The Washington times., 1909-08-06
Hazes Those Who Opposed.
Rewards Faithful With
Committee Berths.
PLACES FOR NEXT
YEAR ARE FILLED
Punishment TO the Rules Fight In
surgents Melted Out inv
Large Quantities.

Members OF the House who dared 10
participate IN the fight against the
rules and later against Speaker Can
non today find themselves outside the
Speakers favor. With one exception
every ihsurgent who held a committee
Craftsmanship was deposed. and those
who did not hold chairmanships were
either transferred from important COM
mittees TO committees which have no
business to transact or were showed
down the list on the committees OF
which they were permitted to remain.
When II was found that George y.
Southwick, Of New York, would not
again be chairman of the Committee
on Education, the story went the rounds
that the Speaker was Furnishing him for
voting against the tariff bill. To dis
pose of this rumor Mr. Cannon gave out
q letter received by him from Mr.. South
wick, in which the latter withdrew as
candidate for reappointment in order
that the Speaker might feel free to ap-
point Mr.. Alexander Of New York, as
chairman of the Committee on Rivers
and Harhors without being accused Of
giving too many chairmanships TO the
New York delegation.
With the exception Of Representative
Stevenson Of Minnesota, practically
every insurgent felt the Speakers dis
pleasure. Stevenson was in the fight
against the rules. but has been regular
on the tariff bill and the Speaker per-
mttted, aim to remain as chairman OF
the Committee on Militia.
Cooper Is Hazed.
Representative Cooper OF Wisconsin
waged warfare against the Cannon ma
chico and the House rules at the ex-
pense OF his Craftsmanship Of the Com
mittee on Insular Affairs, one Of the
most important in the House He has
been put well down on the list Of men,
bers OF Foreign Affairs, and second on
one Of the elections comrlittees.
one OF the most conspicuous victims
OF the Speakers displeasure is Repre-
sentative Fowler. for several years
chairman OF the Committee on Banking
and Currency. Mr.. Fowler opposed the
currency legislation which ives enacted
during the latter part of the last session
and he led the revolt against it. Rep
resentatlve Vreeland, of New York,
author of the House currency measure,
was promoted to the Craftsmanship OF
the committee and Mr.. Fowler was re-
moved from It altogether Representa-
tive Hill of Connecticut. one OF the best
Informed men on currency fn the House
and who assisted Fowler last year. re-
tains his place as a member Of the
Ways and Means Committee and is
chairman OF the Committee on Expendi-
lures in the Treasury Department
Representative Gardner, Of Massachu-
sets. who is the most persistent insur-
gent In the House. loses his place as
chairman Of the Committee on Iucus-
trial Arts and ExpOsitiOns, and ROden-
berg, Of Illinois, one Of CannOns faith
full henchmen. gets the place. IL is un-
nerstOOd, however. that Gardner could
have retained the berth had he desired
10 do so. Speaker Cannon has great
admiration for the Massachusetts in
surgent and intended to reappoint him
chairman. Gardner inquired into the
matter and finally told the Speaker that
Il all the insurgents were to be pun
ished he did not want 10 be a party 20
favoritism, and the Speaker took him
at his word.
Murdoch Not Dead.
Victor Murdoch Of Kansas. who has
always been a thorn in the side OF the
Speaker, is supposed TO have been hu.
inflated by the manner IN which he Is
treated IN the way OF committee APP
Rointment. He has been put at the bot
Eom OF the list Of Republican memb ers
Manner OF Idaho and Dodds Of Mich
igan were placed above him. But Muir
dock does not feel Inundated. and he
VIII be a factor ia the next fight against
the rules and against Cannon
Representative Norris Of Nebraska
another lnsurgent, was removed from
the Committee on Public Buildings. ar
assignment Of which he was particul-
arly fond He will now sevre on three
committees: Coinage. Weights and
Measures. Private Land Claims. and Re
vision Of the Laws.
The new members Of the House WHO
Joined the insuTgenr movement Imme,