Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-11-16
CHANGES IN HOUSE LINEUI
Recent Election Wrought Havoc
Among Leaders of that Body.
CHANGES IN THE COMMITTEES
walter I. smith of Council BLUFFS May
He Given n Place ON Important
Committee on Rules MS
Result
From a STAFF Correspondent

WASHINGTON. Nov. l5.--(special.)-The
havoc wrought by the recent election is be-
ginning to be appreciated by the people Of
Washington legislators return to town
for the last session of the Sixtieth con-
sress. Some of those who failed to connect
with majorities in their districts will be
very greatly missed from among the hosts
of both republicans and democrats. Some
fell by the wayside long before the Novem-
ter blast. having lost out for denomination,
Cousins of Iowa chairman OF foreign af
fairs; jenkins of Wisconsin. chairman OF
the judiciary Sherman of New York. chair
man Of Indian affairs; Marshall of North
Dakota, chairman OF private land claims,
and John Wesley Gaines OF Tennessee being
among those left at home so far as the
house Is concerned.
But these are not a marker to the holo-
caust that struck the republican side in
November the following chairmen of COM
mlttees going down to defeat: c. Il. Lands
of Indiana, chairman OF printing; Over
street of Indiana, chairman of postoffices
and post roads, and Hepburn of Iowa,
chairman of foreign affairs.
Speaker Cannon, who will succeed him
self as the presiding officer of the Sixty
first congress. will be confronted with a
blSEtI pTODitm III the way OF committee
assignments than faced him when he made
up his list of committees in the present
congress.
Many members Of the republican side who
are not friendly to Cannon and who are
personally strongly in favor of an over
hauling Of the rules. will be deferred from
opposing MI Cannon lest he retaliate, il
elected. and there seems to be no doubt
ahOnt his election hv OIL inf
committee assignments.
The friends of the speaker point to the
defeat of a number Of republicans. who
were compelled to come out flat-footed
against Mr. Cannon, as retributive justice,
notably Pollard and Boyd of Nebraska
Boyninge and Cook of Colorado. There
were few republicans who pledged them
selves to vote against Cannon. who crept
in under the tent. and will probably vote
against the Danville statesman, but the
great majority of the republicans have
made no pledges, and Uncle Joe will tilt
his cigar higher than ever after the repub-
lican caucus next March. when the extra
ordinary session of the Sixty-first congress
is called to elect house Officers
smith for Rules Committee.
The retirement of James S. Sherman Of
New York, who has been elected vice pres
ident. from the republican side Of the COM
nrittee on rules will necessitate the assign
ment of new man to that important place
Already there Is a great deal of gossip
about the corridors of the capitol as to who
will succeed Mr.. Sherman on rules.
Representative Tawney of Minnesota
who is very close TO Speaker Cannon, not
withstanding he had to heed the storm of
opposition against Uncle Joe" in his dis
| trict is spoken of as a most likely sue
cessor to Sherman's place on rule : Walter
l. Smith of Council Bluffs Ia, who is one
of the big men of the lower house, is also
spoken of for the place, and the speaker
could not make mistake If he appointed
SMITH as he is a most effective and con-
Vihclng dehater' essential requisites to
holding down place on the rules commit
| tee.
The retirement OF John Sharp Williams
or Miss i5sippi, the minority leader OF the
mousse viii make a vacancy on the demo-
cratic side of the rules committee Champ
Clark of Missouri who is slated for dem
ocratic leader will necessarily take vii
iiams' place, thereby making, however.
another change DeArmond OF Missouri he
ing at present a member of the committee
| AS there is no precedent for two rnemhers
from the same state holding positions on
| rules 1t is believed DeArmond will give
way to Henry d. Clayton of Alabama. or
John ]. Fitzgerald of New York. both Of
whom have ample qualifications for the
| place.
Mann to Succeed Hepburn.
The craftsmanship of interstate and for
! eign commerce. made vacant by the defeat
| OF the veteran w. p. Hepburn of Iowa
| who came to congress twenty-six years ago.
| Will, in all human probability, be filled bv
! James r. Mann OF Illinois. who has been
| Hepburn's lieutenant and who has special
| qualifications for the place.
| Representative John j. Jenkins of Wis
consin, who is at present keeper of the
! morgue," as the committee on judiciary of
| the house is called, because to Il Is con-
| signed bills of undesirable character. hut
who failed of denomination will be sue
ceeded. 50 gossip says, by Alexander of
New York, although Parker OF New Jersey
is the ranking member
James Breck Perkins of New York will
get foreign affairs, the place made vacant
| by the retirement OF Cousins of Iowa
II Hinshaw of Nebraska was friendly 10
Cannon he would stand good chance ,of
becoming chairman OF Indian affairs. but
! his known antipathy to the speaker. espe-
cially with regard to ship subsidy, puts him
wholly out OF consideration, Knapp OF New
{ York being the ranking member and the
person likely to land the plum.