The San Francisco call., 1909-03-17
Rules Committee Named

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Rules Committee Named
WASHINGTON. March I6.-Speaker
Cannon today announced the ways and
means committee and rules committee.
The new members Of the ways and
means are. CUshman Washington, re-
publican. Harrison CNew York;. and
I8roussard louisiana. democrats.
The FIJI committees as announced
Rules-The speaker: Dalzen (Penn-
sylvania), Smith NOwa). Clark (Mis-
souri). Fitzgerald New York;.
Ways and means-Payne (New
York;. Dalzeu CPennsylvania). Mccall
Clfassachusetts). Hill (Connecticut),
Boutele Glinois). Needham (Califor-
MAJ. Calderhear (Kansas), Fordney
C8Iiehigau), Gaines (West Virginia)
Cushman Washington. LOngwOrth
lOhiO). Crumpacker fIndiana), Under
wood (Alabama), Griggs Georgia.,
Pou CNorth Carolina). Randeu CTeXes).
Fitzgerald (democrat, who is added
% the rules committee, is the author
of the amendment TO the rules which
was Yesterday adopted. The other dem
ocratic place on that committee went
20 Clark. the minority leader.
BOTH GROW SARCASTIC
Speaker Cannon and Champ Clark
swapped tart remarks about each other
at the White House today. The speaker
called upon the president early in the
morning and when he was leaving the
executive Offices made this answer to
question as TO the fight in the house
yesterday:
The amendments TO the rules have
greatly improved them. All this stuff
about the speaket being a czar is the
purest t0mmyrot. There has never
been a time when the majority could
not control the house. What they
wanted 10 do was 10 make a committee
OF IS czars, dominate by Champ
Clark and La Toilette. That also is
tommyrot. La Toilette is a fake"
When Representative Champ Clark
called on President Taft later in the
morning, he was told what the speaker
had said. He answered briefly:
Uncle Joe has paresis."
Mr- Clark would not comment further
except to say that the amendments to
she rules adopted yesterday amounted
20 very little.
Representative Keliher Of Massachu-
setts defended HIS course in voting for
the Fitzgerald amendments.
MY people wanted some relief from
those rules and was willing to give
them what I could get" he declared.
The democratic party will not
amount 10 much until II gets more men
from thesnOrth IN it."
Representative Harrison said he be-
lieved he was not boiling in voting for
the Fitzgerald amendment. Il would
vote the same way under similar cir
ciimstances." he added. but I am al
ways willing TO abide by the caucus of
my party. I attended the caucus last
night that adopted the resolution plac-
ing with the minority leader the an
proval of all committee assignments Of
democrats. shall abide by that ac-
ton"
Representative Broussard attended
the caucus. but did not speak Repre-
sentative Fitzgerald was not present.
Another caucus viii be held March
% 10 act on the rules to govern future
meetings Of democratic members.
DEMOCRATS IN TEMPEST
After a stormy debate tonight over
the alleged failure Of % democrats of
the house to abide by the party caucus
on the rules fight. the house democratic
caucus decided to have select com
mittee draft more stringent rules 10
govern future caucuses Of the party.
The committee VIII be selected to-
morrow by Chairman Clayton.
The adoption Of this resolution was
preceded by one Of the most bitter de-
bates heard in democratic caucus
for several sessions over a resolu+ion
directing Minority Leader Clark to ap-
prove Speaker Cannon's appointment
Of Representative Francis Burton Har
rison Of New York and Representative
Broussard OF Louisiana as democratic
memb bers Of the committee on ways and
means. Both men voted for the Fitz-
gerald amendments to the house rules
yesterday Broussard voted with the
republicans on other questions during
the rules fight.
The resolution was by Representa-
tive Pujo Of Louisiana After an hours
debate Chairman Clayton ruled that the
resolution proposed was covered by the
resolution adopted by the caucus last
night. leaving the approval of assign
ments with Clark.