New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-13
THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE
Speaker Cannon's Selections Cause Many
Heartburnings.
rFRoM The TRIBUNE srREAU.I

Washington Nov. 12.-Numerous were the heart
burnngs occasoned by the announcement OF tne
membership of the Ways and Means Committee oy
Speaker Cannon to-day This feeling Of regret was
not confined to the individual aspirants Tor the
coveted honor whose qualifications and claims had
been urged since Mr.. Cannons election to tne
Speakership became a certainty but deiesauoh'
having State pride at heart were bitterly dsap
pointed when the desirable assignments went else
where 1t was with difficulty that some members
who were supporting one of their own delesd'iC
recovered themselves sufficiently to extend theiF
congratulations to the successful applicants
The makeup of the committee geographically SO
far as its Repubcanship is concerned, mas ho'
been changed. Representatives from Ihuldna
Illinois and Kansas who did not return !" t"e
House for the LVUIth Congress were succeeled
by members from those States while Johu oiaIp
williams the rev minority leader. ana ChahIP
Clark Of Missouri take the places OF James -
Richardson and Francis @. Newlands. respectiFelS
The former retres from Congress and pohucs al
the expiration CT this Congress and the laO'eI NV
represents his State in the Senate "eoIse -
Mcclellan. Mayor-eIect Of New-York, and now
member Of the committee. has announced MS m
tention of resgning his seat before inc hrsI "a l
year. and it is expected that Democrat or the
New-York delegation viii fail heir to the vacancy
his retirement causes The minority mas also ASKED
for an additional Democratic member OF TINS COM
nittee If this request is granted. the membership
will consist OF eleven Republicans and seven
Democrats
Up to the time Of the announcement OF the coih-
1nlttee members Of the Iowa delegation were
serenely confident that Robert G. cousins, OF LH4
State would be selected. He was a forIniuaoie
candidate for the place formerly held by CHESTER
l. Long. of Kansas, and his friends based Iheir
confidence on the fact that Kansas presented no
less than four candidates and seemed unabie 70
reach an agreement BY uniting at the last mo-
ment Charles Curtis, one of her strongest men
Kansas was enabled retain a Ways ana Means
membership for the State. ,,
The division in the support of the Michigan
delegation was fatal to the chances Of William
Alden Smith and Joseph w. Fordney. They were
candidates to succeed George w. Steele who failed
of denomination. Representative James h watson
of Indiana Steeles State, received the appoint
ment and his selection Is favOrably regarded by
his colleagues in the House.
Illinois united the candidacy of Representa- tive
BouteH and he secured the place vacated by Albert
J. Hopkins, who now represents MS state IN the
Senate -,
The committee constituted is as follows;
REPUBLICANS.
PAYNE Of New-York: DALZEIL. Of Pennsylvania;
GROSVENOR- of Ohio: TAWNEE. Of Minnesota;
MCAIJ. Of Massachusetts: BABCOCk, OF Wisconsin;
NETCALF. Of California; HILL OF Connecticut: BOU :
TELL. OF Illinois: WATSON. of Indiana; CURTIS. OF
Kansas.
DEMOCRATS.
WILLIAMS OF Mississippi: ROBERTSON Of Louisi-
ana: SWANSON. Of Virginia. MCCLELLAN. OF New
York: COOPER, Of Texas: CLARK, OF Missouri
Democratic members of the committee tonight
held a conference to determine their attitude on the
coming considera ton of the Cuban reciprocity bill
The result of their deliberations was not made
public. but IL is understood that the usual Demo
cratic division prevails. three of the members
being for and three against it.