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II.
Pnrty Men United.
With the knowledge that the Demo-
Gratis are committed to revision of
the tarin by schedules and this Is eX-
pccted of them by the country, tina
leaders. from Representative Champ
Clark. who will succeed Speaker Cam
non, all down the line. are practically q
unit that the Ways and Means Commit
tee should be selected at the January
caucus.
Already the Democrats have discus
sed this subject with the result that
the makeup of the committee is tenta-
lively agreed upon. 1T is the consensus
of opinion that Representative Oscar
Underwood. of Alabama. who has
served with distinction on that COM
mittee for several years. and whose
tariff record is In harmony with his
party. will be chosen chairman 1t
Is believed that his selection will be
unanimous 1t may be stated that.
owing to the large Democratic ma
jority in the next House, the member
ship of the Ways and Means Commit
lee Will be increased to twenty-thlr-
teen Democrats and seven Republicans
AS tentatively agreed upon the fol-
lowing Will compose the majority OF
the Ways and Means Committee Rep
resentatives Underwood, Alabama
James. Kentucky; Rainay. Illinois;
Harrison. New York: RandelI, Texas;
Palmer. Pennsylvania; Pou. North
Carolina; Denver, Ohio Garrett, Ten
neessec; Shackleford, Missouri; Dixon,
Indians Martin. Colorado, end Peters,
Massachusetts.
1t is not improba however. that
several changes may be made in the
committee membership as here outlin-
ed. For instance. there is a little
friction In the North Carolina delega-
tion, that may result in diaplacing Pou
for Kitchin. There is also a feeling
that McGillicuddy, OF Maine, may take
the place of Peters.
The suggestion has been made by
some of the more prominent Demo-
cratic members that lime might be
saved by empowering the Ways and
Means Committee to make the com
mittee appointments, but Represents
tive Garner, who introduced the resolu-
ton proposing committee on com
mittees says that while he Is satisfied
that the Ways and Means Committee
could perform this work In a satIstac-
tory manner. still it might hamper
them In their tariff deliberations
II might be left to the Rules Com.
mittee. Whip Garner said day as
some of tho members have suggested,
but perhaps. after the matter has
been discussed in all its angles, the
caucus Will decide to name a commit
tee on committees.
OF course, there will be no attempt
made to name the membership Of ali
the House committees. but 1t Is safe +
to say that tho chairnanship question.
OF the big committees will all be de-
cldcd,
Seniority Followed.
You can say for me-" said Whip
Garner. that in the naming OF tho
committees seniority of service Will be
tho guiding star, and In the makeup
of the committees the men who have
served for years on the leading com
mittees Will, most likely. continue to
serve. advancement being made in ac-
cordance with existing vacancies.
do not look for much friction although
1t would be remarkable II there should
fail to be some disappointment"
Aside from the Ways and Means
Committee and the committee on COM
mittces. there are several lmportanh
chairmanships nrousing interest. Among
these are the Appropriations Commit
tee the Committee on military and
Naval Affairs and the Committee on
Post-Oflices and Post Roads. For
years these plums have been governed
by the Republicans, but on March a
next, when the present Congress adj
journs, their terms will have come to
an end. and they will be compelled to
leave their luxurious Offices In the
Capitol building.
The names OF the Democrats who
and have the use of the sumptiously
furnished rooms no doubt will be de-
cided at to-morrows caucus.