The Washington times., 1911-01-20

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Committee saw their names go through
without hitch, despite insurgent
speeches made by Broussard and Clark.
the latter of Florida.
Couldn't Howl Clark Down.
Mr. Clark denounced the cut-and-dried
program that had been prepared and
the manner in which the caucus was
following the creased way laid out for
it. An attempt was made to howl Mr..
Clark down, but he had his say.
The rule, introduced by Representa-
tive Foster, on which the next House
will name its committees. is as follows:
Resolved, That the rules of the Sixty
second Congress shall prescribe that the
standing committee of the House snail
be elected by the House.
Resolved, further, That the majority
members Of the Ways and Means Com
mittee elected by the caucus to serve as
such during the Sixty-second Congress
are hereby authorized to designate the
majority members of the standing COM
mittees of the House, their action to be
presented to the caucus for It's ratltlca-
ton or rejection, and that the majority
members of the Ways and Means Com
mittee shall be Ineligible for service
upon any other committee"
The Fitzgerald substitute, which was
voted Gown, as were all others, read:
hcSOlNtus 1Hdl dS lIlC
members-elect of the SiXty-second Con-
gress have unbounded confidence in the
ability, confidence, integrity, Impartial
ity, and sound Democracy of the Hon.
Champ Clark, their choice for Speaker
and responsible leader, IL is the sense or
this caucus that the committees OF the
Sixty-second Congress, in accord with
the unbroken policy of the Democratic
party and the uniform practice OF the
House since its formation, shall be hp-
go4a hxy lnr subject
approval of the House, and that the
Hon Champ Clark be and he hereby Is
empowered to designate the Democratic
members of a tentative Committee @on
Ways and Means"
During the discussion which followed
MIR. Ciark's speech il was suggested
that the Democratic majority in the
next House name as minority menDeTs
of the committee the Republicans Sc
lected by the minority leader This was
vigorously opposed Dy Representative
James Of Kentucky.
we have been fighting Cannon and
Cannonism for long time he said.
''and by this plan we would give Can
non, If elected minority leader, the pow
er to pack the committees with MS
friends-the very men whom the country
expected us to defend them from"
This ended the matter. and 1t was
agreed that the Republican caucus be
instructed to elect its membership on
committees and that the Democrats
pledge themselves to name these as
elected.
Meeting a Frost.
The movement of Representative-elect
Thayer, Of Massachusetts,, which smack
ed for a while of real insurgency. col
lapsed last night. AS matter of fact
It collapsed yesterday afternoon. He
had called a conference of those new
members who felt militantly inclined
and the conference was decidedly a
frost. There were present. 1t was said
afterward, only about six or eight menl-
bers.
Mr.. ThaYcr had been a member OF the
House a few wears ago, and his action
in addressing a letter to all the elects
warning them that the old organization
crowd now in the House were going
to gobble up everything in sight had the
effect of frightening a few of the uneX-
pcrienced.
1t made them wonder II. after all,
they would be able to figure any in the
next Congress other than cast their
votes with the dominant party.
Urged Concerted Action.
In his letter and at his conference
yesterday afternoon Mr.. Thayer pointed
out that, without concerted action, the
new members would lose all the good
committee appointments. He proposed
that all the newcomers stand together.
and demand a share in the committee
plums.
The conference failed. Messrs. Murray
and Curley. two other new members