The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-07
FIRST WORK or NEW DEMO
CRATIC HOUSE WAYS AND
MEANS COMMITTEE.
HENRY TO Be CHAIRMAN
Martin .. Foster, Of olney, lI.,
Member-Republican Minority
Members to Be Named at
Caucus Soon.

Washington, March C.--The rules
committee, one OF the most powerful
committees of the G2nd congress, with
Representative Robert Il. Henry, OF
Waco. Tex, at Its mead was formally
created by the new house ways and
means committee at it's first meeting
today.
The following were announced as
tire seven Democratic members: I: Ro1
,trt Lee Henry Texas, Edward PaG
Of Smithfield, N. D.; Thomas w
Hardwick, Of Georgia; Augustus D
Stanley, OF Henderson, ny,; Finas J
Garrett, of Dresden, Tennessee, Mar
In y. Foster, of Olney. Illinois and
Matthew X. Denver, OF Wilmington
Chic.
The committee will consist OF elev
en- members Four Republicans will
be chosen by the Republicans later
on, along with the Republican person
mel OF other committees.
The ways and means committee
which is charged under the caucus
dkqtun with the function of selecting
other committees, y not empowered
to name the chairman. but 1t recon
jnandad to the new ruies committee
hat II olest Mr.. Henry, which Ii
antaoEnt to designation at this
time. A
The members were named in order
Of their seniority OF service. Mr.
HatdwIck and Mr.. Stanley had served
in congress the same period and the
service Of Messrs Foster and Den
ver has been identical, and to choo5e
priority md rank OF these in each
case the members OF the ways and
means committee drew lots, fesu.t!na
III the order given,
The committee will meet tomorrow
morning to confer over its prelimi
rary work. There was ONE discussion
ty the committee of the program OF
tariff revision, bat the committee is
delibceating coresully over that which
Is the greatest task before 1t, and
which it expects to complete In time
to report to congress soon after II
converes on April 4.
The Democratic members realizs
that there Is considerable difference
OF opinion between the house and sen
ate members Of their party as to INT
method of revising the tariif, some
favoring a wholesale bill and Others
schedule by schedule, in accordance
with the views of leaders like Messrs
Clark and Underwood
There Is no conclusion yet as tc
whether schedules will be tackled on
the Canadian reciprocity bill 50 that
4 vote in the senate against the
schedule revision would be striking
a blow at reciprocity, though the bill
will camy out the terms OF the agree.
ment in good faith,
Some of the things the committee
has considered is the elimination Of
useless offices at the capitol. mostly
In humble capacities. There are un-
ward of GOO places which have saia
ries attached to them al the capitol
and some OF the members believe o
wedding out of the useless ones may
save upwards of 100000 year to
;he government.
The committee has not yet passed
on the committee ehairmanships be
vond those of the ways and means
and rules, but In many Instances
more or less complete assurance Of
individual members OF the ways and
means committee have made the
chairmanships largely a matter o.
ratification by action BY the commit
tee.
One of the most conjectural Ii the
committee assignment Of Mr.. Lloyd OF
Missouri who Is chairman or the
Democratic congressional. committee
Mr., Lloyd Is a leading member or
both the postoffice committee AMI
the territories committee, He would
prefer the postoffice chairmanship.
hut both Boone, OF Tennessee, ami
Finley, Of South Carolina, who Is
vice chairman OF the Democratic con
gressional committee. outrank him.
1t Is possible that Roone may he
transferred to the rivers and harhots
committee, where Swanson. ct Flsw
ida. IL "A ranking Democrat.
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