The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-12-07
OUR DELEGATES
ON COMMITTEES
SENATORS AND CONGRESSMAN
WILL PROBABLY RETAIN
THEIR OLD POSITIONS.

| In writing to the Seattle P.-I, Walt
Ter E. Clark, the Washington CORE
sronden-, has the following with refer
ence to the Washington delegation to
congress.
! If Senator Piles can get an appoint
ment to membership on the senate COM
mittee on the District of Columbia he
will lake the place gladly The senator
said SO today. but he he has received
no absolute assurance from the senate
managers that he can have the ap-
pointment. A place on this committee,
which has charge of all legislation per-
tanning to the District Of Columbia and
! the capital of the nation, means hard
work and generous expenditure of
time for the senator who accepts it,
but Mr.. Piles takes a keen interest in
the affairs of the District. and feels that
the prestige attached to such a position
would prove not inconsiderable.
Senator Piles said today that he
should still retain his craftsmanship of
the committee or. coast and insular
survey. If he ge-s the place on the Dis
trict of Columbia committee, it is pos
sible that he will be obliged to give up
some one of his other assignments, but
THAI point has not been settled.
Two years ago Mr.. Spooner, who
was then in the senate and a member
of the committee on conditions. showed
friendly interest in securing valu
able committee assignments for Mr..
Piles The result was that Senator
Plies received the following assign
ments: Coast and insular survey, chair
manship; Canadian relations; COM
merce, examine the general branches
of the civil service: Pacific Islands
and Porto Rico; pensions and terri
tories
Senator Piles had the opportunity at
that time to become a member of the
committee on interOceanic canals, but
he voluntarily, yielded this important
place to his colleague. Senator Ankeny,
and went on the pensions committee.
1t is un likely that the committees in
either senate or house will be fully
organized until shortly before the holi-
day recess At least two or three
members of the Washington delegation
will probably improve their committee
assignments this year.
Representative Jones is prominent
ly mentioned for the craftsmanship of
the commi tee on public lands, to sue
coed Representative Lacey of Iowa,
who was defeated for reelection to
congress. Mr.. Jones is. of course,
fixture or, the rivers and harbors COM
mittee as long as he chooses to serve
there
Representative Humphrey will re-
main on the merchant marine commit
tee, and he may be appointed to still
more important place, if negotiations
now going on prove successful
Representative Cushman has been
considered for membership on the ways
lard means and appropriations commit
, tees, and it is possible that he may be
appointed ito one of these places. He
said today, however, that owing to the
Importance Of questions of corporation
control. the committee on interstate
and foreign commerce, Of which he has
been member for several years, is
just about as important as either the
ways and means or the appropriations.
1.-THE ways and means committee Will
probably consider no tariff legislation
during the life of the present congress.
! Senator Ankeny will probably retain
his present committee assignments.
/ walter E. CLARK"