The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-06
MINORITY POWER REDUCED
Democrats Will Have Smaller
Representation on All
Committees.
NEW CHAIRMEN ARE CHOSEN
Fordney viii Head Ways and
Means Body; Good Ap-
preparations Leader.

WASHINGTON. March RE.
publican organization Of the next
house OF representatives was pushed
forward today by party Leaders,, com
posing the committee on committees
wlih practically "a fina decision that
seniority OF membership would con-
tinuc TO determine committee rink
rms action, taken IN respect 10 the
II principal committees applied to
chairmanships as well as to other
leading places. In the roster OF the
republican committee membership.
Before undertaking to consider tho
question OF membership rank. the
republicans decided on the appor-
tlonment ~ places on tho COMMITTEES,
between the two parties Because Of
their margin OF control OF the next
house. the committee decided TO In
crease tho majority appointment 10y
one member with a similar rcduct ion
Of democratic, or minority member
ship.
The principal committee having 81
members would under the plan be
divided between ~ republicans and
eight dem ocratS while practically tho
same ratio would obtain with the
committees Of smaller mem be rship
Plan Investigations.
a decision 10 make possible use OF
the committee on departmental ex.
penditurcs for proposed inveEtlga-
tion of war expenditures and other
inquiries Of department activities,
IcnDl to the membership apportion-
mcnt of these committeea being
agreed on Hs five republicans and
Two democrats instead OF the -four
10 three ratio that obtained In the
bust house
No consideration OF the rank on
The less Important committees was
given NJ todAy's meeting New mem
berFhipsOf the committees also was
not considered but nominations ma 1e
NJ the vacancies on half the commit
tees showed that twice as many men
were seeking Assignments as there
would be places available.
Fordncy Selected Chairman.
The decision az TO seniority on the
principal committees was reached
early In the meeting Representative"
Fprdney OF Michigan, first being
chosen TO hsfd the ways and means
committee although lacking the sup
port OF committee members who
voted for Representative Gillctt Of
Masesn husetts In the recent speaker
ship contest. No record vote, how
ever. was taken and after Fordneys
election. Good Of Iowa. a Gillett sup
porter, was chosen without objection
ta head the appropriations commit
toe Seniority prevailed undiSputed
In the rema inder OF the selections
and later in the day II was aga n In.
dorscd hy tho SELECTION Of Represen-
,a,ive Grecne NJ Maapachusetts. an
other Gillctt supporter, 10 head the
merchant marine committee OF
which In the last house he was the
republican member.
Although announcement from tho
committee said that the seniority
selections were tentative. committee
m en- bers expla ined that the decision
virtually was final
The agreement, II finally adopted,
would result in the chairmanshlps
being held ns follows:
APPROPRIATIONS, Good Of Iowa:
ways and Means, Fordney, Michi- |
gan: military Kahn, California;
naval, Rutler. Pcnnsylvanin; inter
state commerce, Esch Wisconsin
agriculture. HauRen. Iowa foreign
affairs. Porter, Pennsylvania; post
,fficc. giecuerson. Minnesota, rivers
and harhnrs Kennedy. Iowa. judic- |
larry Nolstcad, Minnesota. rules
a r,phplT Kansas