Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-12
TEXAS HAS MEMBER ON EVERY
IMPORTANT HOUSE COMMITTEE
EXCEPT ON APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. DUE TO GARNER
LARGELY.
STATE HAS. ALSO SECURED SEVER
AL GOOD CHAIRMANSIIIPS.
= RULES INDIAN AFFAIR WITH
A NUMBER OF OTHERS.
Especial STAFF Correspondents

most as an empire lne state mas 4 ucln-
orat on every important. committee Of
the house, except appropriations. Hard
ly can a matter of legislation come
up for consideration during the next
two years, without it has passed through
a committee, where a Texas democrat
has some say in fashioning it.
This is in some part because many Of
the Texas members of the house have
served long in congress. 1t is also
in nc small part because Representa-
tive John n. Garner of the Fifteenth
Texas District, laid himself out as 4
member Of the Ways and Means com
mittee, which is the committee on com
mittees in the house. to give the home
members a strong showing. He had much
pride in getting these assignments for
his fifteen Texas colleagues fixed right
and gave himself to that task with great
energy. The result is a splendid showing
for the Texans on house committees.
The state has some good chairmanShips
10 start with Representative Robert
Lee, Henry, of Waco, retains the chair
manship on Rules, as was to be expect
ed. Mr.. Henry stood forth conspicuous
ly in the last congress as chairman Of
RITES, the committee that determines
in the first instance the parliamentary
law under which the house shall gov
ern itself. John II. Stephens Of Vernon.
likewise remains as chairman of the
Indian affairs committee That is one
of the big house committees which pre-
pare an annual appropriation bill. Mr..
Stephens has served long on the Indian
Committee and is one of the most use
ful and well informed members Of it.
James l.. Slayden of San Antonio. re
tains the craftsmanship of the library
committee This, while one of the minor
committees of the house. is much sought
by members, especially the chairman
ship. William r.. Smith. Of the Western
most district of the statel retains his
craftsmanship of the Irrigation commit
tee, another desirable assignment. But
with all these, Texans have some minor
chairmanships like that of the commit
tee on Railways and Canals which goes
to Martin Dies.
Chairmanships. however. are not all
the good things that Texans have in the
organization of the house. AS already
stated, there is no important c0mittee.
saving only appropriations, where a
Texas member is not located. Starting
with Ways and Means, of which Repre-
sentative Garner is a member. the roS-
ter runs down through the Judiciary
committee, with Jack BeaIl:. Banking
Currency, which goes to work on Pres
ldent Wilson's currency bill. forthwith.
with Joe III. Eagle. of Austin: through
Interstate Commerce. with Sam Ray
burn; Rivers and IIarbOrs with George
Farmer Burgess. Merchant Marine ami
Fisheries. with Rufus Hardy; Agricul
ture with James Young: Foreign af-
fairs with Horace w. Vaughan: Mill
itary affairs with Daniel f.. Garrct: ana
POstOfficc and PostrOads with John p.
Buchanan. The list might be extended
but this Suffices to show that status
Texans in the house enjoy.
Senator CulbersOn is still at Allan
tic City seeking to recover his health.
The judiciary committee Of which he is
chairman has selected a subcommittee
to probe the charge of an "inSidious
lobby" made by President Wilson. The
senior Texas senator hopes TO be able
to be back in town by the time the great
debate on the tariff bill begins. The SEES
siOns of the senate nowadays are large
ly perfunctOry although much noise is
made now by the orators. The bio noise.
however, will start in two or three weeks
when the tariff bill is out of committee
and alike out of caucus and reported to
the senate for consideration.
Postmaster General Burlcson. OF Tex
as has dropped a big bomb into the re-
publican camp by promulgating The re-
port of his special investigating com
mittee that as Postmaster General Hon.
Frank III. Hitchcock iuggled the account
OF the department to make a deficit an
pear as a surplus. Few republicans had
much use for the former p.Stmastcr
general but certain of them are now
rushing madly to his defense. There is
no question of the facts being with Mr.
BurlesOn who is industriOuSlv spckinc
to put the department on a more ct1ici-
ent basis than Mr.. Hitchcock had if
The investigation has been conducted
by some of the very best men in the pos
office department, of a reputation for
prObity and alike for efficiency.
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