The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-16
Democrats Will Decide
on Organization Of
Next House.
MEMBERS-ELECT
WILL BE PRESENT
Majority Party of Next Congress
Will Also Select Method of
Naming Committee and
Pick Men to Take Up
Revision of the
Tariff.

washington January I'D mocrattn
members of the House of Representa- .
tives are busiiy engaged in preparation I
for tho unique party caucus which Is
10 be held next Thursday night. and !,
which ell Democratic representatives.
elect are expected to attend. The actual
effect OF tile caucus is inteudsd TO com.
nit the Democratic majority of the
next House to an organization 20 bs
perfected next winter. 1t is expected
lhat a committee on ways and means
the body which frames the tarlm laws
III their initial stagcs-will be chosen !.
INC method of designing tho personne.
OF standing committees will be deter
mined, and Il selection will he made for
speaker OF tho House. the selection
OF Champ Clark. Of Missouri, tho pres
ent minority leader for the speaker-
SHIP apparently is forescnc conclu-5
SION as moro than n majority of thu
democrats or tho next House already
nave pledged themselves u his cleo
ton.
wnut No Delay. y
nearly all Of the Democratic leaders
,avor the selection now of tho mem
bership of the ways and means com
nittec, in order that there shall hen
delay In beginning work on the tnrifr
revision program to which the Demo-
Gratis arc pledged. Tho ma jcrity OF tho
committee intends TO begin work an
once. although the Republican minor Il
ity OF the committee probably will nor
be chosen until the new House 4, org
Sani2ed next winter H
The slate which seems to find favnr
win most OF the Democratic lenders
gives tho chairmunship OF the WAYS
ana Means Committee to Underwood. 4
Oh a, A,abama' and disposes OF the re-
J. Al n nna 80
massachusetts,; Harrison, 81 New * orIs. 4
Palme!, of Pennsylvania Dixon. OF In
diana: James, of kentucky, Hammond
or Minnesota; Hughes. OF New .Jersoy.
mhaekieford, OF Missouri Randell, OF
IeNas; Brantley, of Georgia; kitchln,
OF Sorth Carolina; Hull, OF Tennessee,
ana Raincy. of illinois. Th. Selections
aside from reascsls of fitness. hayo hoa,,
made along geographical lines
me method of selecting committees
IS not expected 10 DO Disposed of with
OUT contest although tile declara tion
Is freely made by many leaders that
two-tniras OF the Democrats of the
n nrNe tiouse favor the selection by eau
Gus OF a committee on committees.";
situation In Senate I
In connection with the naming ~ .
committee 10 frame tariff bill the
situation in the Senate is lntereatin,e5
In that body the tariff measures nra
eu ny Tue committee Oh Financed
the personnel of which VIII UNDERGO III
considerable change In tn, next sns
sion. Although the Senate still win
De fepubiican, four of the Republican
members of the committee as now con I
sutnted Will not bo members of the
next Congress. Those who will dron
out at the end of this session are
T ,,,,'.i IN, Aidrich, Burrows, Hale and
Flint There will be chahges also in
the Democratic membership, as Sena |
tors Money and Taliaferro have nor
heen elected to the next Congress. ana.
'herc Is II vacancy caused by the dcalifi
oil Senator Daniel. Tho total 1nembcI.-y
snip OF The committee is only fourteen
and therefore in the next session hair
OF that number viii be new to tarifc !.
making. m ff'.'I;
Insurgent Senator'S are planning to-
demand places on thu France COM
mittee on the ground that their cIe,.
'tion is necessary to sccure downward
revision. In this they coniidentlv
count upon Democratic support in the (
| event they are excluded by the Repub-
iican Committee on committees which
| npfninutcs for committee places II
the Committee on Committees OF ths
senate should recommend for plsccstss
| upon tho Finance Committee only SUCH
senators who believe next vear Is TOO
early for another revision of thr N rifr T,
/ "a
contest on the Senate floor oycr the
adoption OF the committees report A
combination Of Insurgents and Dcmo.Nt
Gratis, II Is conceded. might easily over.
| turn Republican control OF the Senata
and allow the Democrats 10 revise thu
tarift as they please, In case Of a.
commission such as has been sug sested
IN informal exchanges Of views in
cloak rooms and corridors. the only
nope of Senators who oppoce radicaf
| tariff revision is said to he for tho
| executive to veto an ytar,n measure
passed. 7-{>'l
Would Override Veto.
There is iittla doubt that the HOUSE.
which VIII have an almost unwteld,-3 b
Democratic majority. would promptly
pass bill over the Presidents veto,
! This would not he so easy in the Sem
ate. for although Democrats and In
surgent Republicans couId mustcr5s d Z
majority, II Is extremely doubtful whe-i&
they they would be able 10 get tho;
necessary wo-thlrds TO pass tarifr
| measure over the veto of 3 Republican
! President n:
Some OF the Democrats do not hest.
tate to say that such contingency
from their party, point OF view preu- :
ents an opportunity to them .devoutlys
to be wished. These Democrats say q
that no issue would SO forcibiy argue
The necessity OF turning over to them +.
the reins Of government and would aid
IN the campaign of 1912. o
Administration Senator's VIII avoid
being drawn into such position lie
they can and the hope that mutual eou- AZ
cessioBs of standpat AMI insurgents
Republican Senator's viii sayo forsfiis II
Republicen party control ~ the up2sr Il
house