Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-29
Senators Of Majority Party
Hold Caucus at Noon To-
day; Ways and Means Com
mittee at Work,
KERN TO BE LEADER IN
UPPER HOUSE AGAIN
Many Important Positions Are
to Be Filled and New Poll
cieS Are to Be Decided
Upon,

tBv AoaaiNa JoussAL srsciA- lssssn utaS
Washington. Nov. 28-O Organization
Of the SlXty-fourth congress, which
conyenes next Monday. viii begin to-
morrow Democrats Of the senate
hold their caucus al noon and at the
same hour the ways aud means COM
mittee democrats Of tho house viii
undertake the task of parcellng OUT
committee recommendations,
Tonight every train brought TO
Washington scores of senator's and
representatives. who had postponed
their coming until after Thanksgiving
Nearly an the majority members of
both branches OF congress have ar
rived, but some Of the minority mem-
! bers are waiting until later In the
week, when republican conferences
will be held
Rules Revision Expected.
The senate democratic caucus viii
be called TO order by Senator Kern,
Z tn, conference chairman II Is eX-
pccted that there viii be daily sessions
! throughout the week the question of
revising the rules and providing fo"
/ cloturc of debate promising 60 enliven
/ the proceedings For several months
/ a special committee headed hy Sena-
I tor owen, of oklahoma, has had re-
vision of the rules under considera-
( ton This committee Will report TO
/ the caucus us recommendations. In
eluding "a modified form Of eloture ON
debate designed to prevent endless
fnbusters II is believed that "A ma
: jOrity OF the democrats viii favor
some form of cloturc rule Some arc
! known TO oppose it vigorously how
ever. and much discussion Us certain
belole tn' caucus i'ac'sa any ue'
SION. .,.
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maJorlly Is hol tNps'leu 70 li''il'lt''l
any cuisines AilHousil ',i'l1 li', z
peeh tuihoIs oI luauboS - iy''U', 9i'' :,
no "eillii'e Doi'tEH.a iol .uu 'gi'V'
plaees nave IN uS l4I u''Nlopy"i "v'
atol helH' 1t rs u,.'{ou, W"' 49,. "v
eleNted ds Hi"JVl'ta l''u. .. 'Oi i'''',i'
, ClarAe' ul ArNaiSaS' "a pIrs'"''l' ~, y, ~
lenlp"te' ana N.I''o. ''e"i9' "i IN
hois' as party Whlp' " he SO uesl. .ea.
no chahBe IN halIlnahSnlP Oh mn
poIU' i'l s'Iat' ''lilIu't'ct9 - Vl'tiil
plal'u' pul thc i3llIeu'eul ol nu'H' % ,
ROOT ana burton lo"''o W. III" 'l,' '.,,'
irepupIcah NAcaiCl'7 w 'u' lo'ei5 =
relations colhlmllee. IucIo are no
democfauc vacancies Mo5l ol 'i'v
important N1'aHOl'a 70 De lu''u ~
otper committees dlAo ocD u' III INV
irepuhllcal slue' unllll1l'e l'"c ~
must De louhu py lho democrats ioi
SIX new membcr5,,,-l nooIWo ooG, All b
pama, Pheldn' anu llla' he'h lla ~
Kentucky bI"uSsaId' oulslana 'ohn-
son. south Dahola' ana ItuauhB' Oh
wisconsin.
WORK on rEahl1atlOu III lle houa'
ib cohsluefdhiN greater lhah, oNIub
To the large f'duetlon OF the uelno-
cfatie majority ana increase III lne Io-
lpubllean mempeIaHlp' Noi unly are
many denoeratc Naeahcios lell OF
/ most oi the important commHte's, put
the increase IN rrpuoiichh memo 3
VIII heeesSltaie changing inc par "
ratio on nearly all committeos IN Or
der TO take care oil the enlarged mi NJ
ordy rev chanEes IN cnaIrhnanahl ~
! OF the prlncipal committees are con-
templated, however. Representative
kitchin. Of North carolina, ALREADY
mas been selected as ehairhlan OF lhe
ways and means committees mere
are three democIauc Faeanel's on th'
! ways and means committee ana al
| least a dozen eaAdldaleS.
republican lists VIII be submltted
by The minority conference headed oy
! representative Mann, OF llllnol5 inter
the democratic recommendatohs nave
been approved by the party caucus.
next saturday nlght
! ohe OF the most important TASKS