Show THE FINANCE COMMITTEE In addition to the retirement of Sen Senator Senator Senator ator Aldrich of ot Rhode Island it has been announced that Senator Hale of Maine will also seek the shades of private private private vate life lite after the fourth of the com coming coming coming ing March Mr Hale has been in public pub public public lic life lite many many years and Is en entitled entitled entitled titled to rest the remainder of ot his days upon earth Most of ot his old associates have passed over the river and the Senate has doubtless lost many of the charms it formerly possessed poss for tor him Owing to these latest announced retire retirements retirements retirements ments there will wm be b four tour vacancies on the finance committee after atter the close of ot the next session of Congress three from the Republican side of the cham chamber chambel chamber ber bel and one from the Democratic Besides Be Besides I sides Chairman Aldrich and Senator Senator Hale Flint of ot California will also re retire retire tire and a successor to Money of Mis has already been elected In the person of John Sharp Williams Upon Up the retirement of ot Senator Al Aldrich AldrIch Aldrich Julius Caesar Burrows of Michigan Michi Michigan Michigan gan will succeed to the chairmanship of this Important committee Penrose o ot Pennsylvania is next in hi in line Une then Cullom of ot Illinois sine sinae Senator Senator Hale Hal Halwill will not stand for reelection then Lodge McCumber and Smoot in the order named Senator Flint Flint t is last upon list Senator Burrows of of Michigan C is s 73 13 years of ot age and time Is la beginning to tell teU upon hIm Cullom of Illinois wil wU wilbe wilbe be 81 next November and In the nat natural natural natural ural course of ot events cannot perform the active duties ot of life much longer So in the course of ota a comparatively short period of ot time there will be other vacancies on the finance committee Penrose of Pennsylvania becoming chairman and Senator Smoot being ad advanced advanced advanced to fourth place hi in n the list of nine Republican members This outcome out outcome outcome come would be in line with precedent As a matter of ot fact Senator Smoot Is the most active member of the finance committee at the present time outside of ot Chairman Aldrich During the long debate on en the tariff bill he was de do depended depended upon to fill all breaches by his associates on the committee How well he ha succeeded Is known throughout the length and breadth of ot the land At the Democratic banquet In Washington the theother theother theother other night Champ Clark referred to the tariff law as the Smoot act which it undoubtedly was in great measure and Utah is proud of ot the fact tact In the course of ot time Sen Senator Senator Senator ator Smoot will become chairman of ot the finance committee providing he retains his seat In the Senate and of ot that there Is no doubt He will be the first man manto manto manto to occupy so 0 prominent pr a 0 place lac in the great lawmaking body from the far tar west and the honor will bo be deserved |