The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-27
UNDERWOOD SAYS WOOL GROWERS HAD BETTER vt'AY HOME No Use Coming to Wash- ington in Interest of
 Tariffs THEY MIGHT AS WELL ASSAULT GIBRALTAR Cannon Says He Does Not Want Champ Clark's "Ice Box"-May
 Be Big Fight Over the
 Minority Leader

Washington, March 26-Members of the ways and means committee of tho House of Representatives are not much | exercised by the announcement that western wool growing interests are preparing to march upon Washington in force when the tariff question Is considered
 While I have no authority to say that wool growers will not be given q hearing" said Chairman Underwood Tt is my opinion that they might just as we'll make an assault upon Gibral- tar as upon Washington. We know now all the arguments that will be ad- vanced against the revision of schedule, but there is no question about what the house will do. We will make our revision and ssnd 1t to the Senate and whether it goes any further remans to be seen."
 The comment made by MT. Under wood reflects the attitude of the mat jority of the ways and means cona- mittee and the leaders of the new dend ocratic house. Acting as a commit tee on committees the members of thu ways and means committee have prac- tically completed their labors. There has been great deal of speculation about the chairmanships and the gen. eral impression is that the seniority rule has been followed. but as the lists prepared are all subject to change in the democratic caucus to be held next Saturday, tl.ere will be no official an nouncement made of the proposed or ganization until then. Possibly 1t will be then. Probably 1t will be the judg- ment of the caucus that all the con- mittees should not be organized imme- diately and this is an additional req son why the ways and means commit tee is trying to keep secret the result of it's labors
 Republicans Silent No action has been taken by the re- publican minority concerning commit. tees. The republicans will have one- third the membership of each commit tee and it is probable that most of the impc ~tant places will be filled by r1en who are now on the ranking members. It is likely thst a pia.5A on the appropriation committee will be glrep to Mr. Cannon, who was chairman of that committee prior to his elevation to this particular place. When democratic leaders heard there was movement on the part of the standpat republicans to make MT. Can non the minority leader of the houss 1t was assumed he would be given the room in the basement formerly occu- pied by Champ Clark, who is to be speaker
 Champ, I don't want that room Of yours" said Uncle Joe,'' when he heard of the plan. Why, it is right up against the ice box. and I'd have rheumatism In all my joints in less than a week.
 The room in question adjoins the re- frigerating plant in the capitol and is damp at times. Arrangements then were made by the democrats to provide a room ha r1nff venient to the chamber. This action was
 intended as a courtesy to the man who held the House reins for so long and the action would have been taken wheth- CT Mr. Cannon was elected minority lead- CT not. Immediately, however, the anti-Cannon republicans were aroused and it now looks as if the minority leadership will be disposed of only after fight.
 Cannon May Decline
 MT. Cannon has told number of his friends that he does not want the lead ership of the minority.
 'I have had my fling" he said.
 Unless urged by standpatters 1t is not believed he will be a candidate In the event he should not be elected. it is likely that thea contest will be between Mann of Illinoissand Weeks of Massachu- setts Both would be sure of large fol- lowngs should they become rival can- ddates
 Few senators have been in the city during the past week.
 Some time ago 1t was announced that no effort would be made to take up the question of filling vacancies on commit tees until after the convening of Con gress in extra session April 4. All the talk that has been heard has been of an entirely informal nature, but h. dicates that there will be a genuine at tempt of regulars and progressive re- pubicans to "get together"
 The promotions to vacant chairman i, ships under the seniority rule will give the progressives good show and 1t r | likely also that places will be give . to this faction on most of the importaA f committees, such as finance. approprhu t tions and judiciary.