The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-01
IN CAUCUS BEHIND
GUARDED DOORS
Democrats Duly. Nominate
Champ Clark for Speaker
Of House ,l
FOUR VlRGINlANS
" LAND CHAlRMANSHlPo
Old Dominion Lands Many
Good Berths In Division
of House
Honors

Especial to The Richmond virginlAn.)
}ss WARRINGTON, y. c.. April AL
tAeugh the WAYS and Meana Commit
- has not ret presented to the Demo-
sC4Atic caucus list OF COMMITTEES
4 VISA learned By The virginian COR
renpondent this AFTERNOON that the
1n0mbsrx frem the Old Dominion
havs farAe exceedingly web. II 10
0pccted What the committee assign-
ments will be announced tn the eau
60 late Tonight. The berths given
10 the Virginia Democrats according
to authoritative Information will bs
- f0flewsi
s' Representative Flood viii be CHAIR
man OF territories committees; Hay.
0hatFmAH of iaTy affairs; Jones',
chairman OF tnst.4ar Affairs, and Lamb.
EhatFnan OF agricultural committee.
Thus the State of Virginia receives
four important ehairmanships of the
next House, Congressman Glass will
70 on Public Buildings and Grounds;
TNFnbuil on naval affairs; Saunders
On appropriations carnn win remain
pn the committee ON judiciary aud
\ n not Rattled that he will not he
chairman at elections committee. No,
n was learned this afternoon tina,
~ bitter fight II on over this chair
AnAnship. Mr.. Carlin Ia ranking
1nAGnber IN the committee and In la
0ignAnt that there should be any
sAaettntien In according him the pro
nn0tfcn. He feels that he Ia fully able
" attend to his duties on Judiciary
A&d IT the same time 10 preside over
- elections committee Unless MIR.
/ Axtin's name is presented for this
eAaaFmanahip there are rumors that
~ Will stir up trouble In the caucus.
Cob j.. d. Holland. Who saicceeis
SaynAFd. frvm this Norfolk district.
AnM beea aAatGpsd to = berth on com
l1ttee tSfr4t0xleM epnna 81 Virgin
- map FNc0its other nafnor COM
lletae AsmfKun1<nta, In connection
I'M the allows more Important ones
20 fAr ~ h knnwn ne State except
vIrxinia. has succeeded In landing
four House ehairmAnships.
The committee assignments. which
afe bound TO cause some dissension
- the caueuA win he taken Up be-
fore aishtfaii
cassss Leps Oh Expsnss.
WASHINGTON April by an
almest unanimous vote the Demo
cratic caucus Of the House man.
bsrs this afternoon adopted q ~
solution introduced BY Rsprsssn-
tatlve A. Mitchell Palmer, Of
snnsylvania. providing for } re-
dsetisn In ths number Of employees
n u the NsGss - that q saving Of
more than &1o0 COO will be effected
annually IN the payroll sions.
M Chairman ut n special committee
appointed to Investigate the possibility
" weedina out" unnecessary. sm-
49, H.
Sssg f :, r N! ss, made sensational e,
length and In a powerful manner, out
llntn& the means by which the pue,le'e
kn0ney could lie saved. He delivered a
bitter arraignmt.nt Of Republican ex-
hayAgAnee" and pointed out the man.
1aaF IN which he charged that Jobs had
Daen created and maintained merely as
pnliff.al rewards The speech was the
nsAln feature OF the morning session or
~ CaueuA The Republican house had
more than SEQ employees. Palmer de-
eAtaed the duties OF many OF them, and
hi description sf several snscures
brought forth peals OF laughter. The
pAutus took recess until niae o'clock
this Afternoon.
with modest pride of power. the
Democratic members of the Mouse en-
toted their caucus to-day to do the first
0o0nlte work since they acquired a
FnA5ufity. There WAS lively talk be-
NoFe the caucus concerning the com
4fttss appointments and several OF the
e0nteets for Official places In the Houae.
Champ Clark was nominated for
Npeaker Without opposition, and 1t now
taly requires the formal vote on Tues
GMy topface him on Cannon's throne
Ehe Indications to-day were FOR very
ltn1 session OF the caucus with the
pfObabie necessity for taking recess
nnttl Monday.
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