New Ulm review., 1913-01-22
Legislative News From
State and National Capitals
Democrats GetScant At Hands 81 Speaker
Rines In Matter Of House Committee
Chairmanships
Congressman Hammond Interested In The Tariff Question,
Especially The Beet Sugar Schedule.

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/ lXlbsss sch.ller: Iusurance, Moonan:
|AGanicipa,a c Corpor.t.ons. Collier: s.,,e
soldisrs' Home and Military Af.,r,,
/ e. r. Cook; Towns and Counties. q.
81. Chs.dle; Engrossment, A. a.
Poehler;; Eprol ollment, J. ]. Ahmann;
ssate Trsinine School, ]. b. sullivan.
A5 glance at The House commit,ee 90
1azss shows The following member,
yiotssely opposed 70 the passage Of :
Etonnalgs j. ~. r. c. Dunn. A. J. War.
,nsr, G. II. Riben,ck, D p. O,Nelll and
NV. 81. Wescott. Mr.. Rines resides In
~ Eighth tlistrict xhere Il Il POLITICAL
snicide TO favor : tonoaee tsx. Repre-.
Epsctatives ;Bjosee and Frankson. how.
oyer, Vill; lead the fieht for Z tonnage
IL we1v given places ON thu .sax com.
slittso. l. l.. belie7ed. however. thas
80 cOpmitaee IL p,cked aoainss, =
A1aaaks tex.. ~ t,.
VitA batK eew more than fiftv ioha
- hid .diInoaal Mr.. Rinaa -
tsisgsd By sdD5 hunery Ranuhlican
|, 11ol,caeiona + and thair q. .O00 ~ n.nre
l1nxious iri6nda. .Tha Rannrh1ican.
90 hardly, ~, thas the D. ocr.sa =.
oRce. .hurais1ax. star a,,eh - ..,rhi.
;1ttos. . 1, 4 N, .,
Albsst Pfel elefaer mada An ahla plaa
easaeure rapiiaaso slnn for &h. nc,rn..
IllsIe parry 81 81 tha rules com .nit,ee.
tHanry Rinaa 4: mfaead ~ >...,,..,
pppOttunity Is do the ma1n .nimon,
hing 81 giving tthe minnri.v ranra.
ssptation upon thi. in,portant com.
mittee. He followed tho machine t;.c.
tics OF shis predecessors. and denied
tn D16dctnts even 6 s member on, the
witch shapes the oroaniz..
tion OF the House. But Mr.. Rines /.
candidate for state auditor two
years hence and must "maken Or
"msr" his political fortune this wear.
Upon the whole. the organization of
either house from Democratic stand.
point does not differ materially from
past years. Mr.. Burnouist in the
Senate was more inclined TO be fair
or 90 fair as the aque.Hxycrait
allowed him to be than was
Mr.. Rlnes in the House. The distri.
button Of committee appointments. \.
far ~ the Democr ats are concerned.
d oes not differ materially over former
sessions. .. rs ss-
Lieutenant Governor. Burnouist is
10 against an embarrassing s;,ua,,on
alrexdy. he was indorsed by the
Bull Moosers At the fall election.
Already he has given 1t out privately
nAt ne 10 opposed to legalizinK the
orogtesslve party. How 10 that for
'rsttooe: I0e Democrats, however;
eelng the justice IN the claim OF The
rogresslves Tor recognition at the
'ext primaries will support the
neasure' Inc FroRresslves DO not
~ loooy 1or tnelr Dill, oat
JUS VI tne tsepooi1csns VINO are
urs4ne poltlcsl amoltlons WILL Ind
,rosresslVes opposing them oy petl-
'oo s"o jesrs nence' henry Hines 10
ppose" 10 recognizing the Fro-
ressiVes, stnougn ne supported ,
'ooseSei' 'assIsIl. Inc lact thai ne ,
into osrga'n Wild such re-
csloaseles Is Lennon ana kneeland
'o'cs'es clearly snst ne 10 going to I
10y Inc ''F'cs party game curing the 8
'ss'on. II
There will be one member of the |
[tonesota delegation in Congress who d
i'll profit by the change of admins. I