The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-03-17
PERSONNEL OF THE
WAYS AND MEANS AND
RULES COMMITTEES.
CUSHMAN GETS A PLACE
Pacific Coast Man Secures Position on
Ways and Means Organization, and
Rocky Mountain States Lose a Rep
resentative-Clark Declares Himself
Regarding the Speaker.

Washington, March 16-Speaker
Cannon today announced the personnel
of the ways and means committee and
of the rules committee. The new
members of the ways and means COM
mittee are: Cushman of Washington,
republican; Harrison of New York
and Broussard of Louisiana, demo-
Gratis.
The full committees as announced
follow:
/ Rules-The speaker Dalzell of Penn
sylvania. Smith of Iowa, Clark of
Missouri, Fitzgerald of New York.
Ways and means-Payne of New
York, Dalzell of Pennsylvania, Mccall
of Massachusetts,, Hill of Connecticut,
Boutell of Illinois, Needham Of Cali
fornia, Calderhead of Kansas, Fordney
of Michigan Gaines of West Virginia,
Cushman of Washington, Longworth
of Ohio. Crumpacker of Indiana, I'm
derwood of Alabama, Griggs Of
Georgia. Pou of North Carolina. Ran
dell of Texas.
Mr. Fitzgerald, democrat who is
added to the rules committee, is the
author of the amendments to the rules
which We're yesterday adopted The
other democratic place on that COM
mittee went to Mr.. Clark the minority
leader.
Democrats Hiss.
Kisses from the democratic side
greeted the news, which the speaker
each time squelched by sharply bring
ing down his gavel and admonishing
the galleries that they must observe
the proprieties.
This novel way of rebuking the
members who had engaged in the hiss
ing brought from that side of
the house only groans and outlaws.
Discussing the personnel of the
committees, Champ Clark, minority
leader said:
"Originally the speaker had the
power and exercised it to appoint all
committees, both the majority and
minority members. Under Speaker
Reed. when Bailey of Texas was the
minority leader, and under Speaker
Henderson, I think that the minority
leaders We're consulted a good deal
regarding the appointment of minority
members. When Cannon was elected
speaker and Williams was minority
leader, the speaker conferred on tfre
minority leader the favor of appointing
minority members on committees, with
one or two reservations.
Resumes Power.
Now the speaker resumes the
power of appointing the majority and
minority members on committees for
the purpose of Furnishing me. because
I had the courage to fight certain
things he wanted done He has
perfect right to appoint the majority
and minority members and 7 am not
complaining about it. but his efforts
to punish me will be absolutely futile
if his purpose is to swerve me from
the line of conduct which think is
for the welfare of the democratic
party, and therefore of the country.
Makes Own Place.
COMMITTEE assignments don't make
and unmake men in the house. I had
nothing whatever to do with the ap-
pointment of the committee on ways
and means and the committee on
rules, and I would not have cared a
bit if he had put ME on the tail end
Of the committee on ventilation and
acoustics. Every man makes his own
place in the house of representatives.
He did not give me my place and he
can't take it away from me-"
Representative Underwood Of Ala
bama would not discuss his appoint
ment on the ways and means COM
mittee other than to say:
"If Mr.. Clark asks me to resign
from the committee on ways and
means, my resignation will be at the
speakers desk within two minutes