The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-06-05
OUR CoNGREssMEN.
what South Carolina's Representa-.
tives Did During Session Just
Closed.
News and Courier.

OF congress that has Just come to n
@ close has been busy one for some of
the members of the South Carolina
delegation, and in those things to
which they failed to bring success this
year they confidently hope for better
results next time.
Taking the States by districts and
closely analyzing the work Of the Diff
1erent congressman an excellent op-
Portunlty IS afforded the home people
to judge Of their qualifications, and
as to whether or not they have come
up to the standard required of them.
a word OF explanation should be
gwen. While the work of most men,
bers IS valued according to the pub
hclty attached to it, it must be undcr-
stood that some of the very best men
III congress are rarely heard of except
III their committee work, and in that
particular have proved themselves en-
ceptlonally strong. They make no cf-
fort at grand stand plays, but con-
ccntrate their every effort on COM
mlttec work, and in many instances
accomplish more than could be done
IN any other way.
Modcsty forbids the members of
the South Carolina delegation from
telling what they did during the Sos
SION Just ended, and when The News
and Courier correspondent made an
effort to get them to give an outline
day or two ago Of what they had ac-
compllshcd, most Of them declined.
saying that they had done the best
they could and that their records
would have to speak for themselves.
Mr.. Legare
Charlcston's representative, Mr.,
Legare, applied himself closely to the
interests Of the naval station. Fort
Mo"ltrlc and local matters in and
around the city of Charleston.
Through his efforts he secured q good
appropriation for continued OPERA
tlon of work at the naval station. rot
$4,000 for the construction of tor
pedo ships and $125G,00 for the sea
wall OIL iolllllNan S Island.
Realizing to the fullest extent the
great value that the completion of the
naval station will be to Charleston.
Mr.. Lcarc devoted his efforts TO
that cauS" and the results speak for
themselves.
There were numbers of other
things that claimed Mr. Lcgarc's at
tentlon and just before the final ad-
Journmcnt of congress he succeeded
IN having passed resolution increas-
ing the pay of employees in the
house, aggregating about $4,000 a
year.
Mr.. Patterson.
Representative Patterson was in
tcrestcd in the establishment Of
training station at Port Royal a fish
culture station, good roads drainage,
war claims, the enlargement Of the
rural free delivery SYSTEM, and in
fact. many other things there were Of
vital interest to the people of the
md district. In addition to this he
secured an appropriation Of $4,000
with which to erect a federal building
at Aiken. and expects to get the same
amount for Edgclicld next year.
During the session Mr.. Patterson
made some excellent speeches, in one
of which he blistercd the president for
his usurpation of federal authority,
receiving liberal commendation from
his colleagues for his efforts.
MIR. Aiken.
Representative Aiken, as a member
Of the committee on the District of
Columbia, was called upon to give
large part of his time to these mat
tiers. He found time, however, to Sc
cure $50,000 for federal buildings at
Newbcrry and Abbcvillc, and $4,000
additional at Anderson, to secure
number of pensions for the people of
his district, look after war claims,
and to give much of his time to de-
partmental matters.
Mr.. johnson.
Mr.. Johnson, as the representative
OF the 4th district, spent much of his
time since Christmas in the prepara-
tion of the public buildings bill, which
was passed on the last day of the
session, carrying with it an appro-
priation Of about 25,000,000. He Sc
cured $50,000 for Union and $4,000
for Laurcns and in due time both