Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-05
Wilson Cabinet Confirmed
and Holds It's First Session
Kern Is Chosen by Caucus to
Lead Democratic
Senators.
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leighty-three present out of the ex
isting membership of ninety-three.
Senator's, Kern, Smith, Martin, Lodge
and Root were appointed to notify the
President that the Senate was ready
| to receive any communication from
J him.
| The Senate-.reconvened at o'clock
and the cabinet nominations, which
/ have previously been published, were
received. Other nominations were:
/ Edgar e. CLARK. reappointment as
! United States commerce commits
/ sioner and John II. Marble, secre-
tary of the commission, TO be a COM
| missioner in succession to Franklin
! h Lane, secretary of the interior.
On motion of Senator Bacon the
Senate went into executive session.
After a brief session the Senate
confirmed all the cabinet nomina tions
and also that of Mr. Clark. 1t did
not, however, confirm MIR. Marble.
WASHINGTON. March 5-Demo-
cratic members of the new House of
Representatives-the ma jority which
will shape legislation on the tariff
and other important measures-as
sembled here for the first time to-
| day not In formal session as part OF
| the new Congress, but in caucus to
organize for the work of the coming
session. The meeting was held at
! the call of Representative Burlesen,
of Texas, the caucus chairman, who
becomes postmaster general in Presl-
| dent Wilson's cabinet. Mr. Burleson's
successor as caucus chairman is Rep
resentative A. Mitchell Palmer, of
Pennsylvania, who is closely identi-
fed with the new administration and
viii be in measure its exponent in
the lower branch of Congress.
This first gathering of the new
Democra tic members brought out the
marked change in personnel which
came into effect yesterday noon.
Among the new Democratic members
who succeed wen-known veterans are
Representative Frank r. O'Hair. of
Illinois, who succeeds Uncle Joe"
Cannon; jeremiah Donovan. of Con-
necteut. who succeeds Ebenezer Hill;
Lazaro, of Louisiana, who succeeds
Mr.. Puio, chairman of the so-called
money trust committee; DIETRICH of
Massachusetts, who succeeds Samuel
w. Mccall. and the successors of
Representatives Iongvorth and Cox,
of Ohio, the latter having become
governor. Representative Herman \.
Metz, former controller of New York.
and Representative Lathrop Brown,
who succeeds Martin Littleton. of
| New York, are among the new Demo-
! he, Of ha
members were not here for the eau
Gus but a reasonably full quota was
on hand to map out the work ahead.
| In all there are go Democratic men,
bers of the new Congress, or ma
| jority of 145.
The caucus met to designate the
| Democratic membership of the new
ways and means committee, which
undoubtedly will be the same as that
of the last Congress. with the excep-
ton OF three retiring members.
Among those prominently mentioned
| to succeed them are Gardner. of
! Texas; Saunders of Virginia; Stanley.
of Kentucky. and Bartlett, of Georgia.
Representative Underwood, of Ala
bama, it is conceded, will continue
as chairman.
/ The tariff bills are to be passed
upon by the Democratic caucus be-
fore they are submitted to the new
House This, however, is expected to
come at a later stage, as today's
caucus dealt largely with personnel
Western states Unite.
Before the caucus convened repre-
sentatives from Western States, in
Guiding Iowa, Kansas. Minnesota,
Colorado, California, Michigan, Ne
braska, Montana, Arizona, New
Mexico and Wisconsin, had a joint
conference and formed an organiza-
ton to act as unit, as far as pos
sible in the same way that a State
delegation would act Representative
Hammond, of Minnesota, was chosen
as president of their body and Repre-
sentative Stout, of Montana, secre-
tary.
Resolutions were adopted calling
for more equitable distribution of
committee assignments and recog-
milton of that section of the country.
There was complaint that older MEM
bers were monopolizing better COM
mittee assignments; that there were
too many of the older MEMBERS placed
on the judiciary committee. and that
the newer men should be recognized.
Every Democrat in that caucus was
supplied with the caucus roll. which
embraced 290 names with las as a
quorum The Democrats now muster
in numerical strength one more than
two thirds of the entire membership
of the House. or the 290 Democrats
l01 are new members
The Western element, including
some of the older men like Hammond
who heads the combination for 'mu-
tual welfare purposes. political and
social" called the attention of the
caucus TO the area represented by the
West and the comparatively little
Irecognition accorded 1t in the last
Congress.
! y Amid applause, Representative I'm
derwood, of Alabama, nominated Rep
resentative Palmer, of Pennsylvania.
: for chairman of caucus, and Mr..
Rothermel, of Pennsylvania, seconded
the nomination. Mr.. Palmer was
elected and Immediately took the
, chair. Representative Ashbrook, of
Ohio was reelected secretary.
A rule was adopted requiring that
: hereafter fifty signatures should be
necessary for the calling of a caucus,
instead of twenty-five, as under the
; present rules.
: All the other old caucus rules We're
adopted Representative Murray, OF
Massachusetts,, was elected assistant
: secretary. Representative Foster, OF
=. | Tllinnfc advocated l,a Of =,
caucus committee to investigate and
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