The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-08
Organization of Next House Agreed Upon By the
 Leaders
NJ AGREEMENT REACHED ON RULES COMMITTEE
Champ Clark Will Be Made Speaker Unopposed, While Oscar W. Un- derwood Will Head Ways
 and Means Committee
BY wATTERsoN srEALrY

BY WATrERsON sTEALEY
 Washington. January 7.-(Special)- Plans have about been perfected for the the next House of Representatives.
 First, Representative Champ Clark of Missouri will be elected to the tentative speakership
 Second the caucus will decide upon the method of selecting the committees of the next House of Representatives.
 Third. the tentative ways and means committee will be elected.
 Fourth, a tentative rules committee may be elected, though this is still in abey- ance.
 MT. Clark will be placed in nomination by Representative Lloyd of Missouri the chairman of the democratic congressional committee. His election will be made unanimous. It is expected that the next matter to come before the caucus win bs solution of the committees problem Representative Fitzgerald of New York and others who are in favor of the speak CT appointing the committees, will urge the adoption of a resolution to that ef- feet The Fitzgerald resolution will be voted down and as matters now stand resolution empowering the ways and means committee to select all of the com mittees of the House will be adopted. Representative Underwood of Alabama will be elected chairman of the ways and means committee This will be followed by the election of the other Il members of the committee.
 The committee will probably stand as follows:
 Underwood of Alabama, Randell of Tex as, Harrison of New York, James of Ken lucky, Dixon of Indiana, Rainey of Illi- nois, Hull of Tennessee, Palmer of Penn sylvania, Shackelford of Missouri, Kitchin of North Carolina and Peters of Massa- chusetts. There is somc doubt over tue twelfth place. owing to the ambition of both representatives Denver and Cox b serve or the committee In the event She Ohio delegation is unable to agree on either Denver or Cox the place ;s likely to go elsewhere, Representative Hammond of Minnesota. among others. being mentioned for it In the event that a rules committee ia named Representative henry of Texas will be it's chairman. The rules commit tee will consist of six democrats and four republicans. In addition to MT. Henry. Messrs. Graham of Illinois. Garrett of Tennessee and Hardwck of Georgia may be members. A number of other names for the remaining tw vacancies have been talked of but no definite conclusion reached. Representative Sherley's name lac fad hot of Mir. Fitzgerald of New York. The Ken tuckian probs bly, prefers remaining on the appropriations committee and Nr. aFltz- gerald expects to be lle chairman of that committed.
 The rules committee would have, If se- lected, good deal of important work be- before 1t between now and the converting of Congress in December. It would go carefully into the considerat .on of the rules and report to the democratic eau GUS to be he'd a few days before Con gress meets. It would make an effort to present to the caucus set of rules which will meet many of the objections now advanced
 Representative Henry Clayton of Ala bama, the caucus chairman, will call the caucus to order yielding the gavel to Champ Clark upon his selection to the spealSershlp.
 The new committee on ways and means will not have among it's members three democrats who now hold places-Repre- sentatives Broussard of Louisiana, Brant- ley of Georgia and Pou of North Caro- lima. MT Broussard has not been con- sdered for the place as he voted for tho Payne bill.
 Mir. Pou falls by reason of votes cast m committee during the consideration of the Payne bill
 MT. Brantley steps out owing to dis satisfaction with his course in the rules fight and accepting the ways and means committee appointment from MT. Cannon without the indorsement of the democrat ic caucus.
 The House has passed the bill paying to the estate of the late Jacob Henry s4665 Henry furnished labor and ma- terial for work on the Muscle shoals in Alabama The contract was not complet- ed in the stipulated time and the amount was withheld by the Secretary of War.
 Lieut.. J. K. Jemison Is In the city en route to the Philippines. He spent tho holidays in his old home. Birmingham
 Col Luther Sibert who has been visit ing in Gadsden, is here en route to Pan-i anna.