Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-02-25
new CONGRESS
GETTING READY
Plans of Procedure bv In
coming Congress will
Soon be Perfected
CABINET STILL UNKNOWN
Policy Of New President and
Congress Main Topics at
National Capital

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-Policies
of the new administration and plans
of new congress will be fairly we'll
outlined within the next ten days.
Anxious to start the new ministry
as soon as the oath has been admin.
istered to President-elect Wilson,
Democratic leaders have prepared for
party reorganization and the outlin-
ing of legislative action Immediately
after Mr.. Wilson assumes office.
Points about which congressional
speculation has centered for many
weeks will be cleared up, it is be-
lieved by March 6.
These include the makeup of Presi-
dent Wilson's cabinet, relations be-
tween Mr.. Wilson and William ].
Bryan, subject of much gossip the
last week, the personnel of the Dem
ocratic membership of the ways and
means committee, the scope of the
reorganization fight in the senate and
the approximate date for converting
the extra session Of congress
House Caucus March S
Definite steps toward launching the
democratic congress have been TAX
en-. The house caucus, called for
March 5, will name the democratic
members of the ways and means com.
mittee, attend to other details of par
ty reorganization and furnish the ba-
sis of tariff discussion, from which
party leaders will proceed in writing
the tariff revision bills.
The reorganization fight in the SEN
ate, after many conferences, appar
emily has centered about the effort
to name Senator John w. Kern, of In
diana, as caucus chairman post that
has been held by Senator Martin, of
Virginia. The so-called Progressive
Democrats of the senate insisted to-
day that the reorganization would not
develop into a contest between Sena-
tor Kern and Senator Martin, but de-
clared that the selection of Senator
Kern would be part of a comprehen-
sive plan of senate reorganization in
which all elements of the party would
be brought together.
No Big Change in House
The house caucus probably will
name members for the banking and
currency committee and select at
least tentatively the heads of other
important committees and house OFF,
GERS. No question exists over the con-
tinuation of Champ Clark as speaker
and Oscar w. Underwood as floor
leader and chairman of the ways and
means committee.
The general subject of the tariff
will be taken into the caucus of
March 5, and considered by the new
house, in advance of any positive ac-
ton by the ways and means commit
tee toward the preparation of tariff
bills.
Little Said of New Cabinet
Democratic leaders, who some time
ago were confident they could name a
majority of the members of Mr.. Will
sons cabinet, have been reticent and
communicative upon the subject for
a week. Rumors of differences be-
tween President Wilson and Mr.. Bryan
were in circulation, but the majority
OF the democrats in both houses de-
clined to accept them as confrma-
tory of any break between the two
men.
1t is expected that President Will
sons call for an extra session will
specify the tariff as the subject for
immediate consideration, but that the
way will be left open for the consid-
GRAFTON of other urgent subjects.