Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-12-11
FAILURE To RECEIVE
COMMITTEE PLACES
AROUSES LEADERS
Open Threats Made to Block
Appointments on Floor Of
House - Minority Revolt
Looms in G, O. P.

WASHINGTON, Dec. AN open
threat of fight on the floor Of the
house against what was character.
lied as the "stacking' of house com.
mittees by the Republican, commit
tee on committees WIS made
by Representative Nelson, of Wis
consin, leader of the Republican in.
surgents, who for two days blocked
the election of Speaker Gillett. y
Failure of the insurgents to obtain
more places on the important COM
mittees led to a forecast of another
revolt against majority organization
leaders. Mr.. Nelson expressed sur
prise and indignation over the treat.
ment which he said had been ac.
corded his group in the makeup OF
the Republican committee states.
and said the fight would be taken
to the house when the selections
made by the Republicans were pre-.
scented for ratification, perhaps next
week
Republican insurgents in the sen.
ate reiterated today that the extent
to which they would press re-
organization row in the senate
would be determined largely by how
they Jared in committee assign
ments. Their course Of action still!
is undecided pending announcement
Of the results of the work Of the
| ther sessions will be held tomorrow
majority committee on committees
This committee had two more ses-
sions today, but members said it's
work was far from completed. Fur
with the hope of having the
whole slate completed in time
| for action by the Republican
| party conference called for Monday
forenoon. The Democratic steering
committee also will continue it's
meetings tomorrow with view to
having its committee assignments
ready for senate action Monday.
Cancellation Fails
Efforts to composed differences
with respect to assignments to the
three vacancies On the foreign rela-
| tons commlttee were unavdiling
again today and the committee
turned to assignments for other
committees with tentative agree.
ments reached in several cases,
While thsre was no formal am
/ nouncement, some committeeman
said Senators Gooding, of Idaho;
! Couzens, of Michigan; Howell, OF
! Nebraska and Fess, of Ohio. had
been selected tentatively to fill the
vacancies on the interstate com.
merce- committee, which deals with
railroad legislation. The insurgents
/ are interested particularly in the
makeup of this committee and some
of today's selections were regarded
by some Republican leaders as in
the nature of concessions to them.
! For the four vacancies on the ~
nance committee these tentative Sc
! lections were reported to have been
made: Elkins, West Virginia.: Mo
F.! Cormick, Illinois: Stanheld, Oregon,
and Ernst, KentuckS.
/ There were reports, which were
| unconfirmed. that the Democrats
had decided to place Senators Rob.
inson, of Arkansas, Walsh, of Mon.
tana, and Underwood, OF Alabama.
three of the four Democratic vacan'
cies on the Foreign Relations com
mittee.
None Selected
Mr.. Nelson, discussing the house
committee situation, declared his
group had been particularly anxious
to have places given Woodruff, of
Michigan, on the ways and means,
1 COMMITTEES; Beck, Of Wisconsin, on
commerce committee, and LaGnar-
| dia, of New York, on the judiciary
| committee. None was selected. All
| three have been active in the in
surgent movement.
! Members OF the insurgent group
| who were members of the last con-
gress have retained the committee
assignments they held then. Little
recognition thus far, however, has
/ been accorded new members allied
/ with the insurgent bloc although
| Peavey, of Wisconsin, was placed
On the rivers and harbors COM
| mittee.
The Republican committee on
| committees continued its work OF
| making house committee assign
ments today, but failed to take &C.
ton on the rules committee or TO
| designate the seven members of the
F.! steering committee seats, Repre-.
| sentatives Tinker, of Kansas, ana
| Dickermap, of Iowa, both being
urged for the place that will go to
member from the western farming
| region.
The Democratic members of the
| WAYS and means committee who will
assign Democrats to various house
committees, held a meeting today,
but did not complete their work. 1t
was doubtful tonight whether either
the Republicans or Democrats would
be ready when the house reconvenes
Monday to present their committee
states for approval.
Republican leaders in view of this
situation, plan to suggest another