The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-05
TWO FOR KANSAS
congressman Scott and Campbell
May Land Chairmanships.
Scott on Agriculture; Campbell
on District of Columbia.
CANDIDATES RETURN.
Curtis and Campbell to Hurry
Back to Kansas.
They Expect to Leave ashing-
ton About Dec. 20.

Washington, Dec. 5.-There is good
reason for believing that Kansas will
secure two good committee chairman
ships in the house of representatives
year from now when the Sixtieth con-
gress shall convene-that is. if one of
the two Kansas house members in
question is not elected United States
senator.
Charles f. Scott may succeed to the
committee on agriculture, and P. F..
Campbell may get the committee on
the District of Columbia.
The last congressional elections sent
down and out several conspicuous
members of the lower house. None
were perhaps more conspicuous nor
Will be more missed than James w.
WadswOrth of New York and Joseph
! w. Babcock of Wisconsin. Wadsworth
4 has been chairman of the house COM
mittee on agriculture for years; and
BabcOck has headed the committee on
j the District of Columbia for at least
1 five congresses, or ten years.
As the committee on agriculture
stands at present. the order is: Wads-
worth, New York, chairman; Henry.
4 Connecticut; Haugen, Iowa; Scott,
/ Kansas, etc. With Wadsworth gone.
Henry and Haugen are perhaps not
likely candidates. even with the Gus
tomary rule of seniority prevailing,
for the head of the committee. The
rule of seniority is not inviolable. It
/ has been fractured several times. One
reason why it may be in the coming
congress is because of the action Of
4 Representatives Henry and Haugen
when the meat inspection measure
was uQ in the last session. The.
speaker. Chairman Wadsworth. and
the house organization were for the
measure as it became law. It placed
the cost Of inspection on the govern
ment and not on the packers. This
was one principal point of difference
the house organization cOntending that
! If the cost was placed on the packers,
the latter would increase prices of
meat; while if the government paid it,
1t would not be noticeable Mr.. Scott
stood with the house organization
Mr.. Henry and Mr.. Haugen opposed
this policy. The house organization
OF course. won.
The makeup of the District Of CO.
lumbia committee. down to and in
Guiding Campbell, IS follows al
present: Babcock Of Wisconsin
chairman; Smith, Michigan; Allen
Maine; Morrell Pennsylvania; Slemp
Virginia; Campbell, Kansas. BabcOck
was defeated. as has been said. for re-
election. Morreu was not a candidate
again Smith of Michigan is now a
candidate for senator. and in any
event 1T is not believed that he will
insist on the committee chairmanshfp.
Allen of Maine has told Campbell re-
peatedly that he will not insist on his
rights of seniority. and will leave the
way clear for the Kansas mem Der.
Slemp of Virginia is an old man, and
probably would not care for the hard
work entailed u1on the chairman of a
great committee like that of the Dis
trict of COlum bia. Campbell has been
perhaps the mainstay of Babcock
since he went on the committee, and
very likely. if he remains in the house,
Will be chairman a year from now.
Kansas once held the Craftsmanship
of the committee on agriculture in the
house of representatives. That was in
the Fifieth congress- and Farmer
Funston was the lucky man. In the
senate, Kansas once held the chair
mansnip of of the District of Colum-
bia-Senator ingalls,. Both are inn
portant committees. and it will be a
great thing for Kansas if Scott and
Campbell shall land such places.
Senator Long is a member of both
these committees Of the senate.
Campbell and Curtis Coming Home.
Representative P. P. Campbell Of the
Third district, who is a candidate for
Washington only until congress ad-
journs for the holidays, when he will
return to Kansas in pursuit of his sena-
torial ambitions.
Mr.. Campbell has not spent very
much time in Topeka since election,
but has Deen going about the Third dis
trict and elsewhere making such final
touches on his senatorial plans as were
possible before congress convened. He
left for here al the last moment and
will now devote the next three weeks to
his congressional duties.
Congress will very likely adjourn for
holidays about December 20. This is
about the usual date 1t will not re-
convene until about January g. which
will give Mr.. Campbell ample time to
eat Christmas dinner with his family
at Pittsburg and then go to Topeka to
esta ablish his headquarters for the SEN
atorial campaign His next friend.
John huffman, lumber merchant and
master of politics. viii probably Dr-cede
him to Topeka and make arrangements
for formal quarters, either at the Cope
land or elsewhere
Mr. Campbell's family will not return
to Washington this winter The Third
district representative will do so either
after he is elected senator or after he
has been Observation-Disclosures may re-
suit.
Mr. Curtis will probably pursue about
the same plan as Mr.. Campbell He
will have some work to do at Topeka
during holiday vacation. and will try to
leave when congress adjourns for the
holiday recess.
There viii be no great neglect Of duty
here on the part of Mr.. Campbell and
Mr. Curtis if they leave here on De-
cember 20. The result of the senatorial
election wilt be known very shortly af-
ter congress begins work again after
New Years.
Mosher Get4 Sz41 From Rock Island.
The jury in the case Of James A
Mosher against the Rock Island rail-
road for $4,000 damages awarded
$541 damages and 5000 attorney fees
for the plaintiff Mosher lived near
Belleville and claimed that his fruit