rrasernan Smith of illinois, one
of sise Oldest members in the house.
Tho latter would very likely give way
TO f''e strenuous Mr. Overstreet were
he 1,lscnted with berth on the appro-
spriaticns committee. Now as there
Is cnIy ore vacancy on the latter com
mittee if Smith of Illinois gets it, it |
is obvious that Smith of Iowa win
not. Judge Smith stands in an atti-
.tude Of willingness but not anxiety,
and there are many members of the
the place. & great many of his col
leagues share Senator Delivers en-
phatic opinion that Judge Smith is
Zone Of the best and brainiest and
cleanest men in the house."
In til shuttle for seats last week
nearly all the Iowa congressman were
fortunate enough to get their old
seats. Major Lacey captured his GOV.
eted desk down in the second aisle
but he has new neighbor. Just a |
few seats away is Prince Cupid, the
dark but handsome representative
from Hawaii. Prince Cupid is real |
royalty being brother of the fam.
Gus Queen Lii. Judge Wade drew an
early choice and he bounced upon a |
good aisle seat one row back and right |
across the aisle from Congressman
William r. Hearst Judge Wade is
a great admirer of Mr. Hearst. This
drawing of seats has to be eoneI
through with at the beginning of ey. |
cry congress. 1t is conducted exactly
like rattle. AS many numbered mar I
bles as there are congressman are put |
into one box and slips of paper con
tanning the names of the congressman
in another. Blindfolded pages draw
simultaneously the names of the con.
gressmen from each box and the mem
bers take their choice of seats in ro. |
tatinn. Naturally those who choose
6rst get The best.