The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-12
FOR FIRST TIME IN HISTORY HE HOUSE ELECTS COMMITTEES Underwood Proves ta Can- non That Democrats
 Dealt Fairly
ELECTION REQUIRED
 OVER TWO HOURS
Republican Insurgents Receive Im- portant Assignments-Dem Did Not Change Mann's
 Appoint ments at All

Appoint ments at All
 Washington, April 11.-1t required more than two hours for the House Of Repre- sentatives to elect its new committees. It was the first time in history that the committees had been elected.
 Former Speaker Cannon taunted the democrats with having approved as the republican representatives on the various committees practically the same men whom he as speaker had put on these committees In the last House. The repub- licans charged the democrats with gross unfairness in cutting down the minority membership on the most important com mittees.
 MT Underwood, the democratic leader. replied that the democrats had based the proportionate representation on the com mittees strictly according to the demo- cratic majority in the House itself.
 This is, however, he said, "the first time minority leader has been permit ted to name his committees and has had them adopted by the majority without dottng an f or crossing a t.. ''
 
 the democrats.
 Republican Leader Mann cited num- Der of alleged inconsistencies and his ar guments were seconded by MT. Cannon and MT. Gardner of Massachusetts.
 That l made mistakes is undoubtedly true" MT. Cannon said. But I was re- sponsible for the organization of the com mittees and l did it honestly. I have no apologies to make. l would like to see the speaker or the ways and means com- mittee, or the minority leader who could organize the committees without making mistakes. I have already heard rumblings on the democratic side. But after all you are not going to be judged by the com mittees yon name but by the legislation you accomplish.
 Instructions Adopted
 Instructions to the new committees were adopted in the form of resolutions. The ways and means and appropriations committees of the House were authorized to sit during the sessions and recess of the House.
 The House adjourned until tomorrow.
 Prepared by Minority Leader James IL. lican caucus. the minority committee se- lections contained many surprises for the House. The desire to accord impartial treatment to the insurgeht republicans is shown in the number of choice com mttee places given to them by MT. Mann. Two of the leading insurgents. Representatives Madison, Kansas, and Lenroot, Wisconsin. are given places on the rules committees, where the repub- licans have but four places.
 Representative Good of Iowa is ap- pointed to the appropriations committee. considered a particularly choice berth. Representative Haughen of Iowa is made ranking republican member of the com mittee on agriculture. Representative Kopp of Wisconsin IS placed on the naval affairs committee. Representative Norris of Nebraska on the judiciary committed. and other insurgents receive important assignments.
 Former Speaker Cannon becomes rank ing republican member of the appro- priations committee. He was chairman of this committee for several years De- fore he became speaker and the retire ment of James A. Tawney recently, chairman of the committed will prob- ably make the former speaker republican leader in debates on appropriations.
 Minority Leader Mann took no assign mentS nlmSelf ana VIII dCt Solely dS chairman of the minority conference. His place as ranking member of the in terstate and foreign commerce commit tee goes to Frederick c. Stevens of Min nesota
 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 as- signment of Theron Akin, the New York independent to the committee on educa- ton and on enrolled bills. The republic an members of the standing committees of the House follow:
 Ways and Means-Payne. New YorK; DaIzel, Pennsylvania; Mccall, Massacnu- sets; Hill. Connecticut Needham. Cali fornia; Fordney Michigan; Longwortn, Ohio.
 Cannon on Appropriations
 Appropriations Cannon, Illinois; Bins ham, Pennsylvania; Gillett, Massachu- setts: Taylor, Ohio; Malby. New York; Dwight, New York; Good. Iowa.
 Judiciary-St Sterling, Illinois; Moon. Penn- sylvania; Higgins, Connecticut Rowland, Ohio: Nye, Minnesota: Norris, Nenras ska; Dodds, Michigan.
 Banking and Currency--Vreeland, New York; MoMorran, Michigan; McCreary. Pennsylvania Hayes. California: McKfn- ney, Illinois; Guernsey, Maine; Camp Del hanSaS
 Ru!es-Dalzell. Pennsylvania; Wilson. Illinois; Madison, Kansas; Lenroot, Wis corsin.
 Elections No. 1--Prouty, Iowa: Mat- thews Pennsylvania; Willis, Ohio.
 Elections No. 2-Nelson. Wisconsin; switzer Ohio; Anderson. Minnesota.
 Elections No. 3-Cooper. Wisconsin; NC Kenzie, Illinois; Harris Massachusetts.
 Coinage, Weights and Measures--Grfest, Pennsylvania Heald, Delaware; Lind bergh, Minnesota; Thistlewood. Illinois; Mott. New York; Utter. Rhode Island; Iafollettc, Washington; Reese, Kansas; Kalanianole, Hawaii.
 Interstate and Foreign Commerce Stevens, Minnesota: Esch. Wisconsin; Knowland California; Calder. New YorK; Hamilton, Michigan; Driscoll. New York; Martin, South Dakota.
 Rivers and Harbors-Lawrence, Massa- chusetts; Davidson, Wisconsin: Young, Michigan; Rodenberg, Illinois; Humphrey. Washington; Henry. ConnectIcutt; Hinds. Maine; Porter, Pennsylvania Stephes, Cal ifornia; Parran, Maryland.
 Agriculture
 Agriculture-Haugen. Icwa; McLaugh- lin, Michigan: Hawley, oregon; Howell, Utah; Hanna. North Dakota: Plumley Vermont: Simmons. New York; Andrews, New Mexico.