New-York tribune., 1911-03-07
DEMOCRATS TAKE CHARGE
Ways and Means DiCtators Name
Members of Rules Committee.
TO PUSH RECIPROCITY BILL
On General Tariff Legislation
There Is Wide Divergence
of Opinion.
from The Tribune Bureau


Washington, March 6.-The Democratic
members OF the Committee on Ways and
Means. upon whom falls the burden Of
selecting the House committees and map
ping out the plan of work for the forth
coming Congress. completed an important
portion Of their arduous labors to-day by
practically deciding upon the membership
OF the Committee on Rules. which will keep
| legislation moving in the lower branch.
The members selected for this task are
Representative Henry. Of Texas; Pou, Of
North Carolina; Garrett. of Tennessee; {;
Hardwlck. Of Georgia; Stanley. of Ken
lucky Foster, Of Illinois. and Denver Of
! Ohio.
The Ways and Means Committee was in
session all day and will continue its labors
practically without interruption until
Champ Clark takes up the gavel next
month A general plan Of legislation has
| been mapped out. but now that the sense
of responsibility has come home with the
idea Of opportunity. Democratic leaders, Of
whom there &c number. arc not so GER
tain about legislative plans as they we're
month ol two ago.
It is planned TO complete the considera-
ton of the reciprocity agreement In the
House and send il over 70 the Senate be
fore the end OF April
As TO tariff legislation. there are many
conflicting ideas The prevailing ona
among the House Democrats Is TO complete
the revision of the wool and cotton sched-
ules first and put them up to the Senate
for consideration while further tariff re-
form is taken up. In the Senate, however.
the Democrats show much hesitancy about
undertaking tariff revision, some Of them
expressing the hope that the tariff will not
be disturbed until more time has been taken
in preparation for the task. Tho question
Of providing revenue has also come up to
disturb calculations.
These constitute a tentative list Of chair
manships, some of them being fully as
sured:
Judiciary, Clayton. Alabama. Interstate
Commerce, Adamson, Georsia Foreign
Affairs. Flood, Virginia. Military Affairs.
Hay, Virginia Public Lands, Robinson.
Arkansas. Naval Affairs. Padgett, Tennes-
see. Insular Affairs, Jones. Virginia. Ind
ian Affairs stephens. Texas. Postofice or
Territories, Lloyd Missouri. Banking and
Currency, Puio. Louisiana. Pensions, Rich
ardson Alabama. Printing, Finley, South
Carolina Agriculture, Dever, South Caro-
lima. or Beall. Texas. Census. Wilson.
Pennsylvania. migration, Burnett, Ala
bame. Industrial Arts, Arts and Expo'itSons,
berry. Ohio. or Lindsay. New York lrri-
CATION. Smith, Texas. Rivers and Canals
Korbly Indana Priyae PI"as. Land Claims aims
or Collier. Mississippi. Pacific Railroads,
Slaydon. Texas. Patents. Sulzer. New
York. Manufactures Johnson, South Caro-
| lima. District of Columbia Affairs. John
son. Kentucky Claims, Goldfoele. New
York. Election Of President Vice-Presi-
dent. etc, Rucker, Missouri Merchant
Marine Clark, Florida Militia, FLOYD, Ar
| Ing. Foster, Illinois. Public Buildings,
sheppard, Texas. Civil Service Reform,
Goodwin, North Carolina Revision Of Laws.
Watkins. Louisiana. Rivers and Harbors,
Moon, Tennessee; Ransdell, Louisiana, or
Srarrman. Florida. Territories, Lloyd, Mis-
rc~ 70 not given the Postoffice. War
aims. Sims. Tennessee
Speaker Cannon. of the outgoing Con-
gress: Representative Mckinley. OF Illinois.
chairman Of the Republican Congressional
Committee; Representative Weeks, Of Mas
sachusetts, member Of the executive COM
mittee OF the Republican Congressional
| Committee, and Representative Mann, OF
| Illinois chairman Of the Interstate Com
merce Committee and Mr.. Cannon's chief
lieutenant in the recent Congress, held a
conference In the Speakers room at the
Capitol to-day. They discussed the general
situation from n Republican standpoint.
There will he other conferences along this
line. Mr.. Mckinley will leave Washington
| tomorrow.
Philadelphia, March Representative
Champ Clark of Missouri Speakerto-be,
was the guest Of honor at an informal din
ner here tonight rendered him by local
| Democrats who have been active in the re-
organization plans for the party in this
city and state No speeches were made as
the Congressman was obliged TO leave the
diner early in order 10 deliver a lecture al
Temple College.
Mr.. Clark declared that reports Of Dem
ocratic lack of harmony We're exaggerated
| and that the Democrats in both the House
and Senate would be found working to-
gether. He said that one OF the first things
TO be taken up by the new Congress would
he the revision of the tariff. Personally he
favored revision schedule 10y schedule but
that question, ne said. would he decided
! by the Denoc caucus.