Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-07
GIRL COMING HOME SURPRISE AT CHOICE
Blanche w. Barr Is Expected Personnel of Rules Committee
to Arrive Today. Causes Comment.
ELOPED TO NEW YORK mr. HENRY NEW CHAIRMAN
Ran Away With John Consdine Appointment of Mr. Sheey Mel
Married Der Had Been Expected
NOW CHARGES ABDUCTION DOUBT REGARDING MR. LLOYD
Called Held by Polce-Mother of the Posto
Vows Vengeance fce
Personnel of Rules Committee
Causes Comment.
Mr.. HENRY NEW CHAIRMAN
Appointment of Mr.. Sherley as Mel
Der Had Been Expected.
DOUBT REGARDING MR.. LLOYD
Missouri Representative Would Like
to Be Head of the Post Of
fee Body

Considerable surprise was expressed
around the Capitol today concerning the
personnel of the rules committee of the
next House. announced last night by the
democratic members of the new ways
and means committee, which is acting
as a committee on committees. Rep
resentative Robert I. Henry of Texas
undoubtedly will be the chairman of the
rules committee. although he has not yet
been named as such. The other menu
hers are Representative Pou of North
Carolina. Hardwick OF Georgia, Stanley Of
Kentucky. Garrett OF Tennessee. Foster
of Illinois and Denver of Ohio.
While all these gentlemen are recog-
nized as hard working partisans, mono Of
them has been noted for familiarity with
parliamentary procedure or with the rules
Of the House of Representatives. Many
democrats are aston.shed that Represent
atve Sherley of Kentucky. who Is a par
Humanitarian Of recognized ability. is not
made a member of the rules body. But
Mr.. Sherley. for some reason or other,
seems to be In rather bad with the menu
bers of his party now in control. and
probably will be given little cons!dera-
ton in the distribution Of the committee
plums
Republicans Not Decided On.
The four republican members OF the
rules committee will be chosen by the re-
pubhcans later. together with the other
minority members of the various working
bodies of the House. The new rules com
mittee will not he recognizable. OF the
six republicans out of the ten members
of the old body, Walter | Smith of Iowa
was reelected, but retired to became a
circuit judge. Boutell of Illinois was de-
feate0 haG h1e
named minister to Portugal; FasSett OF
New YORK was not reelected and Smith
or California is Ill and may never serve
In Congress again So DalZell OF Penn.
sylvania and Lawrence of Massa chusetts
are the only republican members of the
old committee who may again serve upon
It, 1t rs considered certain that Re- re-
sentative Mann of Illinois will be one of
the republican members of the new rules
committee, and the remaining member
probably will be selected from the Pacinc
coast representatives.
The four democrats on the old rules
committee are barred from service
the new body. Clark will be Speaker.
Underwood and Dixon members OF ways
and means and Fitzgerald at the head or
appropriations.
the committee craftsmanship. hey 1nd
those of the ways and means and rules.
but In many instances more or less CON-
plete assurances of individual members
made the chairmanships largely MAJ
ter of ratification by the formal action II
the committee. One of those most con-
Jectural is the committee assignment ~
Mr.. Lloyd OF Missouri, who Is chairman
Of the democratic congressional commit
tee.
Mr.. Lloyd is leading member -
both the post Office committee and the
territories committee. He would pre-
fer the post Office craftsmanship. but
both Moon OF Tennessee, and Finley Of
South Carolina, who is vice chairmi n
Of the democratic congressional com
mittee, outrank him. Ii lis possible
Noon may be transferred to the ri1er,
and harbors. where Sparkman of
Florida is the ranking democrat.
Tentative List.
lie following constitute a tentative
list of chairmanships. some of them
being fully assured
Appropriations. Fitzgerald. New
YORK; ways and means, Underwood
Alabama; rules. Henry, Texas: judi
cfary, Clayton, Alabama interstate
commerce, Adamson. Georgia: foreign
affairs. Flood, Virginia: military at
fa1rs. Hay, Virginia; public lands Rob
inson, Arkansas; naval affairs. Pad
gett, Tennessee; insular affairs. Jones
virginia: Indian affairs stephens,
Texas; postOfiice or territories Ilovd
hISSOuTl, Ddnklng and currency. PujO,
louisiana; pensions, Richardson, Ala
bama: printing. Finley, South Carolina:
agriculture. Lever. South Carolina. or
Beall. Texas; census. Wilson, Pennsyi-
vania: immigration, Burnett. Alabama. in
dustrial arts and eXpositons Helm. Ala
bama: invalid pensions. Ansberry. OHIO,
or Lindsay, New York; irrigation Smith,
Texas; rivers and canals. Korbley In
diana: private land claims. Carter Okla
homa: mileage, Denver. Ohio. or coll e.
Mississippi; Pacific railroads. Slaydem.
Texas; patents. SulZer. New York: manu-
features. Johnson, South Carolina; Dis
trict of Columbia affairs. johnson, Ken
lucky; claims, GoldfogIe. New York:
election of President, Vice President. etc.
Rucker. Missouri: merchant marine
Clark. Florida: militia, Floyd. Arkansas.
or Ashbrook. Ohio; mines and mining
Foster. Illinois: public buildings. Shep-
pard, Texas; civil service reform Col
win. North Carolina; revision Of the laws.
Watkins. Louisiana; rivers and harbors,
Moon. Tennessee. Ransdell, Louisiana. OF
Sparkman. Florida; territories. Lloyd.
Missouri, II not given the post office,
war claims, Sims. Tennessee.
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