The Granite monthly, a New Hampshire magazine, devoted to literature, history, and state progress . llingness to behelpful in public aftairs, which have Senator Jacob H. Galllnger 397 been his striking characteristics, drewhim back into the political forum. In1889, he sought the nomination forthe United States Senate and years later he was again a can-didate, receiving the nomination onthe second ballot. A week later hewas elected to the senate by the legis-lature. When Congress met in De-cember, 1891, he took his seat in theupper branch, to begin what was tobecome a long and useful
The Granite monthly, a New Hampshire magazine, devoted to literature, history, and state progress . llingness to behelpful in public aftairs, which have Senator Jacob H. Galllnger 397 been his striking characteristics, drewhim back into the political forum. In1889, he sought the nomination forthe United States Senate and years later he was again a can-didate, receiving the nomination onthe second ballot. A week later hewas elected to the senate by the legis-lature. When Congress met in De-cember, 1891, he took his seat in theupper branch, to begin what was tobecome a long and useful service tothe state and nation. into three classes, the constitutionallawj^ers, the working senators, andthose whose wealth enables them totake a prominent part in the sociallife of Washington. To the secondclass Senator Gallinger belongs. Amaster of details, his committee ser-vice has been most valuable. It is hisknowledge of parliamentary proced-ure, his aptness in drafting bills andcommittee reports and his equipmentfor debate as well as his long servicethat have secured for him assignments. New Municipal Building, ^^ashington, D. C. To even summarize Senator Gal-lingers career in the United StatesSenate would be beyond the space al-loted to this article. It is only possi-ble to touch upon its salient has been before remarked, his lifehas been a constant growth, and inno place and at no time has thatgrowth been more apparent than sincehis entrance to the senate. This isthe universal testimony of his associ-ates in that body, and especially ofhis colleague from New Hampshire forten years, William E. States senators may be divided to the most important committees ofthe senate. Were it not for his longtraining in dispatching work, hecould not now perform the arduousduties of chairman of the committeeon the District of Columbia and givethe attention he does to those leadingcommittees of the senate, Appropri-ations, Naval Affairs and Commerce,of which
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