Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-04-12
Cannon TAUNTS
HOUSE MEMBERS
FORMER SPEAKER HEARS RUM
BlINGS AMONG DEMOCRATS.
A Precedent ESTABLISHED
Republican Members of House Open q
Display Of Oratory In Criticillng
Inconsistent Actions.
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Washington, April lit required
more than two hours In the House
Of Representatives to elect It's new
committees. II was the first time in
is history that the committees had
been elected. Former Speaker Cam
non taunted the Democrats with hav-
ing approved as the Republican rep
resentatiyes on the various commit
tees, practically tho same men whom
ho as speaker had put on these COM
mittees in tho last house
Mr., Underwood, the Democratic
leader, said the Democrats had based
the proportlonato representation on
the committees strictly according to
the Democratic majority In the House
itself.
This Is. moreover" he said, tho
first time minority leader has been
permitted to namo his committees and
has had them adopted by the major
Ity without dotting an 81" or cross
ing a "T,"
This statement was oheered loudly
by the Democrats
Republican Leader Mann cited sew
cral alleged Inconsistencies and his
arguments were seconded by Messrs.
Cannon and Gardner of Massachu-
sotts.
THAT / made mistakes Is true"
said Mr.. Cannon, but | was respon-
ible for the organization Of the COM
mittees ana | did it honestly. | have
no apologies to make | would like
TO see the speaker OF the ways and
means committeU or tht minority
leader, who could organize the COM
mittees without making mistakes 1
have already heard rumblings on the
Democratic side, but after all you are
not going to be judged by the COM
mtitees YOU named but by the legisla-
tion you accomplish"
e The House adjourned until tomor-
row.
Minority committee selections con-
tain many surprises as prepared by
, minority Leader Mann. Desire TO ac-
!, cord impartial treatment TO insur-
gents Is shown In choice of places
given them. Two leading insurgents
Representative Madison of Kansas.
and Lenroot Of Wisconsin. are given
places on tho rules committee where
Republicans have but four places In
, all
Other Republican members OF tho
rules committee are Dnlzell Of Penn
sylyania and Wilson OF Illinois. Nor
gan of Oklahoma Is on the public land
= committee, and Bartholdt of Missouri
is on foreign affairs.
Former Speaker Cannon becomes
ranking Republican member OF tho
appropriation committee Of which he
. was chairman several years before be-
!. coming speaker, Retirement OF Taw-
= ney recently chairman of the COM
mittee. probably will make the former
y, speaker the Republican leader in de-
- bates on appropriations.
Republican members OF the follow
. ), ing important standing committees
" are:
Ways and means, Paine New York;
= Dalzell, Pennsylvania Mccall Mass
aohusetts; HILL Connecticut; Need
, ham, California; Fordney Michigan;
!, Longworth, Ohio
Appropriations: Cannon, Illinois.
D Bingham. Pennsylvania; Glllett, Mass
y, achusettsi Taylor, Ohio; Malby New
u York; Dwight New York; Goode,
e Iowa,
Judiciary Sterling, Illinois; Moon.
l Pennsylvania Higgins Connecticut;
i Howland, Ohio; Nye, Minnesota; Nor
VI ris, Nebraska Dodds, Michigan.
u Campbell Of Kansas is on the bank
ing and currency committee. La
= toilette OF Wisconsin, and Reese OF
y Kansas on the coinage and weights
and messurosI Anthony Of Kansas,
is on military affairs; Murdock Of
Kansas, on postotiices; Campbell and
Jackson Of Kansas, and Mcclure OF
!, Oklahoma, on Indian affairs; Young
Of Kansas Is on the territories COM
" mlttoe; Madison Of Kansas Is on the
= labor committee. Reese of Kansas,
n on pensions; Mitchell on clamsi
i Byer OF Missouri on District Of Coll
l. umbia committee; Young, of Kansas,
= on civil service; Gatliu, Of Mississippi
II on immigration Morgan, Of Oklaho-
II ma, on treasury department expendi-
tuTebt NulllNt VI Mlbbohlli oH iANtA iVA
10 department expenditures; Mcclure,
r OF Oklahoma, on commerce and labor
d expenditures; Mitchell, OF Kansas, on
II census. and Anthony Of Kansas, on
n enrolled bills.
y To Ascertain the Reason
a washington, April II. Seeking
n particularly as to whether Attorney
General Wickersham has "any outside
Is employment" which would dlsqualify
e him from tho cabinet position Repre-
e gentative Rainey OF Illinois today In
% troduced resolution designed to open
way for q thorough Investigation
by the department of justice Tho
resolution provides for a committee
OF nine six Democrats and three Re-
n publlcans to conduct the lnvestiga-
y iion and asks an appropriation OF
" $4,000 TO cover the expense. II d.
a rects a thorough inquiry into all
10 tases instituted under the sherman
d antitrust law and the commodity
lt ,lausc of the Hepburn railroad law.