The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-02
FROM
NEW JERSEY
MEMBERS
Say Fowler Will Retain
Committee Chair Senator
Briggs IL Cherokee Strip.


WASHINGTON. .. G, Dec. I'm the
Congressional delegation representing
New Jersey were Representatives Lou
denslager. of Camden. and Gardner. of
Atlantic City, who have been here two
years longer than any of their COL
leagues; Representatives Parker. Of
Newark; Howell, of New Brunswick,
and Fowler. OF Elizabeth, who are also
looked upon as old timers were in
readiness to see the legislative mill be-
gin the grinding Of its grist.
The newcomers from New Jersey, Pratt,
of Newark: hughes, Of Paterson. who has
been here before; Hamill. of Jersey City,
and Ieake. of Jersey City. were on hand,
as was also Wood, OF Trenton, who has
been here long enough to be thoroughly
familiar with everything and pretty well
acquainted.
Representative Fowler. of Elizabeth. has
been chairman Of the banking and cur
reney COMMITTEES, and In all probability,
notwithstanding reports to the contrary,
will again be the chairman. In addition
the bill agreed upon will have to be ap-
proved by the Speaker, or else there is no
possibility that It will ever get through
the House.
Just what the committee assignments are
is a matter of conjecture. 1t is under
$1,000 tndI. IOilOWiuR HAS SchSAdA PidSei'
| Speaker Cannon will not make his an
| nouncement Just yet. It is not believed
tina New Jersey will have any Congress-
men who will be Included in the list OF
dissatisfied ones.
Senator Briggs is temporarily located in
the Senate annex, as the building which
was formerly the Maltby Hotel is Known.
The Senate from Trenton has two large
and handsomely furnished rooms on the
first floor Of the annex. 1t is not likely
that he will remain there long. As soon
as he is assigned as chairman of some
committee he will move over to the Capt.
toll. Captain Evans, his secretary, is fast
becoming familiar with the work incident
TO looking after a large constituency and
he will undoubtedly make a valuable man
to the Senator in a short time.
Representative Gardner is here with o
flowing beard that makes him a good Sec
ond for Santa Claus.
Three prominent railroad officials, repre-
senting roads operating in New Jersey
r. w. De Forest, w. G. Besler and T. B
Rooms, Of the Reading and Central rail
roads-who cu.:e here to confer with the
officials of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, nave returned home. Tn sub
ject discussed was the withdrawal of the
through traffic rates by the New York
New Haven and Hartford with the Cen
trail, Philadelphia and Reading and Balti'
more and Ohio railways. 1t is understood
that the Withdrawals apply only to New
York Harbor traffic, and not to its trans
fer route north of New York city.
What promised to be a contest for thu
position as postmaster of the House fla
zled out and Samuel II. Lagum. of Mime
sofa, who had the backing OF Representa-
tive Tawney, was selected for the post
Nearly all of the Republicans Of the New
Jersey delegation had been pledged t
support him.
Senator Briggs will have a seat in thu
Cherokee strip on the Dem ocratic sid
of the Senate, well in the rear. In thu
course of time by watching the varioui
changes he may get q better seat.
Leslie P. Ward, of Newark, is registers
at the New Willard, and Mr.. and Mrs. w
A. Hunter. of Orange, are at the Raleigh