Evening star., 1919-03-15

The Joint congressional commission
on the reclassifcation Of federal and
District employees in the District OF
Columbia is composed Of men who
come from states west Of the Missis-
sippi river, with one exception, ana
he halls from Wisconsin Two-Sen-
ator Spencer and former Representa-
tive Hamlin. are from Missouri: one
is from New Mexico. Senator Jones;
ON Is from Nevada. Senator Hender-
son; one IL from Colorado. former
Representative Keating. and one is
from Wisconsin. former Representa-
tive Cooper.
The senatorial members Of the COM
mission are all members Of the in
coming Congress, while the repre-
sentatives of the House are men who
retired from Congress March 4.
The selection of the membership OF
the commission is regarded by the
tunate. Men of ability have been ap-
pointed to the task of making recon-
mendations for Redistribution OF tho
government employees and for ade.
0uate nay for the work performed. It
is q big task, and If properly handed
justices IN the matter OF compensa-
ton.
Senator Jones Chairman.
Senator Andrefus A. Jones of New
Mexico (dem).. chairman of the COM
mission. before he entered the senate
was frst assistant secretary OF the
Interior, serving in that office from
1913 to 1915. when he was elected to
the Senate, and is familiar with the
government service in this city. He
has personal knowledge OF the needs
familiar with the fact that many of
the governments employees are today
underpaid. During the last Congress
Senator Jones was chairman OF the
woman suffrage committee, and labor :
ed hard to have the constitutional
am endment for suffrage put through
Congress and submitted to the states
for ratification.
Back home Senator Jones is known
AZ a lawyer of ability and as a stock
raiser. He was born in Tennessee, but
served as mayor Of his home city, Las
Vegas, and as president OF the New
Mexico Bar Association. -
Two New Members Of Senate.
The vice chairman Of the commits
sion is Senator Charles Belknap Hen
derson Of Nevada. Senator Henderson
has been a member of the Senate for
a little over a year having been ap-
pointed to fill the vacnacy created by
the death of Senator Francis G. New
lands, and last November elected to
fill the same seat. He is regarded.
and energetic Of the younger sena-
tors. He was born in San Jose, Cal.
in 1873, and since 1875 has lived in
Nevada. Senator Henderson studied
at University of the Pacific, Stanford
University and Ann Arbor: During
the Spanish-A american war he served
as first lieutenant in the I'd Regiment
Of Forrey's Rough RfderA Before
coming to the Senate he served IN the
Nevada state Legislature.
8te on the commission 10 Senator Sell
den Palmer Spencer. He entered the
Senate last Decembe1, having been
chosen to nm the seat occupied by the
late Senator Stone. He defeated Jo-
nee, by more than $4,000 votes. and is
the frSt republican to come to the
Senate from Missouri in many years.
He 10 q graduate OF Yale in the class
of 1884. Senator Spencer was at one
dence at Missouri Medical College.
He also was member OF the Missouri
legislature and a Judge of the circuit
court Of st. Louis.
Former House Members.
Edward Keatine Of Colorado. secre-
tary of the commission and former
member Of the House. served for six
years in Congress. He is q newspaper
man, having served in a newspaper
office from the time he was fourteen
years old and held the position OF
copytoader in a proofroom until he
became proprietor OF the Pueblo
Leader. Much Of his newspaper eD-
psrienoe was in Denver: whsre he
served a. reporter. city editor and
managing editor. Mr.. Keating has
taken a keen interest in the govern
ment employees and was author with
Senator McKellar Of the civil service
retire jhent bill, which had the support
Of thu employees themselves, during
the llst session Of Congress.
Courtney Walker Hamlin, democrat.
Of Springfield. Mo. served for four
teeH years as a member Of the House.
He went down under the republican
landslide last November. Mr.. Hamlin
is a lawyer Of ability.
Henry Allen Cooper Of Wisconsin,
republican, is one Of the veterans Of
<heS House. having served twenty.
four years IN that body. He W16 do
featcd hast NoVembeG, hoWovex MF.
Cooper waO regarded - oGD Of tho
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