The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-04-01
NEWS NOTES OF
NATIONS CAPITAL
(From F. J. DYER.)
Especial to the Silver State)

WASHINGTON, April 1-When
the Supreme Court took recess on
March Goth without handing down the
big trust decisions which have been
expected for some months, there was a
sigh of mingled regret and relief. The
financial world has about come to the
conclusion that it would be as well to
have the worst and get it over with as
soon as possible. No matter how it
has happened, there seems to be a
general idea that the decisions will be
unfavorable, and of course there is
wonderment how the Standard Oil and
Tobacco trusts will be affected, and
what will take place on the stock ex
changes in consequence. The delay
it is believed is due less to the ques
tion as to the substance of the decis-
ions, than to the exact form in which
the decisions shall be expressed. In
cases of such magnitude, this is a very
nice question, and the choice of a
word may mean much. The delibera-
tion of the court, therefore, is not to
be wondered at under the circum-
stances.
Those Maneuvers
While any day may make a great
change in the situation on the Mexican
border and force the administration
to show its hand regarding the "ma-
neuvers' of the military forces, the
decision of the president for the nonce
is to let congress take control of the
situation. Congress, judging by the
vigorous expressions by various indi-
vidual members of that body, will be
nothing loath to do so. 1t is fine
chance for Democratic inquiry and in
vestigated. But will the country be
any the wiser for the inquiry? Such
probing as is threatened is undertak-
en- with the proviso that information
be furnished, if it can be done without
prejudice to the interest of the nation.
Now. if grave questions of state
prompted the movements of the army
and navy, and presumably they did, it
is quite likely that those reasons will
not be published recklessly to the
world. Notwithstanding this, there
will be opportunity for large quaint
ty of sensational debate in congress.
all Of which will give the news asso-
Citations work and the people interest
ing reading The president has assur-
ed Japan, and all the rest of the world,
that this country had no thought Of
any possible difficulties with the
Mikado s realm. However. the mill
tary activity and the specnlations re-
garding the causes for it have caused
the public to give a great deal of
thought to the relation existing be-
tween Japan, this conutry and with
other countries generally.
Question of Committees
One of the most vital questions to
congressman is that of committee as
signments. A members Importance is
guaged largely by the kind of commit
tee assignments he receives. Natural
ly, there is keen rivalry for the desir
able places, and the stars in theatri
cal company never showed more riv-
airy over the selection of dressing
rooms than is shown by senators and
representatives regarding the commit
tee rooms and Offices they are to oc-
cupy. As a rule the choice of offices
is arranged by seniority, subject, of
course, to the question of which party
is in power. The members of the mi
nority take what the members of the
majority do not want, and the new
members take what they can get.
Little is known as yet regarding the
probable makeup of the committees
A few of the good places are parceled
out. For instance, it is known that
Mr.. Underwood, of Alabama. will be
chairman of the committee on ways
and means Mr.. Fitzgerald, of New
York, will be chairman of the big
on appropriations. Mr.. Ben
Johnson, of Kentucky, will be the
chairman of the committee on District
of olumbia-whieh the District will
not like. But most of the chairman
ships are greatly in doubt. In the
senate also there is little know with
certainty how the committees will be
made up-at least as regards the new
members who are coming in.