The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-04-13
mann IS LIBERAL
| TO INSURGENTS
House Assignments Announced
by Minority Leader.
ALL READY TO BEGIN WORK
Cannon is Assigned to Appropriations
COMMITTEES, Madison and lenroot
on Rules and Norris on
Judiciary. .-

Washington. April 12.--House MI
norfty Leader Mann has announced
the Republican assignments to COM
mittees. Every leading progressive
Or 'fnsurgent' was given an important
committee. The house elected the COM
mittees, both Democratic and Repub-
lican members, without change or OBJ
lection.
Mr.. Mann's course in recognizing
the insurgents shows that he set him
self the task of solidifying party lines,
healing fractional differences and pre-
senting an united front to the Demo
Gratis, not only during this session OF
light Of 1912.
Senate to Follow Mans Lead.
Over on the senate side of the CAPT.
tol, Republican leaders are planning a
similar course. The progressives are
to be recognized as Republicans and
given important posts on committees.
Likewise the moving impulse there is
ITO get together" as Republicans and
to present, as before the progressives
became prominent, an unbroken front.
Mr.. Mann's action has done more
to heal the Republican ranks in the
house than has anything during the
past four years. The insurgent lead
They we're surprised at the wholesale
way In which Mr.. Mann went at his
work Of giving them recognition.
Cannon on Appropriations.
Mr.. Mann takes as his only commit
tee assignment that of chairman of the
conference of the minority. II is a
new craftsmanship and indicates Mr..
Mann's purpose to substitute confer
ences of party leaders for party eau
cuses on legislative matters wherever
possible. Former Speaker Cannon was
given ranking minority membership on
the appropriation committee. an as.
signment for which he asked and
nothing else. It is evident he was not
consulted in the making up of other
committee assignments.
Two progressives were given posi-
lions on the committee on rules-Madi.
son of Kansas and Lenroot Of Wiscon.
sin. With Dalzell of Pennsylvania and
Wilson of Illinois, regulars, they make
up the Republican membership Of the
committee. The progressives have In
sisted the rules we're not what they
should be and Mr. Mann offers them
an opportunity to modernize the rules
Norris Gets judiciary.
Norris of Nebraska is given a place
on the judiciary committee; Cooper OF
Wisconsin, foreign affairs; Good, Iowa
appropriations; Gardner, Massachu
sets. immigration and library; Hau
gen, Iowa, agriculture; Hubbard. Iowa
insular affairs and expenditures in the
department Of Justice: Hayes, Califor
mia, banking and currency; Murdoch
Kansas, post Offices and post roads
Morse, Wisconsin insular affairs ant
war claims; Davis. Minnesota. insulal
affairs and expenditures in the state
department.
Victor Berger, the Socialist, is giver
a place on the District of Columbis
comnsittee. Henry George, Jr., of New
York, Is on this committee also. Wash
fngton may become the trial grounds
for some new theories in municipal
government.
The leaders in the work OF framins
the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill. which
caused a protest throughout the coun
try, are retained on the ways anC
means committee. Payne lis ranking
minority member, with Dalzell, Nc
Call. Hill, Needham. Fordney ant
Iongworth, all standpatters and higi
protective tariff men.
Powers OF Kentucky was put on i'm
migration and education, upon which
committees there are no Kentuck.
Democrats. The latter had declined
to serve on q committee with Pow
ers.