The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-03-18
NEWS AND VINES
OF WASHINGTON
INTERESTING LETTER FROM OUR
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.
N. {. KENDALL's POSITION
Has Been Misrepresented BY Dis
patches Sent To Iowa Newspa-
pers--ls Opposed To the Re-
election Of Cannon.
(Ry GYMS T. stoddard)

(By Cyrus F. Stoddard)
Washington, d. c., March ll.-Now
that the inauguration of President
Taft has become history, the seventy
seven new members OF the House of
Representatives, who take their seats
at the opening of the special session
on March Is, are losing no time In
getting established in their new Of
fees in the House Office Building. And
the four Congressmen-elect from Iowa
are just as busy as the rest. Many OF
the retiring members have been occu-
pying rooms ON the outside overlook
ing the streets, and these have been
filed ON by Congressman who have
been occupying inside offices, over
looking the large inner court. Thus
the inner rooms are left to the new
members, and of these there is prac.
tically no selection as all are nearly
: identical in furnishings, size and To-
cation. an
Mr.. kendall's Location.
Room 252, on the East corridor OF
the building, has been occupied. dur
ing the last session OF Congress by
Mr.. Townsend of Michigan, and it is
for this room that Congressman-elect
N. E. Kendall made application sever
al days ago. On Saturday Mr. KEN
dahl was given the keys OF the room
and, with his secretary, moved in.
During the few weeks that he has been
in the capital city, Mr.. Kendall has
made his headquarters in the rooms
occupied by the Committee on Mill
fary Affairs, of which Congressman
Hull of the It'll Iowa District is Chair
man. Mr. Kennedy OF the LIST Dis
trict also extended the use of his Of
fee to Mr. Kendall until Mr.. Town.
send should vacate Room 252.
Magnificent Structure.
The House ofice Building is mag
nificent marble structure four stories
high, covering an entire city block and
containing $40 offices and committee
rooms, besides bath rooms and din
ing room The building is in the form
OF quadrangle with an immense in
ner grass court, SO that the inside Of
fees are practically as well lighted as
the outer. Each Office contains a
large table, several comfortable chairs,
two large roll-top desks, one being
equipped with a typewriter for the
use Of the secretary or clerk, and a
large filing cabinet. The furniture is
OF rose wood and the whole effect is
most pleasing and restful to the eye.
II is asserted that, figuring the entire
cost of the building ana furnishings,
each OF the $40 offices cost $4,000.
For the convenience of members and
their assistants, a tunnel has been
constructed leading to the House wing
of the Capitol,
The New Iowa Members.
1t is in this building that the repre-
sentative of the Sixth Iowa Congress
slonal District will be found during
the next two years. Not far from Mr..
Kendall's Office are located three OF
the other new Congressman from
Iowa-Mr. Pickett OF the Third, Mr..
Good OF the Fifth and Mr. Wood o:
the Tenth.
Mr.. Kendall, With the other net
members, win be sworn in at the open
ing OF the special session on March Is,
at which time the drawing for seats
viii take place. On March IS, at s
in the evening, in the hall of the
House, the republican members win
meet in caucus to plan the organiza-
- - 49, "a
members meeting at the same place
in the afternoon. The chief fight will
be upon the nomination Of Speaker.
Although there will unquestionably be
opposition TO Mr.. Cannon. it is beliey-
ett Eiaat few who oppose his selection
viii, il he is nominated, vote for him
in the House. There is considerable
opposition to the present rules gov
erning the business Of the House, and
it cannot OF course be stated definite
ly how the contest will terminate. Nor
can IL even be surmised. What the
caucus may do will not necessarily de-
eide the matter. as the fight will
doubtless be carried to the floor OF
the House when the latter is organ
lied. Representative Hepburn has
been chairman OF the republican party
caucus and his retirement will neces-
state the selection Of successor.
MIR. Kendall Was Misrepresensed.
It seems almost unnecessary to reg
lister a protest against the report re-
Gently sent to various Iowa papers By
one Of the newspaper men Of this city,
which. In speaking II the position Of
the new Iowa Congrc-smen regarding
"cannonism. stated that Mr. kendall
was an uncertain quantity. The facts
DO not warrant such an assertion Mr..
Kendall is strongly opposed to the re-
election OF Mr.. Cannon as Speaker aud
also believes thar the rules OF the
House should be revised SO as 70
place the control Of legislation ID the
hands OF the representatives instead
OF at the will Of the speaker.
The plan recently adopted BY Sue