The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-12-04

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s,fsSwsxrs WEItE HANDED
orr ny CAysrsEs.
The lpcnsocrsts i:cina III the Major,
isy Thcy, FIXED Al scon'"'siee
Siases--Repasiirxn f'lesss-i
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n,nn tree was shaken today. Choice
and other committee chairmansEirs
and assignments OF the new hons"
were 10 he handed out, The demo-
cratic caucus will fix the committee
slates to be ratified by the demo-
house. Whether the
hcralded movement 10 Gust kitchin
a. democratic leader would material.
ize. was expected to develop todas
Important party policies were up,
including defense. appropriations.
budget SYSTEM, ship purchase and
other questions.
Another democratic caucus is pian-
ned for next Tuesday TO finally ap-
portion committee assignments fos
presentation to the house Wednes-
day. this being necessary before the
house can begin business. Seserai
changes and reorgan-
ization OF entire committees, due -
Increased republican and decreased
bull moose representation. We're con-
sislered today The states we're large
ly. but tentatively framed by mem
bers OF the ways and means commit
Tee. Chairman Saunders OF Virginia
relied the caucus. There has been
talk Of opposition TO him because OF
his alleged opposition 20 the admin
istration's preparedness program,
Whether ire administration would
make the defense bills party meas
ures and bind democratic support
by caucus pledge was 10 be decided
Sherley OF Kentucky proposed to
thresh out the caucus OF the special
budget committee deadlock over I
scheme for systematizing appropri-
atoms,
Tentative committee states pro.
pose retention of most chairmea.
Some committee changes were Or
dsred by the last caucus. Selection
of ne9 members 10 fill vacancies 81
the naval and military committees.
because OF their effect on prepared
ness legislation, is considered an es-
pecial important question There are
four democratic vacancies on tn"
naval and five on the military COM
mittees. The caucus is to determine
whether these places, which might
give committee control. shall be fill
led ny big or little navy and army
members. friends or foes of the pro-
gram move VAS reported started
ito oust little navy men now assign
Jed 20 naval affairs
rhe following prominent cilairmea
lafe slated for retention Padgets
naval Hay. military: Henry. rules.
Glass banking Fitzgerald. appro-
priattons, Webb, 1umciary Lewia
ilaoor; Alexander. merchant marine
Adamson. Interstate commerce. com
mission Floyd. foreign affairs.
Five new democrats are to be az
signed 10 both the important fo--
Ieign affairs and banking commit
tees Committee apportionment q
give the democrats a majority on all
large committees, made knotty
problem. Because OF the overwhelm-
ing democratic majority ia the las.
house, the important committees
|having twsnty-one members were dt-
vided among fourteen democrats AMI
seven republicans aud progressive
THE republicans are insisting npna
much larger shares Of committee as
Isignments IN the present house be-
cause of the increased republican
representation. from le5 to 1876
The repabiicaus aill Also control
committee Jobs OF the seven progres-
.sive and OF the single socialist and
membets The But.
aioose have previously been given
one place on each important con-.
mittee