The farmer and mechanic., 1915-10-12
(By H. +. c. BRYANT)
Staff CORRESPONDENT

winter. Many Of those who live in
the far Western States are already
here, and located. None Of the North
Carolinians are back yet
Representative Claude Kitchin. who
comes early to help make up the COM
nittees of the House. is expected by
the middle of November. Senator
Simmons, who will plan with Secre-
tray McAdoo OF the Treasury to boost
the revenues to meet the expenditures
of the government will arrive some
time next month. Senator Overman |
chairman of the Senate Committee on
Rules. will have to be here a little
ahead of time will lease q house or a |
suite of rooms at one Of the leading
hotels for six months. He will return |
to close up the old lobby hearing and
get his report ready.
Senator Overman has an important
duty and unique in a way; that is in
specting the Capitol to see if it is in
shape for Congress. In other words.
he overlooks the spending of thou
sands of dollars to keep the building
and grounds in condition. Superin-
tendent Woods has put the streets
grounds and buildings on Capitol Hill
in up-to-date condition during the
vacation of Congress, and will be
ready for Senator Overman when ne
comes.
Representative John III. Small. of
the House Committee on rivers and
harbors will come prepared to look
after North Cardinals interest next
session. The fights on the river and
harbor bills in the last Congress
crippled some of the projects in North
Carolina. At the coming session some
definite steps to repair the damage
done by Senator Burton and others
will be made.
Mr &c
with ambition to be the Republican
nominee for the Presidency. He can
not use his Sledge hammer and lung
power against river and harbor pro-
jects. and call them pork barrel
items. Senator Kenyon is not quite
heavy enough to WELD the Burton
club. Therefore, Messrs Small and
other river and harbor specialists will
make a dash for the goal at the COM
ing session.
Representative Kitchin has a her
Culean task ahead of him. He is to
lead the House for the Democrats
Here are some Of the things that will
keep him awake at night: Woman
suffrage demands, pressed by a de-
termined lobby; anti-liquor laws for
the District of Columbia and the rest
of the nation; the tariff will be opened
just a little, and national defense is
looming large. Mr.. Kitchin has broad
shoulders and large hands, but he will
need every inch of them.
Representative Hood is q new man
and has not been assigned to any COM
mittee but he will show what he is
made of early in the game for there
is already talk of a contest against
him for the nomination next time
Mr.. Hood is young, active and will be
given an opportunity to make a show
ing his first term.
no, ri
the House Committee on Rules, one o.
the most important committees o.
Congress, will have to wrestle with
suffrage, prohibition and other i'm
portant propositions. Chairman Henr.
who is running for the Senate IL
Texas may have to quit his commit
tee to take care of his opponents. H
has taken the liquor end of the Texa
contest, and the National Anti-Salool
League may fight his reappointmen
TO the rules committee chairmanshlI
That would promote Mr.. POu.
Representative Stedman is mem
ber of the House Committee o.
Foreign Affairs. The internationa
situation. with it's many complications
makes that a most important commit
tee. President Wilson may need
friend-such as Major Stedman ca
be-if the question of an embargo o
arms comes up next session as
promises to do. Mr. Stedman ha
served we'll on this committee.
Representative Goodwin is bus
beating off ambitious opponents in III
district but he has some pressln
work as chairman of the House Con-
Ulittee on Reforms in the Civil Sci
vice.
Representative Page, as a prOmlr
ent member of the House Commltte
no Appropriations will sit on the II
o. the Treasury when congressme
with open hands come around. NJ
Page has saved Uncle Sam mllllor
OF dollars. He is the man that han
mers back with a club onrushing Di
trict of Columbia grabbers In az
dition, Mr.. Page plays high politics
the House, and is about as clever
the game as any man of his time.