The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-04-24
Vermont Senators Find
Themselves Chairmen of
Minor Committees
AS RESULT OF CHANGE
IN PARTY MAJORITY
Vermont Stone in Public
Buildings Very Notice
able in City

Washington, d. c.. April 24.--When
the political complexion of the Senate
changed, placing the Democrats in the
majority and the Republicans in the MI
norty, all of the committees of the
Senate suffered shake-up of such mag
nitude that it was impossible for some
time to recognize any one of the great
committees by its personnel. Many Re-
publicans, who previously held the chair
manships of large committees and oc-
cupied commodious committee rooms in
the capitol building. have been relegat-
ed to the head of insignificant commit
tees, known as minority committees, and
have been compelled TO move to smaller
quarters.
Vermont's senators suffered with the
others Senator Dillingham;, who was
chairman of the committee on privileges
and elections, is now chairman of one
of the twenty minority committees, the
University of she United States, and
Senator Page, formerly chairman of the
committee on Cuban relations, now heads
the committee on disposition of useless
papers in the executive departments.
They still retain, however their mem
bership on many important committees,
but they become minority members in
stead of majority.
Senator Dillingham; is a member of
the following committees: Appropra
tions, audit and control of contingent
expenses of the 9snate, District of Co
lumba, expenditures in the department
of the navy immigration, judiciary and
privileges and elections. Senator Page
is member of the following commit
Tees Agriculture and forestry, educa |
ton and labor, Indian affairs. inter /
oceanic canals, naval affairs and print
ing
IT does not require very extensive |
travel around Washington to appreciate
the fact that Vermont produces some
things which are everywhere conspicu-
Gus. On the site next to the Union
station is being erected the new city
postofiice building. Upon a placard in
front Of the building can be read this
sign: Woodbury. Granite Company,
Hardwick Vermont Chicago, New York
and Bethel. Vermont" The Union sta
ton, not the largest in the world, but
one OF the most handsome. is construct
ed of Vermont granite. The Senate Of
Ace building in which every senator of
the United States has an office, is con
structed of Vermont marble, In the
navy yard win be found familiar name
IN the scales. And so it goes every
where the critical eve can find evidences
If Vermonts activity.
p~s1 ~. - ,,,,iS. \
Toner of agriculture in Vermont, was I
-isitor in the city last week on his way a
Iome from Richmond Va. and Chicago, {
H., where he has been attending meet f
ngs of agrieulturists. Mr. Brigham is T
tudying the problem of marketing farm c
roduets with a view to inaugurating
easibIe system in Vermont for the aid t
{ the agrieulturists there. While in u
he had an opportunity to talk "
18th a representative from Wisconsin, N
here especial efforts are being made il
long similar lines of work. As result a
the meeting in Chicago of the ma b
onal conference on marketing and farm p
-edits, a delegation is in Washington hi
, bring to the attention of Congress Al
nd the president the Importance of Il
gislation looking to better methods in Il
arketing farm products and better S,
revision for farm credits. W
W. d. Hassett, formerly a well known ell
ermont newspaper man and now a 81
preventative of the Associated Press al
Washington, was one of a party of az
ght newspaper men to accompany the w
lief party to the flooded districts OF of
no and Indiana headed by Secretary dt
War Garrison and General Wood. M
he relief train at one point in the m
ip had to pass over section of the st
ad submerged in three or four feet an
water. The water was so high that eli
r. Hassett could reach the surface by tn
acing his arm out of the ear window. tn
he engineer of the train experienced ex
nervous half hour as he expected an
plosion might take place at any time. trs
lie door of the fire box was kept open ca,
a precautionary measure against an inl
plosion in case the water reached the a
e. Ii did reach the ash pan. causing ira
volume of steam to issue from the vel
, during the trip across the dangerous of
.tion of road bed. Mr. llassett is now TO,
signed to the state. war and navy de-
rtments as a representative of the
ISOLATED Press. Dill
the
Vermont Democrats will be interest Dis
in the following, which appeared in cha
recent issue of the Washington Post: ing
homss H. Browne of Rutland, Demo Wa
tic national committeeman for Yer tia
mt, is making no apologies to his fell vii
members of the national organiza con
n because Vermont failed to deliver I
electoral vote TO President Wilson. roo
has been the object of good natured hay
Ilery because Vermont wss one of the of
states that went Republican. but he suff
for