The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-12-23
CHAIUMEH ISSUES
CALL FOR CAUCUS
OF GONGRESSMEN
DEMOCRATS IN NEXT HOUSE
WILL MEET ON JANU.
AIRY 18TH.
UEsIRE A FULL ATTENDANCE
New Ways and Means Committee 20
Consist Of Twelve Democrats and
Seven Observation-Disclosures 10
Slated for New Craftsmanship.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. TO-
The calling of a Democratic caucui
of the next House to meet on January
19,combined with Representative
Champ Clark's statement, formed thG
basis Of considerable speculation In
Washington today over the personnel
of the tentative ways and means com
mittee to be selected. The commit,
tee probably will be named In exsctly
the same manner in which the Demo.
Gratis nominated their minority mem
bers Of the committee on rules when
the House, at the last session. remov.
ed the speaker and reorganized that
committee.
The Democrats met In caucus to
name the four men allowed them.
Seven or eight names were proposed
and the four receiving the greatest
vote were declared the choice Of the
caucus.
The new ways and means commit
tee is expected to consist of nine
teen members, twelve Democrats and
seven republicans. 1t is generally
conceded that the Republicans can
do as they please without Democra,
tic objection in the matter OF their
seven men.
The Democratic caucus will, there
fore, confine itself to the twelve
members upon whose shoulders will
fall the burden of originating the
tariff legislation of the next House.
There seems to be a general con.
sensus of opinion that Mr.. Under
wood will be made the chairman of
The committee without opposition.
The Albanian is not only the senior
member of the committee, but, what
s more important, he is recognized
Is the best equipped man in she
House for the work.
Ills O6LuOCTdCy Ou Ju0 Beu0Idl
principles of the tariff is unquestion-
d, and it is conceded that there is
o member of the House who possess
s his expert knowledge of the intri-
acies of tariff schedules. AS to the
Their eleven Democrats to be named
y the caucus, nothing but the vote
the 227 Democrats who meet on jan
airy 10 can decide.
1t is generally presumed that Of the
x Democrats now comprising the mi
ority of the comittee most Of them
i'll be returned on account of their
Iperience in the framing Of the
ayne bill. This would still leave =
x or seven places for additional men
i'd it will not be surprising IL TWEEN
or thirty names are placed before =,
e caucus for the eleven places un- !,
II the prospective chairman, I'm :,
rwood.
An interesting situation has arisen
the North Carolina delegation.
E. M. Pou, of that
ate, is now a member of the COM
ttee, and 1t is reported that Repre-
ntative Kitchin, of the same State
seriously considering entering the
e against him. Pou's action In vot-
, against free lumber Is the princi- DO
point of difference between the br
0 "Tar Heels" tot
Nearly all the men who have an
lieved any prominence in the an
use during the last few years are no
ntioned today for places on ways ste
| means, and 1t is useless at this
e to attempt to give a list. II 10
sidered entirely probable. howev- 70
that Representative Ollie James
be candidate for a place on that 7
at committee, and the popularity cir
the big Kentuckian would indicate FOL,
election. Representative Lincoln ant
on, of Indiana, and Representative dol
lver, of Ohio, are other men who eve
being talked of today. NOT
s stated, however, the ways and W.
ms committee is to be chosen by p,t
Votes' anu wna' 'ney WIZ 10 Is pap
merest speculation at this time. goo