The New York herald., 1921-03-01
COP. RETURNS OLD
LEADERS In HOUSE
Gillett and Mondell Will Con-
tinue as Speaker and Floor
Leader Next Session.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S.--Speaker Fred
erick II. Giilett Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives was renominated without op-
position tonight by Republicans Of the
House to serve as presiding officer during
the Sixty-seventh Congress, which will
meet in extraordinary session early In
April.
Representative Frank w. Mondeli OF
Wyoming. tho Republican leader. also
was named 70 succeed himself.
The new House will elect Speaker,
but as the choice Of Republicans, with a
ma ajority of three to one. Speaker Gill
ett's nomination was equivalent to cleo
tion.
Representative Towner of Iowa was
chairman of the conference. which was
attended by many members of the new
| House who have arrived here for the
| Inauguration.
| Other nominations included: w Tyler
| Page OF Maryland, Clerk of the House
Joseph G. Rogers. Pennsylvania. Ser
geant- t-at-Arms Bert NJ. Kennedy Mich
| igan. Doorkeeper. and Frank Collier.
Wisconsin. Postmaster.
There was a spirited contest for Chap
+, lain, five candidates being placed In
nomination. DR.. James S. Montgomery,
native Of Mount Carmel, Ind. and
pastor of Calvary Methodist Church,
Washington. won on the first ballot
| The roll call showed 275 of the 301
Republicans elected to the next House
In attendance. Miss Alice NJ. Robertson
OF Oklahoma, the only woman TO be
swept In with the Republican landslide
! last November. was given a rousing
cheer.
| Next to Uncle Joe" Cannon. Speaker
! Gillett has been In the House longer
than any other member his record be-
ing twenty-eight years of continuous
service. Mr.. Cannon Is rounding out
his forty-fourth year, although his ser
vice has not been continuous. Mr.. Mon
dell has been the lone representative
from Wyoming for twenty-four years
though not continuously.
| A motion by Representative Mann
| Illinois, TO increase the membership oi
| the steering committee from five tc
seven finally was adopted. Represen-
tative Reavis OF Nebraska wanted nine
members, and Representative johnson
OF South Dakota proposed that. regard
less OF numbers. Representatives Nolan
OF California. representing labor and
| Anderson OF Minnesota, agriculture, be
added Both declined. however, to per.
nit the use Of their names.
The steering committee at present
comprises Representatives Dunn OF New
York. Dairow Of Pennsylvania Long
worth Of Ohio. Madden of Illinois and
Winslow Of Massachusetts,
/ Representative Frear OF Wisconsin In
urging an increase. declared Repuhli
cans had to face the campaign talk of
Democrats that the steering committee
was miilionaires' committee and that
there was not member on 1t for the
great territory west Of Chicago or south
OF the Ohio River.
The steering committee will be named
by the committee on committees, which
also will elect a whip.
| Word OF the serious Illness OF Champ
Clark reached the conference and q
resolution was unanimously adopted ex-
pressing sympathy and hope for his
speedy and complete recovery
| After some debate a motion by Rep
resentative Begg. Ohio. for the ap-
pointment Of a committee to investigate ID
and report on the advisahility OF aban.
| donng the recently adopted aprro-
priatlon system, by which all appro-
priations legislation was concentrated
In the Appropriations Committee, was
voted down decisiveiy.
| Tho Committee on Committees, CON-
| prising ono member from every State
with Republican representation, was
appointed.