The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-02
Gossip About Various Chair.
manships at Washington.
Ed Madison Recommended for
Place on Judiciary Committee.
IN HIGHEST PLACE.
VIII Calderhead or Campbell
Be the Man2
vacancy on Ways and Means
Committee the Prize.

Washington, Nov. 2.-while so far
no member of the Kansas house of
representatives delegation has arrived
In Washington, and while none will
probably be here for some DAYS. thAra
- considerable comment among the
many kansans already here. and
among the officers and attaches ~
lne mousse OF representatives as to
wnat committee places the state viii
get In the shake-up after Uncle Joe',
Cannon is elected to his third term as
speaker early in December.
When the house delegation met at
topeka two weeks ago, no details
were printed in the papers as to the
conclusions reached in regard to COM
Lnlttee places, and members have
neen Ioath to give out any informa-
tion touching that point. Yet a few
details have crept out, and they are
or some interest
For instance, it is known that the
ISsa'1oh unanimously indorsed
suIse -. II. Madison, the new Sew
enth district representative. for MARI
persh1p on the committee on the In
ulclary. There are two vacancies on
the committee-one from Ohio ara
9ne from pennsylvania. The Ohio
delegation. 1t is understood alrsadS,
mas picked a man for its vscanc,s
ana ,, pennsylvania has an asnIrant
Inc fact that the Kansas deIeFati
however, is one of the largest soIi5
wei fnr oelegations may speak
me conflicting claims of Renreaar-
eatIves CaIderhead and CampbeII for
place on the greatest COMMITTEES a.,
ways and means also make
an interesting subject of gossin- Tha-e
are five Republican vaca6cie. -, ~
committee. One of them is that ce,,a
ed by the election of Charles C1,rtis -
me senate. Kansas has had a n1acs
Unar lie col1mlttee for eight years. four
years oy Chester l. Long and ~
Iour years by Charles Curtis. II e. ~
oouISe very attractive place. beine
equal TO any chairmanstip save as
PIoP[Iatlons, in the minds of most
members. Calderhead is the daan 20
the Kansas delegation. and bfs ros u
on invalid pensions has becorna so,.,a
what lrksome. He wants to 90 go
Ways and means. Campbell feels tbst
bi1,, iioWieoge of tariff would make
re- -, 5000 member of the comn1ittee
~ ~ the delegation goes behind one ot
eh S men, he probably can win
Snarles +. Scott is slated for the
,,,1t lrnlanship of the committee on agri-
cull ure, III all goes well. He win nrobo-
ply retain his place on mines a,d -,
ing. anu MIN
Miller is chairman of claims and a
MEMBER ,91 Of military affairs, at present.
can trade military affairs for o,,t,II.
lanus, on which committee he served
Tor some years, and then probable n
n anthony would be placed for mill
lary aHalrs, quite appropriately with
an tne war department and other fed
eral institutions at his home town
Victor Murdoch will continue without
q doubt on postonfices and post-roads-
where he did such good service in the
last congress; though he may think he
should, now, in his third term bava
some other committee also
Reeder is chairman of the COMMITTEES
On mileage and ranking member OF irri-
cation. The chairman of the commit
tee on irrigation, MondelI of Wyoming
VIII, In the ordinary course OF events.
to the vacant Craftsmanship of
public lands, and IL he does Reeder
would be glad to be chairman OF irriga-
ton. But the work of this latter com
nittee is pleasing to MondeIl, and ne
may decide that he wants to keep It.
1t is understood that Representatives
Miller and Madison will shortly arrive
in Washington, and it is probable that
the others will follow early in Novem-
her