The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-08-13


than can we'll be estimated.
Congressman Howell has been as
active and perhaps more active than
any man in Congress- In matters per
tanning to mines and mining. To him,
as much as to any other man in the
United States is due the credit for
the establishment of the Bureau of
Mines and the manifold benefits flow
ing from the establishment of that
Bureau. During the past winter he
was sent to Michigan by Congress to
investigate the conditions connected
with recent mine troubles there.
OF the twenty-one members Of the
Committee on Agriculture, there are
only three Republicans ranking above
Congressman Howell, and as one or
two Of these may not be reelected
Congressman Howell will almost GER
tainly be the next man to the chair
man of the committee on agriculture
and may be the chairman. This be-
comes important when 1t, is realized
that all the real work of the House
is done in committees. To Illustrate:
After the recent tariff bill was APP
proved by the committee there was
scarcely a single change made in It's
provisions on the fiooN of the House,
notwithstanding it comprised many
hundreds of pages. Oscar Under
wood was the most powerful man In
the House in the tariff revision be-
cause he was the chairman OF the
committee, and he was chairman OF
the committee and is leader Of the
majority in the House because OF his
long term of service there, having
been ten times elected to the HoSse
OF Representatives and served twenty
wears. Champ Clark has earned his
position of influence and speaker OF
the House of Representatives by vir-
tue of his long term Of service haV-
ing been ten times elected to Con-
grass and having served there for
twenty years.
Congressman Mann was unknown
the first few years he served in the
House. but through eighteen years
of service he has, through his iohs
tenure become the leader Of the Re-
J publican side Of the House.
The same is true of all chairmeh
OF committees and prominent ana
influential members OF the House,
thew attain to these positions only
nv long service in the House. 1t Is
ALWAYS therefore, very much to a
state's interest to keep represen'
,atiye in Congress as long as posi-
h,e provided he is faithful to his
trust Anyone familiar with Con-
gressman Howells record, who mas
watched carefully the Congressional
record. and particularly the proceeu'
ines of committees will agree that ne
has been one of the most efficient
faithful and effective workers Oh
corgress He has the reputation oil
attending more faithfully and enec
uve,v 70 the interests ana business
~ his constituents before the various
ovooutive departments in Washington
than ANY other member of the House
~ Representatives. With unparall'
ed zeal and energy he has secured the
massage in the House of the numer
Gus bills introduced in the Senate by
/, the two able Utah Senators, often
times introducing in the House com
panion bills to the Senate bills II
addition to securing the passage o'
the many bills introduced by himself
II is oftentimes, more difficult mat
ter to secure the passage OF Dill
in the House than in the Senate, as
in the former It must pass the scrut
J my Of 400 members while in the Sen