New-York tribune., 1911-01-21
REVISION BY SCHEDULES
Plan of New Democratic Tariff
makers.
BAILEY'S SCHEME IGNORED
Committee Assignments Dis
cussed - Broussard's Bolt
Causes Stir at Capitol.
lrrom Ths Trihnn. rureau J

Washington. Jan 9.--A scheduls-oy'
schedule revision OF tho tariff, TO folio"
the naming Of tho committees OF the next
House, was declared to-day 20 be the plan
OF tho new WAYS and Means Committee
elected by the Democratic caucus last
night.
The fourteen members o. the new COM
n!ttee will hold meeting next Friday. ano
Will proceed Immediately TO make up
slate of the choice committee assignments
berinuing with the Rules Committee. Nhcu
the standing committees have Gil peen
named ny the WAYS and Means Commit
tee under the authority or the caucus
which also made It the Committee on Com
r1,ittees OF the House thus taking the ap-
po,ntive power from the Speaker the tariH-
making body will begin the drafting oi
popg1n tariff bills
According 20 Representativo Underwood
chairman or the committee, the Demo
cratic leaders have practically decided 70
ADEPT = schedule-by- revision Ihus
Ignoring the revision en- bloc proposed by
eenator Bailey.
80 tariff action -ill he taken BY the
Ways and Means Committee next roSN'
.eid NJ Underwood Tariff revision VIII
probably not be taken up until after March
and ue expect 70 have tariff bill ready
when the Sd Congress meets, next Decem-
her
Representative Henry, OF Texas is eN'
rected 70 be named as chairman OF tne
Rules Committee The other pemocrauc
members probably will be fitzgerald oi
New York. Stanley. Of Kentucky Graham
Of Illinois end Hardvick, Of Georgia. AS
tooD as n Is organized, the Rules Com
rni,tee viii frame a set OF tentative rule
amendments for the next House.
Nav York Democrats are expected 30 in
t,st that Representauve Fitzgerald be
made chairman Of tho Appropriations Jcn'-
Uittes The Georgia delegation net IN the
House to-day and agreed 10 support Rep
resentattve AdamsoB as chairman ot the
interstate and Foreign Commerce Com
nlittec
The virtual bolt from the caucus last
n.sht OF Representative Broussard' Oh
Louisiana. created a great deal of comment
e. the Capitol to-day. Mr.. Broussard was
lef' off the Ways and Means committee
~ the Democrats because he is what IS
known as a protoctionist-he voted for du-
ties on lumber and other home products
. The discrimination against the people OF
Nig state, who believe in protection MI
Broussard declared in the caucus. VIII re-
suit in making that state Republican.
on tho whole. however. the Democrats
were congratulating themselves to-day on
The manner in which the slate Went
through last night, all the way from the
unanimous nomination OF Champ Clark 10
the ratification OF the Ways and Means
Committee selected in advance
TT was very harmonious meeuhs'
said NIr. Clark. 1T was parucuia' ~
gratifying that there was remarkable at
tendance go OF the 22S Democratic Repre-
.ontarives in the next Congress being pres
ont Many of them had TO come hundreds
NJ miles TO Join in the deliberations OF the
caucus. The percentage of attendance oil
tie new members was even greater than
that of the old members, and there was nov
p hitch nor jar in the whole proceeding