The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-12
WALTER L. RENsLEY
OUR CONGRESSMAN.


the general election In November
following he was elected over Hon.
Polite Elvins by majority OF 635
to represent the Thirteenth Congress
sional District In the National
House of Representatives.
Early In March President Taft
convened Congress In extra SEES.
sion, and this necessitated an early
organization OF CONGRESS-, which
resulted In the election of Hon.
Champ Clark of the Ninth District
OF Missouri as Speaker; and the
Democrats Of Congress elected a
Committee on Ways and Means,
empowered that committee to NOM
mate the members of the various
committee of the House, and also
selected the Committee on Rules.
Mr.. Hensley was chosen as the
ranking member of the Committee
on Labor, was selected on the Com
mittee on Naval Affairs, and also
placed on the Committee on Expen-
ditures in the Interior Department.
This recognition Of Mr.. Hensley
was exceedingly flatterirg, as he re-
ceived perhaps the best committee
assignments of any new member of
this Congress, and much better than
"A large percentage of the member
ship of Congress.
During the extra session Mr..
Hensley was soon recognized by the
leaders OF Congress, both Democrats
and Republicans, as one of the
coming new members. His courte-
Gus and dignified bearing as a man,
his habit OF thorough and painstak,
ing investigation, as well as his
sound businesslike method of TAX
Ing hold Of the business affairs Of
the House, soon won for him recOg.
milton among the big men of the
House as one in whom they could
place Implicit reliance.
As ranking member OF the Com
mittee on Labor he made the report
on convict-made goods, and conduct
ed the debate on the floor of the
House which finally resulted In the
passage of the bill through the
House to regulate the sale of goods
made by convicts, so that when
these eonvict-made goods are shipped
into other States they have the
brand of penal institutions upon
them and must be sold or disposed
OF AS such.
He was also appointed by Speaker
Clark as one of the House conferees
on the Industrial Commission bill,
This conference resulted IN the
House and the Senate coming to-
gether and reporting back to each
House u bill which finally passed
both the House and the Senate.
AS member Of the Committee on
Expenditures in the Interior De-
partmdnt he was made chairman OF
a subcommittee to investigate ex-
penditures In connection with the
Salt and ella River Reservations
and Reclamation Service. AS al
member of this committee, and also
as chairman OF subcommittee, he
investigated the charges that 46, $50
acres of public land In Wyoming
and | 10 acres of land In Colorado
had been fenced in by the Warren
Live Stock Company" Mr.. Hens
ley made thorough and exhaus-
tive report to the full committee,
which beyond question shows that
the Warren Live Stock Company
had for years been using these DC, $50
acres of public land free OF charge
as a sheep ranch.
AS member of the Committee on
Naval Affairs he rendered important
and valuable service to his country.
We have occasion to know that II
IL the almost universal opinion
Throughout this Congressional Dis
trict that Mr.. Hensley's prompt,
and courteous investiga-
ton of all questions presented to
him, and In conducting the necessary
with his constitu.
ents, has proven him to be one of
the most valuable Representatives
In Congress that this district has
had.
During the extra and special SEES
sions MIR. Hensley had occasion to
make four speeches on the floor OF
the House. These speeches demon
strated his ability to make a clear,
forceful presentation of the subject
In hand, and have shown him to
have the ability to convince men |
rather than to entertertain them
such speeches as are known more |
by their results than by high sound
ing phrases, appealing to ones iudg-
ment rather than to their fanoies or
,rejudices.
Considering the man, his party,
MS record aud the time, we believe |