The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-05
IOWA MEMBERS
FARE VERY WELL
coNoREssMEN GET
GOOD COMMITTEE PLACES.
ORDER EFFECTlNG R, D. CARRIERS
Postmastcrs May Hereafter Grant
Them a Thirty Day Leave Of Alb
sence Without Pay In Addition
to Their is Days With Pay.

to Their is Days With Pay.
| Washington,D c., June 4.-The
eight republican representatives in
congress from Iowa, all things con-
sidered, Jared pretty well in the as
signment of committee places as rec
commended by Minority Leader Mann.
The Iowa delegation was given rep
Presentation on, the Ways and Means,
Appropriations, Banking and Curren-
cy. Rivers and Harbors, Insular AT
fairs, Agriculture and Good Roads
committees, among the important
committees.
Representative Kennedy of the
First district, retains his old place on
the Rivers and Harbors committee,
which is exactly where he wants to
be, so that he may be in position at
all times to look after the water front
| Interests of the cities of Burlington,
Keokuk and Fort Madison, all in his
district, and that 100-mile stretch OF
valuable farm land lying along the
Iowa bank of the Mississippi river in
Louisa, Des .Moines and Lee counties.
Mr.. Kennedy stands next to the rank.
and Harbors committee, and is the
ranking member of his party on the
Mileage committee.
The Second and Third districts are
represented by democrats. Repre-
sentative Haugen of the Fourth dis
trict, is the ranking republican MEM
Der of the great committee on Agricul-
ture, and, with Mr.. Haugen on deck,
the dairy interests will always have a
friends at court.
Representative Good of the Fifth
district, retains his cherished place
on the Appropriations committee and
thereby the powder trust seems book
ed for another slamming.
The Sixth district Is represented by
a democrat. Representative Prouty
of the Seventh district, once more
will be on the District of Columbia
committee and the judge probably
will reintroduce his bill to put the
capital Of the nation under a modified
form OF the Des Moines plan of NUM-
ciple government. Judge Prouty al
so retains his place on the Good
Roads committee, which would assist
him in his campaign If he should
change his decision as to his retiring
from congress at the end of the pres
ent term and again should think it
wise to make good roads" the chief
issue
Representative Towner of the
Eighth district Is the ranking repub-
lican on the Insular Affairs commit
tee and is a member of the committee
on Education.
I Representative Green of the Ninth
district has the high honor OF being
on the Ways and Means committee.
Representative Woods of the Tenth
district, was given place on the
Banking and Currency committee and
becomes ranking republican on the
Industrial Arts and Expositions com
mittec.
Representative Scott of the Elev-
enth district, was assigned to Reform
in the Civil Service, Claims and Coin
age committees Mr.. Scott aspired
to place on the Judiciary committee
and his candidacy was espoused by
Senator Cummins. This did not help
him any, for the house is jealous of
its rights and is quick to resent any
suggestions from the north wing OF
the capitol as to how to run its bust
ness.
| A review of the assignments will
disclose that five of the eight repub-
lIican congressman from Iowa are the
ranking members of their party on
their respective committees.
Carriers in the rural delivering ser
vice are affected by the following
amendment to a recent order OF the
Postmaster General:
Postmasters may. in addition to the
leave of absence with pay, provided
by law, grant leave of absence with
tout pay to rural carriers in cases OF
sickness. disability received in the
service. or other urgent necessity, or
when the services of substitutes are
available, for the purpose of attend
ing meetings of their state or national
associations. such leave not to exceed
thirty days in fiscal year For
leave of absence without pay TO cover
a longer period. application shall be
made to the Fourth Assistant Post
master General division OF Rural
.Mails) definitely stating the reason
for the request and the number oil
days the carrier has been absent on
leave without pay during the fiscal
year II the leave is desired on &C
count of illness a statement from the
attending physician, certifying as to
the nature of the carriers illness and
Its probable duration. shall be for.
warded, IL possible with the applica'
tion.