Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-23
AIR RESULTS ON BIG BILLS
House Has Passed Many of Larger
Appropriations.
ENATE LEADERS NOT DISTURBED
Declaration Made that Windup Will
Be Satisfactory.
WAYS AND MEANS MEETS FRIDAY
Democrats VIII Thew select Member
ship Of Rules Body and Map
out TARIFF LeRisIatiOn
Program.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-When republi-
can leaders in congress were asked II there
ls likely TO be an extra session because Of
the congested condition of the calendars in
both branches they invariably answer in
the negative. They insist. I'm spite of the
extra session gossip. that the present short
session is not jammed more than was the
short session two years ago so far as ap-
preparation bills are concerned.
Comparison proves the truth OF the lead
ers' claim Already the house has passed
the Indian. rivers and HORRORS, pensions,
legislative urgent deficiency and army APP
preparation bills. and is nearly through with
the postoffice bill. Two years ago the
house had passed only the pensions. legis-
lative District Of Columbia and naval bills
In the same time. II is true the senate has
passed only the urgent deficiency bill but
two years ago only the legislative bill had
been passed.
Leaders Not Disturbed.
Senate leaders are not disturbed by the
situation Two years ago. thirteen big ap-
preparation bills were passed In the last
four weeks Of the session and the republ-
can leaders say what has been done can
be done
Some senator's believe there has been no
particular effort made to preveS. conges-
tion and that appropriation bills have been
delayed to kill off general eglsla tioR. 1t
would surprise no one now If members op-
| posed to votes on the Lorimer case. the
resolution providing for the election of
! senators by direct vote OF the people the
tariff commission bill. and other contro-
versal matters, should be victorious in their
effort. The ship subsidy bill is being used
as a buffer and there are several treaty
matters that may be brought in II needed
| to kill time.
ways and Means Meeting.
! Gossip among democratic members Of the
house is directed toward the meeting called
for next Friday night of the fourteen dem
ocrats OF the new ways and means COM
mittee. There will select the democratic
members OF new rules committee and
map out a program for the preparation OF
tariff legislation.
! II virtuailyls conceded that Representa-
tive Henry OF Texas. once a speakership
candidate and leading minority member Of
! the judiciary committee, will head the new
Pnnsylvanl edomw aBtar Htet toin tmh
| rules committee in succession to DalzelI of
! Pennsylvania the retiring republican chair
man. The committee will not be enlarged
the change In the political complexion Of
the house leaving that committee with six
democrats and four republicans, instead
Of six republicans and four democrats as
at present
Besides Chairman Henry, the democrats
! whose names have been brought forward
in the conferences over the rules commit
tee personnel include: Hardwick Of
Georgia, Fitzgerald OF New York, Pou of
North Carolina. Littleton of New York,
Garrett of Tennessee, Wilson Of Penn
sylvanla and Graham of Illinois
FItzReraId's Ambition.
Mr.. Fitzgerald is a candidate for the
chairman ship Of the appropriations com
mittee, which may eliminate him from the
rules committee, Of which he is now a
minority member Mr.. Pou was on the
ways and means committee. but gave way
to Mr.. Kitchin Of his own state.
In the selection of = ,rmanships of COM
mittees Chairman Underwood and his col
leagues on the ways and means committee,
which is vested with that function under
the action OF the recent caucus, Will be
guided by several considerations. mainly,
qualification and seniority of service. Sen
iority however, will be upset in many
cases.
Mr.. Underwood is noncommittal as to
the probable makeup OF committees but
says no names have been decided upon.
There are conferences constantly among
the democrats Of the house and gossip
resulting therefrom has allotted several of
the chairmanships in this way:
Rules, Henry OF Texas judiciary. Clay
ton OF Alabama; interstate commerce.
Adamson OF Georgia; military. Hay Of vlr-
ginia; postoffice, Lloyd of Missouri agri-
culture, Lever OF South Carolina; naval,
Padgett OF Tennessee; public buildings and
grounds, Sheppard OF Texas; Indian af-
fairs stephens of Texas appropriations,
Fitzgerald Of New York, and public lands,
Robinson OF Arkansas.
james Looks After Banks.
Besides these, Ollie James Of Kentucky
one Of the staunchest lieutenants of
Speaker-elect Champ Clark. and Of Chair
man Underwood Of the ways and means
committee is now a member OF the bank
ing and currency committee, and would
like to be chairman. Mr., Flood OF Virginia
! would like to head the foreign affairs com
mittee and Mr. Pou OF North Carolina
would like TO head the District Of Columbia
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