Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-03-17


some of the postoffice appointments.
1t is doubtful if Senator Spooner.
even if he has the power, would IN
anyway interfere with any ap-
pointment made by LaFollette. The
distribution of the Wisconsin pat
ronage has been settled up to this
time, on the basis of judicial dis
tricts.
The district of Columbia COM
mittee for three weeks has been
holding daily hearings on a propos-
ed measure to give greater effici-
ency to the public school system of
the district, and hundreds of wit
nesses have appeared and speeches
made by those for and against the
bill. Practically every piece of leg
islation, whatever its scope or nature,
must go to this committee, either
IN the house or senate, for deter
minatiOn. Under the rules, the dis
trict has day fol Its business, when
Congressman Babcock takes charge
of the legislation on the floor of the
house. In all the year during which
the present system has been in
vogue, no man has received more
credit for this share in all good leg
islation affecting Washington, than
has Congressman Babcock, chair
man of the committee. There is no
reputable authority in the entire
city who will not testify to the
service and value of Chairman BaD-
cock and if his retention upon this
important committee were left to
the people of Washington, there
would be few who would vote
against the proposition.
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1t must not be thought, however,
that in attending to his duties as
chairman of the district committee,
the matters pertaining to his own
district are in anyway neglected.
No man in congress has a better
reputation for his interest in gener-
al legislation and for the particular
attention he gives to all matters re-
lating in anyway to the third dis
trict. His leadership of the insur-
gent forces III the house was
brought about by the facG that he
acted in response to the tobacco men
of his district, calling for protection
against the passage of the Philip
pine tariff bill permitting such ruin
Gus competition. He interests him
self in al legislation affecting the
railroad employees of The country,
and has no better friends than are
the representatives of the various
railroad organizations, such as the
brotherhood OF engineers, fremen,
etc. Although his district contains
only cities Of the smaller size, few
of which command the erection of
public buildings, bill recently in
troduced gives new postofice
building to Platteville, and from
time to time similar bills will be in
troduced I'd take care of needs of
this kind.
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The district committee has been
engaged in formulating new
school code for the regulation of
the schools and there have been
daily hearings during the past two
weeks Chairman Babcock's COM
mittee is one of the busiest ICES
in the capitol and commands more
attention than any other place.
Next to the committee on pensions,
the district committee is called
upon to consider more bills than
any other branch of congressional
business. Many Of these measures
are of Importance to the people and
interests of Washington and require
no end of detail attention.
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That the democrats are basing
their hope of success in the next
election upon the tariff question, is
apparent The leaders never fail TO
point out some Of the seeming in
consistencies of the present tariff,
and republican leaders are Iampcon-
ed and driven into corners in which
they find it difficult to maintain
themselves. John Sharp Williams,
Champ Clark and other debaters on
the democratic side Of the house
never fail to put the tariff question
to the front. The republicans as a
rule seem to fear engaging in a con
troversY and permit themselves to
be lambasted numerically by their
opponents. The claim is made that
upon direct issue of tariff reduc-
ton, unless the republicans are able
to fortify themselves before adj
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