New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-12
HOUSE COMMITTEES LIST
Mann Gives Good Assignments
to Insurgents.
HIS SELECTIONS RATIFIED
Cannon and Other Republicans
Denounce Democrats for Pack
ing Big Committees.
lFrorn Tn. Tribune Bureau.

nenis ann party solidarity in evidence.
James 2 Mann. The minority leader. pre-
senieo 10 the House to-day the list Of the
Republican members Of the standing com
uiiftees
The minority made final protest against
the manner I'm which the Democrats had
Increased tho membership Of fifteen Of the
more important committees without pro-
vi5lue for increased Republican representa-
ton. Ex-sseaker Cannon. Nj. Mann, Mr..
Martin Of South Dakota. Mr.. Gardner. Of
Massachusetts. and Nr Kendall. Of Iowa,
were among those who denounced the Dem
ocrs,s for uniairness. but the protests were
vithou, effect rho standing committees
were formally approved and the House IL
row ready for business. y was the mrs;
time I'm the history OF Congress that the
committees had been elected instead Of APP
pointed nv the Speaker
In furthcrance Of plans FOR harmony sir.
Mann gave the insurgents good committee
berths Representative Madison and Len
root go or the Rules Committee Represen-
,ative Norris wanted 4 place on the Ju-
dietary COMMITTEE and received u. MI
Cooper r. ranking minority member on
Elections No ;. and is also on Foreign AZ
fairs. SIR Good, OF Iowa, got place on
Appropriations: Kendall. on Foreign At
fairs: Woods on Claims and Industrial Arts
and Exposi.ions: Kent. Of California. on
civil Service Reform and Industrial Arts
and Exposiuons. Mr.. Murdoch. OF Kansa'.
retains his place IN Postofrices and Post
Roads and Is nov third in Republican rank
Mr.. Hubbard. of Iowa. Is ranking Repuoi-
can on Expenditures in the Department OF
Justice
Mr Mann took no committee assignment
so no Republican was displaced from ways
and Means, TO which he might properly
have gone The seven ranking minority
members OF this committee hold over Mr..
Cannon is the ranking Republican on APP
propriaiions. OF which ne was chairman be-
fore he was Speaker
Defending the action Of the Democrats In
increasing fifteen OF the committees 10
twon,y-one. with fourteen majority and
seven minority members, Representative
Underwood read rather complicated stale
rnent intended 20 show that the Repu0Ii-
cans had not been deprived of proper rep
-.sentation. The Republicans could not
fatbor1 the mathematical process by which
Ny. Underwood decided that fourteen Dem
ocrats and seven Republicans stand In the
saune ratio as d.d the twelve Republicans
and seren Democrats under the old regime
1tr Underwood asserted that in the aggre-
gate the minority had the same NUMBER or
committee assignments, which brought the
Republican retort that tho aggregate had
been maintained by assigning Repuohcahs
"a places on the minor committees. Dut
there had been no minority increases IN the
really important committees
Nr Cannon suggested an appropriation IN
IA the education Of those who could not
unserstsnd M Underwoods table or
ratios. In a more serious vein he declared
.ha. i, ,vss useless 10 protest against the
Democratic plan. and added that ne was
not 60 dispo.ed. as the Democrats are re-
s,orrible for the, conduct Of the House
BOTH in organization and legislation
THAT made mistakes IL undoubtedly
true said Nh Cannon. but l was re-
scnrsible for the Organization OF the com
rr.ittees. and I did IL honestly. ] have no
.,oloe,es 10 make. 7 would like % see the
eueaker or the ways and Means Commit
Zee Or the minority leader who could or
esnizA the committees without making
ynistskes ! have already heard rumblirgs
on the Democratic side. But, after all, you
are not going 10 be Judged by the com
rnittees you name, but b. the legislation
you accomplish"
AFTER approving the committee lists the
House adopted a number OF routine resolu-
tons authorizing the committees to have
printing and binding done and adjourned
until tomorrow.
Republican Members OF Committees.
The Republican list includes the assign
rnent Of Victor L. Berger. the Wisconsin
,oclalist 70 the Committee on the District
a. Columbia and Theron Akin, the New
York Independent Democrat 10 the Com
rrittees on Education and Enrolled Bills
The Republican members Of the standing
committees follow:
Ways end Means-Payne N. ", Dalzen
PENN Mccall CMass). Hi Conn. Need
ham Cal). Fordney Mich) and Longworth
Appropriations-c gD.,, Bingham gI;
Msioy q. y. Dwight q. - and Good
Judicisry-sterling dnJ, Moon PENN.
tMinnD Norris ($eb) and Dodde CMichl.
BANKING and Currency-Vreeland N. ",
McMorrsn (Michl,. McCreary PENN.
Rules-Dalzell qfenn). Wilson GIl). Madi-
ron (KaR) and LenTOot (WisD.
Pen IS,' and Wills Ohio 1
Elections No Nelson tWisJ. Switzer
tOho) ard Anderson Mimi
Elections No 3-Cooper (WisD. Mckenzie
Gul) snd Harris CNlassD.
Coinage, Weights and Measures-Griest
PENN, Head deD. I4ndbergh Minn(.
Ia Toilette wash. Rees (KanD and Ka-
Ianlanaole Gswaip.
Interstate and Foreign Commerce.-Stc-
yens Minn) Esch WIS.,: k Si,N sCsl
g; y and Martin g. p. o.,
Rivers and Harbors-Lawrence (Mass).
Davidson WIS.,. Young (MichJ. Roden-
Gowa) and Barchfeld PENN.
Merchant Msrine-Cireene (Mass), Hum
Phrsy Wash. bH.eanlT eG,onSn2 H IND
Agriculture -Haugen .Gowa). Mclaughlin
(Mich.). Hawley (ore). Howell Utsm.
Hanna CN ~, Plumley (Vt). Simmons
Foreign Affaira--Foster (Yt). Mckinley
OlD, Cooper CNisJ. Wood o. j.. Bar
tholdt (Mo). Fairchild q. " and Kendall
Military Affairs Prince OlL) Kahn lCalJ, !
Burke penn. Bradley N " Anthony
tksn). 1ilscu Conn. Ames Mass and
Wickershain Alaska.
q. j. Butler PENN. Roberts (Mass). |
Loud CaichD. Bates PENN and kopp
PostoTice Weeks Mass Gardner Cl j., |
Lafesn PENN steenerson Mimi Mad
don NllJ and Cameron (Ariz).
pueNc Lands Mnndoll CWyo). Nolstead |
(Minn2, Smith cali Pray (Mont), Nor,
gan loklaJ. Pickett dows), speer penn) !
indian AFFAIR." Burke IS D.. Campbell
Glsn) Mcguire (olla) Miller Mimi. !
Patton Penn. Jackson Kan}. Warbur- |
ton 1Wash), Hclgesen (N. D. and Cam
Territories-Drsper ~. y. Guernsey