The Robesonian., 1918-11-11
GREAT SHAKE-UP IN HOUSE.
Republicans cf Opposite Views Sue
ceed Present Committee Chairman
y. Il. Mann Probably Speaker.

Republicans having gained coNtIol
Of the House of Congress in the recent
election, the following from the Wash
ingtcn bureau of the Baltimore Sun is
of special interest:
"With the control of the House Of
Representatives passing to the RepuD-
licans there will be a shake-up of far
reaching Importance in the committees
when the sixty-sixth Congress meets
for organization. Changes of equal
importance will occur also in the Sen
ate # unofficial returns, indicating Re-
publican control of that body, are up
held by the official count.
Democratic committee chalrmen
will be succeeded by Republicans, who
in many instances hold almost dame
trically opposite views on many do
mestic economic questions. In addi-
ton, many of the committees will be
completely reorganized by the injec-
ton of new men with new ideas.
"Speaker Champ Clark will be sue
ceednd as presiding officer of the
House by Representative James R..
Mann, of Illinois, or Representative
Frndrick N. Gillett, of Massachusetts
more likely Mr.. Mann, if his
health will permit. Mr.. Mann, like
Mr.. Clark, is great parliamentaran.
The two men also are devoted and
intimate personal friends, despite their
political differences.
High-Tariff Man to Get 1t.
AS chairman of the House Ways
and Means committee, the committee
which frames the revenue measures
and the tariff bills, Representative
Kitchen, of North Carolina, viii be
succeeded by Representative Fordney,
Of Michigan. Kitchin is a low-tariff
man and advocate of placing the bulk
of taxes on wealth and big business
Fordney believes in high protective
tariff, especially on lumber, and ia
vors the distribution of taxes on the
rich ard the poor. He is against the
kitchin idea of leyying high income
taxation on big incomes. Fordney, by
the way, is the man former Speaker
Cannon placed on the conference CON-
mittee on the Payne -Aldrich Tariff
bill during Taft's administration to
take care of the lumber schedules
in that measure.
Representative Gillet, of Massachu-
sets, will succeed Representative
,Sherley, of Kentucky, as chairman Of
The powerful Appropriations commit
tee. Gillett is ar able man like Sher-
ley and has announced that Federal
appropriations must be pruned to the
last dollar and that all the Govern
ment bureaus, which have been Great,
ed as result of the war, must go.
Grain Farmer For Agriculture.
Representative Gilbert H. Haugen,
an Iowa wheat and corn farmer, will
succeed Representative A. S. Lever, a
South Carolina cotton banter, as
chairman of the Agricultural commit
tee Representative Hayes, Of Cali
fornia, rot always a strong supporter
of the Democratic banking and cur
rency reforms, will succeed Represen-
tative Carter Glass, of Virginia, .as
chairman of the Committee on Bank
ing and Currency.
On the Foreign Affairs committee,
Representative H. D. Flood of Virginia
strong supporter of Wilson policies,
will be succeeded by Representative
Porter, of Pennsylvania, who has not
been overzealous in his support Of
those measures. Representative Esch,
Of Michigan, one of the strongest Re-
pu.licars in the House, will succeed
Representative Sims, of Tennessee, as
chairman of the committee on Inter
state ard Foreign Commerce. MI.
Fsc!. is 3 .-r> gress!ve II many of his
sie-s. his committee iii be the one
to handle the new railroad legislation
VIXEN will come with tie reconstiuc-
tion days. lie is opposed to Govern
ment ownership of the railroads.
Representative Webb, yc..::ng
North Carolina lawyer, will De sue
eied as Judiciary Chairman by Rep
resentative Volstead. of Minnesota,
who has never made strong I'M
preston in Congress as the man fo,
such an important craftsmanship. Rep
resentative Green, of Massachusetts,
a strong opponent Of the present I'd,
rinistratior's merchant marine arc
sa;pbuilding policies, will succeed Rep.
r13entative Alexander as chairman o.
the Merchant Marine Committee. Rep
resentative Greene has Indicated many
IS he is opposed 20 the GoVernMen
remaining il the shipping sSs:ress'
and believes .rivate enterprise saolii
J. crate steamship lines ard .. -
lubiic utilities.
REPRESENTATIVE Ka'G, &C CaiIorn.a
o.ae of TIE strongest supporters of t!i
uar policies of the President in Con
e.ess, will succeed to 1ae chairman
s p 0. s>e Military Affairs comnli
tee. Mc. KaGn, or accour. Of IN
p~7sert c: a;rn;ar lack Of synipath
Win l.I-.: 80. -. --,'"
war bills, has been compelled to Ia.
charge of the War Departments figh
on the floor Of the House.
Quaker For Naval Affairs.
Representative Thomas S. Butler, {
Pennsylvania, Quaker, but advocat
Of big navy, will fall heir to II
craftsmanship of the Naval Affair
committee. Representative Steene
son, of Minnesota, violent opponel
of Postmaster-General Burleson's po
icies in the Postoffice Department, wi
become chairman Of the Postoffi
committee.
Should the Senate also become r
publican, Senator Boise Penrose,
Pennsylvania, will become chairms
of the Committee on Finance, Il
tariff making and revenue commit
~ tho Sopato With E0rdnev as chai