MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 12, 1917.
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jSimmona And Overman Lead
". era in Moat Important Senate
Activities; Each Represent'
tive from North Carolina in
64th Congress - Has Been
Faithful And Efficient
By H. E. C BRYANT.
Washington, March llRep. John H
Smell, who lingered in Washington af
ter sis colleagues had departed, made an
entertaining statement today. Ho dis
wed with Tar Hael newspaper men
tae r.orth Carolina delegation in Con
"I have elews of current interest,"
aid be, "but I mar indulge in a bit
of reminiscence of the past two years,
waica-I helieve will be interesting to
the people of North Carolina. The
Bixty-fourth Congress has just elosed
and has covered a period filled with
man subjects of large domestic im-
rrtanee and international import If
may eliminate myself and be spared
the auspicion of egoism, I wish to say
something about the North Carolina
delegation in Congress. They hatamaAsJ
good through industry and loyalty, and
have reflected credit upon the people of
the BUta. Membership in the national
Legislature off era no sinecure. How
ever it may have been in the past, a
member of either body must work un
remittingly and intelligently if he
wishes to earn the respect of his col
leagues and satisfy his constituents.
"Our Senators have maintained the
North Carolina standard. It would be
difficult to And two men whose mental
and other characteristics differ more
- widely than Senator Simmons and Sen
ator Overman, yet they are both actu
ated by the same motives of service. A
career in the Senate is not as spectacu
lar as in former decades, because na
tional problems have changed. This is
aa economic 'era and the people de
mand that legislation and administra
tion shall more nearly touch the vari
ous industrial and commercial phases of
life, and the people demand laws which
shall be workable and practical in their
application. The Senate has'' only 98
-member, while the House has 435, and
eaeh have almost the same number of
committees. It follows thai, eaeh feen
Mtor has membership in a large num
ber of committees, of which our Sen
ators are no .exception.. But they can
not be equally conversant with the leg
islative duties of all, and it is only
natural that they should specialize.
"Since Senator Simmons has been
chairman of the committee onSnjuiee
ha.Jias of necessity 3evote(U mueiu of
his time to the subject of raising reve
nue. His name is permanently attach
ed ' to the Simmons-Underwood tariff
bill, which became a law at the first
session of the Sixty-third Congress. The
great world war has curtained the rev
enue from some sources and our pre
paredness program has demanded addi
tional revenues, and the finance com
mittee has been very. active. No finer
compliment can be paid to Senator Sim
mons than the statement that he ia
trusted by his party colleagues upon the
intricate questions of revenue, and his
political antagonists are cautious in
their criticisms. He ia also an active
and influential member of the great
committee on commerce.
Senator Overman ia chairman of the
important committee on rules and
stands next to the chairman on both
of the great committees on appropri
ations and the judiciary. He concen
trates on the work of these three com
mittees and ia an active and forceful
member of each. Senator Overman
shares honors with Major Stedman as
the two most handsome and distinguish
ed members of tha delegation. When
ever a imile or a hearty handshake are
needed to promote good eheer, or to
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welcome a friend onr junior 8cnator is
always ready. There is perhspa no
more popular member of this body than
Senator Overman.
"Referring to the House of Hepre
sentatives, usually regarded as the po
pular branch, because they are suppos
ed to more nearly represent the people,
one first recalls the Majority Leader,
Mr. Claude Kitchin. Whatever doubts
may have existed as to hie capacity for
leadership have been dispelled by
four years cf serviee,in"-tbat position.
His'tKMi.Uah "as" chairman of the 'Com
mittee on Ways and Means marts him
the titular leader. He has given the
subject of the tariff and other sources
of revenue most -thorough' sad unre
mitting study and his familiarity with
details has often surprised his friends.
No one has ever suspected him of favor
ing privilege or of imposing undue
burdens upon the masses of the people
in the raising of revenue, and eertaintly
in this respect he is an ideal Democrat.
In debate he is eloquent, ready, facile
and amiable. It is one of the privi
leges of members to interrupt a speak
er by adroit questions or statements.
with a view to weakening tne toree or
his argument, but I do not recall any
Instance where Mr. Kitchin has ever
been embarrassed and in almost every
instance hia questioner was covered with
confusion and laughter, But there ia no
poison in his arrow, and Be has numer
ous friends among the Bepublicsns.
