The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-11-25
Interesting Events to Come
at Washington,
Result Of Election viii Give to the
Democrats q Large Number Of
Offices in Congress.

With the restoration OF the Demo
cratic party TO power in the House
OF Representatives after March
next there will come, colncidental
with the reorganization OF that
body. the filling OF many places with
Democrats, New officers OF the
House will have TO be chosen in
place OF Col. Alexander Mcdowell.
the present clerk; Col Henry NJ.
Casson, the sergeant.at-arms; also
new doorkeeper in place Of +. b.
Lyon, and possibly new chaplain,
postmaster and parliamentanan.
There are scores OF clcrkshtps 70
be filled and private secretaryships
10 the chairmon OF sixty-two large
eommittees OF the House. Altogeth-
er there viii be several hundred
choice posts, practically all OF which
are now filled by Republicans, main
" from Illinois. Massachusetts, Mich
igan and Pennsylvania, and the So
lection OF their successors will give
a sumber Of the young men Of the
South chance for promotion
Most Of the minor positions, such
as committee clerkships and private
Recretaryshlps, will cease on March
4. when the defeated Republicans
80 out OF power. Only those whose
members we're retained will remain.
hut the more important
posts. such a. the doorkeep-
er and postmaster viii continue
70 be filled by their present oocu-
pants until their successors are
chosen Statute law provides for
this. so that when the time rolls
around for the actual organization
OF the next Congress there will be
somebody on hand with authority TO
Set the machinery in motion.
The incoming Sixty second Con,
Rtess.which is not scheduled to meet
until December 1911, unless, OF
course, President Taft calls it into
extraordinary session. will be cali.
ed 20 order hy a Republican. When
the gavel falls IN the presence OF
that great gathering Of the House
with a majority Of some stxty-odd
for control, that symbol OF the
speakershIp viii be in the hands oi
Col Alexauder Mcdowell undel
the statute Law OF the land Col
Mcdowell will not only call the new,
Congress TO order, so far as the
House is concerned, but he will Ike
wise preside over the deliberations
OF the House until Speaker is
chosen. There Is no one else whC
could do so, as there will be ne
officers OF the House until after the
House has determined upon the elec
ton OF It's Speaker aUu ola-. U.-'
GERS.
Ii will also deyolye upon Col
Mcdowell to make up the tentative
unofficial list OF members of th'
slxty-second Congress and TO han
die the preliminary proceedings rel
ative 10 the election contests tC
be filed In some OF the close dis
tricts. Therefore. under The law
Col. Mcdowell and the other maIoI
officers OF the House viii hold oi
flee until the sixty-second Houst
meets December 1911, II necessary
There are intimation that Prest
dent Taft will call special session
OF the slxty-second Congress immed
lately after the adjournment OF th,
coming short session OF the Sixty
first Congress and send in a mes
sage on the tariff. That Mr., Taf
has been rather strongly impressed
BY the verdict OF the people on III,
tariff IS certain, but whether HI
intends to call an extra session
depends upon the advice he re
ceiyes when Congress meets in De
cembor and Us effect upon his In
tsnIions.
Those holders Cf House jobs,whos
nocks would feel the o. m "a.
event OF the session being called e
meet earlier than December, 1911
and the men responsible for thei
appointment viii resist any extr
aslon, because the moment th'
nsx, Congress meets ana is organia
ca that moment these Republican
viii lose their Jobs. However, con
eideralions OF policy may weigl
heavier with Mr.. Taft than mer
matters Of patronage and II