The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-04-11

caucus in cutting off what was
considered unnecessary expendi-
ture in the way of useless COM
mittees and salaries in the House
of Representatives indicates
clearly the determination Of the
majority of the holders admins
tration.
The abolishing of half dozen
committees, the sole purpose of
which seems to have been to pro-
vide their chairmen with COM
Portable office rooms and their
clerks with salaries; the reduc-
ton of the pay of some Of the
employees of the House and other
economies unanimously agreed
upon by the Democratic caucus
will bring about saving to the
general government of nearly
$500. 900 a year, or approximate
ly thousand dollars a day.
While this practical demon
stration of economy, similar to
the one given by the Democratic
legislature of West Virginia, and
of Approximately the same OK
tent, may cause dissatisfaction
among those who had hoped to
fill the abolished positions and
among the Washington people
who have rooms to let and food
and other articles to sell, it is
expected to meet with the full
and hearty approval of the peo-
pie of the country at large who
have the bills to pay.
The adoption Of this program
of economy is a direct fulfillment
of the pledge made during the
campaign by the Democratic
party of the nation, just as the
Democratic party in West Vir-
ginia, as far as it was possible
without control of the State SEN
ate, fulfilled its pledges and car
ried out an economy program.
Every Democrat in Congress
from West Virginia voted for
this reduction in the eXpcndi-
lures of the House, for the abol-
ishing of unnecessary committees
and for the adoption of the gen
eral program Of economy.
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West Virginia Congressman
have been given the most impor-
tant committee assignments by
the committee on committees
that any representatives from
the State have ever had AT the
beginning of their terms. With
the single exception Of former
Representative Gaines member
ship on the Ways and Means
committees, the assignment of
the new Democratic members
from West Virginia has been to
more important committees than
their predecessors occupied at
the end of long terms in Con-
gress. And it took Mr.. Gaines
several years of service to get on
that committee.
Taking them by districts, Mr..
Davis is assigned to one of the
three committees on elections
and to the judiciary committee.
Aside from the COMMITTEES on
Ways and Means and that on
Appropriations no committee i'm
the House is considered one of
such responsibility and honoras
the judiciary committee.
Mr.. Brown, Of the second dis
trict, is assigned to the commit
tee on banking and currency as
well as to that on immigration
and naturalization. I'm view oi
the charges in the monetary
system Of the country which arc
being considered by the nationa
monetary commission, and the
numerous bills upon the subject
which probably viii bc intro.
duced. the committee ON banking
and currency is considered an os.
pecially desirable assignment
The second district, with it's Goa
mining industry, is drawing
thousands OF foreigners and foi
that reason Mr.. Browns assign
ment to that committee is espc
cially appropriate.
An especially desirable com
mittec assignment for West Vir
ginia was given to Mr.. Little
page. who goes on the commit