Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-04-14
MANY SURPRISES IN
HOUSE At ELECTION
Of Committeeman
Rule Of Seniority Is Generally
Observed in the Making of
the Different Appointments
Committees
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the various SldnQl0S cOmInllleeS u t1Ao
house by Minority Leader Mann, who eff
faced himself from all committees end
win content himself with the floor lead
ership of the Grand Old Party. The as
signments were announced to the holsa
this morning following which all the
committees were formally elected.
Minority representation on the rules
committee, over which there has been >
protracted wrangle. was equally divided
between the regular and insurgent Repub-
licans The minority has four members
of this committee. and the places went to
Dalzen, of Pennsylvania; Wilson. of II
linois; Madison. of Kansas. and Lenreot
of Wisconsin Dalzell and Wilson ara
standpatters. Madison and Lenroot are
rabid insurgents.
Representative Norris. of Nebraska.
and Cooper. of Wisconsin. the insurgsnt
leaders. were assigned to the commit
tees of judiciary and postoffices. respec-
lively Both assignments are desirable.
Uncle Joe Cannon, former speaker, was
given the ranking minority place on the
appropriations committee Before he be-
came speaker Cannon was chairman OF
the appropriations committee.
Victor Berger, the Milwaukee Socialist
gets a place on the committee of the
District of Columbia, where he may have
an opportunity to expound some OF bis
Socialistic theories for the government
of the city of Washington. 1t is not Ike
~ however, that he will 90 more titan
expound. as be is hopelessiy in the mi
nority being a whole party in himself
Congressman Akin. the New York inde-
pendent. gets places on the education ina
enrolled bills committees.
-
and means committee are Payne. New
York: Dalze1l. Pennsylvania; Mccall.
Massachusetts: Hill. Connecticut: Need
ham. California; Fortney. Michigan;
Longworth. Ohio.
The insurgents get no representation
on this committee. Asher Kinds. forraer
parliamentarian, who sits in the present
house as a Republican member from
Maine win be content with assignments
to the committees OF merchant marine
and fisheries and expenditures in The
treasury department
Victor Murdoch. Kansas insurgent lead
er. retains his place on the postoflies
committee.
POWERS ALL ALONE
Caleb Powers. the only Republican
member from Kentucky, gets places on
the committees on immigration and etiu-
cation. The Democratic members from
Kentucky served notice on Minority
serve on a committee with Powers and
Mr.. Mann accordingly gave the Lone
Blue Grass Republican committee on
which none of the Kentucky congressman
are members.
The Republican members of the com
mittee to Investigate expenditures in The
postoffice department are Austin. Of Ten
nessee: Slemp. of Virginia. and Tow
ner of Iowa. The impression that Rep
resentative Weeks. of Massachusetts,, for
mer chairman of the postoffice comnsit-
tee would get place on this commft-
tee was erroneous He holds his place on
the postal committee as ranking Repub-
lican.
The Republican list includes the assign-
ment of Victor l. Berger, the Wisconsin
Socialist to the committee on District
of Columbia affair and the assignment or
Theron Akin. the New York Independents
Democrat to the committee on education
and enrolled bills. The Republican mem
bers of the standing committees Of the
house follow:
WAYS AND MEANS.
Ways and Means-Payne of New York:
DalzeII, Of Pennsylvania; Mccall. of Mas
sachusetts; Hill, of Connecticut; Need
ham. of California; Fordney, of Michigan.
and Longworth, of Ohio.
Appropriations-Cann Illinois; Biag-
ham, Pennsylvania; Gillett, Massaclau-
sets; Taylor, Ohio; Malby, New York;
Dwight. New York. and Good, Iowa
misunderstanding, Illinois: Noon.
Pennsylvania: Higgins Connecticut;
Rowland, Ohio: Nye, Minnesota; Norris,
Nebraska. and Dodds, Michigan
Banking and Currency-Vreeland, New
York; McMorran, Michigan; McCresrys
Pennsylvania; Hayes. California; McK.in-
ney, Illinois; Guernsey, Maine, and Camp
bell, Kansas.
RuIes-DaIzeIl. Pennsylvania; WILSON,
Illinois, Madison, Kansas; Lenroot. Wis
consin.
Elections No. 1-Prouty. Iowa: Mat
thews, Pennsylvania; Willis, Ohio.
Elections No. 2-Nelson, Wisconsin,.
Switzer, Ohio; Anderson. Minnesota
Elections No. 3-Cooper, Wisconsin,
Mckenzie, Illinois; Harris. Massachu-
sets.
Coinage, Weights and Measures-Grissst.
Pennsylvania; Head, Delaware; Lind
bergh, Minnesota; Thistlewood, Illinois,:
Mott. New York; Utter. Rhode Island:
LaFollette. Washington; Reas. Kansas;
Kalanianole, Hawaii.
FOREIGN COMMERCE.
Interstate and Foreign Commerce
stevens, Minnesota; Esch. Wisconsin,:
Knowland. California; Calder. New York:
Hamilton. Michigan: Driscon, New York.
Martin, South Dakota
Rivers and Harbors-Lawrence, Massa-
chusetts; Davidson. Wisconsin: Young.
Michigan; Rodenberk, Illinois; Hum
phrey, Washington; Henry, Connecticut:
Kinds, Maine; Porter, Pennsylvania:
Stephens, California; Parran, Maryland.
Agriculture-Haugen Iowa; McLaufsh-
lin, Michigan: Hawley, Oregon; HOWELL
Utah; Hanna, North Dakota; Plurnley,
Vermont; Simmons. New York; Andrews.
New Mexico.
Foreign Affairs-Foster. Vermont; Nc
Kinley, Illinois; Cooper. Wisconsin,:
Wood, New Jersey; Bartholdt, Missouri:
Fairchild. New York: Kendall. Iowa.
Military Affairs-Prince. Illinois: Kahn.
California; Burke, Pennsylvania; Brad
ley, New York: Anthony, Kansas: TIL
son. Connecticut; Ames. Massachusetts,;
Wickersham, Alaska
Naval Affairs-Fass Illinois; Louden-
slayer, New Jersey; Butler Pennsylva-
ma; Roberts, Massachusetts,; Loud, Mich
igan: Bates. Pennsylvania; Kopp, Wis
consin.
POSTOFFICE.
Postohice = Weeks. Massachusetts,
Gardner. New Jersey; Murdoch, Kansas:
cax,t4eI " Sv,ith lffchfoan. To<o.-