The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-26

we'll meant bill of the future son-in-Iaw of President Roosevelt.
 Hon. Bellamy Storer, Ambassador to Austro- Hungary and former member of Congress from one of the Cincin- niti districts, is brother-in-law or MT. Longworth, but, of course, the ln- troduction of the bill referred to was not meant by the ride-groom elect to benefit his family. Mir. Longworth has been an extensive traveller and is sim cere, his friends say. in desiring that the diplomats should be placed on a footing with the representatives or other nations. An impoverished na- ton slike Spain allows its Ambassadors and Ministers many times the amount paid to the United States corps.
 When Congress took the holiday rec cess on Thursday there had been intro. duced in the House 10,061 bills. and the number offered in the Senate was 2.432. This beats the record Of any previous Congres. It Is observed that fewer measures of the "crank'' order have been presented this session than formerly. Washington IS full or eccentric men and women who bother the lives out of Senators and Repre- sentatives to push along schemes these people think will rebound to the benefit of the masses and for the glory of the government, and to get rid of this pes tiferous element it becomes necessary to humor them by offering their meas ures, In each case the Congressman always has printed on the bill by re- quest" That means he does not father the measure, and simply gets around a difficulty in the easiest manner possi- ble.
 Personnel of Campaign Committee. The Democratic Congressional Cam pairn Committee will be named some time next month. The Congressmen of this faith are talking a great deal about the probable Chairman of the Committee. Many of the Southern men who have expressed their opinions seem to think that Northern or West ern member should be at the head of the Committee for the coming contest Representative Garber, of Ohio, IS thought to be in greater favor than any one else, but 1t is understood that he IS not particularly anxious to assume the duties. He is the lone Democratic member of the House from his State. and for the past three years has been Chairman of the Ohio State Democratic Central Committee.
 Representative Flood, of Virginia, is being boomed for the position. and his friends do not hesitate to say that he would feel highly honored If his party associates were to elect him Chairman. But if Mir Flood is to have 1t his col league, MT. Maynard, of the Norfolk distrit cannot again he a member of the Committee. The latter wishes to retain his membership, and for that reason the Democrats from his State now serving in the lower branch of Congress are In somewhat of an eTnbar- assing situation. Report has 1t that they are about equally divided between Messrs Flood and Maynard, and If MT Maynard insists upon remaining on the Committee the chances are that he will secure the vote necessary to keep him there. Mir. Flood is also being talked of for a candidate for Governor four years hence.
 In the last campaign MT. Burnett was the Alabama member of the Congres. s'onal Committee. If he wants the place again 1t Is said that he will have no opposition among his colleagues. At least none has been manifested so Tar.
 Representative Taylor, of Alabama, has been specially honored in being ap. pointed the ranking Democrat on the subcommittee of the House Appropria- tions Committee that will prepare the big sundry Civil Bill. This Is the most important of all the great bills before the Appropriations Committee. The Chairman invariably Is at the head of this subcommittee, for the Sundry Civil is the most intricate and carries more money than any of the measures brought into the House from the Ap. propriations Committee Alfred J. Stofer.