The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-23
Interested M e m b ers
Hope to Kill Off Gen
eral Legislation.
EXTRA SESSION
is IMPROBABLE
Big Appropriation Bills Will Be
Rushed Through in Closing
Days, and Bothersome Mat
tiers, Such as Vote on
Lorimer Case, Will Be
Crowded Out.

Washington, p. c., January 90
men Republican leaders In CONGRESS-
"le asked II there is likely TO he an
extra session because OF tho c,,-..4..,
condition or tho calendars i, ho+t,
branches. and that question has beer a
dsKeu frequently Within the past wceIe !. 4
Trey invariably answer in the negative Il.
i.'cS INSIST in spite of the extra scs-
SION gossip, thai the present short eos
s,oh IS not TANNED moro than was tina y
snort session two years ago, so far as
appropriation bills are concerned 55il..sa.f
comparison of the two sessions
pIoFcs tho truth OF tho leaders claim
.nireaaE the House has passed the In,
u.a., rivers ana harbors, pensions. leg
islatiVc. urgent deficiency and armv
appropriation bills and is neariV
through with the post Office bill TwG
years ago, at this time, the HOUSE ba(f
PASSED only the pensions, legislative,
ihs'rlct OF Columbia and naval bills,
- - true that tho Senate thus far has
passed only the urgent deficiency bill
put two years ago, at the same time
only the legislative bill had been
passed &E
Not Disturbed. Ill
senate leaders arc not disturbed by
inc situation. Two years ago thirteen
biG appropriation bills were passed IN
the last four weeks of the session am,
Inc Republican leaders say that what
mas been done can he done again
some Sena TORS believe there has beer
no particular effort made to prevent
congestion. and that appropriation
oills have been delayed to XIII off gen
eral legislation. It would surprise no
one now II members opposed to votes
on tic Lorimer ease, the resolution
providing for election Of Senators 5hy
the direct vote Of the people, the tariff
commission bill and other controver-
sial matters should be victorious in
their effort. The ship subsidy Iii, IS
being used a s q buffer, and there are
several treaty matters that may BE
brought in If needed to kill time.
Gossip among Democratic membcrs
OF the House is directed toward Tho
meeting called for next Friday night
OF the fourteen Democrats of tho new
Ways and Means Committees. These
Democrats vii! select Dcinocra tic me ii, : l
bcrs of new Rules Committee and
map out q program for the preparation
OF tariff legislation.
Henry VIII IIcnd Committee.
II Is virtually conceded that Repre-.
sentative Henry of Texas, once 81 q
speakership candidate, and a leading
minority member o. the Judiciary Conn
mittee, will head the new Rules Com
mittee. In succession to Dalzell of@
PENNSYLVANIA, the retiring Republican
1
not be enlarged. the change in the po-
litical complexion OF the House leaving
that committee with six Democrats and
four Republicans, instead of SIX Rcpub-i
leans and four Democrats. a S at pres
emit Besides Chairman Henry. the
brought forward in the conferences
over the Rules Committee personnel
include IIardwiCil, of Georgia; Fftzger-
aid OF New York; Pou. Of North Caro-
lima; I.ittleton. of New York; Garrett,
OF Tennessee; Wilson. of Pennsylvania.
and Graham, OF Illinois.
Mr.. Fitzgerald IS Il candidatc for
the chairmanship OF The Appropriations
Committee. wIitci! may eliminate him
from the Rules Committee, or which
he is now a minority member. Mr. Fou
was on the Ways anu Means Commit
tee, but gave way to Mr.. IItchin, OF
his own State. ss7
OF committees. Chairman Underwood
and his colleagues on the Ways and
Means Committee. which is vested with
that function under the action OF the
recent caucus. Will he guided by a.
number OF considerations. mainly tha
PARTICULAR qualification OF members and
seniority Of service. Seniority, how
eyer necessarily will be upset in many
cases. Mr.. Underwood is non-comrnit-
tai as TO the probable makeup OF COM
rittces but says no names have been
decided upon. There are conferences
constantly Eoing on among the Demo
Gratis OF the House, and gossip result
ing thercfrom has allotted several Of
the c'1airnanshipS in this way: @
rules, Henry. OF Texas: judiciary.
Clayton. OF Alahana: Interstate Com.
MERGE Adamson. OF Georgia; Military,
Hay. OF Virginia: Post CONVERSATIONAL OF
Missouri; Agriculture, Lever of South
.r ~
Public Buildings and Grounds. Shop
pard. OF Texas Indian Affairs. Ste-
phcns. OF Texas: Appropriations, Fita-
gerald OF New York; Public Landu,
Robinson, of Arkansas
l'i00d Wants Foreign Affairs. #
Besides these. Ollie James. OF lSen-
tncky. one Of the stauHcliest licutcn- Is
ants of Elect Champ Clark aud
OF Chairman Underwood. Of the Ways
and Mcaus Committee. is NOW no!n-
Der OF the Banking and Currency
Committee. and would like to be chair
man. Mr.. Flood. OF Virginia. would
like to head the Foreign Affairs Com
mittec, and Mr.. Pou, OF North Carolina,
Mould like TO head the District OF co..
lumbia COMMITTEES
The Republicans. unucr tho spur OF i
the leaders and no-quoriim insistence
OF Dwight. OF New York the Repubii-
can whip. who purposes TO force tho
attendance OF members. are continuing
the high speed pressure on appropriate
ton bills. Tho post-cjfcc appropriation
BILL which will be Dassrd carly this
week, Will give way to sthci agriculturaIa IL
appropriation bill and the District or I
Columbia, fortGcations. naval and stlt.s@
plomatic and consular appropriation
Bills are read to 10 taken up, With
tha Military Academy and sundry. ciTM
supply bills soon TO follow.
sar Tho prcpbl en- OF a. u ra -