El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-20
TEXANS FARE WELL
AS Committeeman
All the COngressmen of the Texas
Delegation Have Chances to
Draw Good Berths.

DelegatiOn Have Chances to
Draw Good Berths.
Washington, D. c., May 2O.-TeXas
viii be well represented on the big
committees of the house of representa-
tives when the report Of the ways and
means committee on the organization
OF the 65d congress is made public
Each representative has handed IN a
list of the committee assignments he
would prefer, and il is said an effort IS
being made to comply with these re
quests as far as possible. All OF the
Hork OF the committee on committees
IS IN executive session and IS IN secret
Representative Garner viii continue
on the ways and means committee
Henry will retain workmanship OF the
rules committee; Stephens viii con-
tinue to head the committee on indian
affairs and Burgess viii go up a
notch or two in the rivers and mar
bors committee.
1t is said that representative Stay
den will leave the military aIIalIS
committee on which he would be rank
ing member to retain the chairman
ship Of the library committee, reIlre-
ment from the military affairs com
m1ttee being necessary because o.
adoption by the Democratic caucus OF
a resolution limiting members on any
Of the u highest committees OF Jhe
house to assignment exclusively 70 one
Of these big committees. for TINS Ied-
son representative Smith viii nave TO
resign from the commerce committee
in order to hold his craftsmanship OF
the committee on irrigation ana arc
lands, and representative GreSg WI WI
retire as ranking member OF the nst'sti
affairs committee to become chairman
of the war claims committee
Representative Beall will retire as
chairman of The committee on eApeAu.l-
lures in the department of justice, IN
order to hold his place on the I'M
pOrtant judiciary committee. IN the
final adjustment, however Bean may
get a seat on the appropriations com
mittee Hardy viii retain his CHAIR
manship Of the naval expenditure
committee. Young viii pc advances
Several pegs in the committee on as
ricuIture. upon which he served last
year. Galloway is said to have
chance to get on the judiciary com
mittee, but if he does not ne VIII De
advanced on the insular affairs ana
Two minor committees on Wulch ne mas
already served
1t IS reported that representative
Dies may succeed to the place on the
approprfations committee formerly
held by postmaster general Burlesoh'
or he may be given a committee chalr--
manship and the appropriations place
given to Beall This, however, IS
speculation as the ways and means
stages of its work
Among the new members, report IS
that representative Eagle viii take
the Mace on the banking and currency
committee vacated by the retirement
of representative Moore. If this move
is made it means hard work ahead Tor
the Houston congressman
Representative Garrett would pc
pleased TO succeed Gregg on the naval
affairs committee; ERayburn may sue
coed Smith on the interstate and for
eien commerce committee; Vaughan
may take Gamers old place on the
fofeisn affairs committee; Summers
NAV be the Texas member. on public
buildings and grounds, the committee
on which senator sheppard formerly
served. Representative Buchanan IS
said TO have expressed a desire TO
serve on the committee on postoff1ce
and postroads. or he may go on the
committee to be created by this con-
gress to handle roads matters -Other
good committee assignments will go
to the new Texas members IN adul-
ton to these mentioned