The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-09-23
CONTROLS ALL
COMMITTEES


spondemce 1.-The announcement that
Hon. John J. Fitzgerald has rehnquish-
ed congressional honors and will seek
the graver tmospbere of the Judiciary
and seat ON the New York bench
directs attention to two facts: First.
that ''FttNy," long disguised with the
antics of his Democratic colleagues in
congress. intends TO retain some rem
nants of selfrespect, and, second, that
ait last complete control over federal
Legislation will now pass into the hands
Of the southern democracy.
fitzgerald was the only Democrat
from a northern state holding a chadr-
manship on a house committee of any
Importance Several times during the
last congress. In his role as legislative
buffer for the northern and western
states flor a lot Of weird legislation,
he took occasion DO hand the southern
contingent some acid comment ON the
way they were plunging into the pub
bic Golfers and scattering the tax pay
ers' money all over the south. Swag-
ar Sherhey, Of Kentucky, will succeed
him as chairman Of the committees on
appropriations. In the organization Of
the next house the important COM
mittees and their chairmen win in all
probability be as follows:
Accounts-James t. Lloyd, Missouri
Agriculture-Asbury f.. Lever, South
Carolina
Appropriations--swagar sheriey. Ken
lucky.
Banking and currency--Carter Glass,
Virginia.
Census--Harvey Helm. Kentucky.
Claims Edward w. Pou, North Caro-
lima.
District of Coiumbia--Ben johnson.
Kentucky
Educatim-Dudisv NJ. Hughes, Geor-
gia.
Foreign affairs Henry D. Flood, vir-
gAnia.
Immigration--John L Burnett. Ala
bama-l
Indian affairs John H. Stephens.
Texas
Insular affairs-w william A. Jones, viz
gtnia.
Interstate and foreign commerce
William C. Adamson, Georgia.
Judiciary Edwin Y. Webb. North Car.
DINA
Labor-David ]. Lewis. Maryland.
Merchant marine and fisheries-John
w. Alexander. Missouri
Military affairs--James Hay, Virginia.
Naval affairs--Lemuel P. Padgett. Ten
nessee.
Patents-wilnam A. oldfield. Arian-
sas
Post office and post roads--John A.
Moon, Tennessee.
Public buildings and grounds Frank
CAa1k,. Florsia-
Public lands Scott Ferris, Oklahoma
Rivers and harbors-s. M. sparkman.
Flortda-A r
Roads Dorsey ShackelEord. Missouri
Rules-Robert L. Henry, Texas.
Territories-w. C. Houston, Tennes-
:sea
Ways and means-Clande Kitchin,
North Carolina.
Practically all legislation OF import
ance to the country Is handled by
these 81 committees. and the power of
chairman over his committee Is well
nigh despotic. There are 81 other COM
mithees of small accounE and a few OF
these have representatives from the
north and west for chairmenA
In the senate Francis G. Newlands.
Of Nevada, Is chairman Of the commit
tee ON Interstate commerce, James A.
o'Gorman, of New York, Is chairman of
the committee ON interoceanic Canals,
and George f. Chamberlain Of Oregon,
is chairman OF the committee ON mill
tary affairs. The chairunen OF the
other important committees are all
from the south.
With the cabinet bossed by Presi-
dent Wilson and son-in-iaw McAdoo.
both born in the south and both send
ing everything they can back there, It
would seem that that section OF our
United States Is pretty we'll looked