The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-12-05
WASHINGTON DELEGATION IN
CONGRESS DETERMINE ON
PLAN OF ACTION.
Will Hold Weekly Meetings in Sena
tor Ankeny's Office to Consider
Appointments and Legislation.

The Washington delegation has
formed hard and fast combination
to squelch unsuccessful candidates for
Office, and also to get things in con-
gress and the departments for the
state. Preliminary to visit to the
interior department next Saturday, the
Office and discussed legislation and
other matters affecting Washington
state, is the report that comes from
Washington city.
1t was agreed that a bill for the ces-
sion of the south half of the Colville
reservation should be introduced as
soon as Inspector McLaughlin's report
of the conference reported in press dis
patches today reaches Washington,
and it's terms are fully known.
The combine or harmony agreement
came later. 1t was agreed that in order
to achieve results it was necessary to
have harmony in the delegation. This
applied to filling Offices, rushing legis-
lation, and affairs in the departments
affecting the state. With this agree
ment as starter it was arranged
that weekly conferences should be held
in Senator Ankenys room, Monday
to be meeting day, and the hour 10
o'clock.
In the discussion Senators Piles and
Ankeny declared they would not in
terfere with house members selec-
tons of postmasters unless some man
personally obnoxious to one or both of
them is presented for Endorsement.
Division Remains Same.
Division of territory among the
three congressman is the same as here
tofore, Jones having jurisdiction east
Humphrey dividing that part of the
state west of the mountains. All
other offices belong to the senators, the
house members share in filling these
offices being indirect.
day and the first case considered was
the selection of a register of the land
70 fl,0
place vacated by the death Of Register
Herman. Three candidates from
North Yakima already in the field are:
T. Y. Coleman, Capt. Alfred C. Stein
man and l.. S. Hewlett
! This plan of united action is in
| vogue in other states, notably South
Dakota, where disappointed candidates
have found themselves without any
place to appeal from the decision of
the delegation. The appointing power
always looks to the delegation for in
formation as to the qualifications of
candidates and with united indorse-
ment, assumes everything is all right
and the selection of the delegation goes
through to appointment without
hitch.
Smooth Out Differences.
With this system in operation in the
Washington delegation, everything will
be lovely here, and disappointed office
seekers will be forced to content them
selves with laying for chance to get
even at some future time. 1t is ex
pected there will be internal dissen-
sions among the members of the dele
CATION over some of the Offices, but all
these differences will be smoothed out
before any recommendations are made.
Other features of the agreement, such
as to work together on all legislative
and departmental questions are admit
ted,to be good ones. That it is good was
demonstrated when the delegation Sc
cured an approval of the Okanagon ir-
rigation project by the secretary of
the interior. They expect united ac-
ton will secure other things for the
state, notably in connection with the
Puget Sound navy yard.
The surprising thing about the
agreement is that Cushman indorses
it, Usually the Tacoma congressman
has been found bucking the senators,
but he said he would join heartily in
the Harmony meetings.
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