The San Francisco call., 1909-08-06
INSURGENTS OUSTED
FROM COMMITTEES
Cannon Carries Out Threat TO
DepOse Rules SOlOns Who
Formed Opposition

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-Representa-
tives Fowler of New Jersey, Gardner
of Massachusetts and Cooper of Wis
consin, three of the rules insurgents"
who held chairmanships in the last
session of congress, have lost their
committees.
Vreeland of New York succeeds Fow-
Ter as head of the committee on bank
ing and currency, and Rodenberg of
Illinois succeeds Gardner as chairman
Of the committee on industrial arts
and expositions. Cooper was replaced
I by Olmsted of Pennsylvania. David
son of Wisconsin is retained as head
Of the committee on railways and
canals.
These members participated in the
/ fight on the rules at the beginning of
this session and thus incurred the
speakers displeasure.
/ Although wanger of Pennsylvania
was the ranking member of the last
committee on interstate and foreign
commerce. Mann of Illinois, who has
been most active on that committee,
succeeded to the chairmanship. Gard
ner of New Jersey also was the rank
ing member of his committee post
Offices and postroads), but Weeks of
/ Massa chusetts has received the chair
manship of that important committee.
Alexander of New York succeeds to
the position as head of the committee
on rivers and harbors, and Parker OF
New Jersey is made chairman of the
/ judiciary committee.
/ Dwight of New York, the republican
whip, gets Crumpacker's place on the
ways and means committee. Ellis of
oregon was appointed TO fill the va
cancy on the same committee caused
by the death Of Cushman.
Important chairmanships retained by
members follow:
Appropriations-Taw of Mime
sofa.
Military affairs-IIull of Iowa.
Naval affairs-Foss of Illinois.
Immigration and naturalization
| Howell of New Jersey.
Observation-Disclosures of Kansas.
Labor-Gardner of New Jersey.
! Merchant marine and fisheries-Green
| of Massachusetts.
Public lands-Monden of Wyoming.
New appointments to the membership
of the important committees include:
Rivers and Observation-Disclosures of
Illinois, Humphrey of Washington.
Madden of Illinois, Kennedy OF Iowa.
Cassidy of Ohio and Tener of Pennsyl-
Nanla, republicans, and Edwards of
Agricultural-Howell of Utah. Chap
man of Illinois, Pratt of Pennsylvania
Hanna of North Dakota and Plumley of
/ Vermont, republicans, and Lee of Geor-
Ecrats
Postoffices and postroads--F -Fassett of
New York, Smith of California Lowden
of Idaho and Dodds of Michigan. re-
publicans, and Cox of Indiana, demo
crat.
Territories-Gurnsey of Maine. Lang
ham of Pennsylvania and Goode of
Iowa, republicans. and Humphreys
of Mississippi. Conry Of New York and
Driscon of New York democrats. and
Delegate Wickersham of Alaska.
The speaker also announced the
names of Tawney of Minnesota. Smith
of Iowa and Bowers of Mississippi as
members of the joint commission to in
vestigate the matter of surety bonds r.
indemnify the government against loss
Places for CaIifornianss
The California congressman were an
pointed to their old committee places
by Speaker Cannon, hut today's an
mans gained new places. Smith be-
comes a member of the committee on
postoffces and post roads, and Enele-
! bright is assigned to naval affairs The
assignments of tho Californians are as
follows
Needham, ways and means. educa
tion; Kahn, military affairs, district of
Columbia; Hayes. banking and cur-
/ rency. immigration: McLachlan. rivers
and harbors. expenditures on public
buildings: Knowland. coinage, inter-
state and foreign commerce.; McEin-
lay, merchant marine and fisheries
elections No. ,, 2,ffnsular affairs; EngIe-
bright, naval affairs, mines and mining
irrigation: Smith. labor, postofices
and post roads. public lands.
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