Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-06
MANY CHANGES IN
COMMITTEE RANKS
Assembling OF Congress Will Wit
ness the Breaking up OF the
Agricultural Committee.
,neclal c,orrespondenee.

Special Correspondence.
washington. d. c.. June There
will be a decided break in the
ranks of the committee on asrl-
culture Of the house of representa-
tives In the Congress which assemblies
IN December. For l. years past inns
committee has been presided over oS
James w. Wadsworth Of New YORK
who was defeated for reelection last
fall by Peter A. Porter of Buftalo' plr'
wadsworth served nearly 20 years IN
Congress and he retires to become the
president OF the board OF managers Vi
the national homes for disabled Voluh-
teer soldiers. He was selected oy
Speaker Cannon as member OIL this
board two years ago ana mas ee"
chosen to the presidency by MT MuL-
ply, who retires because OF SO many
other duties. 1,.....,,,+
Congressman Haskins of Vermont
yin nrohablv be chosen chairman Oh
the committee OF war claims ana VIII
therefore, retire from the committee on
agriculture George w. Cromer, OF III.
diana. was defeated for reelection ana
was a candidate for postmaster OF his
home town in Muncie. but was Opposed
tain that office. Another hepupilsaH
member OF the committee was MT.
Adams of Winconsin who died IN en-
caso shortly after the adjournment OF
the long session last July.
BROOKS DECLINES.
Franklin e. Brooks of Colorado. VINO
has served for four years as the meIn-
her al large from the Centennial stats
ka q
ton. Mr.. Brooks proved himself cur
ING his terms TO be one of the most
valuable members Colorado ever mao.
He succeeded in securing great deal
of legislation affecting the mining m
dustry. in which Colorado is so ueePly
interested as we'll as several iI.easu ~, ~
relating to irrigation which aHect the
whole west Another measure to the
credit OF Mr.. Brooks Ia the establish
,net,t of a horse breeding farm al the
AGRICULTURAL experiment station IN Fort
Collins where the agricultural depart
rnent is trying 10 develop an AHlericsii
type of horses. with great deal %
success thus far. should TINS eAp1t
ment succeed the result viii De Una
within a decade or two instead OF DE-
randIny upon English, French and Bel
eian tvpes the American who desires n
handsome carriage team VIII ne apie
W SECURE an American bred horse with
All Of the best qualities OF the loreisLl
animal. combined with those whien
have been found 10 be pest IN me
American. no
chairman of the Colorado railway com,
mission as the governor has tenoereu
,i,n that position and it is likely that
he will accept.
MINORITY MEMBERS.
OF the Democratic members OF the
committee Sidney j Bowie of Alaparle
soniined 10 he a candidate for re-elec-
lion He has very lucrative law
nraCtisc and concluded shat there is
better future for him in the legal pro-
fession than in Congress.
scott Field of Texas IL another mem
her of the committee who retlreu on
the ith Of last March, reutso Notu,
tarily and South Trimbie OF heiltucsy
declined n reelection in order that ne
night become lieutenant governor oil
| his state. ,.,,.,rr, IN
do nuhlic as some of the other COM
,nit,ees OF the house the committee on
agriculture has been one OF the noss
| important sub bodies OF Congress ,or
| ,,,auv wears, For the past IL years siT;
yWadsworth has been its chairman ana
/ durina that period the annual appro-
nr,at lions for the department. OF asri-
pp,,ttnrn have grown from saO0O'OQO 70
nearly 1000 900, aud II the measu Ies
| which were passed over IN Ihe Ias,
| Congress are re-introduceu an'
nrnssed. as they probably VIII De nsNs
,,'inter the indications are tnat lhs
! ,otsl congratulations for the hscal year
e,dine June 30, 1909. will approximate
coz ooo ooo or more than the expenses OF
,,nninr tne entire government nun
! dred wears ago,
sPERRY's TIP.
press dispatch from Brooklyn "a a
few davs ago announced the discovery
| -, ,hn hodv OF Frank A. Sperry float
| inc i'm the East river. FRANK Sperry
| Ms The private secretary to secretary
| Eoip,er and when that grand ola man
vas succeeded by Walter Q. Gresham
he continued Mr., sperry In The same
capacity. The old timer VINO always
remembers incidents connected WIZ,
men of n generation ago was reminded
~ a. Incident connected with Sperry :
! nt,rial career which is interesting nl
this time In the early eighties, "bll j.
lv" Copeland was the correspondent OF
the New York Journal OF Commerce
! Fletcher Hodges was Local reporter WING
was on intimate terms win secretary
FoigeI In those days mere were OUT
| standing a number OF million collars
worth OF bonds designated AZ "cohtin'
led ives and 'fours." ~ the same
time there was surplus IN the treas
ury and the Wall street people Were
ON the quiyiYe 10 ascertain which Of
| these bonds would be retired nrst
knowing OF the relationship which es
listed between Secretary Golger and
Hodges, Mr.. Copeland asked the lattel
to ascertain from the secretary OF thl
treasury which Of tho series he would
retire on the next call" Hodges saw
the secretary and was assured that the
continued fyes would be first retired
lie reported 10 Copeland the result Of
his interview ana at the suggestion
Of that gentleman went back 10 tho
secretary and secured nom him Z
written memorandum 10 the effect thai
the first information he had received
was correct, When he showed this 4