The Washington herald., 1921-04-10
STAND ON TARIFF
BEATS HAYDEN FOR
DEMOCRATIC POST
Tague Gets Ways and
Means Place; G. o. p.
Agree on Chairmen.

With the tariff as the issue. the
Democrats in caucus yesterday
morning voted So to 81 to place
Representative Peter +. Tague, OF
Massachusetts,. on the Ways and
Means Committee over Representa-
tive Carl Hayden. of Arizona. Hay
den had voted for the emergency
tariff bill last session while Tague's
record on the principal issue be-
tween the two parties was clear.
The vote, however, does not in
dicate the division in the Demo-
cratic ranks on the tariff question.
although there is some division.
The issue was made after many
members had pledged their votes 10
Hayden and the chances are he
would have been elected II tariff
anathema had not transcended
pledges in the minds of a number
of Democrats.
kitchin Floor Leader.
The caucus selected Representa-
tive Claude Kitchin, of North Caro-
lima. as minority floor leader to
succeed the late Champ Clark.
Kitchin also was nominated as
Democratic candidate for Speaker
but with a Republican majority OF
l69 the proceeding was a mere
formality.
At Kitchens request, the caucus
agreed that Representative Finis
Garrett, of Tennessee, should act
as floor leader during his absence
This action was taken as a direct
rebuke to Representative John
Garner. of Texas, for having gotten
off the Democratic reservation
when he voted for the emergency
tariff bill last session.
At the beginning of last session
Garner was considered the loigcal
floor leader, to succeed Chamr
Clark in the event that Kitchen.
health prevented him from assum'
ing the post. Gamers stand on the
tariff. however, eliminated him a:
a factor.
OlddeId Likely to BE whip.
Kitchen explained that his health
months rest, and that he might no
be able to give all the attention tC
his new duties that they require.
1t was indicated that Eitcher
would appoint Representative Old.
VI al hdHodE. d HlculuCT OIL tnt
Ways and Means Committee, as
Democratic whip .and John C. Box
of Texas, as junior whip.
With the selection of Tague Il
I'LL the vacancy on the Ways ant
Means Committee, Democratic com
mittee assignments are expected (,
be made Monday.
Republicans Hold Caucus.
Unless Democratic members wht
served. on the District Of Columbis
Committee during the previou.
Congress ask to be transferred t.
other committees, the Democrat.
will only assign one new member
to that committee. During the las
Congress they had eight member,
on the District Committee, but thi,
number will be cut to seven in tn,
Sixty-seventh Congress- Two of tn,
members failed Of reelection, leay
ing one vacancy.
The Republican members of tn,
House also caucused yesterday
ratifying the new committee as
signments made by the Committe,
on Committees, and creating 4,
Cherokee strip" on the Democrati,
side of, the House chamber to tax,
care Of the overflow of Republica,
members brought about by the No
vember landslide.
| A resolution was adopted proyid
ing that a member of one of IN,
ten major committees of the Hous,
could>not be a member Of any otbe,
committee. The Democrats filed ,
protest against this resolution ant
another against the ratio of Repub
licans and Democrats on the com
mittees. but both were overruied.
Agree on ChairyAen.
| Ratification of COMMITTEES n.
signments included the followins
4 members Of the District Committe,
in the order named:
benjamin. K Focht, Pennsylyania
ohairman; Loren e. wheeler, IIu
nois; Stuart +. Reed, West Virginia
Frederick N. Zihlman, Maryland
Florian Lampert, wisconsin; Ander
son II. Walters. Pennsylvania: os
car E, Keller. Minnesota; Roy 10
woodruff. Michigan; Elliott "
sproul, Illinois; Charles L. Under
hill, l,>Massachusetts: Warren + Tee
New York; Roy q. Fitzgerald, Ohio
Frank c. Millsbaugh. Missouri. an,