The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-04-09

the senate asking him to express his
wishes i'm regard to committee assign
meutS- This letter is sent out a short
time prior to the assembling Of the new
congress. or shortly after it cOnvenes,
but members do not wait for its receipt
before laying their plans and putting
them into execution to get good places,
and there is much wire-pulling with
senior members of the senate likely to
have places on the committee on COM
mittees.
Mistakes of New Members.
A new member of the senate cannot
do anything better than to study at
tentively the composition of the various
committees before deciding upon which
ones he desires place. The most fool
ish thing for him to do is to get ''pOCk-
cted' ON committee, that is. get be-
hind a number of senator's, reasonably
certain To stay in the senate as long as
they live. and equally certain to stay
on the committees to which they are
assigned. either as member or chair
man. The new member often makes
the mistake of getting a place on
SNOWY committee such as foreign rela-
tons, or judiciary, or military affairs,
and then find himself pocketed behind
such lHe-termers as Cull0m, Frye,
Lodge. Hale, Plat of Connecticut or
Aldrich. It would be far better for
him to get on Woodworking committees
Stunned by the old-time seniors. The
new member who wishes to get the
craftsmanship of a working committee
early in his career should study care
fully the composition of the various
committees and ask for places on the
ones whose membership is most likely
to change. and which have the smallest
number of members whose life tenure
in the senate seems assured
Coming Changes.
At the reorganization of the senate
when the Fifty-ninth congress con-
venes there viii be changes in the
ChaiTmanShipS of a number of deSira-
bic working committees. Chairman
Proctor will give up agriculture, getting
the better committee on military affairs,
the craftsmanship being made vacant by
the death of Senator Hawley. Proc
tor viii be succeeded by Senator DOlli-
Yer, who is ranked by Senators Hans
brough and Warren. neither OF whom
wish the craftsmanship, HanSbTOugh
preferring to keep thu craftsmanship of
public lands. and Warren prefeTring to
succeed Fairbanks as chairman of pub
lie buildings and grounds.
FuIton's Good Luck.
Senator Warren will give UP claims
and will probably be succeeded by Sem
ator Fulton of Oregon. Fulton is a
comparatively new member of the SEN
ate and goes to the head of the impor-
tant committee on claims because it is
one avoided by older members of the
senate on account of the great amount
Of hard work attached to it. Four sem
ators rank Fulton, but none of them
wants the craftsmanship, which goes
a-begging To him.
, The craftsmanship Of Indian affairs
becomes vacant by the retirement from
the senate OF William NJ. Stewart. Sen
ator CIapp of Minnesota Will succeed
him. Clapp is ranked by Senator Nc
Cumber. who could have the chairman
ship. but prefers 10 retain that of PEN
sions.
Warren's Assignments.
The retirement of Senator Fairbanks
from the Chairmauship of the committee
ON public buildings and grounds gives
Senator Warren this place. Warren is
said to have a better lire of committee
assignments than any other senator Of
his length Of service i'm the senate. In
the Fifty-ninth congress he viii be
chairman of public buildings and
grounds, and will have second place on
military affairs, second on claims and
second on irrigation. which gives him a.
place on conference committees on
bills reported from these various COM
mittees. He is also a member of the
committee on appropriations which
gives him a place on conference COM
mittees on several of the appropriation
bills.
Few important Places.
While there are many retirements
from the senate and a large number of
committee places available for the in
coming new members, there are very
few places vacant on the most impOr-
taut committees. The ajority side of
the committee on appropriations re
mains unchanged. not a member retir-
ing. Two members drop out of the ma
jority side of commerce, Foster Of
Washington. and Quarles. and there
VIII be a warm contest among the new
Corners for these places Two also drop
out of the committee on District of Co
lumbia d very desirable committee, and
the places thus vacated, those of Stew
art and Foster, viii not so begging.
The majority side Of finance. the most
Cesira BILE committee in the senate, VIII
not be changed. There viii be one va
Cancy I'm the majority list~of the COM
mittee on foreign relations, caused by
the retirement of Senator Fairbanks,
and this Will be much sought after
There will be two changes in the ma
5Ority membership OF judiciary caused
by the retirement OF Senators Fair
banks and McCOmas, and there viii be
much rivalry among incoming mem
bers who are lawyers for these places.
Military affairs will also have two va
caucies. caused by the death of Sen
ator Hawley and the retirement Of
Quarles. Garter of Montana is a can
didate for one of the places.
The retirement of Senator Bard will
give the chairmanship of the commit
tee on irrigation 10 Ankeny of Wash
ington, and viii make vacancies on
public lands, Indian affairs and terri
tories. Bard having been a member Of
each Of these.
Committee Chairmen.
Unless Unforeseen changes take place
during the time intervening before con-
gress cOnVenes. the chairnanshiDs of