Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-14
MANN IS SILENT
RULER OF HOUSE
With His Vested Power He
Will Supervise All
Committees

Washington, March 1.-THE COM
pletion of the standing committees
of the next House of Representa-
tives, with the exception of few
changes to be made in the minor
committee, placed Representative
James r. Mann, of Illinois, who was
defeated for the speakership by
Representative Frederick II. Gillett,
of Massachusetts,, in the position OF
virtual dictator of the lower House
of the Sixty-sixth Congress.
Mr.. Mann, who directed the Tor
nation o6 the committees, decnneu
10 accept membership on any OF
them, and even withdrew from the
committee on which he served Ill
the last Congress.
His action leaves him IN pos
ton that is unique in the mstor. "
Congress. With keprese,ltaisa,C
Mondell. of Wyomins' moor HI',,
sepresentative knutson, or Minnie
sofa Republican whip. and othe'
personal followers placed as chalr
men of the important committees oh
the next House. Mr.. Mann uneh-
numbered by any routine colhtutt-
tee work. will exercise q super ,I
ory control over the work Oh az
committees and of proceedings VA
the floor of the House.
Pcnnsylyanians OH Committees
seven PENNSYLVANIA Representa-
tiyes will be chairmen OF the GUM
mittees. Ed
,,,onds of the Claims Commftee:
Affairs. Mess, VI
printing; Focht. of War CLAIMS
kreider, of Expenditures IN lnte-
rior Department; Porter. OF tore'sn
Affairs. and Garland, of Mines anu
Mining. h;o,,
The list of committees on when
the PENNSYLVANIA Republicans VIII
serve follows: ...,..
William :. Ware. AppEoprla.'oi'I'
George 5. Graham. Judiciary; D.
IJsmnton Moore; Ways and Means;
George W. Edmonds, Claims tchalr-
mani. Merchant Marine and Fisher,
les; Peter +. Costello. Rivers ana
Harhors: George p. Darrow, Naval |
Affairs; Thomas $. Butler. Naval
Affairs (chairmanl: Henry W. Wat
son. Interstate and Foreign COM
merce: William W. Griest. Postol-
ice and Postroads; John Reoer' I'M
migration and NaturaliZauon, IN
\
WEIGHTS and Measures: Louis L. NC
Fadden. Banking and Currency. Ter
ritories. Expenditures in state De-
partment: Edgar r. kiess. Printing
tchairmanl. Pensions. Industrial
Arts and Expositions; Benjamin X. |
Tocht. War Claims chairman. DIS /
trict Of Columbia. Insular Adairs; {
Aaron s Kreider. Rules. Puo!ic 4
Buildings and Grounds, ENpendi-
lures in Interior Department (chair- /
mani: John NJ. Rose, Roads. Coin /
age. Weights and Measures. EIec-
rious No. /. Claims: Edward ;.
Brooks, Banking and Currency,
Railways and Canals. Territories:
Evan ]. Jones. Agriculture: 5. \.
Kendall. Postoffice and Post Roads
Henry W. Temple. Foreign AHalrs;
Milton w. Shreve. Appropriations;
Nathan l.. Strong. Rivers and Har-.
hors: Willis ]. Huling, Insular Ar
fairs. Invalid Pensions, Census: ste
pheu G.. Porter. Foreign Affairs.
chairman: John VI. NORM, Military
NTairs: Thomas :. Crago, Military ii
Affairs: Mahlon NJ. Garlan9, Mines
aud Mining. chairman: Election of 4
President and Vice President, En- Il
renditures in Trea asury Department;
William J. Burke. Mines and Mining,
Patents. Industrial Arts and Expo
s:tiors: Anderson II. Walters, Ac-
counts. Pensions. District of Co.
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