Evening star., 1915-12-04
Considering Report of Ways
and Means Committee on
Committee Selections.
CHAIR MANSHIPS REMAIN
AS AT THE LAST SESSION
Thirty Seven Heads of Committees
Awarded to the South; Twenty
One to North and West.

! Democrats of the House of Repre-
sentatives met in caucus late this after
noon to discuss the committee selec-
tions which are the result of a weeks
work by the ways and means commit
tee majority members, and also to Or
ganize the House for what promises to
be one of the most strenuous of ses-
stons. The secrecy of the ways and
means committee has been pretty near
ly complete during the deliberations on
the assignments, and very little has
leaked out. However, the committee
chairmanships remain as they were in
the past session as far as the big com
mlttees go, and this includes the chair
manship of the House District commit
tee, according to the best obtainable
information. Representative Ben John
son will again head that committee, it
| is to be assumed.
| There will be changes In the COM
mittee lists. however, and one of the
rumors is that Representative Coady Of
Maryland. District committee demo-
crat, has been transferred to the inter-
state and commerce committee. Rep
resentative Coady is one of the bright
| est experts on taxes in the House, and
has always been of show me" dis
| position when attacks have been made
on the District of Columbia in Con-
gress.
South Gets the Majority.
| Because of the rule of seniority.
southern democrats will have thirtv-
seven committee chairmanships, while
the north and west will have twenty
one f5 Virginia will have four chair
| manships. North Carolina four. and
4 Texas eight
| The selections. 1t is expected. will be
rauned by the caucus this afternoon
without much discussion Champ Clark
VIII again be the democratic selection
Tor speaker, and the existing House
officers and elective employees will be
retained, with practically no exception.
Announced Selections.
The committee chairmanship selec-
tions presented to the caucus today are
as follows:
| Ways and neans-CIaude Kitchin
North Carolina
Judiciary-Edwin Y. Webb, North
Carolina
Banking and currency-carter Glass,
Interstate and foreign commerce-w
lC. Adamson, Georgia.
rivers and harbors-S. NJ Spark
man. Florida.
| Agricultural. F. Lever. South Caro-
lima.
Foreign affairs-H. D. Flood, yir-
ginia-
Military affairs-James Hay. Virginia
Naval aTairs-L. P. Padgett. Ten
inesSee
Post Offices and post roads-John A.
Moon, Tennessee
Public iands-scott Ferris, Oklahoma
indian affairs. II. Stephens, Texas
Territories-W c. Houston. Tennessee
| 1nsular affairs--W. A Jones, Virginia
railways and canals-Martin Dies
Texas.
Public buildings and grounds-Frank
Clark, Florida
Education-D H. Hughes, Georgia.
Labor-D. J. Lewis, Maryland
Patents-W. A. Oldfeld, Arkansas.
Claims-E. W. Pou. North Carolina.
War claims-A. w. Gregg, Texas.
District of Columbia-Ben Johnson,
Kentucky.
Revision of the laws-John T Wat
kins, Louisiana.
Reform in the civil seryfce-H T.
Goodwin, North Carolina
Irrigation of arid lands--W r. Smith
| Texas.
immigration and naturalization-Jotn
L. Burnett, Ala abama
Expenditures in Navy Department
Rufus Hardy, Texas.
Expenditures In Interior Department
Oscar Galloway. Texas
| Expenditures In Department of Agri-
cuiture-R. l.. Doughton, North Caro-
lima.
Mr.. Henry Heads Rules Committee.
Rules-Robert l.. Henry. Texas
Census-Harvey Helm, Kentucky
Library. l.. Slayden. Texas
Enrolled bills-L. Lazaro, Louisiana
Cantriil. Kentucky.
| Disposition of useless executive ps :
pers-J. +. c. Talbot. Maryland.
NJ n
sissippi.
! Elections No. 2-L. L. Morgan, Louisi-
ana.
Appropriations-J. J. Fitzgerald, New
! York.
Elections. No. 3-J. A. HamilI, New
Jersey.
Coinage. weights and measures-w.
| A. Ashbrook, Ohio.
! Merchant marine and hsheries-J W
Alexander, Missouri.
Mines and mining-M. ID. Foster, IL
linois.
Invalid pensions-Isaac r. Sherwood.
Ohio.
Pensions-John A. Key Ohio
Election OF President. Vice President.
, etc.--D. W. Rucker. Missouri.
Alcoholic liquor trafilc--A- J. SABBATH.
Illinois.
! Expenditures in State Department
c. ". Hamlin. Missouri.
Expenditures In Treasury Department
&C. o. Lobeck, Nebraska.
Expenditures in War Department
, J. a NJ. Adair, indiana
Expenditures in Department of JUS
tice-c. h. Tavenner. Illinois.
) Expenditures In Department OF Com
merce-Henry Bruckner, New York
Expenditures in Department OF Labor
II. p. Maher. New York.
2 Expenditures in public buildings-T
f. Konop, Wisconsin,.
5 Mileage-W. w. Bailey. Pennsylva-
mia.
e Printing-H. A Barnhart. Indiana.
! Roads-D. w. ShacklefoFd. Missouri.
D Accounts. T. Lloyd, Missouri.
Expenditures in Post Office Depart
!. ment left vacant