Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-30
SCIENTIFIC DIVISION PLANNED
nv HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS
COMMITTEES.
APPOINTMENTS ~ SPEAKER
TO BE LIMITED TO FIVE
House Employees Number $40 and DEM
oerats sehsmins to Prevent Unhar.
monious Scramble At Pie Counter
Proposal to Leave Distribution 20
Committee on Committees.

Washington, March 29.-When the
democratic caucus meets April /, to re-
ceive the report Of the ways and means
house and to formulate the organiza-
ton Of the house and decide upon a
legislative program for the extra ses-
sion, scheme will be spring for SCH
entific division of the house patronage.
When the republicans captured the
house and organized 1t for the fifty
fourth congress coterie OF them
formed the hog combine" elected
Tom Reed speaker. and divided the
house offices among their own particu-
lar supporters. The result was that
little less than half Of the republicans
had none Of the spoil to give out
Altho the ways and means COM
mittee was not charged with this
question when it was delegated to
name the committees Of the house. 1t
took it upon itself to name sub COM
mittee. of which Mr.. Palmer OF Penn
Sylvania, Is chairman, to study II ana
to make a report which is to be lald
before the democratic caucus az the
recommendation OF the ways ana
means committee. The compeillng
force behind this was the fact that X
q "hog combine" were to be formed,
it naturally would be composed of the
strongest delegations. This wouio
leave no appointments for the north
ern states where the democracy must
do its recruiting if 1t is to win VIC
tory in 1912 Therefore it was decided
to formulate a scientific plan Tor the
distribution Of the plums in the gnt
OF the house. in order that the states
Of the north having but one or two or
three democratic members OF the ne"
house might have some encourage
ment, and to lay this plan before the
democratic caucus as a step tor the
general good OF the order.
679 Employees in House.
The house has SIS employees, with a
total payroll annually OF s744.3s5. oi
these 1t Is proposed to permit the
speaker to name 1--WE. instead OF the
eighteen appointed personally oy
Speaker Cannon. Each chairman OF q
committee II to name the clerk. stenos-
rapher and messenger OF his commit
tee. Then the republicans are to nave
the Same number Of places the demo-
Gratis have had while In the minority
The official reporters are not to be as
turbed. which eliminates them from
the spells list Also the secretary OF
interior has the appointment OF some
Of the people who have direct cnafse
Of the engine an dheat1ns. etc., eno
these will not be displaced.
After all these eliminations are made
II leaves $50 democratic members OF
the house who are not chairmen OF I'M
1880. ...,,t+eos and are therefore
entitled TO have part in the distrfbu-
ton Of what remains OF the plundef'
What remains Of the plumber amounts
TO just about Ssso.ooo year. or az
nearly as 1t can be ascertained At this
time, $1,000 per member.
Work Left to Committees.
The leaders have 1t also under con-
alteration to leave the usual work OF
distribution Of the patronage to COM
mittee on appointment TO be composed
Of the chairman and democratic mem
bers OF the committee on accounts,
which is the committee passing on the
employees payroll The chairman OF
this committee is to be Mr.. Lloyd. of
Missouri, who is also chairman OF the
democratic national congressional COM
mittee and is presumed to know where
the patronage will do the most good in
Z political way.
OF course this plan may be upset.
should there prove to be q gang of
such benevolent bandits working for
the control OF the caucus. such as
turned the same trick when the repub-
ltcans came into control in 1895. But
30 far the leaders have seen no evil
dence Of any such plot and they believe
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