Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-11
Republican Committee Places
Assigned by Minority Leader
Former Speaker Cannon Goes to Head of List on
Appropriations Special Efforts Shown to
Treat lnsurgent Members of Party Fairly.

The list of House committee assign
nents made by Minority Leader James
R. Mann Of Illinois, in accordance with
the authority vested in him by the re-
publican caucus held a week ago yes
terday, was made public upon the con-
vening Of the House today. Immediately
| thereafter, upon motion of Oscar Under
wood Of Alabama, the majority floor
leader, the House proceeded to adopt the
Mann list Of republican designations and
| the democratic assignments made by the
| ways and means democrats. sitting as
committee on committees and approved
| by the democratic caucus held two days
before Congress met in special session.
The democratic list has already been pub
| lshed in The Star.
Even casual inspection of the commit
| tee selection made by Mr.. Mann calls i'm
mediate attention to the fact that in his
effort to harmonic the two factions of
the republican party IN the House, TO
| make the minority efficient and cohesive
and bridge the chasm between the re-
Gently warning elements. he has gone out
Of his way to be fair to the insurgents.
Insurgents Get Even Break.
For instance, Mr.. Mann assigned Rep
resentatives Madison Of Kansas and Len
| root OF Wisconsin, men who fought the
Cannon organization all through the last
| Congress, to two Of the four minority
places on the important committee on
rules, balancing them with two genuine
| regulars, Representatives Dalzell of Penn
sylvania, and Wilson Of Illinois. In addt-
| ton, he has assigned Judge Madison to
place on the committee on labor and Mr..
Lenroot to the committee on patents.
Representative Cooper of Wisconsin,
whom sixteen of the insurgents voted to
make minority leader, declining to sup
and elections No. 3. Mr.. Cooper was re-
| moved from the Craftsmanship of the
| committee on insular affairs at the begin
ming Of the last Congress by Speaker
Cannon. owing to his personal hostility to
the Speaker and the House organization
Representative Good of Iowa is assigned
| to appropriations, and practically every
i other one Of the insurgents has been well
! treated and rewarded with assignments
as desirable as the limited number of
places at the disposition of the minority
leader and the exigencies Of the situation
could possibly warrant.
Same as Chairmanships.
In making out his committee list Mr..
Mann followed the rule that the ranking
minority place on any committee should
be treated the same as a craftsmanship,
and that no ranking minority member on
| a leading committee should be entitled,
as a right. to any other assignment.
In view of this rule, former Speaker
Cannon has but a>single assignment, but
most members of the House consider it
the best within the gift Of the minority
| leader. He goes to the appropriations
committee. as ranking republican men,
| resentative II. H. Bingham of Pennsyl-
vania, whose advancing age and partial
deafness have necessarily curtailed his
activities in committee and on the floor.
On the appropriations committee Mr..
Cannon will feel thoroughly at home. He
was a member of that body for years and
later its chairman for a number OF Con-
crosses before his election to the speak
ership, more than eight years ago. Incl
dentally, all the democrats Of the apprO-
priations committee, from Chairman Fitz-
gerald down, are glad to have Mr.. Can
| non with them. He is something of an
economist and treasury watchdog himself
and they appreciate that his intimate
knowledge OF every branch of the public
| service will be Of incalculable assistance
to them in preparing In committee and
| handling on the floor the several big
| appropriation bills.
Berger and Akin.
Victor Berger, the socialist from Mil
waukee, and Theron Akin, the indepen-
paigned successfully against Representa-
tive ICY" Durey, republican, with an
empty dinner pail, a lemon and a litany
of broken promises, are included in the
minority designations, although the demo-
cratic caucus gave instructions where
these men were to be put, leaving Mr..
Mann no discretion in the matter. MI.
| Berger is assigned to the committee on
the District of Columbia, and Mr.. Akin to
| the committees on education and en-
rolled bills. neither of the last two being
| OF much importance.
AS predicted in The Star of last Sunday,
MIR. Mann did not assign himself to any
committee at all, thus smashing all prece-
dents in this connection. Instead, he ap-
pears in the committee list merely as
| chairman Of the minority conference
| This gives him a committee room in the
| occupy as headquarters the old rooms of
| the committee on private land claims,
| which the democratic caucus voted to
abolish and of which Representative Err
| nest w. Roberts of Massachusetts was
chairman in the last Congress.
The rule of seniority was largely fol-
lowed by Mr.. Mann In making the minor
lily committee designations. For instance,
OF the eight reelected republicans who
served on the ways and means committee
| in the last Congress, the first seven, with
Representative Serene Payne of New
York at their head. are assigned to the
| minority vacancies Inc eighth man.
Representative John Dwight of New York,
the republican whip, is transferred to the
committee on appropriations, an extreme
ly desirable berth
Republican Committee List.
Following is the complete list of the re-
publican membership of the various stand
ing committees Of the House:
| WAYS AND MEANS.
Payne, New York.
Dalzell, Pennsylvania.
| Mccall, Massachusetts,
Hill, Connecticut.
Needham, California.
Fordney. Michigan.
Longworth, Ohio.
APPROPRIATIONS.
Cannon. Illinois.
Bingham, Pennsylvania
Gillett, Massachusetts
Taylor, Ohio.
Malby, New York.
Dwight, New York.
Good, Iowa.
JUDICIARY.
Sterling. Illinois.
Moon, Pennsylvania.
| Higgins, Connecticut.
! Rowland. Ohio.
I Nye. Minnesota.
Norris, Nebraska.
| Dodds, Michigan.
/ BANKING AND CURRENCY.