The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-11
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Republicans in House Receive
Committee Assignments.
Cannon Ranking Republican on
Appropriations Committee.
MADISON RECOGNIZED.
He Is Given a Place on Rules
Committee.
Anthony and Campbell Retain
Their Positions.
MADISON RECOGNIZED.

Washington, April lin the |
house of representatives today Repre- |
sentative Mann, the minority leader
was ready with his minority list of
committee appointments for which the
house had been waiting to complete its
organization. The Republican selec
tions for the important committee
were awaited with interets and in view
of the announcement yesterday by
Chairman Underwood of the ways and
means committee that the house
would be ready to proceed with the
election of committees as soon as the
minority list was presented it was pre-
dlcted that little time would be wasted
in ratifying the committees as propos
ed by the majority committee on COM
mittees and Minority Leader Mann.
Following the organization of the
committees the Democrats proposed
to caucus on the legislative program
and after a short session it was pre-
dfcted an adjournment would be taken
to give time for consideration of the
important business to come before the
extraordinary session.
The senate yesterday adjourned un-
til Thursday.
The standing committees of the
house of representatives were elected
by that body today, after the full COM
mittees lists had been presented by
Chairman Underwood, of the ways
and means committee. The Republt-
can members became known for the
first time when the full committee
assignments were presented to the
house.
Prepared by Minority Leader James
r. Mann, at the direction of the Re
publican caucus, the minority commit
tee selections contained many sur
prises for the house. The desire to ac-
cord impartial treatment to the in
surgent Republicans is shown in the
choice committee places given them.
Two of the leading insurgents, Rep
resentatives Madison CKan.) and Len
root (Wis.), are given places on the
rules committee. where the Republic
cans have but four places.
Former Speaker Cannon becomes
ranking Republican eTnber of the ap-
propriations committee. He was
chairman of this committee for sew
eral years before he became speaker,
and the retirement of James A
Tawney, recently chairman. of the
committee, probably will make the
former speaker the Republican leader
in debates on appropriation matters
Minority Leader Mann took no COM
mittee assignments himself, and will
act solely as chairman of the minority
conference. His place as ranking
member of the interstate and foreign
commerce committee goes to Fred
erick S. Stevens (Minn.)
The Republican list includes the as
signment of Victor L. Berger, the Wis
consin Socialist, to the committee on
District of Columbia affairs, and the
assignment of Theron Akin, the New
York dependent-Democrat, the COM
mittees on education and on enrolled
bills.
committees of the house are:
Ways and means-Payne IN. W, DalzcIl
| Pa0. Mccall (Mass.), Hill Comm, Need
ham (Cal), Fordney (Mich), Longworth
| nroDriations-Cannon QuO. Bingham
&. V. Dwight CN. y; Goode Qa.)-
(Minn.), Norris CNeb), Dodds (Mich;l.
McMorran CAIich.), McCreary Pa.), Hayes
(Cal), Mckinney Qn), Guernsey (Me.),
! Campbell CKanO.
Rues-Dalzen Pa.), Wilson Qll.), Madi-
son (Kan.), Lenroot (Wis.).
Elections, No. 1-Prouty Qa.), Matthews
| (Pa), Willis (O).
| CO), Anderson (Minn.).
Elections, No. 3-Cooper CWis), McKen-
| zie OlI.), Harris (Mass.).
Pa.) Heald DeL), Lindbergh (Minn.),
Thistlewood Qll2, Mott GN. y, Utter (R
u, LaFollette CWash9, Rees (Kan.), Kal-
Interstate and foreign commerce-stev-
ems QNinn2. Esch CWis3;; + Kn9Tlsnd g2g,hs
Driscon On. V, Martin IS. d.
Rivers and harbors-Lawrence CMass9.
! }, L J,
berg Qll), Humphreys CWash.), Kennedy
| Qa.). Barchfield Pal;
Merchant marine-Green (Mass), Hum
phreys CWash.l. Henry Comm, Kinds
(Me), Porter Pa), Stephens (Cal), Par
a riculture-Haugen Qa), Mclaughlin
| CMich), Hawley (Ore) Howell CUtah),
Hanna On. ID. Plumley Wt), Simmons
IN. ", Anurews N. Nj.
dil9. Cooper CWis), Wood ~. j.. Barth-
| oldt (Ndo) Fairchild IN. W, Kendall Qa.).
Military affairs-Prince dn), Kahn
thony (Kan). Tilson (Conn.), Ames
OIass.), Wickersham alaska.
IN Nayal Jn afn Butler Pa), IF Roberts f (Mass.)
Loud (NIich.). Bates CPa), Kopp CWis.).
Postoffices-weeks CMass.) Gardner IN.
eMich.l. Lafean (Pa5, Steenerson (Niinn.5
Madden Qll), Cameron (Ariz)
Public lands-Mondell lSIoI OWyo2, Eolstead
gan (Okla.). Pickett Qa.), Speer Pa), An
indian affairs-Burke Is. ID, Campbell
(Kan.), Mcclure (Okla-l, Miller (A1inn.).
Patton Pa), Jackson (KanO, Barburton
(Wash), Helgesen IN. ID. Cameron
territories Draper N. ". Guernsey
(Niich). WiIliss o. Young Kan2, An
Cameron (Ariz). Kalanianole GIawaiD.
Insular affairs-Olsteam (Pa.), Crum-
packer Qnd.), Fuller GII). Hubbard Qa.).
Davis CMinn.), Morse CWis.), Towner Qa.),
Rivera porto Rico.
Railways and canals-Davidson (Wis.).
Kendall DAD, Matthews (Pa), Wilder
CMass). LaFollette CWash.)
Mines-Howell 6Utah), Pray (Mont),
slemp Wa,). switzer (o9. Bowman Pa9,
Cameron (AriZ.).
Public buildings-Andraus IN. W,
Austin CTenn.), Nelcon tWis), French
Gdaho) Towner Qa.), Copley QlL), Hart
Education-Burk CPa.), volstead (Adinn.),
Cary CWis.), Farr Pa), Powers (kyl.
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-'ai Gabor-Gardner On. -. yreeland IN.