Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-12
FIGHT OVER HOUSE RULES
Cannon Expected to Win I'm Contest
10 shear Chair of Its
Power.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1O.-Another con-
test over the question OF taking from the
speaker the power to name standing com
mittees is expected to develop soon after
the house of representatives assemblies next
month. This time 1t is not unlikely that
the movement will receive the support OF
speaker Cannon and his allies inasmuch
as the next assignments will be made by
the democrats.
Interviews with Representatives Murdoch
OF Kansas and Norris OF Nebraska indi-
cate they intend TO lose no Cine in reopen
ing the fight waged by insurgent repuDu-
cans last session. which reformed the rules
and deposed Speaker Cannon from member
ship on the rules committee. That contest
was won by insurgent and democratic
coalition. 1t IL not known what the atti-
tude Of the democrats viii be in the COM
ing session when an effort is made to stlll
further shear the speakership OF its great
AUTHORITY, but the chances are they will
seek to force the battle over to the sue
ceeding session, when they will be In I'M
disputed control
Harmony May VaRish.
Some members OF the house who are now
here believe that IL the power to appoint
committees is taken away from the demo-
cratic speaker in the siKty-second congress
and handed over to the membership all
hope Of harmony In the democratic ranks
may be abandoned. 1t would mean the up
setting OF the seniority rule and the turn
ing down OF many mer OF long service, who
have been the minority ranking members
Of the most powerful committees. On the
other hand. It Is pointed out that harmony
also would suffer from a maintenance of
the seniority rule, as that rule would give
to the south the chairmanships Of all the
great committees and leave unrecognized
the new democratic membership from
northern and western states.
Under the seniority rule the committee on
agriculture would go to Lamb OF Virginia,
banking and currency to Pujo OF Louisiana,
census to Hay OF Virginia. foreign affairs
70 Flood OF Virginia, immigration 20
Burnett Of Alabama. Indian affairs 10
Stephens OF Texas, interstate ana foreign
commerce to Adamson OF Georgia, judiciary
TO Clayton OF Alabama. merchant-marine
and fisheries TO Clark OF Florida, naval
affairs 10 Padgett OF Tennessee, patents TO
Legare OF South Carolina. pensions TO Rich
ardson Of Alabama, postoffios to Moon Of
Tennessee printing to Finley OF South
Carolina, public buildings to sheppard OF
Texas, public lands 70 Robinson OF Arkan-
bas rivers ana nafpof6 10 Sparkman OF
Florida, territories 20 Lloyd OF Missouri
ana ways and means, the greatest Of all,
70 Underwood OF Alabama, unless Champ
Clark OF Missouri. who Is now the ranking
minority leader. should fail 10 capture the
speakership.
Fitzgerald WIZ Lose Place.
/ Appropriations. under the seniority rule
would so 70 Fitzgerald Of New York, but
I Il Is said that he Is so disliked BY tho
prospective speaker that this place prob
/ ably would be given TO BuTleson OF Texas
Military affairs under the seniority ar
| rangements would 80 20 sulEer OF New
I York and there IL little eoubt that he will
capture this important craftsmanship under
whatever plan is adopted
Whether the seniority rule Is retained
or the speaker be permitted TO name com
mttees or the selection be left 10 the mem.
/ bership Of the house, al Of those who are
now the minority ranking members OF tns
principal committees are expected 10 insist
upon promotions 20 craftsmanship. They
viii claim that their long service In tins
house entities them TO these as a mater Of
right