Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-08
M'LAUGHLIN OF
NEBRASKA LANDS
ON COMMITTEE.
toontInusd ir0m Fass ons.l

Judge Kinkaid Friday night sent
kilograms to Jefferis and Evans, ask
ing il they had any preference for
second or third choice committee
places expressing himself in set
terms to get the best assignments
possible for his new colleagues in
the Goth congress.
Il is understood an effort will be
made to land Representative An
drews on expenditures in the Treas
ury department, which will give
him an opportunity to develop the
legislation he has in mind with ref
erence to certain features of treasury
accounting. ....
Moore Eliminated
Congressman ]. Hampton Moore
of Pennsylvania eliminated himself
from the race for republican leader
ship in the next house, Friday after
noon, leaving the field practically
open to Congressman Mondell of
Wyoming.
While it is reasonably certain
that the votes are available to nomi-
nate me for republican leadership"
he said" / have decided not to be
candidate, first, because it would
necessitate my retirement from the
committee on WAYS and means. This
would mean that Pennsylvania
would have no representation there
on. Second because it may help to
relieve the leadership situation in
both houses as it relates, fairly or
unfairly, to Massachusetts, and Penn
sylvania. Third, because the unity
of republicans is essential to our
success in dealing with the great
problems that confront the new
congress"
Committee Members.
Republican membership of the
committees completed today fol-
lows:
Ways and Means, new members. Copley,
Illinois, Young, North Dakota; Tilson,
Connecticut; Mott, New York; Frear Wis
aensin: Baoharaeh New Jersey; Bowers
West Virginia. Hadley, Washington, ana
Undertake, Colorado. Holdovers: Chair
nina Fordney, Michigan; Moore, Pennsyl-
vania; Freen, Iowa, Longworth, Ohio:
Hawley, oregon, and Treadway, Massachu-
sets. New members of appropriations;
Champion, Michigan; French, Idaho ;Magee,
New York; ogden, Kentucky; shreve,
Pennsylvania, and Tinkham, Massachusetts,
HoldoveTs: Chairman Good Iowa; Mondell,
Wyoming; Davis. Minnesota; Ware, Penn
sylvania; Cannon, Illinois; Slemp, Virgin
ia, and Wood, Indiana.
Interstate and foreign commerce, new
m hers lnniaon Tllinnin. Elln4uOFfh
Minnesota Merritt, Connecticut; Sanders
Indiana; Watson, Pennsylvania, and
Webster, Washington Holdovers Hamil-
ton, Michigan; Winslow, Massachusetts,;
Parker, New York; Sweet, Iowa; Stiness
Rhode Island, and Cooper, Ohio
Agriculture, new members Jones'
Pennsylvania; Mclaughlin, Nebraska:
Purnell, Indiana; Riddlck Montana;
Voight, Wisconsin. Republican followers:
Chairman Haugen. Iowa. Mclaughlin,
Mlchlgan; Anderson, Minnesota; Wilson,
Illinois; Ward, New York; Mckinley,
Illinois; Wason, New Hampshire, and
New Jersey.
Military, new members; Fuller, Mass
achusetts; James, Mlchigan; Kearns,
Ohio Miller, washington, and Laguardia,
New York Republican holdovers; Chair
man Kahn, California; Anthony Kansas:
Mckenzie, Illinois; Greene, Vermont,
NORM, Pennsylvania; Gregg, Pennsylvania;
Hull, Iowa
Judiciary, new members: Boies. Iowa;
South Dakota; Ciasson,
Wisconsin,; Currie. Michigani Goodykoontz,
West virginia. Yates, Illinois: Hustled,
New York. Republican FOLLOWERS: Chair
man Volstead, Minnesota; Morgan, Okla
homa; Graham,l Pennsylvania; Dyer,
Missouri; Walsh, MASSACHUSETTS, Reaves,
Nebraska.
ter, Ohio; Hickey, Indiana; JUL, Illinois;
Layton. Delaware; Radcliffe. New Jer-
sey and Strong, Pennsylvania. Republic
can holdovers: Chairman Kennedy Iowa;
Costello, Pennsylvania; Dempsey. New
York; Emerson, Ohio; Osborne, California,
and Freeman, Connecticut.
Representative Green of Iowa,
one of the strong members on the
ways and means committee in re-
futing the assertion that the coun-
try will suffer because congress
failed to pass appropriation bills,
said today:
There is no reason why any
branch of the government should
suffer because of the failure of the
yearly supply bills to pay congress
by the 4th of March. What has
has only been the usual
occurrence for the last six years.
In fact, during this period there
have been many occasions when
several Of them were not passed UNI
til after July /, and some of the
were only kept in OPP
Grafton by what is called "coutinu-
ing resolution" which enabled them
to use money at the same rate as
the previous year until the annual
appropriation bills were passed.
Saving Of Half Billion.
1T may not be generally under
stood that the great appropriation
bills which are expected to provide
for all the expenses of the govern
ment do not go into force until
July l. Last years appropriation
bills not only cover all expenses but
all money that can be spent
up to that date, unless there is a
deficiency to be made up. If con-
gress is convened at any reasonable
date, these appropriation bills will
not only pass before any of the
money can be used but in much bet