The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-24
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IN addition to having Mr.. Pou on
Ways and Means; Mr.. Webb, on Ju-
dietary, Mr.. crawford on Banking and
Currency, Mr.. Thoma on Public
Buildings. Mr.. Small on Postofices and
Post Roads. and Mr.. w. w. Kitchin
on Navay Affairs, other members Of
the delegation have positions of
seniority on committees that would
bring them to the front in the event
Of the election of a Democratic House.
Mr.. small, for instance, is the ranking
Democrat onthe Committee on Elk
penditures Of Public Buildings and
would get the chairmanship in the
event the Democrats contro the
House. Mr.. Page is the senior Dem
ocrat on the Committee on Expendi-
lures on the Interior Department and
would also be entitled to n chairman
ship should the Democrats win next
year. Representative Thomas IS now
the second Democrat in rank on the
Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds, and Will this year become a
member of the Revision subcommittee.
ON the Committee on Claims, Repre-
sentative Claude Kitchin has also OBJ
tanned second rank. Judge Gold
foyle, of New York, is the first Dem
ocrat on this committee Represeu-
tative Page has a good position on
the important ommittee on Insular
Affairs. being outranked only as a
Democrat by Jones of Virginia.
Mr.. Small was not appointed to the
Committee on Rivers and Harbors.
The Speaker refused to make this ap-
pointment. If the repeated assurance
of Speaker cannon are to be taken as
q candid expression, his action was
not based upon any personal consid-
Grafton. He has gone out Of his way
to assure Mr.. Small to this effect. and
has further expressed his respect and
confidence and esteem for him as an
individual and q membe OF the House.
SO far as can be learned there has
been no opposition to this appoint
ment upon the part OF leading Repub-
Leans, and none upon the Democratic
sidS. except from those who wished
the appointment for themselves or
their friends.
Mr.. Williams wrote Mr.. Small prior
to the assembling of Congress and
Immediately thereafter. that he would
recommend his appointment to the
Speaker, If the latter would give any
assurance that his
would have favorable consideration.
but the attitude Of the Speaker fore
stalled such recommendation by tho
minority leader.
Mr.. small has stated frankly that
he does not know definitely the cause
which have operated upon the sneak
er. The reason Indirectly assigned
heretofore was because Of his activity
Tor the Standardization Inlet Water
way, n this has generally bee mas
sumed as the dominating factor. The
face, however, that his particular
project received in the last river and
harbor act an appropriation Of $3.50
600 would ordinarily indicate suspen-
sion Of congressional opposition and
that appropriations would Thereafter
be made in due course Tor the COM
pleton OF the project. The Speaker
mas not volunteered any
or ms action. 1t is to be assumed
that he has assigned either the real
reason or assumed reason 10 Mr..
"lIIlafns' but the latter has not vclch-
safed any explanation to Mr.. Small
your correspondent saw Mr.. Small
today and found him very much un-
concerned about the matter. He said
mat ne had not expected the appoint
70 worry about the matter. ne fer
that a gross wrong hal been nerraN
trated upoN him. and those who were
responsible for II were entitled -
Whatever satisfaction could come from
the exercise Of unwarranted uower
As Tor himself, he said he had main
tanned his own self resDect and fn1a-
pehdence anG was perfectly contan.
70 aDlde by the opinion OF the -
people or his district and Of the c,a.a
u Ncrtn carolina He said he sho,Id
proceed with such ability and az"
Rence as he could command ara -.
tne cooperation OF his collea g1as and
u our TWO senators. not only IN f,,rth
- tne prosecution and ON Ietion -
~ mana Waterway, but To sar,,a e.
a. otnef respects the best iptarar.
OF the State and Of the countr ts