Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-25
COMMITTEE States
FIXED By DEMOCRATS
HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COM.
pLErEs IMPORTANT
SELECTIONS.
SOUTHERN MAN TO HEAD
COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE
Progressive Wing Of Party Strongly
Opposed to Gsorsian-WoeIsn sehsd-
uIs First to Be Tackled in Tariff Re-
vision Prosram-prsIiminar Work
Under Way.
Especial Correspondence.

Especial Correspondence
Washington, March 25-The demo-
cratic members OF the ways and means
committee completed their work Of Sc
lecttng practically all OF the important
committees OF the house, and are max
ing preparations to begin consideration
Of the wooden schedule at the meeting
Of the conn. ittee next Monday. First
and foremost in importance in the COM
mittee chairnanships decided upon by
the committee. In addition 10 the selec-
ton OF Repres elitatiye Fitzgerald to
head appropriations. as announced yes
terday. Is the appointment OF Repre-
sentative William c. Ada nson, OF
Georgia. to be chairman Of the commit
tee on interstate and foreign commerce.
Mr.. Adamson was finally agreed upon
by the committee in the face OF pro-
tests from practically every progress
sive democrat in the house. in the face
Of a record which showed him to be
a rea dictionary to the last degree and
in the face OF a most vigorous cam
paign conducted against him by the
progressive members Of she ways and
means committee. Judge Adamson's
selection was deferred until the last
at the request Of Representatives
James. Kitchin and others. who hoped
TO convince their fellow members oethe
committee that his election to the chair
,nanship of the committee now preside
over by Representa- tive Mann. OF IL
linois, would prove a tremendous burd-
en- to the democratic party. These pro-
gressi:es, however. cid not have the
votes 20 throw Adamso,. out os the
running and they wer forced > ac-
cept tie verdict OF the majority mem
bers tns: in this case th> cont-:vers"
would be settled by foil living the rule
Of reni ,rity. which ruIc. by the way.
was partis:ly responsible for TIE pro-
TEST against the appointments ,! COM
nittees by 80 speaker.
- Opposition 20 Adarnsen.
Aftho Judge Adamson 's the choice ~
and means committee. 1t vas learned
today that tn. fight agains. him IA. not
ended. While the progressive members
OF the committee refused TO commit
themselves On the sua+.ct Il - known
that tn. protest aEains. the con- nit
tees selection viii! be carried into the
democratic: clucn. on April / Is In the
hope mat the commit'eee's chol - will
be dis -A-tcd.
Members Of the ways and means
committee today said that while some
committee selections remained undn-
iShed practically all OF the work in
that direction had been completed. II
the democratic caucus decides to pro-
vide the machinery whereby legisla-
ton other than tariff can be considered
at tho extra session the ways and
means committee will be ready to
submit a complete list Of committee
assignments. II, on tho other hand, the
caucus decides that only those commit
tees necessary to put thru a tariff bill
shall be appointed, the ways and means
committee will withhold announce
ments Of the committees which will
deal with general legislation at the
regular session
Wooden Schedule First.
Tho ways and means committee Is
now preparing TO present revision OF
the wooden schedule shortly after con-
gress convenes. Just how soon this
schedule will be presented will depend
on whether 1t Will be attached to the
reciprocity treaty or introduced az a
separate measure. Preliminary work
ON the schedule 10 now being done and
il will be discussed a. length when the
full committee meets next Monday.
The impression prevailed today that
az soon az the wooden schedule Is out
Of the way the committee will I'M
mediately begin consideration Of tho
cotton schedule. Several members OF
the committee expressed the opinion
that the committee will proceed on the
theory that the democratic party and
the country expects considerably moro
tariff revision than would Do embraced
in schedule K, and for that reason they
will 90 right on preparing schedules 30
that they can b presented to the
house az rapidly ~ possible For this
reason II 10 believed that the session
which will begin on April will be a
prtracted one and that congress will
b In session long after the hot wealth.
or arrives.