New-York tribune., 1910-11-10

VIII succeed Representative Mann as
CHAIRMAN of the Committee on inter
state and Foreign Commerce.
Representative Burnett. of Alabama
will be chairman of the Committee on
immigration. He is a member of that
commission and usually supported ms
Republican colleagues on immigration
questions. Representative Jones, of VIZ
ginia. bitter opponent of the Repub-
lican insular policy, will be chairman OF
the Insular Affairs Committee, and Rep
resentative Padgett, of Tennessee. a one
battleship man, will be at the head OF
naval affairs. Representative Clayton
of Alabama, with whom the House has
seldom agreed on constitutional ques-
tions, will be the chairman of the Com
mittee of the Judiciary. Representative
Robinson, of Arkansas. will head the
Committee on Public Lands, and Rep
resentative Moon, of Tennessee, he
Committee on Postoffices and Post Roads
Representative Sheppard, of Texas. VIII
have the craftsmanship Of the Commit
tee on Public Buildings and Gorunds,
now held by Representative Barthold. Oh
Missouri.
The titular floor leader Of the Demo
Gratis will be Representative Underwood
of Alabama, who is slated to succeed
Representative Payne as chairman OF
the Ways and Means Committee To
Mr. Underwood will be assigned the duty
of formulating a tariff policy which Will
be acceptable to the Democrats. MY
Underwood's home is Birmingham, the
home of the most important steel inter
ests in the South.
Strong Men in Minority.
To add To the Democratic troubles In
organizing the House, the new speaker
will face as capable minority as ever
sat in Congress- Representatives Payne
DaIzell Mann. Smith of Iowa. Olmsted'
Foss, Currier. Weeks. Hamilton and
Mondeu are men who have felt the
burden of administrative responslolllty,
and who, relieved from that burden' VIII
devate much of their time TO adjusting
Democratic folIies on the floor. speaker
Cannon will not help tighten the Delllo-
cratic burden. In the old days ChOio
Joe" was regarded as one OF the strohs-
est men in Congress on the floor he
has not forgotten his political cunning
and 1t goes without saying tnat ne VIII
try to show the country that Clarh'Si'
| is no Improvement on "Cannonlsm-
Then. too. the Democratic Speaker
will have no Asher Kinds as MS parLd-
mentarian. Mr.. Kinds will aid ana colr-
| fort the enemy from his seat on the noor
as a member of the House from Mdiiie-
Who will succeed Mr.. Kinds as parlla-
| mantarv clerk has not been determined
hut II is admitted that q man capaole
of filing his place cannot be found
IT IS regarded as probable that the
ranking minority place on the Appropli
ations Committee will be offered 10 MI
Cannon. For many years he served on
this committee, and for several teriils
before his election as Speaker he was l'S
chairman. The defgeat Of Representa-
five Tawnev. chairman OF the Approprl'
ations Committee, clears the way lol 'ii'
Democrats to make Mr.. Cannon rdthliis
member of that committee. Represen
tative Serene Z. Payne probably VIII u
the titular minority leader, as tnls hono
usuaIIv falls to the ranking mlhollt.
member of the Ways and Means Com
mittee.
"To the victors belong thespoils" TIL
slogan of an unterrifled Democracy wa
heard t the Capitol to-day. and 1t carrle'
sadness to the hearts of the Republicans
It did not require the use of the ech
stones in Satauary Hall to hear IN
rurnbline sound. The news last nieh
that the House had been carried by III
democrats was notice to Republican
that they must look elsewhere for EN-
plovment. Practically all of the place
In the government service, except thos
over which Congress has immediate su
pervisfon. are now in the class1fied ser
vice. The Civil Service Commission ha
, no power to intervene for the protectio
. of worthy men who have rendered com
netent service i'm connection with tn
work of the House. They will be turne
ont and their places taken by Democrat
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