The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-21
ORGANIZAT ION
Of HOUSE TO
Wal I
Administration Republicans
Decide Not to Force Issue
During Present Session.
BY A. o. HAYWARD.
international News Service.

The House of Representatives of
the Sixty-eighth ConN=ess will not
be organized by the Republican
members until after Il comes into
being and just before 1t convenes in
session.
This was decided definitely late
yesterday by the Republican leaders,
following conferences with Admins
tration representatives. During the
past week much consideration has
been given the subject, and 1t was
decided the better plan politically
was to wait.
The Republican committee on COM
mittees, members Of which are now
being selected by State delegations in
the House, will be organized before
March 4 and will name Republican
members Of the House Appropria
tons Committee. This is considered
necessary, as the committee will
meet next October to prepare appro-
priation bills for presentation to the
House when the session convenes In
December.
Madden Is Choice. ].
1t is understood generally that
Congressman Martin B. Madden of
Illinois. is to be chairman OF the
committee on committees, and that
he will head again the powerful ]
Appropriations Committee. Mrs /
Donnelly, who served as clerk to
the committee on committees under
the late Congressman James Il.
Mann Of Illinois, will be clerk of
the new committee.
The House Republican caucus to
select q speaker and floor leader.
as well as other officials of the
House, will meet early next Deem
Der. It will receive demand from
the House Democrats that larger
representation shall be given thsE
on all House committees. Becans
of the narrow margin Of Republican,
majority this request will be
granted.
Speaker Gillett has no rival for
this office at the present time, and
his reelection seems assured Three
candidates for Republican Floor
Leader have been brought forward
--Longworth of Ohio, Graham OF
Illinois, and Anderson Of Minnesota
At this time Longworth is said t.
have a majority backing for tn
position.
Resist ''Bloc'' Pressure.
Farmer relief legislation which.
viii fail in purposes for which in
>fended will not be reported from
the House Banking and Currency
COMMITTEES under pressure Ind.
threats from the House 7rn
bloc, members Of the comm tee
stated today.
hasty and ill-considered legislation.
4. d
mittee colleagues today threw open
the doors Of their committee room,
for a public hearing on the subject
matter Of rural credits. Before
the end Of the week the committee
will perfect its bill and present it
to the House.
Impatience with the committee
for alleged delay grew hourly
among members Of the farm bloc,
but Congressman Dowell Of Iowa
Is holding back his petition for a
Republican conference to force
action by Republican members OF
the Banking and Currency Com
mittee. Some doubt was expressed
by House members early today
whether the votes could be had to
force action on the committee in
view of the pledge Of legislation.
this week and McFadden's an
nouncement that he would not be
stampeded."
To Discard LenrOOt Bin.
It is certain the committee will
put all the rural credits legislation
it is to report to the House in one
bill. The Anderson-Lenroot inter
mediate rural credits bill, passed
by the Senate, will be discarded
and the Capper-McFadden live
stock and long tirpe farmer credits
bill will be the basis of the gen
eral legislation to be reported.
This legislation will carry some
features of the Anderson-Lenroot
measure, particularly provisions
for extending loans to factors and
handlers of farm products, but the
committee will keep the farm loan
bank system as the farmer fiscal
tNeseoSy and hold it separate from
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