The Washington herald., 1907-12-03
PLACE FOR BURTON
0hiOan Slated to Go Oh House
Finance Committee.
OTHER NAMES NOW READY
Speaker Expected 10 Make Announce
ment TO-day-FOwler 10 Hold the
Chairmanship and Fight Out Legis-
IatiOn with Man Who Has Written
Book ON Financial Subjects.

Although Speaker Cannon would make
no formal announcement upon the sub
ject yesterday. it Is expected that to-day
he VIII announce the Committee on Bank
ing apd Currency.
He VIII take this course, it is said, so
that body may get TO work at once. if it
is desired to do so, and shape whatever
legislation it may see fit 10 submit 10 the
House.
Ihe Speaker has been besieged with all
sorts of financial plans. not only those
embodied in bills introduced yesterday,
but in letters and kilograms from bank
ers and would-be financiers. He desires
to put the entire matter in the hands OF
the Banking and Currency Committee
and let them fight it out and reach an
agreement if possible.
Furthermore, should any measure come
over from the Senate the House COM
mittee will then be prepared to deal
with it,
ihere seems 10 be little doubt that Rep
resentative Burton. of Ohio, will be as
signed 10 the committee 20 fill the va
eaney which exists as the old committee
stands. Mr. Burton. who has written a
book on finance, has some financial plans
of his own, and these are not In harmony
with Mr.. Fowler's ideas.
Fowler as Chairman.
Mr.. Fowler will continue as chairman
Of the committee, but with Mr. Burton
upon IL the leaders who do not agree
with Mr.. Fowler feel that he viii no
longer be able TO dominate the sentiment.
In fact, it is the opinion that the Speak
er's purpose in putting Mr. Burton on the
committee is to combat Mr.. Fowler.
II is not likely that Mr. Burton will
lose his place as chairman OF the Com
mittee on Rivers and Harbors by the new
assignment, although he is said TO be
willing TO retire from the chairnanship
If he could be placed at the head OF the
Committee on Banking and Currency. Il
has not been considered advisable. how
ever. 10 remove Mr.. Fowler
The Democrats are fighting to get an
additional member on the committee but
II is hardly probable that this will be
accorded them.
Rules Committee Also.
Speaker Cannon probably viii also ap-
point the Committee on Rules to-day.
This will enable the House 20 do business.
even IL the other committees. with the ex-
eeption Of Banking and Currency. are not
named for fortnight
The retirement Of Representative GrOs-
venor leaves a vacancy on the old COM
mittee as it existed, and 1t is said that
the choice lies between Representative
Sherman, Of New York. and Representa-
tive Oversueet. OF Indiana, with the
chances largely in favor Of Mr. sherman,
as the Republican associate OF the Speaker
and Representative Dalzell on the CON-
mittee. Rcprese Htative Williams OF Mis-
sissppi. is certain 10 be one OF the Demo
cratic members, but whether Representa-
tive De Almond, of Missouri. will be HIS
associate again is not definitely decided
Rumor is that there is some feeling be-
tween Mr.. Williams and Mr.. De Almond,
growing out of the fact that Mr. De Ar
mond was the only Democrat men
toned for minority leader against Mr
Williams who did not decline to run.
While the opposition did not develop into
anything. it is said that some feeling was
engendered.