Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-10
Contests for Good Committee
Posts Expected in House.
TO OPPOSE CHAMP CLARK
Several Democrats Probably Will
Seek Speakership.
UNDERWOOD LIKELY TO GO UP
In Line for Ways and Means Chair
manship-Speaker May Be
Shorn Of Power.


Spirited contests for the desirable COM
NIT ee assignments in the House OF the
Sixty-second Congress will commence at
once. AS a rule the assignments are
made by seniority and the members of
the present and preceding Congresses
will stake out their claims on that
ground. although there will. of necessity
and of choice, be some shifting of men
from the preferred positions on one COM
mittee to more desirable ones.
The first thing. however, will be the
selecting of a Speaker. and. although
Champ Clark of Missouri, claims that Of
flee as his own by right of long service,
it is likely that other aspirants for the
honor will contest with him.
The chairmanship of the ways and
means committee undoubtedly will go to
Underwood of Alabama. He is tariff
expert and has had long service. be-
sides being the ranking member of the
committee.
There. will be warm contest Tor the
chair1nanship Of the appropriations COM
mittee. Fitzgerald of New York, Burle-
son of Texas and Sherley of Kentucky
committee at present In the order named.
Fitzgerald also will be placed on the
committee on rules. on account or MS
parliamentary ability.
The rivers and harbOrs committee Will
be much sought after by members from
the Mississippi valley and there Will be
q contest between Ransdell Of Louisiana
and Sparkman Of Florida, the latter De-
ing the ranking man on the COMMITTEES.
The interstate and foreign commerce
a
Adamson Of Georgia He has had long
service on the committee and Is an
authority on Interstate commerce AFFAIRS.
The chairmanship Of the committee on
of Alabama Is in line Tor 1t. He is one
Of the democratic leaders and will get
whatever he perfers. however.
Flood for Foreign Affairs.
Flood Of Virginia probably will get the
craftsmanship Of the committee on foreign
affairs. He las served long on the COM
mittee and IL emimentiy fitted to head 1t.
The chairmAnship OF the committee on
naval affairs probably will 80 to FadGett
Of Tennessee. This is desirable post.
as there are several assisfapt clerks to be
appointed by the chairman.
William Sulzer of New York will be
chairman OF the military affairs commit
tee.
Inc COK0knlIIQ6 on InS D1SIElCI OF 90.
lumbia may be reorganixed. 1t has been
the custom to appoint on that committee
men who have mad experience In munich
pal affairs. The chairmanship, II It. goes
by seniority, will fall to Shackleford Of
Judge Moon Of Tennessee will get the
Craftsmanship Of the committee on post
Offices and post roads. II he wants it.
Morris Shepard Of Texas is in line for
the Craftsmanship Of the committee on
public buildings and grounds.
Good Post for Puio.
The banking and currency chairmanship
will go to Pujo OF Louisiana, If the rule
of seniority is observed.
John Lamb Of Virginia will head the
important committee on agriculture.
Richardson Of Alabama will be chair
man Of the committee on pensions. maxi
ing up the big pension appropriation bill.
Rainey of Illinois Is in line for the
Craftsmanship of the committee on labor.
The Craftsmanship Of the committee on
printing will go to Finley Of South Caro-
lima.
Goulden of New York will get the
craftsmanship Of the committee on mer-
chant marine and fisheries.
Sims OF Tennessee Is in line for the
mittee and also will be on the committee
on interstate md foreign commerce.
May Take Power From Speaker.
It is thought likely that another con-
test over the question of taking from the
Speaker the power to name standing COM
mittees may develop soon after the House
assemblies next month. This time It is
not unlikely that the movement will re-
ceive the support OF Speaker Cannon and
his allies, inasmuch as the next as
signments will be made by the democrats.
Interviews with Representatives MUIR
dock of Kansas and Norris OF Nebraska
indicate that they intend to lose no time
in reopening the fight waged by insurgent
republicans last session, which reformed
the rules and deposed Speaker Cannon
from membership on the rules commit
tee. That contest was won by insurgent
kand democratic coalition.
1t Is not known what the attitude of the
democrats will be in the coming session.
when an effort is made to still further
shear the speakership Of its great au-
thority. but the chances are they will
seek to force the battle over to the sue
ceeding session, when they will be in
control
Views at Variance.
Some members of the House who are
now here believe that II the power to ap-
point committees is taken away from
the democratic Speaker in the Sixty sec
ond Congress asd handed over to the
House membership, all hope Of harmony
doned 1t would mean the upsetting of
the seniority rule and the turning down
Of many men of long service who have
been the minority ranking members of
the most powerful committees. On the
other hand, It is pointed out that har-
alc