Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-03
WASHINGTON AFFAIRS.
Especial to The Bulletin.)


the intimations which :. in some in
stances amounted to threats have
melted away. Harmony prevails in
both democratic and republican ranks.
That is, team work seems assured, +
even though personal differences of |
opinion as to policy. methods and lead
ership may not have changed Every
one realized that the. incoming Of a re-
publican congress means far more than |
a mere change of personnel in the gov
erning officers. 1t was 4. the turning I
point in tremendous after the war leg |
islation and policy of domestic prob /
lens as wen. The induction. into Office |
of republican leaders and the control
of legislation by that party spells a
and a democratic administration whose
president is 5000 miles away on for
| eign SOIL while the republican congress
| is on duty at its old stand.
| The republicans have started out on
! a policy of fairness to all, as was made
clear in the opening speech Of Speaker
GiIlett The 66th congress starts out
on its two years course with flags fly
ing and a determination to enact legis-
lation that will be just. economic and
safeguard to the country. Of course,
there will be much debate. pickering
and wrangling over details. as that
! cannot be avoided in a body of 4S5 men
all privileged to speak their minds
! freely But team work will be the
watchword and the outlook at this mo-
ment is for party harmony.
In fact, the expected storm has not
materialized. Neither party is blind to
the fact that team work is the only
thing which will give the republicans
success Or the democrats power to hold
down legislation which they regard as
| 1aod -ar-a
game and stepped down from their
high positions with good grace. But
they are sharpening their knives and
already there have been some lively
bipartisan scrimmages led by former
Floor Leader Kitchen. Champ Clark
has so far remained a smiling onlook-
err; but when the need comes he Will
take the reins into his own hands. He
is simply waiting for something worth
| while to happen. then he will roll up
, his sleeves and plunge in.
Whatever happens, New England
will play an important part IN framing
t legislation. Not only are Senator
+ Lodge and Speaker Gillett represent
ing the highest positions in the power
of congress to give. but New England
senators and members have been as
signed to many of the. highest and most
: important committee ciairmanships
2 and placements And they will have a
t direct hand in framing the financial
commercial and foreign policies Of the
. United States. In both senate and
. house New England holds responsible
positions on foreign relations, military
$ navy, banking and currency. finance
t commerce and interstate commerce
These men will pull together and New
England will be strong factor II
coming Ieis1at ton. A large share of the
credit of securing party harmony ano
t a united front in the matter of senate
e organization is due the good Judgment
n | tact and experience of Senator Bran
desee, who was chairman Of the com
! mittee on committees which prepared
. the list of assignments.
: Senator Mclean, by his assignee nj
c as chairman of the senate committee
: on banking and currency, now take:
= possession of one of the finest three
room suites in the Office building. L
: is located on the third floor and con-
: sists of a very large corner room
: handsomely furnished in mahogany
h where the entire committee holds 1t!
regular meetings and special hearings
next comes a large room where thu
:, clerk of the committee and the clerica
II force is established leading out of Thu
&c room is private Office for the eXclu
: sive use of Mr. Mclean as chairman
d Not only is the suite commodious ant
n remarkably well located opposite tn
beautiful Capitol park. with its wealtl
a Of splendid trees and Towering shrubs
but it's decorations are especially in
1t teresting In the great committee room
: are handsome models Of the old frigat
e Constitution and the Santa Maria, II
a which Columbus crossed the Atlantic
4 The models are about five feet lon
a,,T,
- model of the Constitution is placed i
&c front of a decorated panel representa-
~ the harbor at New London, which wa
= long the headquarters of that ship. TIL
If Santa Maria is backed by a pane
showing the island of San Salvador
y the first land discovered by Columbu:
y. From the Constitution flies the Ameri
Of can flag. while the Santa Maria file
10 the Spanish colors of red and yellow
~ and its bullying sails are of soft. du
o. brown. 1t is not unlikely a model G
is an airnlane will later be added to tn
Of collection, to show the progress mad
If in transatlantic navigation sine
;, America was discovered in 1892.
Senator Mclean has long hold tn
q position of ranking members of tn
st banking and currency committee an
assumes the important duty of il
!, chairman remarkably equipped for h
- duties. The senate holds the finance;
III and business Judgment of Mr.. McLea
Sc in such high esteem that it not onl
Mt assigned him to the Craftsmanship
il banking and currency but also place
him on the finance committee. whic
holds the highest rank of all commits
tees. ,, ....
Mr.. Mclean has selected his Ions
:, time private secretary, w. H, Sault, 4
y Waterbury, as clerk of the committe
D. Sault is remarkably well qualified fl
the position, as he has not only serve
as secretary to Sena tor Mclean. bl
at was previously private secretary
OF Governor Lilley and to Congressma
Tilson. .,-.
Congressman Tilson has asked cor
nd sress to grant medals to survivors
e. heirs Of volunteers Of the famous Pc
- Hudson "Forlorn Hope storming pa
&c ty, and so make good promise
General Banks when the attack W;
made during the Civil war. 1t will J
e's recalled that when Port Hudson W:
DIS about to be stormed the attack W;
ut regarded as so hazardous that Banl
would not order the men to go b
called for volunteers, and at the san
a., time said he would, see to it that the
great courage and patriotism was r
y warded by congress. Senator McLes
IT. introduced such a bill in the senate
I; the 65th congress. but it has new
ii passed. Tilson is hopeful that the Il
re- coming congress will redeem the pied
ed made by Banks.
ice Congressman Loneraan has intr
duced bill asking for 100000 for Il
erection in the city of Washington
l.. a statue in honor of Connecticut's he,
80 Nathan Hale.
7e9 Senators Brandegee and McLe;