Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-26

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should Mr.. lands be chosen Tor the chair
manship OF foreign affairs II would probably
result In the elevation Of the New Yorker
70 the chairmanship OF the printing commit
tee. No man has shown such a thorough
grasp Of legislative subjects affecting our
foreisn relations during the last year as
has Mr.. Perkins and were he to select
chairman Of this important committee
solely upon merit che speaker would un-
doubtedly select the New Yorker for this
honor. But other considerations have great
weight and II is more than probable that
either Mr.. Cousins or Mr. lands will sue
coed Mr. Hit as chairman, with the
chances altogether in favor Of MT Cousins
Tho death Of eight members Of the pres
ent congress and the resignation Of four
others. namely Lester OF Georgia, Hit of
Illinois. Hoar Of Massachusetts, Ketcham
Of New York. Adams. Castor and Patter-
son Of Pennsylvania and Adams Of Wis
consin, who died during the last year; Gil
lett Of California, Gilbert Of Indiana, Sui
Ivan OF New York and Swanson Of vir-
ginia, who resigned. leaves the speaker al
the beginning Of the second session Of con-
gress with more committee vacancies to
I'M than any Of his predecessors ever had.
Ano committees on MnlCn vacancies exist,
besides foreign affairs, are. Elections No 2,
judiciary, coinage, weights and measures;
rivers and harbors. military AFFAIRS, agri-
culture, mines and mining. Pacinc railroads,
ievees and improvements OF the Mississippi
river education. private land claims. re-
vision Of the laws two vscancies). alcoholic
liquor trafic, immigration and naturallza-
ton. ventilation and acoustics and the COM
mittees on the. expenditures Of the Depart
Ineht Of State, Navy department. Postcfice
department, Interior department public
buildings and DEPARTMENT. oc Justice Be
sides these are &He commit tess on enrolled
bills and Industrial arts and expositiona
While many of these committee vacancies
are OF minor Importance. there are several
which win capae the speaker a great deal
OF trouble and annoyance. Particular strife
may be expected oVef the filling OF the
gaps in the eohnittees on judiciary, rivers
and harboVe, Qsricultural and military af-
fairs. The eammittee or revision OF the
laws usually regarded as nnimportant will
be one Of the most potential committees
Of the house dnfins the coming session Cor
the reason that the work of the so-cailed
Bynum commission VIII be submitted for
SIS consideration ana action during the
winter. The Bynuln commission has pre-
pared a new code which takea the place Of
the revised statutes and the statutes-at-
large. The work has been IN progress for
Ten years and IS just completed The CONF
ulittee on tho revision OF the laws. there
fore. between now and the 18th Of next
March VIII virtually revise the statutes Ct
the United States
Hours % Railway Mail CIerls.
Chambers cf commerce throughout the
country, according 60 Information which
has reached the Postofhce department, are
interesting themselves in crusade the men
in the railway mail service have on foot for
the betternen OF their condition. They have
sot out a petition asking the Postofloe de-
partment and congress to apply the prinei-
pies OF the eight-hour law. and TO devise
some way whereby thoy can, be compen-
stated for their expenses while on duty
away from home. Chambers OF commerce.
have endorsed the petition and are talcine
mp the subject matter therein with other
chambers and with senator's ana represen-
tatives with a view to getting something
for the clerks. The Los Angeles Chamber
of Commerce Is one Of the most active in
support 0f tbs movement. and is sending
out letters AL over the country IN this be-
half
These LISTERS say that after a careful in
vsstigstion they are convinced the requests
u the clerks are conservative and reason
able. and that the unusual aardships which
ne reguiatiaua ~ the department aork on
the clerks Is resulting 10 the service becom-
ms less attractive 70 the best class OF men,
80 thai the grEde 20 ths service il beine
continually lowered. They say they have
petitioned their senatorP and rspresouta-
lives to look into the matter. and request
0rher ohanlbe-s 70 do Hsewise. They say