The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-12
Wen Who NH De Influential in Framing Legislation in the
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PAYNE HOLDS HEAD
 GF WAYS AND MEANS
Tawney Gets Craftsmanship of Appro- priations-Wllliams Selects Minor ity's Paoes-Underwoo Gets
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on ways anu McdHs. Washington, December 1.-The addition of Republican committeeman to all the important committee of the House has enabled Speaker Cannon 10 solve the difficult problem of committee assign ments in a manner which appears most | satisfactory to both parties in the House. Only two important chairmanships were vacant-appropriation and public build- l ings and grounds In filling the former the speaker followed precedent, and lock-
 ing to the whole House for the available material. MT Tawney of -dnnesota, was chosen chairman of the appropria tions and MT Bartholdt of Missouri, chairman of public buildings and grounds. Mir. | Tawney gives up his chairmanship of the committee on industrial arts and expos- tions, and his place on the ways and means committee. MT. Mecleary was transferred from the appropriations to the ways and means committee, and retains 1 the chairmanship of the committee on library
 MT Gardner of Massachusetts becomes l chairman of industrial arts and exposl- tions. William Alden Smith of Michigan leaves the foreign affairs and the chair manship of Pacific railroads, to take the i added Republican place on the ways and means. J. Warren Kiefer of Ohio, form | ei speaker, is appointed to the appropria-
 tons Mir Beidler of Ohio Is transfer-
 red from foreign affairs to the District of Columbia committee, and Messrs.
 iean and Mckinley of Illinois. all Re-
 igan and Mckinley of Illinois, all Re- publicans, and Towne, of New York,
 Lamar, Florida. McNarry, Massachusetts.
 and Gardner, Texas, on the Democratic
 side are added to the foreign affairs.
 The minority committee places were decided on by MT Williams, the minority leader. Shackelford Missouri and Lamar | Florida, are succeeded on the interstate | and foreign commerce committee by
 Bartlett, Georgia and Russell, Texas.
 Underwood, Alabama and Granger Rhode | Island, were named for the Democratic vacancies on ways and means
 Committee on Ways and Means Sereno | Payne, New York. Dalzell Pennsylvania | Grosvenor, Ohio McCleary, Minnesota; Mccall. Massachusetts; Babeoek, Wiscon- sin, Hill, Connecticut; Boutel. Illinois;
 Watson, Indiana; Curtis, Kansas Need- ham. California; William Alden Smith, Michigan; Williams Mississippi; Robert son. Louisiana; Clark, Missouri Cochran, New York; Underwood, Alabama; Gran- ger Rhode Island
 Appropriations-James A Tawney, Min nesota Bingham, Pennsylvania Littauer. l New York; Brownlow, Tennessee; Gard ner Michigan. Gillett, Massachusetts; l Smith, Iowa; Graf, Illinois; Brick, Indi- ana Keller, Ohio; Madden, Illinois; Liv- ingston, Georgia, Taylor, Alabama; Brun- dige, Arkansas; Fitzgerald. New York; 1 Burleson, Texas; Sullivan. Massachusetts.
 Interstate and Foreign Commerce-Wi liam P. Hepburn Iowa: Sherman, New York; Wanger, Pennsylvania: Mann llli- nois; Lowering. Massachusetts; Stevens. Minnesota; Burke South Dakota: Esch. Wisconsin; Cushman, Washington: Town send, Michigan; Gaines, West Virginia; Kennedy, Ohio; Davey. Louisiana; Adam- son, Georgia Ryan, New York; Rchard- son, Alabama; Bartlett, Georgia; Russell, | Texas.
 Foreign Affairs-Robert R. Hit, Illinois; Adams, Pennsylvania; Cousins, Iowa; c. l B Landis, Indiana; Perkins New York, Foster, Vermont, Otjen, Wisconsin; Cap ron, Rhode Island, Longworth. Ohio; Fas- sett New York; Denby, Michigan Me- | Kinley Illinois: Howard, Georgia; Flood, Virginia Towne, New York; Lamar,
 
 ner Texas
 Judiciary-John J. Kcnkins, Wisconsin; 1 Parker, New Jersey; Alexander, New York; Littlefed, Maine; Nevin, Ohio; | Palmer, Pennsylvania; Pearre. Maryland; | Gillett. California; Tirrel. Massachus- etts Sterling. Illinois, Birdsal, Iowa; | Poster, Indiana; DeArmond. Missouri; 1 Smith. Kentucky; Clayton. Alabama; Henry, Texas Little, Arkansas Brant- l ley Georgia.
 Military Affairs-John A. T. Hull, Iowa; Keteham, New York; Parker, New Jer- sey; Capron, Rhode Island; Montell, Wyo- ming Prince, Illinois; Holiday, Indiana; Young. Michigan; Patterson, Pennsylva- mia; Kahn California: Fleatcher, Minne- sota; Dawes. Ohio; Sulzer. New York; Hay, Virginia: slayden. Texas: Brous- sard, Louisiana; Talbot. Maryland; Wiley, l Alabama, Mcclure. Oklahoma.
 Naval Affairs-George Edmund Foss. 1 Illinois; I.oudenslager, New Jersey Butt Ter, Pennsylvania Mudd Maryland: | Cousins Iowa; Roberts, Massachusetts; | Vreeland New York; Loud. Michigan; Bates. Pennsylvania; Lilley. Connecticut; | Thomas. Ohio; Dawson, Iowa; Meyer, Louisiana; Rixle, Virginia; w. w. Kitch- in, North Carolina; Padget Tennessee; l Garber. Ohio; Gregg, Texas.
 Insnlar Affairs. Henry A. Cooper, Wis consn; Crumpaeker. Indana Hamilton. | Michigan; Olmsted, Pennsylvania; Smith. | Illinois; Fuller, Illinois; Kinkear, Ne l braska; Webber, Ohio Graham, Pennsyl- yania: Hubbard Iowa; Parsons. New York; Mckinley, California: Jones, Nir- | einla; Patterson. Tennessee, Zenor h. diana Fucker. Missouri. Gilbert, Ken l lucky; Page. North Carolina; Tulo Iarri- naga. Porto Rico.
 l Banking and Currency: Charles N. Tow 1 Ter. New Jersey. Prince. Illinois. Calder | head Kansas; Powers Maine: McMorran. 1 Michigan: Weems. Ohio; Mccreary. Penn | svlvania: Knowland. California, Faldo. | New York Shartell Mo; Hayes Cali | fornia Weeks. Massachusetts; Lewis. Georgia: Pujo. Louisiana; Glass, Virginia | Gillespie, Texas: James. Kentucky Le- | gare. South Carolina
 Merchant Marine and Fisheries-Charies | H. Grosvenor Ohio: Minor Wisconsin,; | Greene, Massachusetts; Fordney Michf- gan: Wayster. Maryland; Littleheld.