Show colton slated As house land head claimed Congress congressman mam smith says bellow solon logical chairman i appointment of congressman don B colton col ton ot of utah as chairman of the public lands committee of the house looms as a probability at the meeting of the congressional committee on committees which meets meeta in Decem december bex it was announced noun ced friday by congressman addison Add lson T X smith of idaho chairman pro tern tem of this committee mr smith Is now flow chairman of 0 the irrigation committee a position be has held lor for six years and aad was recently placed in lin e tor for th the e chairmanship ot of the public lands group upon the resignation ot of congressman N J nott who formerly held this post mr sinnott resigned to accept a position on the court ot of claims it is expected iby by mr smith that it is customary for a to hold only one committee chairmanship and in view 0 of this fact he la Is placed in the position of having to choose either the chairmanship of 1 the he public lands or the irrigation irrl gatlon committee 1 I have not fully decided yet but in all probability I 1 will ask aak to be retained as the irrigation committee chalsma chal ch alTmani rma congressman colton as the next ranking member of the public lands group will mill then be the logical man tor for selection as chairman M mr r smith said friday 1 he explained that the naming of chairmen is madee made by the committee on committees which however practically pt always follows precedent and the of the congressmen involved congressman colton has been a member of the public lands committee since shortly after his election to congress from the first utah district in 1921 he Is also a member of the committees on expenditures tures in the hiter interior lorr department and mines and mining I 1 |