The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-20
WORD LIAR
USED TWICE IN
THE HOUSE

Washington, Dec. z0-Ioday session OF
the house was one OF the liveliest, not to
say one OF the most sensational, in a
term OF years.
The word "llar" was used twice in an
ger during the proceedings. and hot de-
bate took place over demands for imme-
diate action on number Of bills
The announcement OF committee as
signments by Speaker Cannon added keen
interest 10 the days session.
The first time "liar' flashed up was
wheii Representative Gaines OF Tennes-
see denounced a local newspaper for print
ing a statment regarding his alleged in
terest in the deficiency appropriation bill
for seeds for free distribution. and the
second and more serious time. when Rep
resentative De Armond OF Missouri APP
piled the epithet to Representative VIII
lams of Mississippi.
During the hours and 20 minutes the
house was in order II got down 10 actual
work and transacted considerable bus!-
ness
The first money granted by the present
was $4,000. and II is TO be used in sup
plying deficiency caused by the destruc-
tion by IRE OF the government seed ware
house I'm this city.
Representative Capron OF Rhode Island
was appointed 10 membership on the COM
mittees on foreign relations military ar
fairs and territories Representative Gran
ger Was assigned TO the ways and means
committee.
Mr.. Burton OF Ohio was retained at the
head of the committee on rivers ana har-
bors, and Mr.. Longworth OF Ohio sue
cceded Gen. Grosvenor on the committee
on ways and means. Mr.. Scott OF Kansas,
after six years service, finds himself at
the head OF the committee on agriculture.
an unusually rapid rate OF promotion,
williams, the minority leader, excused
himself from further service on the way
and means committee, contenting himsel.
with a place on the committee on rules
In the main the members who had here
tofore held important places were retain
ed in them
The chairmen Of the remaining commit
tees. all of whom are Republicans, are as
follows:
Committee on Accounts-IIughes, West
Virginia.
Agriculture-Scott, Kansas
Alcoholic Liquor Traffic-Sperry, Con-
necticut.
Census-Crumpacker Indiana.
CIaims-Miller Kansas.
Coinage, Weights and Measures-Mc-
Kinley, Illinois.
District of Colurnbia-Smith. Michigan.
Education-S Southwick. New York
Election OF President, Vice President
and Representatives In Congress-Gaines,
West Virginia.
Elections, No. 1-MaRn. Illinois.
Election, No. 2-Olmstead, Pennsylvania.
Elections. No. 3--Driscoll. New York.
Enrolled Bills-willson, Illinois.
Expenditure in the Department of Ag-
riculture--Littleficld. Maine.
Expenditures In the Department OF
Commerce and Labor-Foster. Vermont
Expenditures In the Department of JUS
tice--Mudd. Maryland
Expenditures in the Interior Depart
ment-Iiaugen, Iowa.
q Expenditures in the Navy Department
Boutelle. Illinois.
Expenditures in the Post Office Depart
ment-Wagner. Pennsylvania.
Expenditures in the State Department
Weeks. Massachusetts,.
Expenditures i'm the Treasury Depart
mcnt-Knopf. Illinois.
Expenditures I'm the War Department
Lawrence. Massachusetts
Expenditures in Public Buildings
Henry. Connecticut.
Foreign Anairs-Cousins Iowa
Immigration and Naturalization-How-
ard, New Jersey
Indian Afairs-Shorman. New York
Industrial Arts and Expositions-Gard-
ner, Massachusetts.
lnsular Affairs.--Cooper. Wisconsin
Interstate and Foreign Commission
Hepburn, Iowa.
Invalid Pensions-sulloway. New Hamp-
shire
Judioiary--Jenklns. Wisconsin
I.abor-Gardner. New Jersey.
Iibrary-McCall. Massa chusetts.
Manufacturers-McMo Michigan
Merchant Marine and FNsheries-Greene
Massachusetts
Military Affairs-IIull, Iowa.
Naval Anairs-Foss, Illinois
Patents-Currier. New Hampshire.
Observation-Disclosures New Jersey
Post Offices and Post Roads-overstreet
indiana.
Railways and Canals-Davldson. wis
Consin.
Reform in the Civil service-Gillett
Massachusetts.
Rivers and Harbors-Burton, Ohio
Nsr Claims-Haskins. Vermont.
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