The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-12-15

washington. e. c. Dec. l4-Many
surprises. pleasant and otherwise,
were contained in the list OF commit
tees as announced by Speaker Can
non. The unusual number OF hepuD-
ncans ana the small number Of Dem
ocrafe ir the house made the formu-
iatfnr of ire committees a task of con
siderable magnitude. Nr Cannon
uas anxious go please al Of ms col
leagues old and new. while DIT. VIII
Iams was equally anxious 10 please
the members OF the minority, but for
q while it looked as though the Two
would clash as Mr. Williams declined
80 arree that the Democratic repre-
eentauon on the committees should
ft reduced. while Speaker Cannon
uas equally .nsistent thar the Repub-
lcant should have a larsen reprcsen-
frtior. on course. whatever Nr. can
non would say in such case would
30 but a. he recognizes that some
dav fe mar be- in Nr WiIiamss place
and vice versa De wished 20 De as
courteous as possible 20 the Democra-
he foor leader. ln fact Mr.. Williams
declined 60 relieve Ir. Cannon of the
burden of making up the Democratic
list unless they were given the same
representation as in the lasl house AZ
comrromise was therefore Effected
under which Nr Cannon increased the
Republican membership on certain
committees. which placed as his ais
0osal number of good places. and
also Increased the Republican MAORI
tr In these committees. For instance.
=. Z" Ma u
where thc question of tariff revision
win sooner or later come up. Mr.. Can
non added one Republican. making
twelve Republicans and only six Dem
ocrats.
Cannon Is CAREFUL
ar Cannon was t11ing care that
whatever legislation desired by the
house leaders would De favorably act
Ell upon in the WAYS and Means Com
miiec To mis- end he placed Mr..
NcCieary of Minnesota high up on the
1isf Immediately after The old timers.
Payne Dal1en and Grosvenor. Mr..
NcCieary is Is as strong a protection
fsf M not stronger. than ans of the
three mentioned Mr. rawney. of Min.
nesola. whose place Mr.. NcCleary
took on the WAYS and Means commit.
see Is transferred to- the chairman
shin of the committee on appr0pria-
fions. Aside from the dignity thus
conferred on Dir. Tawney. his appoint
ment TO this position means great
deal for Iis generally recognized that
the chairman of the committee on ap-
rrcnr'alons Win De Speaker Cannon S
repre- sentative on the floor and virtual
81. although NOT Parliamentary, the
foor lcafer of The Republicans
Speaker Cannon was chairman OF the
appropriations committee when elect
eel 10 The sneakership and he has a
very high regard for the Importance
and dignity OF this committee Mr
IaWney Is one Of the Young men OF
the house and keen, forceful active
man. He has never seen service on
This committee but wiz have no trou-
ole in learning the ropes. He gives
uD the clalrm2nship of the committee
on industrial arts and expeditions
which WAS created some years ag0 %
handle The 81 Louis Worlds Fair
and which goes 20 RcpresentatiVl
Gardner cl Massachusetts. Senator
Iodges son-in-'aw Nr. McCleary re-
tains his caairmanship of the commit
zee on library
Other Changes.
william Alien Smfh.- OF Nichigan
was the added Republican member. on
the WAYS and means commitee Oscar
~ Underwood. of Alabama. the Dem
ccatc whip replaced ReuresertatiYl
Swanson. OF Virginia. recently elected
governor OF that state. ana the place
formerly held hN Cooner rf Texas