Evening star., 1921-09-25

The chairman, Boise Penrose of Penn1
sylvania, is political and Legislative
genius. and although for the past yeaI
he has been constantly under the card
of physicians, his mind has lost nond
of its keenness. As he sits at tho
head of the committee table you
note a rather large man, whose man
ner is like that of the president OF d
great corporation. He has no US
for oratory; he wants facts a
wants them quickly, and while
| manner is snappy, it is not unkin
The next member Of the comml
! is Porter J. McCumber, senior sen a
from North Dakota. He is lawyeI
| who is thoroughly in touch with tha
agricultural and commercial life Of
the nation, quiet of demeanor, but
| a keen analyst, man who is nevel
ruffled in debate.
The next member is Reed Smoot OF
Utah. one of the keenest students OF
the Senate, a man whose entire lifd
has been devoted to the study of eco
nomic problems. The next member u
Robert NJ. La Toilette of Wisconsin,
/ who for number of years has occupied
a prominent position in Congress. lili
early training in the House of ReIfc
/! him during the time that he has been id
| the Senate, and he has participated IN
numerous tariff debates. La Follett|
j is looked upon as one of the hardes
| working members of the Senate.
THE next member is from Vermont
William L. Dillingham;. He hal
been a member Of the Senate for oA-e|
twenty years and his calm judgment
has won for him an enviable reputa|
tion and, like his colleagues. he hal
matters. George p. Mclean of Con|
necticut came to the Senate in 1911
and was reelected in 1916. The earl
part of his life was devoted 10 thI
I practice of law and the study of mani
ufacturing conditions as they affect
ed the United States. Mr.. Mclean il
an authority on the cost of manufacI
| tured articles, both in this countr
and abroad. Charles Curtis Of Kansas
the republican whip in the Senat'|
served for a number of years in tn
| House of Representatives and as
recognition of his ability was sent
| the Senate. Like his colleagues oI
the committee, he has participated
! numerous tariff debates. James
Watson of Indiana, recently returneI
! to the Senate, is another member wh
served for a number of years in tn
| House of Representatives, being
one time the republican whip of tha
branch. Senator Watson is one OF II
best informed men on legislative ma
ters in the Senate.
The next member is William NJ. Ca
| der of New York, who served nun
ber of terms in the House. He is we
versed in business affairs and n
hard-working committeeman. He rs
constant attendant at the session
The next republican member of til
committee is Howard Sutherland
West Virginia, who also served in til
House before becoming men,har
the Senate. During the earlier part
his life he was the editor of repuI
, lican newspaper in West Virginia.
seldom engages in debate, connnin
his activities largely to work in II
different committees of which he
a member. The ranking democrat
member of the committee is Furnifo
M. Simmons of North Carolina.
| was elected to the Senate in 1901, ~
elected in 1907, 1913, 1918.
John Sharp Williams, the next den
ocratic member, also served for mar
years in the House, being electe
from his district without any opp3
sition. The next minority memb'
is Andrieus a. Jones, lawyer ar
Jones, like his colleagues, is ded
student Of political affairs. and ma
!; ;ters that particularly affect the we
I and southwest are those in which
specjaliges. He is a forceful. dire
| speaker. Peter G. Gerry. the yound
est member of the committee. Is
/ democrat from Rhode Island.
served as a member of the House
the Sixty-t1,ird Congress and af
erward was elected to the Senat
James 4. Reed of Missouri began h
term In the Senate March 4. 1S1
His work since coming to the Sena
has brought him into national pron
inencs and he is a forceful debate
David /. Walsh of Massachusetts,.
democrat, was elected lieutenant go
ernor of Massa chusetts in 1918. ?
q year later was elected goverhd
and was reelected to that ofice.
was elected to the United States Sc
ate in 1918 to succeed the prese
Secretary of War. John w. weeks.