The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-16
Party Leaders Confer About
 Committee Assignments
IMMIGRANTS SENT SOUTH
Bureau Is to Be Established for tho Distribution of the Thousands of Italians Who Annually
 Come to America.

 Representative Joseph c. Cannon of llll- nois and Representative John Sharp Wil- Hans of Mississippi, the two members who will lead their respective parties in the next Congress- spent several hours to- day in conference over the committee assignments of the ffty-ninth Congress.
 Two years ago when MT. Williams be- came the minority leader and MT. Cannon was promoted to the speakership the re- publican member broke all precedents and allowed his domecratic colleague to de- tate absolutely the placing of the dem- ocratic membership. Heretofore the speaker, whether democratic or republi- can, had exercised to the limit his power over the House and gave scant attention to the requests of the minority leader.
 Established New Rule.
 When Cannon became speaker he es- tabished new order of things and told MT. Williams that he had enough worry over the republican side and to fill out his list and whatever recommendat tions he made would be followed. Today the speaker indicated that he would pursue the same policy in the new Congress, and therefore called into conference MT. Win Hams, whose recommendations for com- mittee places on the democratic side will be followed without deviation. Mir. Wil- Hams probably greatly appreciates the confidence the speaker reposes in him but the facts are that he has very difficult problem to solve.
 The speaker indicates that owing to the large republican majority in the House Ia. places for republican members. Con- versely there must be fewer places for democrats. Already the democrats have not what they are entitled to. On ways and means and appropriations-the two leading committees-there arc seventeen members, only six of whom are dem- ocrats. MT. Cannon thinks there ought not to be more than five democrats on each of these great committees, thus giy- Ing the republicans majority of twelve. In other words. Mir. Williams, with 136 clamorous democrats at his back, has but one place on each of the two large committees instead of two, and the same Is true to a greater or less degree of all the House committees. The sitn- alton is further complicated by the fact that the Irresponsible new member Is insisting that he have committed assign ments for which even members in their second and third terms would not have the temerity to apply.
 New Members Have Plenty of Ne-ve.
 It Is reported that two new democn ic members have actually asked for the one vacancy on the ways and means committee. One of them added that If he couldn't get that he would accept ap- propriat tions.
 This is a fair sample of the situation | pyhi annf tI,a tfr. and in all probability Speaker Cannon is having similar character of frank am | bition on his own side of the house. 1 So far the two leaders have not discuss ed the personnel of committees; simply the proportion of membership. and 1t seems to be evident that the democratic membership is bound to be reduced. | It Is reported here that in committee assignments MT Williarss is going to give the democracy In the no-~Gern states every assistance possible. While there are but few of them, the democratic leader Is said to believe that 1t will re- dound to the advantage of the party In the nation to recognize competent demo- cratic members from northern states wherever possible. All the Alabama mem- bers will probably be reappointed to their old committee places. Few states have as good committee assignments. Will Distribute Italian Immigrants.
 A labor bureau for Italian emigrants will be established in New York by the Italian r nerican Agricultural assoea- ton. The bureau. which Is a practical plan for the distribution of the thous- ands of Italians who come to the United States annually will be begun by Adolph Ross the special representative of the Italian government. and has the approval of the department of commerce and la bor.
 It Is the purpose of the bureau to labor for the proper distribution of the im- migrants fin order that they may get work, or settle on farms and in some cases to assist them in reaching their destinations The bureau will especially direct immigrants to the southern states.
 "It has been my recommendation for some time past said immigration Com- missioner Sargent today. that states de- sirng some of these immigrants should be allowed to send commissioners to El- lis Island, where they might furnish im- migrants desirable information of places Of employment. The various states and cities desiring immigrants could have agents at this bureau and the labor mar <ets of the country could be constantly