Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-22

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SENATOR
Ability, industry, loyalty, sue.
cess, have made United States
Senator Andrieus A. Jones of New
Mexico an asset of tremendous
value to his home state.
Devotion to the public welfare
and unremitting study of big ma
tional problems have given A. A.
Jones a position of unique influ-
ence in the Z. S. Senate.
BY supplanting Senator Jones
with a new, untried, inexperienced
man. a novice, who would have
to spend years learning what
Senator Jones already knows as to
New MeXicos and the nations
needs, and the means of meeting
them. New Mexico would sacri-
flee position of priceless ad-
vantage in the U. S. Senate and
be left with two inexperienced
beginners representing her there.
Reelection of Senator Jones
means recognition for distinguish
ed public service, a refusal to
throw away big advantage won
for this state
Here. in nutshell. is the rec
ord Of Senator Jones notable
achievements at Washington.
1t is a record of faithful stew
ardship ably performed.
On Important Committees.
Committee appointments spell
senatorial influence--or the lack
Of it. Committee appointments
are the index to the standing of a
senator with his colleagues.
1t has been as a member of
some of the most important COM
mittees of the Senate that Senator
Jones has been able to give New
Mexico and the nation the invalu-
able service he has rendered to
both.
When he entered the Senate,
Mr.. Jones needed no introduction.
His work as Assistant Secretary
of the Interior, Of great benefit
to New Mexico and the whole
West, made him nationally known,
gave him an inside knowledge of
great economic problems. brought
him into intimate contact with
Congress and the Cabinet. and
recognition in the Senate was in
slant. Almost at once he became
a member of the Finance Com
the Committee on Public
Lands, the Committee on Educa-
ton and Labor. the Committee on
in the Interior De-
partment, the Committee on In
dian Affairs, the Committee on
Mines and Mining, the Committee
on Manufactures. the Committee
on the Audit and Control of Con-
tingent Expenses of the Senate,
and the Committee on the Geo
logical Survey. He later became
2 member of the Appropriations
Committee and served with note
.s Chairman and member of the
Committee on Woman Suffrage.
Membership on both the FL |
nance and Appropriations Com
mittees is an unusual distinction. |
These two are the most powerful |
senate committees. The Finance |
Committee frames, remolds, rec /
'mmends legislation for raising
'evenues; the Appropriations
Committee originates or approves
bills to determine. authorize and !
meet the expenses of the national /
government. 1t is the Finance
committee which devises fiscal !,
measures like those relating to
axation and tariffs. vital Federal
egislation. The Appropriations
Committee deals not only with
he regular budget of the govern
nent. but also with appropriations
or special purposes in which the
Individual states are concerned.
To the Committee on Public
lands are referred bills of the
'reatest moment to New Mexico
nd the Southwest.
Senator Jones immediate as
ignment to these big committees
vas recognition of his ability
nd painstaking industry. Ii
Senator Jones was also chosen
s Chairman or member of vari-
us important special commit
ees; one, the Committee on Wo-
IAN Suffrage, of which he was (
hartman. was perhaps the chief {
actor in bringing about votes for s
omen. In 1919 he was appointed
hartman of the Joint Committee {
n Reconsideration OF Salaries. {
hose work became the founda- {
on for the legislation proposed {
the Sterling-Lehlbach bill i
Senator Jones IN 1919 was APP !
ointed a member Of the Special &
ommittee on the Budget system, Y
HIGH perfected the Budget Bill /
nee enacted into law. e
Such were Senator Jones re- 6
arkable opportunities for service. Ii
How Jones Used Opportunity. o
The record shows how Senator h
ones made use of his opportuni- n
es.
Following is a list Of few
ltstanding measures for which n
'nator Jones exerted his influ- IL
ICE or cast his vote-higIn lights In
bis six years faithful and inn ! V