Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-04-03
HOUSE DENOER ats.


ple;ed the work OF organizing the rev
HoaSe
Tie following House officers were
chosen:
Clerk, South Trimble, OF Kentucky.
Sergeant-at-arm Stokes Jackson. Of
Indiana.
DoorkeepsT, Joseph ]. sinHott, OF
Virginia.
Postmaster, William NJ. Dunbar, Of
Georgia.
Chaplain, the Rev. Henry \ Cou
den, Of Michigan.
Rules Wsrc adopted which contain
many important changes from the
ones in use in the recent Congress.
The regulations governing the com
nittr1 discharge calender are made
more stringent. and the Holman econ
omy amendment, in force duiing sev-
eral Democratic congresses, vas re.
enacted.
About 100 positions at the Capitol
were abolished and six committees
were eliminated. The total reduction
in the annual expenses OF the House
thereby will be over 1882, 600.
The Legislative programme adopted
by the democratic caucus Is com.
nrehansive one. It. contaiss more
than most OF The republicans and the
rank and file of The democrats antici-
nalei As The result OF ita adoption
the leaders Of The new House Arc in
rlined to the belief that lha special
session will run on well into the ~.
tumn. Speaker tn-he Champ CLARK
thinks that tho House will still be al
work in September. The resolution
covering the legislative programme
is somewhat negative in form, and
provides that no legislation, unless
by direct order Of the caucus, is to be
considered at the coming session, ex-
cept the following:
Election OF United States senators
by vote Of the people.
Legislation referring TO the publicity
OF campaign contributions before anu
after election.
The. Canadian reciprocity agreement
general tariff legislation, and lrgi,laIiah
affecting the rsyennr5 Of tie s"1=rn-
msnt.
TIE rearrcr,ionmsnt Of The House
~ confirm 10 thu thirteenth Census.
Resolutions al inquiry touching iip0D
Investigations Of lhs executive derait-
ments.
The admission nf The larri,"iir5 81
Arizona and Nav Meri,'o.
Any Deficiencies bills that Tic i%sn
ries 81 The government nay TcQiiifr 70
be considered al hi, iinic and bills L"
CORRECT the enrolling II the apFH"pfia-
films bill, passed March 4. 1911.
Legislation relating II the District II
Columbia.
Besides adopting without change the
committee assignments and the ecoiI.
omy programme, the caucus adopted
the new rules prepared for the coming
session 10y the committees that have
been working dn.inS the last month.
Important changes ID procedure ami
general reorganization Of the House
will result from the action Of The demo
Gratis Saturday. The power Of naming
com mittees was definitely taken from
the speaker By the new rules. and
lodged in The House itself. Committee
members are 10 be elected by thr
House. not only ia The first instance.
but also in the filling Of vacancies.
The important changes in the rules
under which the ne6 Congress, will
operate are:
The selection OF committees hy tbs
House.
A provision 10 prevent tilihu7terinE
under the rule giving authority to dis
charge committees from consideration
Of bills.
4 provision permitting amendments
~ appropriation bills whenever those
amendments will result in retrench-
nent Of national expenditures.
Authority for bills IL come up twice
for passage under the unanimous coz
senl privilege.
Ghai,inen ut some II the iulpnr
i3nt committees are:
Ways ami mean=, Underwood, Ala
hama; appropriations, Fitzgerald, New
York; judiciary, Clayton. Alabama
RANKING AMI currency, Pdjn, Louisiana,
rivers and hashors, Sparkman. Florida
interstate and foreign commerce. Adam
SOL, Georgia; agriculture, Lamb, Sit.
.inia; coinage. weights ana measures,
lIardnick, Georgia; merchant marine
aud fisheries. Alexander, Missouri; for.
4ien affairs, Snlzrr, New York; naval
affairs. Palgell. Tenne-sre; ro,tnttir&
and post road7. Nom. Tcnnrsser, pub
Ii. lands, Robinson, Arkansas; Indian
affairs. Stephens. Texas; territories.
Flood, Virginia. insnlar affairS, Jones,
Virginia; public buildings and grounds,
Sheppard, Teyis; mines ana mining.
Foster, Illinois; labor Wilson
Pennsylvania; patents. OllfeId. Ar
kansas; invalid pensions. Sherwood.
Ohio; claims, Pon. North Carolina; war,
claims, S;m7. Tennessee; District OF
Columbia. johnson, Kentucky; re-
form in the civil service. Goodwin.
North Carolina; irrigation OF arid
lands, Smith, Texas; iinuifrat"n aud
na:u5aIiza ion, Burnett, Alabama;
rules, Henry. TeEa=; accounts. Lloyd.
Missouri; military AFFAIR.", Hay, fiT-
ginia
Following are the Virginia commit
TEE appointments
Jonas, chairnan insular affairs.
Holland, elections No. /, territories,
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