Arizona republican., 1919-03-14

WASHINGTON. March 13.-Eflorts to add four members Co the republi- can steering committee of the next house which, ia directing the general course of legislation in the next con- gress. is regarded by leaders us influ- encing 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 l5j tO 56, but it was said an attempt to reject the committees action will be made at the party conference, which will be held just before congress reconvenes.
 After the action of the committees, Representative Longworth of Ohio and Johnson of south Dakota issued statements the Ohio man charging that the net result Of all the work of the committee was the most complete sort of a triumph for reaction and fhc South Dakotan declared the fail urc Co elect the members of the steer ing committee was serious mis- take" Both intimatcd they would carry the fight to the party conference. Representative Johnson had nomin- ated. as additional members. Repre- sentatives Anderson of Minnesota; Nolan of California;. Slept. Virginia; and Bcavis. Nebraska and said that such action would secure representa- ton of the progressive sentiment of the west" and also give labor a voice un the committee. His motion was opposed by Representative Moore, ponnsylyania Mann, Illinois. and Mondel Wyoming, who said the com mittee on committees was limited to the selection of five men. and that the west had been given fair representa- tion throughout the house organizd- ton.
 Mann Suffrage Chairman
 Thirty-siN votes in favor of the in- crease were cast for the republican representatives from Ohio. Massachu- setts, West Virginia, Maryland and South Dakota. while the t55 opposing votes were cast by the Wisconsin. New York, Pennsylvania. Illinois, Idaho Iowa, oregon. California Kentucky, Michigan. Wyoming. Montana. Indi- ana. Montana. Rhode Island. Colorado Minnesota. New Hampshire and North Dakota delegations.
 At today's meeting final approval was given the assignment Of members of the standing house committees. Mir. Mann was selected as chairman of the committee on woman suffrage. He D announced later he would introduce the Susan B. Anthony constitutional amendment in the next house. Ion tho first day it meets.' and would urge speedy adoption. Republican member , ship of the suffrage committee, as selected today showed % majority ir favor of the amendment. The repub- Jeans placed on the committee were. Representatives Little. Kansas El- liott. Indiana; Nolan, California;: Bur roughs, New Hampshire; Nelson Wis. - consin and McCrato. New York.
 The republican membership Of th, merchant marine committee. whici will have charge of the Legislation dealing with the policy for operating the American fleet, also was selected today. the new members being Repre- sentatives Curry California: Ricketts Ohio; Chindbloom. Illinois: Crowther New York. Randall. Wisconsin, ant Andrews. Maryland
 Longworth Says Reaetionary
 Representative Johnson, in his state ment. said he believed the committe, had been fair in it's selection of mel for standing house committees. He
 
 ing Co increase the steering commit tee. saying that with Representative Fordney of Michigan heading thu house ways and means committee, ''w' should have the most progressiv' steering committee in the house tha we could secure" The liberal senti ment of the country, he added. shoul, control the steering committee. be cause "it Is the legislative committe' Of the house" and "on the executiv' record we win or lose in 1920'
 Representative LongwOrth. in hi statement said the result of the com .mittec's work was Co make James R Mann. the dominating figure of th next house"
 "tf it had been deliberately plaune, Co restore the conditions existing ii thc house ten years ago" declared hi statement. "as a result of which th republican majority became minor ity. the plan would not have beei more successfully consummated."
 After comparing the personnel a che house leadership of ten years aga with that of tho next congress, Nh Longworth attacked Mann's recor during the war congress. adding tha republicans throughout the country,