Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-14
WORK Of C. 0. P.
HOUSE STEERING
BODY FINISHED
Refusal to Add Four Members
TO Committee ELECTS Pro-
tests From LongWOrth
and Johnson.

Washington. March i5.-Efforts
to add four members to the republic
can steering committee of the next
house, which, in directing the gen
eral course Of legislation in the next
congress, is regarded by leaders as
influencing the party platform of
1920, were defeated today at the
final meeting of the committee on
committees which framed the house
organization. The proposal was
voted down lS5 to 80, but it was said
An attempt might be made to reject
the committees action at the party
conference which will be held gust
before congress convenes.
After the action of the committee
Representatives Longworth OF
Ohio and Johnson of South Dakota
issued protests, the Ohio member
charging that the net result of all
the work OF the committee was "the
most complete sort Of triumph for
reactionism," and the South Dakota
representative declaring that the fail
ure to increase the membership of
the steering committee was "a
serious mistake" Both intimated
they would carry the fight to the
party conference.
Increase Proposed by Johnson.
The motion to increase the mem
bership of the steering committee
was presented by Representative
Johnson. He nominated as addi-
tional members Representatives
Anderson of Minnesota; Nolan,
California; Slemp, Virginia and Rea-
Wis, Nebraska, and said that such &C
ton "would secure representation
Of the progressive sentiment of the
west" and also give labor a voice
on the committee. His motion was
opposed by Representative Moore
Of Pennsylvania, Mann, Illinois:
and Mondell, Wyoming, who said
that the committee on committees
was limited to the selection of five
men and that the west had been
given fair representation throughout
the house organization.
The SO votes in favor of the in
crease, were cast by the republican
representatives from Ohio, Massa-
chusetts, West Virginia, Maryland
and South Dakota, while the 155 OPP
posing votes were cast by the Wis
consin, New York, Pennsylvania
Illinois, Idaho, Iowa, Oregon, Cali
fornia, Kentucky, Michigan, Wyom-
ing. Indiana, Montana, Rhode Is
land, Colorado, Minnesota, New
Hampshire and North Dakota dele
cations 4-.
Assignments Approved.
AT today's meeting final approval
was given the assignment of men,
bers. Mr.. Mann was selected as
chairman of the committee on wo-
man suffrage. He announced later
he would introduce the Susan B. An
thonv constitutional amendment in
the next house ION the first day it
meets" and would urge speedy adop-
ton. Republicans membership at
the suffrage committee, as selected
today. showed majority in favor Of
the amendment. The republicans
placed on the committee we're:
Representatives Little, Kansas;
Elliott, Indiana; Nolan, California;
Burroughs, New Hampshire; Mel
son. Wisconsin, and McCrate, New
York.
The republican membership of the
merchant marine committee, which
will have charge of the legislation
dealing with the policy for operating
the American fleet, also was selected
today the new members being Rep
resentatives Currey, California;
Ricketts,. Ohio; Chindbloom, Illi-
nois; Crowther, New York; Randall,
Wisconsin, and Andrews, Maryland.
The hold-over republicans are
Chairman Green, Massachusetts;
Edmonds. Pennsylvania; Rowe, New
York; Scott, Michigan; White,
Maine; Lenbach, New Jersey, and
Burroughs, New Hampshire.
Attack Committees Action.
Representative Johnson, in his
statement, said he believed the conf
mittees had been fair in the selection
Of men for the standing house COM
mittec, SAYING that with Represen-
tativa Fordney of Michigan heading
the house ways and means commit
tee and Senator Penrose of Pennsyl-
vania the senate finance committee,
I'VE should have the most progress
sive steering committee in the house
that we could secure" The liberal
sentiment of the country, he added,