"Seniority and the Tanking position of
a member on the committee prevail in
the naming- of chairman. Mr. Webb was
fortunate in becoming the ranting
Democrat on the Judiciary Committee
in the Sixty-Third Congress, and siaes
that time has presided over this import
ant committee. He is a good lawyer,
has a logical mind and knows how to
apply the law to the various legislative
propositions which come before his com
mittee. ' He has acquired that most dif
ficult of attainments, the respect and
confidence of other gqod .lawyers, and
there are manyi the- Hons ia -tou
parties.
"Mr. Poo is chairman of the Commit
tee on Claims and stands next to the
chairman 'on the Committee on Bnles.
The Committee on Claims considers all
manner of claims against the govern
ment, except war claims, and demands
laborious work from its members, very
little of which ever'seeures publicity.
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The Committee Bale has for some
years naked aa one of the aaique aad
influential Committees. It has the power
to bring bills before the House' aad
have them considered without regard
to the standing role, aad eaa make in
order a bill which otherwise could not
obtain eonsidaratioa. Mr. l'ou has been
a familiar figure on this Important com
mittee. "ilr. Page baa for some years been a
member of tha Committee on Apropria
tions and chairman of the sub-eommit-.tee
making the appropriations for the
District of Columbia. He has iaiaiatcd
tax reforms in the District, while use
less or extravagant appropriations have
been almost eliminated under hia vigi
lant leadership. Mnay of the snoot sub
stantial and intelligent eitiaens of the ,
District regard aia retirement with s f
cere regret, aad they eipreas the Wpe
that the fiscal standard which j has
established may continue in the future.
"Mr. Godwin ta chairman of the Com
mittee oa Reform in the civil service
This is not a subject in which our peo
ple take B large interest, but it eaters
very uirguiy into the administration of
the government and is sustained by a
very intelligent type of citizenship
"Major Stedman is a member of the
committee on foreign affair and alao
Indian affairs, but the firat demand
the largest share of his work. Thin
committee has assumed a large influence
in legislation during the past several
years, ia all of which he has been an
active participant. Major Ftedman is
perhaps the only ex Confederate sol"
dier now ia the House, at U-avt I do not
recall any other. He in handsome,
suave, attractive and popular. His
speeches are always well prepared and
delivered with such grace and faultless
diction as to demand atteution and ap
plause. "Mr. Poughton, or "Parmer Rob," is
always on the job and is aaid even to
dream about hia constituent,.. He is
etiairmaa of the committees on expondi
tures in the Department of Agriculture,
and a, JJuMIiher of the committed on
edueatioiTand roads. He does not speak
as often as hia colleagues would wish,
but he is a clear thinker and has a
forceful delivery.
"Mr. Hood is young in point of ser
vice, but his activity, zeal and loyalty
have earned for him a good name. He
is well equipped for fruitful service.
"I cannot omit this opportunity to re
fer to our mountain member. Mr. Britt.
His worst offence is his politics; in fact
he is a miserable sinner in this, re
spect. However, it gives me pleasure
to nay that he .is a clean man and hus
ability and character. If the Democrats)
of the mountain district shall ever in
the future be recreant to their duty
and permit a Republican to come to
Congress, the rVpeWicans of that dis
trict will havo difiieulty in finding a
man superior to Mr. Ltritt.
"Before concluding this interview I
crave the privilege of an expression re
garding the relationship between our
Senators and members of Congress and
their constituents. Occasionally legis
lation is proposed about the necessity
and wisdom of which there are differ
ences of opinion, and the member must
determine bis attitude. Each member
must always recall that he is a public
servant and that he acts in a repre
senative capacity. If there ia no mat
ter of conscience or construction of
the constitution involved, the legisla
tor shouldirvott in fOtdare wit- the
desire of "his eOnWituTncr If he eaB as
certain the same. If the question is
one of conscience or concerns the or
ganic law or some basic question of gov
ernment, greater latitude should be
given to a legislator. The most valuable
characteristics of a public servant are
integrity, ability and the disposition to
seek the truth. He ' who prates most
about his love of the people and deems
it necessary to prorlani his honesty on
every occasion, is usually the least trust
worthy: If I had the ear of all the
voters I would suggest to them in se
lecting their servants to seek the man
of modesty rather than the braggart,
the man of conscience rather than one
always seeking to do the popular thing,
and the man of courage rather than the
weakling. Every normal man wishes
to please the people, but it is much more
desirable from the standpoint of each to
possess their confidence."
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livestock industry in North Carolina,
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tend and speak at the North Carolina
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which will be held at Wilmington March
28th and Stth.
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