New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-23
Calendar in Neither House Is
Crowded, Say Republicans.
cHlIRMEN OF COMMITTEES
c.,ection of Members of New
Rules Committee To Be
Made Friday.

..-- ~rssiD. r0al lte PItNSil- N''''N 0'So OF
at tanned more than was the short
-.-.,o- two wears ago. so far rs appropria-
- rr,s are concerned. Comparison OF
... Two sessions proves the truth o. the
,.4.~s, claim Already the House has
- the Indian. rivers and hurbors. pen
=, legislative. urgent deficiency and
-. ,DDrorrfati1n bills and 10 nearly
.s-,,or with the postcfice bin. Two years
a. this time the House had passed
-. che rersiors 'eEis 'at.ve, District Of
,..,.-,p,s and naval bills. II is true that
s,rs+o trus far has passed only the
-, sss-io~rv riU. but two years ago
.,a same time only the legislative bill
had been passed.
e.r,,s leaders are not disturbed by the
-...,o.to- Two years ago thirteen big an
--,~-.s-s-n bills were passed IN the last
.-,- weeks Of the session. and the Repub-
,.., leaders saw that what has been done
~, be done again.
To Plan Tariff Legislation.
r.,s,o among Democratic members OF
49,. uorse IS directed toward the meeting
..r.5 f-- next FRIDAY night If the four
80. democrats of -he new WAYS and
,,.,rs committee. These Democrats Will
-. the Democratic members OF A new
-,lss Committee and map out pro
--.-,-,a for The preparation Of tariff legis-
la'ior.
7, virtually Is conceded that Representa-
..,. henry. ~ Texas, once a S7eakership
.,-ss5s-a and a leading minority member
-, ,,a Judiciary Committee, will head the
,s~ Rules Committee, IN succession 70
-,.lzsu Of PENNSYLVANIA, the retiring Re
..5If-s- chairman The rules committee
-r not b. enlarged. the change in the TO
r,..sr COMPLEXION OF the House leaving that
committee with six Democrats and four
psryrr.ca-s. instead OF six Republicans
s-s four Democrats. as az present. Be
.isas Chairman Henry rhe Democrats
whose names have been brought forward
t- The conferences over the Rules Com
-r.e personnel include Fardwick, Of
c.o-rs. Fitzgerald. Of New York. Pou, Of
North Carolina: TittletoD. Of New York,
Garrett. Of Tennessee. Wilson. Of Pennsyl-
vana. ard Graham, Of Illinois
Fitzgerald for Appropriations.
NJ Ftrzgerald IS a candidate for the
chai-ra-erir Of the Appropriations COM
NLlf". N...f'L LlI rilLll-.'f. To ID N'.a .
Rules Committee. or which ne is row a
minority member. Mr.. Pou was on the
Ways and Means committee. but gave
vay 70 Mr. Kitcrin of his own state.
In tra selection Of chairmaUshlps Of COM
m.tt-ee Chairman Underwood and his COLI
leagues on the Ways and Means Com
m,,t-e. which is vested with that function
under the action OF the recent caucus, viii
Do guided by number OF considerations.
mainly rHe particular qualification rf mem
be-s and seniority Of service. Seniority.
however. ueressarly viii 10 upset in many
cases. Mt Underwood is no1-committal as
-H che probable makeup 20 committees,
and says TO names have been decided upon.
There are conferences constantly going on
among the Democrats Of the House. and
gossip resulting theretrom has allotted sew
eva. 0f tho rna.rmdusGius ~ this way.
Committee Chairrarships.
Rules. Henry. Of Texas. Judiciary Clay
.or. NJ Alabama Interstate Commerce
tla-scr. Of Georgia Military. HAY. OF
Virginia. Postofice. Llovd. Of Missouri
Agriculture. Lever OF South Carolina;
Naval Fearett. Of Tennessee. Public Build
.1z- ana Grounds Sheppard, Of Texas,
-rl.ar Affairs stephens. of Texas. appro-
uauo-s. Fitzgerald. of New York aud
Fu'lc Lands Robinson. Of Arkansas.
Besides these. Ollie James of Kentucky,
enc n the e-an-hes- lieure0ants Of Speaker
-,e,, Champ Clark and of Chairman Tn
t-,vo5 ~ the Way and Means Committee,
is nov p member OF the Banking ami Cur
r-ncr Committee. and would like 70 he
chairman 3Ir Flood Of Virginia. would
rsc 70 head r1e FOREIGN Affairs Commit
le,. and Sir p0u Of NORTH Carolina, would
Ha- -- mead the District Of Columbia Com
r.,,ee. AIR. fitzgerald, whose principal
oluooe0. in the fight Tor the Appropriations
Committee is Mr.. Burieson Of Texas is
one Of the twentv-.nree Democrats who yOt-
o. aga.1.. the party IN the rules fight dur
.7e t1e extra session of the present Con
l.ass bur his detection is said 10 have been
tug..er
The Republicans. under the spur 0f the
leader. and no quorum insisteuce Of Mr.
lTir-t. ~ New York the Republican whip,
WHO purposes p. force the attendance Of
rrm1er- are continuing the high speed
pressure M appropriation bills. The post
Office appropriation Dili which will DE
Hassel early mis- week. viii give way 70
ne agricultural appropriation bin. and the
-s.rirf .r Columbia. foruhCauons, naval
a1a diplomats. AND consular appropriation
bills a-. ready tJ uo taken mp. with the
Military academy md sgrdry civil supply
.a soon Pm follow
Congressional Reapportionr1snt.
The problem or 3 Congressional reappor-