Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-14
PLAN ORGANIZATION
ALL HOUSE STANDING
COMMITTEES TODAY

Washington, Dec. 13.-The way was
cleared today for House action tomor-
row leading to the organization Of all
its standing committees. The Repub-
licans in conference over the protest
OF Representative Nelson Of Wisconsin,
leader of the insurgents, approved the
assignment given Republicans. Demo-
cratic selections already have been
made and the two states will be pre-
sented to the House by Representative
Longworth. the majority leader.
The insurgents objection is to the
personnel of the rules committee. Mr..
Nelson said his group would meet to-
morrow forenoon to decide whether
they would carry their fight to the
moor In any event, it was not expect
cd that they would be able to hiring
about situation similar to that OBJ
tanning in the Senate where there still
exists a deadlock over the election of
the chairman of the interstate COM
merce committee.
With further Senate voting deferred
until Monday, conversations between
Republican leaders and the insurgents
looking to the election of a Republican
as chairman of the committee, were
continued but apparently without sue
cess. While some compromise propo-
sltlonS were put forward. some of the
insurgents insisted that Senator Smith
of South Carolina, the ranking Demo-
GRAFT on the committee, would. be elect.
cd next Monday over Senator Cum
minis, Republican, Iowa.
AT the conference of House Repub-
licans today Mr.. Nelson said members
Of hi ia L.
given satisfactory representation on
| the important committees. He insist
ed that the insurgents had a right to
demand that they have a voice in the
drafting of vital legislation.
No concerted efforts were made by
the insurgents to fight ratification by
the conference of the committee as
signments. members of the group ap-
| parently being satisfied with the pro-
tests voiced by their leader.
In addition to approving the COM
mittce slate, the conference endorsed
the proposed creation of veterans
| committee which would handle legisla-
! ton affecting former service men. The
proposal previously had been approved
! by Democratic members of the House.
| Mrs. May Nolan. Republican. CaIifor-
| mia. only woman member of the House
| and widow of former Representative
| John Nolan, will be the first woman to
| be chairman of a. House committee
| She will head the committee on ex-
| penGitures in the post office depart
| ment. and in addition will be member
of the labor committee. She had been
! given place also on the woman's suf-
frage committee. but she declined that
| assignment saying she preferred to
| serve on only two committees.
Victor Berger of Wisconsin, the one
! Socialist member of the House. was
assigned by Republican leaders to the
| labor, woman'S suffrage and alcoholic
| liquor traffic committees. Representa-
| tive Wefald, Farmer-Labor Minnesota,
will serve on the invalid pensions and
woman suffrage committees; and Rep
resentative Kvale, Independent, Min
! nesota, will serve on the public build.
! ings and grounds and industrial arts
and eXpositions committees.
After adjournment. tomorrow the
House will recess until Tuesday. Con-
WINGED that none of the committees
will be able to organize and report on
| important legislation before the Christ
mas holidays. Mr.. Longworth announc.
ed to the House today that it was plan
, ned to recess from December 81 to
| January 3.