The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-04-04
DEMOCRATS SELECT
HOUSE COMMITTEES
WORK OF CONGRESS FOR NEXT
TWO YEARS.
Harmonious Caucus Adopts Rules De,
signed to Throw More Power In
to Hands of Real Majority.

to HANDS or Real majority.
Washington, April 1.-The following
are the committee assignments of
South Carolina members of the house
for the Sixty-Second congress, as an
nounced here late this afternoon:
George S. Legare-Foreign affairs,
territories.
James F. Byrnes-Banking and
currency, war claims
Wyatt Aiken-Fensions, District Of
Columbia.
Jos. T. Johnson-Appropriations.
J. E. Ellerbe-Railways and canals,
rivers and haroors, irrigation of arid
lands.
D. d. Finley -Postofice and post
roads, reform in the civil service,
printing.
A. 3. Lever-Agriculture, educa-
lion.
South Carolina gets only two chair
nanships. Lever gets Craftsmanship
Of committee on education, and Fin
ley Of committee on printing.
The most noticeable change is that
Mr.. Johnson becomes a member of
the strong committee on appropria-
hons. Mr.. Lever chairman of educa-
5ion and Mr.. Byrnes, who will make
his initial appearance as a member of
the house Tuesday, goes on banking
and currency, and war claims. This
arrangenent gives the South Carolina
members good working !committees
for the next two years.
Washington, April I'm a party
caucus noteworthy for its harmony
and the smoothness of it's progress,
the Democratic members of the new
house Of representatives today adopt
ed without change the committee as
signments, the economy programme
and the new rules prepared for the
coming session by the committees that
have been working during the last
month.
Was Long Session.
At the night session, which con-
tinued to nearly midnight, a legisla-
tive programme was adopted and Of
foers were elected as follows:
Clerk, South TrimD.e, of Frankfort,
KY, who was member of the Fifty
seventh congress.
Sergeant-at-arms, u. S. Jackson, of
Indiana, who defeated William H.
Ryan, of New York, by vote of ia
to 81.
Doorkeeper, JOS. J. sinnott, of Vir-
ginia.
Postmaster, William NJ. Dunbar, of
Augusta, Ca, was elected on the third
ballot, defeating r. G. Bremmer, Of
NEW, JS1SSy, LUZ W V1.
Two other candidates were dropped.
A legislative programme was sub
mitted by Mr.. Underwood, chairman
of the ways and means committee,
and adopted by the caucus. It is de-
signed to limit the activities of the
extra session to questions such as
popular election of senators, Canadian
reciprocity, tariff revision, .investiga-
ton of governmental departments,
congressional reapportionment, state
hood for Arizona and New Mexico,
general deficiency appropriation, Dis
trict of Columbia legislation and pub
licity of campaign contributions.
Important changes in procedure and
a general reorganization OF the house
will resoult from the action of the
Democrats today. The power Of NAM
ing committees was definitely taken
from the speaker and lodged in the
house itself. Committee members are
to fbe elected by the house, not only
in the first instance, but also in the
filing of vacancies.
To Save Money.
A saving of s1S3,OOO in the annual
cost of running congress is promised
through the cutting out Of supertIucus
employees and inactive coina:ittees,
and through the abolishrl Hlt Of the
time-honored "extra months pay 81
Appointiye places are all p2t :l-tc the