The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-30
Representative Stands to Lose
The Census Chair
manship.
HE FAv0RS A REVISION
NOT BEING IN SYMPATHY WITH
THE SPEAKERS PLANS FOR IN.
CREASED TARIFF RATES, Is
OUT OF FAVOR,

Washington, July 3O.-The Washing
ton Post prints this bit of gossip:
There Is a persistent rumor about
the capitol that the census committee
Of the house will have a new head
when Speaker Cannon announces the
makeup Of the standing committees
just before the adjournment Of this ses.
sion of congress. Representative
Crumpacker OF Indiana, who has been
chairman of this committee, has run
afoul Of the speaker in his attitude
toward the tariff revision. it is said
Mr.. Crumpacker. ever since he was
appointed q member Of the committee
on ways and means, has been strong.
ly in favor OF downward revision cl
the tariff. to such an extent that ne
has aroused the ire Of such a standpa,-
ter az the speaker.
ut Is understood that Mr.. Crum-
packer was placed on the ways and
means committee by Speaker Cannon
whit some misg1vings, but former
Representative Watson of Indiana,
was particularly DESTROYS that Mr..
Crumpaclcer should get the place.
Were Political Reasons.
MIR. Watson was about to run for
governor of Indniana, and there were
political reasons why he should wish
to see Mr.. Crumpacker get the place
on the ways and means committee.
So Mr.. Watson, who was a right HAND
man OF the speaker, urged Mr.. Crum-
packers appointment
The speaker, it is said, would not
be averse to taking Mr.. Cyumpac er
off the ways and means committee,
but after the tariff bill has been passed
there would be little object in such &C.
ton and also such action would he
without precedent. While the speaker
has the power to appoint the standing
committees of the house under the
rules of the body, there is nothing in
the rules authorizing him, after the
committees are appointed. to remove
members therefrom. If he should at
tempt to remove Mr.. Crumpacker from
the ways and means committee a nice
parliamentary question might be
raised"
Knox Notifies Marshall.
Secretary of State Knox has mailed
to Governor Marshall a formal letter
Of notification regarding the income
tax amendment. 1t is in compliance
with the recent resolution of congress
although it would have been written in
the same terms had that resolution
not been enacted. The letter reads
Il have the honor to enclose a certi
fed copy of joint resolution OF con-
gress entitled joint resolution propos
ing an amendment to the Constitution
Of the United States with the re
quest that you cause the same to be
submitted to the legislature of your
state for such action as may be had
and that certified copy Of such actor
be communicated to the secretary Of
state as required by Section 2O5, Re
vised Statutes of the United States (ses
overleaf.l r..
AN acknowledgement OF the receipt
of this communication is requested"
The overleaf referred to In the let,
ter is q citation of the statute requir.
ing notice of action on constitutions
amendments by states to be communi
Gated to the secretary of state for puD
lication In papers in which notice il
required to be given for adoption o.
amendments to the constitution. Iden
tical letters have been mailed to thu
governors Of other western states.