The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-06
COMPLAIN
OF CANNON.
THE Committee Assignments Arc
Not Pleasing to tic
Minority. NJ
REP uBLlcANs TWO TO ONE ONE.
!DcArnond Says They Were.
Made Up for Partisan, ri
FL ss poses Entirely. g..*

(By Associated Press. )

(By Associated 1ress.)
VI WASHINGTON, D. c.. Dec 5.--spcaker
Cannon to-day completed tho orgnnfhiz7In7-
tion Of tho House to-day by announcing
committees so that when tho House re-
conyencs Monday 1t will DO ready to
proceed at once with general leg lslation.
Al the request of Mr.. Williams, the mi.
nority leader, an hour was given TO gen.
eral debate, during the course OF which
MIR. DeArmond Democrat MISSOURI
criticised tho numerical representation ac-
corded tho minority on tho Important
committees. Mr.. Payne replied on be-
Inlf OF tho majority. The greater por or
ton OF the time given to debate WAS
taken 4 IN in discussion Of the tariff
rclIcy, and lis effects When the speaker.
brought down the gflvel to-day. upon the
ndoptlon OF the motion to adjourn,.lhe
merely announced that tho House stood
adjourned.
3 >' UNJUST TO DEMOCRATS.
Mr. DeArmond said that on each OF the
sixteen most important committees, ehch
(which Is composed Of seventeen mcm-}
lers, the Republicans have eleven mem
hers and the Democrats SIX. This, no
said, was unjust. and unfair. and was an
outrage to a minority which. he said. IS
entitled TO a larger representation Mr.
DeArniond also charged that the COM
mittecs wore made up for par tisnn pur-
poses. He said he would propose rcso-
luton with u view to adding one Demo
crat to each Of tho sixteen committees.
III Mr.. Olmsted (Repub!ican, Pennsyiya-
ninD said that Mr.. Clark, whom ne &c
s,gnnted as "the Democratic statistician.
vii and prophet" had already predicted
Democratic President and House In
1901, and added that II this prophesy
should prove true, II would drive q hun
dred million dollars into hiding within
thirty days. lie characterized Demo-
cratic doctrine as "a Happy l1oollgan
brand OF statemansfip, which brings DIS
aster upon everybody conccrrEd.
Z Mr.. Williams democrat, Missssissippl,)
challenged a statement by Mr.. Olmsted
that wages were never higher than now.
ut. said that ;thc Republicans were 20
;nslstent on the protective policy mat
trey want 10 give things to people who DO
not want them.
Il THE COMMITTEES.
Mr., PayneEreferred to the Criticisms OF
The committee assignments made by Dir,
DeArmond. He reviewed the record to
show that the speaker had not departed
from precedents Tho committees are as
follows:
Appropriatlons-Hc menway, Bingham,
yanVooriis, Nlccleary, Litaur. Brown
low, Gardner (Michigan). Burket.. " /
lett (Masslchusetts>, smith .s Slo@hy,
Marsh. Livingston. Pierce. Benton, ny-
lor, Underwood. L: undigc
notwithstanding, Parker, Alexander.
Warner, Littlefield. Thomas dowal, POW
org (Aiassnchusetts), Nevin. Pa!mcr'
Pearre. Gillette California;, DeArmond.
Smith Ckentucky. CLAYTON, Henry ti rex
as} Little. Brantley. -
Banking and Currency-Fowler, Prince.
Calderhend. Lowering. Douglas Powers
McCrenry, Daniels, Thayer, Lewis Pa
Eett, Bartlett. Thompson. Pujo
Interstate and Foreign Commerce--Hep-
burn, Sherman. Wanser: Mann. LoYer-
ing. Stevens, Burke. Esch. Cushman'
Kyie, Townsend. Davey. Adamson, SHACK
elford. Ryan, Richardson (Alabama). La
mar (Tlorlda).
Rivers and Harbors-Burton, Dovener
Bishop Acheson, Alexander. Laurance'
Davidson, McLachlan. LorlHer. Jones
washington. Bede. Lester, Bankhead'
Spnrkman. Ransdell, Burgess, Humph-
Merchant Marine and FisherIes1--Gros-
venor. Minor. Greene. Stevens Fordney,
Wachter, LlttleNeld. Humphrey, RACK,
Birdsall. Wilson Qllsnois?' splght, small
Davis McDermott Lucking. Goulden.
Observation-Disclosures Henry (Con-
neeticuD, Wright, Haugen. Scott. Has
kins. Graft, Cromcr.' Lorimer, Brooks
Adams (Wisconsin). Lamb, Bowie, Bur-
Lesson. Lever. Brezealc, Cassingham'
Rodney. -,
Foreign 4Affars-Frtt. Adams CPennsyl-
yania), Cousins, W lillian a. Smith (Allch-
tgan), Charles b. Lands Qndiana). Per-
l;ins. Beidler. Foster Nermont). Often
Capron, Longworth, Dlnsmore, Howard
Bmleson. scuddcr, kehoe, Flood.
HAY ON AGAIN,
Military Affairs-Hull. ketcham. Ear
Prince, Holiday, Young. Sulzer, HAY
slayden, Broussard, Arahoncy. Danny,
Naval Affairs-Foss. Dayton, Loudens.
lager. Butler Pennsylvanla2. Mudd'
Cousins, Roberts, vreeland. Brick, Bran n
degee, Loud, Meyer, Tate. Rlxey. William
". Kitchin. VandIver, Wade
Postoff!ces and acknowledgements,
Gardner New Jersey). sperry Hedge,
Slbley. Snapp, Goebel. Stevenson. STAFF
ford. Darragh Murdoch. Moon CTennes-
see), Grlggs Cowherd. Wilson (NeW
York; Finley. Klutts. knlnnanao1i s;,,,o.
Needham. Martin, Fordney, Volstead.
Dixon, Knopf, shiras. Mccarthy, Shat
roth, Griffith, Burnett. Foster Qlllnols),
Rucl,er. Glass. Rodey.
Indian Affairs-Sherman, Curtis Lacey.
Marshall, Brown, Burke. Knapp, Her
mann. zaenan MnshaT' 1,nsbe Ste.
McAndrews, Reid, Rodey
MISREPRESENTATION, Brick, Capron
southwich, Powers (Mnine), Jackson
(A1arylnnd), spaldng, Lilley. sterling,
Moon (Tenncssee), Lloyd, Robinson (Mary.
land). Thayer, Russell Reid. Mcclure,
Insular Affairs-Cooper lWisconsln).
Tawney Crunlpacker. Hamilton, Ohm