The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-04-06

Clark, who yoracr row win take thu
| speakers gavel; senator Owen and 9th
ers. He expressed himself as highly
gratified by the harmonious start which
has been made, declaring that II
augured exceedingly well for the fu-
ture.
Il have no intention whatever OF
leaving Lincoln" he declared In re-
tell committee of prominent bust
ness men from Memphis, Tenn, who
are on their way to invite him to make
Memphis his future home. He expects
to remain here about week.
Cannon vacates Room.
Joseph G. Cannon stepped down from
the throne and moved out OF the throne
room today. There seemed to be tao
II agreement that the commodious
quarters occupied by the speaker Of the
House should be untenanted for day,
SO when Mr. Cannon came to the capi-
tol he went direct to an office room
that has been assigned to him I'm the
marble office building. A force of
cleaners took possession of the speak
er's suite.
Uncle Joe's" negro messenger roamed
about, picking up stray papers and oc-
casionally clearing out a pigeon hole.
Once in while Mr.. Clark's secretary
would steal up to take peep at the
promised land.
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Washington. April 4.-The demo-
Gratis elected to the ed congress.
which convenes in extraordinary ses-
sion on Tuesday, started in Saturday
to make good their promises to the
people. In a caucus lasting until late
at night they mapped out an initial
program of policy, the principal items
Of which follow:
quisites on the pay roll Of the House
of Representatives approximating $780,
600 year.
Ratified code OF liberalized rules of
procedure, under which it is asserted
the manipulation Of legislation by
designing interests will be prevented.
Adopted slate of committees, the
chairman and members of which were
selected by the democratic members
of the ways and means committee act
ing as a committee on committees.
The extent to which the "old guard"
had loaded down the public pay roll
with personal and political friends is
amazing. The list Of superfiuous pat
ronage was made up by a committee
headed by Representative A. Mitchell
Palmer. OF Pennsylvania. When this
body started its work, Mr.. Palmer said
1t expected to lop off 500, 900 of use
less jobs. Then 1t was discovered this
was only half of the swag which the
''old gurd" had carried off every year.
The summary of the retrenchment
approved by the caucus follows:
Abolished. Amount.
Three jobs in speakers Offices 1920
Twenty eight jobs in clerks
OIHce $3.50
Forty-two jobs in sergeant at
arms office ................. 47,050
Twenty eight jobs in door
Keepers office ..........,... 31,340
Six useless committees ..... $4,000
One months extra pay to each
employe annually ........... $4,000
Wal $l6E,o0U
In addition, there are some miscel-
laneous economies In incidental ex-
penses which bring up the actual total
or the retrenchment approved by the
caucus to an amount approximating
100000 a year.
The useless committees abolished are
those on Pacific railroads, manufac-
lures, militia. private land claims,
levees and improvements of the Missis-
sippi river. and acoustics and ventil-
alton
1t probably is not generally known
that employees OF congress for many
years have been paid for Is months
work year. They were paid their
regular salaries fixed by statute and
the additional one months salary by
a special resolution at the end of each
annual session.
Following is list Of the committee
chairmanships, as parceled out In the
caucus:
Ways and Means-Underwo Ala
bama.
Appropriations Fitzgerald, New
York. :
Rules-Henry, Texas.
Judiciary-C Clayton. Alabama.
Banking and Currency -Pujo, Louisi-
ana.
Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Adamson, Georgia. I,
Rivers and neutrality-suspicious.
Florida.
Agriculture-Lamb. Virginia.
Fol eign Affairs-Sulzer New York.
Military Affairs-Hay. Virginia.
Naval Affairs-Padgett, Tennessee.
Postoffices-Moon, Tennessee.
Public Lands-Robnson Arkansas.
Indian Neutrality-suspicious., Texas.
Public Buildings-Shepherd, Texas.
Labor-Wilson, Pennsylvania
Observation-Disclosures Alamaba.
Merchant Marine--Alexander. Mis-
souri,.
Coinage, Weights and Measures
Hardwick, Georgia.
Territories-Flood. Virginia.
Insular Affairs--Jones, Virginia.
Railways and Canals-Korbley, In
diana.
Mines--Foster Illinois.
Education-Lever, South Carolina.
Patents-Oldfeld, Arkansas.
Invalid Pensions-Sherwood, Ohio
Claims-Pou, North Carolina.
War Claims-Sims. Tennessee.
Accounts-Lloyd. Missouri.
Mileage-Lee. Pennsylvania.
Census-Houstin, Tennessee.
Library-Slayden, Texas.
Printing-Finley, South Carolina.
Enrolled Bills-Cravens. Arkansas.
Industrial Arts and Expositions-o
Hefiin, Alabama. 4
Disposition Of Useless Executive Pa
Maryland.
District Of Columbia--Johnson, Ken
lucky. .
Revision of Laws-Watkins, Louis
lana.
Civil Service Reforms--G GOODWIN,
North Carolina.
Election of President, Vice President,
Etc.---Rucker, Missouri.
Liquor Traffic-Candler, Mississippi.
Irrigation-Smith.- Texas.
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