Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-05
MAJonIrY MEMBERS OF BOTH
SENATE AND HOUSE HOLD
CONFERENCES.
JOHN w. KERN ASSUMES
LEADERSHIP IN SENATE
Progressive Democrats unoppossd in
SsIsetion-Houss Caucus to Fill Va.
caneiss on Ways and Means Com
mittss-Many Changes in Personnel
Of Representative Branch.

democrats Of the new senate met IN
caucus today to elect chairman there
was no opposition to Senator John w
Kern, Of Indiana, as the new leader
Senator Martin. Of Virginia. retiring
democratic leader, declared a few days
ago he was glad to lay down the re-
sponsibilities Of his office.
The retirement Of Senator Martin
and the candidacy Of Senator Kern
ends a long struggle for control OF the
senate of the Sixty-third congress be-
tween the so-called progressive demo-
Gratis and the old conservatives.
1t was generally understood there
would be no move to disturb the OLD
leaders in their committee assignments.
Republican senators also held eau
Gus during the morning and selected as
their chairman and floor leader SEN
ator Gallinger, Of New Hampshire.
They authorized Senator Gallinger to
select a committee on committees
which will have charge of filling the
republican places. There was no op-
position to the seniority rule.
House Democrats Caucus.
Democratic members of the new
house of representatives, majority of
which will shape legislation on the
tariff and other important measures,
assembled here for the first time to-
day. not in formal session as part OF
the new congress-, but in caucus to or
ganize for the work of the coming
session. The meeting was held at the
call of Representative Burleson, OF
Texas, the caucus chairman. who be-
comes postmaster generalin President
Wilson's cabinet. Mr.. Burleson's suc-
cessor as caucus chairman Is A. Nit
chell Palmer, of Pennsylvania, who Is
closely identified with the new admins
istration and who will be in measure
its exponent in the lower branch OF
congress.
Many Changes in Personnel.
The first gathering of the new demo-
cratic members brought out marked
change in the personnel which came
in to effect yesterday noon. Among the
new democratic members who succeed
we'll known veterans are Representa-
tives Frank T. O'Hair, of Illinois. who
succeeded "Uncle Joe" Cannon; Jere-
miah Donovan, Of Connecticut. who
succeeds Ebenezer HILL; Lazoro. Of
Louisiana, who succeeds Mr.. Pujo,
chairman Of the so-called money trust
committee; DIETRICH, of Massachusetts,
who succeeds Samuel W.. Mccall, and
the successors of Representatives
Longworth and Cox, OF Ohio, the lat
ter having become governor. Repre-
sentative Herman Metz, former comp
troller of New York, and Representa-
tive Lathrop Brown, who succeeds
Martin w. Littleton. of New York, are
among the new democratic members.
Some of the new members were not
here for the caucus but a reasonably
full quota was on hand to map out
the work ahead. In all there are 800
members of the new con-
gress. or a majority of 145.
To SsIset Ways and Means.
The caucus met to designate the
membership Of the new
ways and means committee, which un-
doubtedly will be the same as that OF
the last congress with the exception
Of three retiring members.
Among those prominently mentioned
to succeed them are Garner, of Texas;
Saunders, of Virginia; Stanley, OF
and Bartlett, of Georgia
Representative Underwood, of Ala,
chairman.
The tariff bills also are to be passed
on by the democratic caucus before
they are submitted to the new house.
Speaker Clark has had no opposition
as democratic candidate for speaker Of
the new house.