The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-13
'v|RG|N|ANS MAY
. GET GOOD PLACES
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Congressman Will Land Chair
lnanships After Long
Service.
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JofEs OLDEST DEMOCRAT
Nearly All Likely to Go to the
Head Of House Com
mittces.

In the organization Of the House Of
Representatives In the slxtv-second
Congress. with lts Democratic majority,
some rich committee assignments
should fall into the laps Of virgini.
members Some of these have hat
long experience and have consequently
that prestige which comes from SEM.
GRITTY.
II cannot be accurately stated Just
what chairmanships will he given TO
this state, Tor in considering such mat.
tiers there Is always taken into con-
sideration distribution as to goo.
graphical location, so that too many
cbairmanships will not go to one state
to the exclusion OF others. But ce.
tain 1t Is that the Southern sta. es vii,
largely fare the best, not only because
of The majority they furnish of tf,..
Democrats in tile House, but also be-
cause its members for the most part
have longer service behind them.
Some speculation may. however. be
INDUCED in. and the probabilities may
be pointed out.
Jones on Top.
Representative William A. Jones, OF
the First district, is the ranking Dem
ocratic member in the present Con-
gress on two important committees.
Insular Affairs and Private Land Claims.
That he will get one or the other OF
these Is practically certain. for he
will in the nsxt Congress be the eldest
Democrat In the House in point of ser
vice, beginning at that time his TWEEN
ty-frst year.
a great deal of work falls to both
of these committees. The affairs OF
the Philippines. Porto Rico, Guam and
other Island possessions Of tho United
states pass through the hands OF thu
Committee on insulara Affairs. Again.
| many private land claims are consid-
cred in connection with the public
land territory In the West.
From the Second District, Represent
stive Holland must go foot on commit.
tees by reason of the fact that he is a
new member. Mr.. Maynard, the retir
| ing member, is the ranking Democrat
| of the Committee on Industrial Arts
and Expeditions.
Limb on Agriculture.
Representative John Lamb, of the
| Third, is the ranking Democrat on the
Committee of Agriculture, one of grea.
Importance. and Will probably be Its
chairman. He Is also at the head Of
the minority members OH Expenditure
in the Treasury Department His long
service is certain TO bring him GORE
thing good.
a first term. and an unexpired one
at that. is now being served by Repre-
sentative Robert Turnbull. from the
Fourth District He may get pretty
well up In committees in the next Con.
gress, but is hardly likely to have a
craftsmanship.
1t would not be surprising If Rep
resentative e. w. Saunders, of the
Fifth. should have a place at the head
of some committee, although he Is net
the ranking Democrats member on
any. He is second to Ollie James, OF
Kentucky, on Elections Committee No.
1. and is second to Stephens. of Texas.
on Indian Affairs He is regarded as
knowing a good deal about the latter
subject, and may reach first place there.
Representative Carter Glass, from the
Sixth, Is the ranking member on eX-
penditures in the Post-Ofiice Depart
deed. he does not get something even
better. He is also second to Pujo. of
Louisiana, on Banking and Currency.
May Get Census
good place may fall to Mr. Hay, Of
the Seventh. in the craftsmanship of
the Committee of Census, of which he
is the highest Democratic member. This
may be of Importance, indeed, in con-
nectton with the apporlonment OF
representation among the States Mr..
tee on Military Affairs, ranking second
to Sulzer, of New York.
Mr.. Carlin, in the Eighth, is the
ranking Democrat on Elections Com
mittee No. g. and may go to the top
and have d good deal to say about
contests before the House.
Representative Flood. from the
Tenth. leads the Democrats on EX-
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culture, and is second to Howard. Of
Georgia on Foreign Affairs. Some
thing rich may be in store for the
Appomattox man.
AS to Mr.. Stomp, of the Ninth. he
will be nowhere. His party is hope
lessly In the minority, and his district,
not getting in line with the rest Of
tho country, Will be practically ur-
represented as to places OF Importance
on committees.