Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1913-06-17
From Washington.
From Geo. W. Summers. |

passed and out OF the way. and the
two Democratic members from Yves,
Virginia have again received assign
ments of the greatest Importance.
Instead of assigning members to nu-
merouscommittees, as was formerly
the practise, an agreement has been
reached by which majority members of
the more important committees shall
serve upon but one committee. As
both Mr.. Davis and Mr.. Brown were
assigned to the important committees.
they are privileged to be on but one
committee each, although last year
each of them had two committees.
Mr.. Dayis remains on the committee
on the judiciary, giving up his minor
place on the elections committee while
Mr.. Brown gives up his place on the COM
mittee on immigration and naturali
zation and is advanced on the commit
tee on banking and currency.
Both the Congressman have been
signally honored, for only the ways and
means and the appropriations commit
tees rank above that on the judiciary
and the committee on banking and cur
rency ranks next to that on the judici.
airy. Together they compose two of
the first four committees of the House.
Not only are the West Virginia Con-
gressmen honored by their selection
to these important committees but
each of them is nearer the top of his
committee than he was last year, hav-
ing been advanced in rank among the
members of the committees. Between
Mr.. Brown and the craftsmanship of
his committee are but two men, he
having been advanced from eighth
place to third in the new arrangement
of the committee. Mr.. Davis was ad-
vanced as much as Mr.. brown but was
not quite so high on his committee to
start with. He was twelfth man last
year and now becomes the eighth on
the list of Democrats on the committee.
During the present session of Con-
gress. Mr.. Brown will have more COM
mittee work to do than Mr.. Davis, be-
cause of the program of legislation
adopted by the majority. 1t is pro-
posed now that no bills shall be re-
ported to the House at the special ses-
sion by any committees other than
those on ways and means, banking and
currency. mileage, appropriations and
rules. This means that the committee
on the judiciary, of which Mr.. Davis is
one of the hard working members, will
not have an opportunity at this session
to report any bills at all and that its
work in the committee room will not
be arduous. Possibly some measures
which are proposed may be considered
by this committee so that there will
not be toe much before it at the regular
session. but for the rest of the special
session little work will be undertaken
by it, leaving it great deal to do at
the winter session. Mr.. Brown, how
ever. will be on about the busiest of all
the committees during the special ses-
sion, now that the House has COM
pleted its work on the tariff bill. It
has been definitely determined to pass
a banking and currency bill at this ses-
sion and that will mean work for the
commmittee on which Mr.. Brown is
assigned.
While Mr.. Davis will not be busy
with the work of the committee on the
judiciary before next winter, he has
been putting in good deal of time as
a member of the special committee on
the adoption of the budget system of
making appropriations. This work has
required great deal of research and
study and the report, when made, is
expected to be very comprehensive.
This committee consists of men of the
very highest standing in the House, be-
ing headed by Oscar Underwood and
composed of members of only the more
important standing committees. 1t is
regarded as one of the strongest COM
mittees ever named in the House.
Senator Chiffon told the Senate COM
mittee investigating the charges that
lobby is at work at the capitol that
he knew of no lobby and no lobbyist,
but that constituents of his had dis
cussed with him the provisions of pend
ing bills. which he considered they had
right to do. He also stated that he
was not interested in any business of
any kind which could affect his views
on the tariff or other pending measures
or which would influence him to refuse
to abide by the caucus determination of
the Democratic party.
The Senate has confirmed five West
Virginia postmasters. as follows: James
Brady. BarboursvilIe; Floyd j. Brown,
Bluefeld; Thomas F. Henritze, Welsh;
B. F. Patton. HarrisyilIe; and Andrew
Price, Marlinton. Senator Chiffon has
recommended the appointment of the
following persons as postmasters: C..
C. Sweeney, at Saint Marys; DIR. A..
A. MEREDITH. at SistersviIle; and S. ".
Shanklin, at Gary.
Congressman Brown has introduced
bills granting a pension to Ed Travis,
Grafton; and to correct the military
record of j. w. Mankins, of Tunnel
ton Through the pension bureau he
he has obtained pensions for Isaac
Shultz, Rodamer; and Francis NJ.
Harrington, Independence.
Fresh crocarieS Tend;a