Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-04-10

Mr.. Gillett will be elected and Mr..
hltchln by reason of his nomination
will become Democratic leader. In
the new house the Republicans have
oOl members and the Democrats 131.
kitchin Has Long Rest
Back after long rest, Mr.. Kitchin
said he felt physically fit to carry on
his work as minority leader, but at his
request Representative Garrett, Ten
essee, was named as acting leader.
At their final caucus Republicans
ratified the action of the committee
on committees and adopted the report
on standing committee on committees
and adopted the report on standing
committee as assignments. The action
of the general committee in giving rep
resentation to labor and agriculture on
the steering committee was approved.
Representative No1and, California. who
holds union card, and Representa-
tive Anderson, Minnesota, long active
in urging legislation designed to aid the
farming industry, were added to the
committee along with Representative
Greene of Vermont, who succeeds
Chairman Winslow of the Interstate
commerce committee. Other members
hold over.
sV0oV SvbuS oVVs hD0y00Us
The only fight in the Democratic
caucus was for a place on the ways
and means committee which Repre-
Tague, Massachusetts, who defeated
Representative Hayden, Arizona, by
because he had opposed the Fordney
emergency tariff, which Hayden sup
ported
Republican committee assignments,
aside from those already published.
many changes. Seven new members
were placed on the agriculture commit
tee which will report out the packer
control bill which failed to reach the
house last session. They are Will
liams.' Illinois; Sinclair. North Dakota,
the only Nonpartisan Republican in the
house; Hayes, Missouri; Thompson,
Ohio; Gerhard, Pennsylvania: Clague,
Minnesota, and Clarke. New York.
womaa Shown Courtesy.
Representative Robertson, Okla
homa, the only woman member, was
put on where she wanted to be.
New members of the naval affairs
committee are Burdick. Rhode Island:
Patterson. New Jersey Kline, New
York, and Swing, California.
Two committees which were expect
ed to be dropped, woman suffrage and
alcoholic liquor traffic. need of which
it was said. had passed, were continu-
ed. Representative Mann. Illinois, re-
hire as chairman of the former and re-
turned to his old status as q house
lance without consignment.
Representative Noland was made
chairman of labor and knutson Of pen
sionS.
Another Budget Bill.
The budget bill which Chairman
Good of the house appropriations COM
mittee expects to introduce Monday
when congress convenes will be the
same in essentials as the measure
passed by the last congress and vetoed
BY former Preident Wilson. It win
provide. however. for budget but with
10th its director and assistant appoint
ID by the president Mr.. Good said to-
lay after conference with President
Harding The vetoed bill contained
provision inserted by the senate that
he director should be the secretary of
he terasury with an assistant appoint
ID by the president.
The appropriations committee chair
nan said later President Harding was
with the Importance Of in
budget system. The bud
.et bill will be given a place near the
op of the legislative calendar with
Jew to having it enacted at an early
late. Mr.. Good said.