Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-03-07
ORGAN|zAT| OF
DEMOCRATIC
HOUSE
ICHAIRMEN CHOSEN FOR
IMPORTANT COMMITTEES
Henry Of Texas, Heads Rules,
While Lloyd, Of Missouri, viii
Probably Succeed Hamilton
on Territories.

tBy Morning Journal Special Leased wirel
Washington. March 6.-The rules
committee. one of the most powerful
OF the house committees of the sixty
second congress. with Representative
Robert L. Henry of Waco, Texas. at
its head, was formally selected by the
new house ways and means commit
tee at its first meeting today.
The following were announced as
the seven democratic members:
Robert Lee Henry. Texas: Edward
w. Pou. Smithfield, N. c.: Thomas w.
Hardwick, Sandersville. Ga: Augustus
o. Stanley. Henderson. KY. Finis j.
Garrett, Dresden, Tenn; Martin d.
Foster, Olney, ILL.,; and Matthew r.
Denver, Wilmington. o.
The committee will consist of elev-
en- members. The four republican
members will be chosen later, along
with the other republican personnel
of committees of the new house.
The ways and means committee,
which is charged under caucus dictum
with the function of selecting the
committees, is not empowered to name
the chairman, but it recommended to
the new rules committee that 1t elect
Mr.. Henry chairman, which Is tanta-
mount to designation at this time.
The members were named In order
Of their seniority of service. Mr..
Hardwick and Mr.. Stanley had serv-
ed in congress the same period and
the service of Messrs. Foster and Dem
ter has been identical and to choose
the priority of rank of these. in each
case, the members of the ways and
means committee drew lots resulting
in the order given.
The committee will meet tomorrow
morning to confer over its prelimi-
nary work.
There was some discussion of the
program of tariff revision, but the
committee Is deliberating carefully
over that, which is the greatest task
before it. The committee expects to
report its program to congress soon
after April 4.
The democratic members realize
there is considerable difference of
opinion among their party associates
in the house as to the methods of re-
vising the tariff some favoring their
wholesale bill and others schedule by
schedule, In accordance with the views
of leaders like Messrs. Clark and I'm
derwood.
There Is no conclusion get as to
whether the schc lups are Ia be tack
ed to the Canadian reciprocity hill.
but the bill itself will carry out the
terms of the agreement IN good faith.
One OF the things the COMMITTEES has
is the elimination OF
useless offices at the capital, mostly in
the humble capacities. There are up-
wards of 600 places Ut the capitol and
some of the democrats believe the
wedding out of the useless ones might
save 100000 a year.
The committee has not yet passed
upon the committee chairnansh' ps
beyond those of the ways and means
and rules but in many instances more
or less complete assurances of ipdi'
vidual members of the ways anu
means committee have made the
chairmanships largely a matter of
by the formal action OF
the committee.
One Of the most conjectural Is the
assignment of Mr.. Lloyd OF
Missouri, who is chairman of the DEM
Dcratic congressional committee. Mr..
Lloyd Is leading member of both tho
committee and the terrtor-
les committee. He would prefer the
postoffice craftsmanship. but both
Moon of Tennessee, and Finley OF
South Carolina, who Is vice chairman
Of the democratic congressional COM
mittee outrank him.
II Is possible Moon may be trans
Terred to rivers and harbors where |
sparkman of Florida is the ranking
democrat.
These constitute tentative list of |
charmanshlps, some of them being !
fully assured:
Appropriation = Fitzgerald, New
York.
Ways and means--Underwood, Ala
bama.
Rules-Henry. Texas.
Judiciary--Clayton Alabama.
Interstate commerce - Adamson,
Georgia.
Foreign affairs-Flood. Virginia.
Military affalrs-Hay. Virginia.
Public lands--Roblnson Arkansas.
Naval affairs--Habgett. Tennessee.
Insular affairs-Jones, Virginia.
Indian affairs-Stephens Texas.
Postoffice or territories - Lloyd.
Banking and urrency-Pujo, Loul-
slana.
Observation-Disclosures Alabama.
Printing-Finley, South Carolina.
Agriculture-Lever, South Carolina,
or Beall, Texas.
Census--Wlson Pennsylvania.
Immigration--B Burnett, Alabama.
Industrial arts and exposltlons-
Heflln, Alabama.
Invalid penslons--Ansberry, Ohio,
or Lindsay, New York.
rrigation-SmIth, Texas.
Rivers and canals-Korbly Indiana.
Private land claims-Carter, Okla
homa.
Mileage--Denyer. Ohio, or Collier,
Mississippi.
Pacific railroads. slayden, Texas. u