Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-01
WOODS SUCCESSOR
INTERESTS PARTIES
Appropriations Committee
Head UnGer Democrats Is
Specialized Upon.
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

With control of the House hanging
in the balance and Republican leaders
admitting that the Democrats are likely
to organize the House with the election
of Speaker. there is increasing interest
in who is likely to succeed Representa-
tive Will r. Wood of Indiana as chair
man of the Appropriations Committee
and who will be chairmen of the vari-
Gus subcommittee handling the appro-
priation bills.
Interest is heightened by Representa-
tive Woods support of the President in
the controversy with the Navy League
and his Pronunciation of certain officials
of the Navy Department as TRAITORS"
and "betraying their trust" because he
suspects them of maneuverS to thwart
the economy" program of Topping of
SCI 100000 from the naval budget.
Arouses Salary Fight.
Representative Woods advocacy and
avowed determination of reducing sala-
rieS throughout the Government serv-
ice aroused strong influence to prevent
breaking down in this temporary emer-
gency the salary structure that it has
taken SO many years of patient, persist
ent effort to build up.
With the prospect OF the Democrats
organizing the House with the election
of Representative John N. Garner as
Speaker, the next step will be to choose
floor leader. With Garner taken
from the Ways and Means Committee,
it eeems quite certain that Representa-
tive Joseph W. Byrns of Tennessee,
ranking Democrat on the Appropria-
tons Committee, who has served %
years consecutively with universal high
regard will be first choice for floor
leader. This would leave Representative
James P. Buchanan of Texas, who has
served ID years consecutively, to sue
coed Representative Wood as chairman
in charge of all appropriation legisla-
ton.
Under this new regime following the
seniority rule-Representativ William
A. Ayres of Kansas would become chair
man of the subcommittee to wrestle
with the much-disputed naval budget
In adopting a more liberal policy to-
ward the Navy than Mr. Wood has an
rounced, Mr.. Ayres would have strong
support from many prominent Republic
| cans in Congress.
| aries enters into practically all the ap-
preparation bills, so that there is wide
spread interest as to who will be in
charge Of each appropriation bill If
| the Democrats win control
| Following the seniority rule the
| Treasur.- Post ONCE appropriation bill
/ would be whipped into shape by a sub
committee of which Representative
| ByrneS would be chairman if he con-
tinued on the Appropriations Committee,
but Representative w. Arnold of ILL
nois is next in line for the chairman
ship.
The Interior Department appropria-
ton BILL formerly in charge of Louis
c. Cramton of Michigan, would pass
into the hands of Representative Ed
ward T. Taylor of Colorado.
Cannon May Have ID. C.
The District of Columbia appropria-
ton bill, of which Representative
Robert G.. Simmons of Nebraska has
been in charge, but who relinquished
the Craftsmanship to take charge of the
agricultural appropriation bill, leaving
Representative William P. Holiday of
Illinois to succeed as chairman of the
District in the coming session, now
seems likely to be entrusted to Repre-
sentative Clarence Cannon of Missouri
Mr.. Cannon is one of those who grew
up to membership in the House.
The prospective chairmen of other
subcommittee in charge of appropria-
ton bills, if the Democrats gain con-
CIOl, uHucT Lie SeulOIlIy IuLS WOULD Dc.
Independent offices. Representative
Clifton A. Woodrum of Virginia; State,
Justice, Commerce and Labor, William
B. Oliver of Alabama; Agriculture, Rep
reSentative James P. Buchanan of
Texas; War Department Representa-
tive Ross A. Collins of Mississippi; leg
islative appropriations for the support
of Congress and associated institutions,
Representative John N. Sandlin of
Louisiana, and of the deficiency appro-
priation bills, Representative Byrnes of
he continues on the Appropriations
Committee, and if not, then Represen-
tative Buchanan.