| Show COLTOS COLTON GOES T representative DON DO D B COLTON of R n utah Is in line for the chairmanship of 0 the house committee on con public lands and 9 will be elevated to the past post some time during the present week lieck the chairmanship of at this important committee has been vacant lince since last spring when sinnott 0 at oregon resigned his seat in congress to co on the court of claims addison smith of idaho under the seniority rule had the refusal of the public lands chairmanship but decided to retain his present position at the head of the irrigation committee and this opened the way for the elevation of or the utah member had representative smith of idaho decided to let so go of the chairmanship ot at the irrigation committee rep leatherwood Leather of this state would have succeeded to the vacant place it Is suggested by the tribunes washington correspondent that the fact that mr leather mood was next in line to smith on the irrigation committee probably influenced the idaho member to retain his present post for mr leatherwood Leat berwood has been one of the ablest and most persistent of at the opponents of the swing johnson boulder dam bill wilch which Is now being considered in the senate As it turns out mr leatherwood s loea lou Is mr colton coltons s gain but the state of utah la 13 certain to tie be ell served in any event and there will be no vain regrets now that the matter appears to have been definitely settled don B colton has been an active member of cot cress tor for a number of years past and ad WAS wu re elected reelected by the voters of the pint first congressional district in november lie Is qua qualified lifted to head the house committee on public lands and will probably hold thia this chairmanship chatman sip sc long r ulna ins in congress congre A and I 1 louse ouse rev 14 in conro of the republic ai tribune tribute |
