Speech #600142304

It is a condition that has grown up gradually by recognizing the proposition which I recognize in the rule of seniority without any let or hindrance. During these years the appointments have been congested. as I said. not only in the hands of a few Senators but in the hands of a few States and a particular section. Now. I want to call attention to the second class of committees. There are 13 of them that I think are legitimately in the second class of the committees of the Senate. They are Agriculture. Indian Affairs. Military Affairs. Naval Affairs. Pensions. PostOffices and PostRoads. Immigration. District of Columbia. Interoceanic Canals.