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as far as possible, the increased tax
burden on local residents.
Il want the subcommittee to be
favorable to the District because
the District has no spokesman of
It's own In Congress, and we must
appreciate that great burdens have
been placed upon the local tax
payers. who are patriotically doing
their best to support the war effort" -"
said Mr.. Cannon.
Representative Mahon of Texas
has made a very able and fair
minded chairman of the Appropri-
ations Committee and will continue
in that post" continued Mr.. Can
non. -Four other members who
served during the past Congress,
and who gave the District the best
appropriation measure ever enacted
will continue Thomas, Democrat,
of Texas and the Republicans, Ste
fan of Nebraska, Case of South
Dakota and Lambertson of Kansas.
The experience gained regarding
District affairs and the commend
able way in which they have CO.
operated in giving their best judg-
ment to District needs, should make
this an even more effective unit.
Three Democratic members have
been lost to the subcommittee
Representatives Houston of Kansas,
Beam of Illinois and Harrington of
Iowa. AS result, there are three
vacancies and while recognizing
seniority preferences, we will be
very careful in our choice to get
experienced and sympathetic vol
unteers."
May Cut Membership.
1t is possible that only two new
members will be appointed to the
subcommittee, by reduction of its
number from eight to seven. This
would leave the quotas at four Demo-
Gratis and three Republicans. Mr.
Cannon will urge the House Demo-
cratic caucus that the size of the
full committee, now the largest
in Congress, with 40 members,
be reduced to 35. There are 10
vacancies on the committee as the
new Congress opens. Representa-
tive Rich, Republican, Of Penn
sylvania, failed of reelection, as
did the following seven Demo-
Gratis: Representatives johnson of
West Virginia, Scrugham of Nevada,
Terry of Arkansas, Houston of Kan
sas. Collins of Mississippi, Casey of
Massachusetts, and Beam of Ohio
Two additional Democratic vacancies
occurred during the last session of
the Seventy-seventh Congress and
have not yet been filled.
In the reorganization of the House
the Republicans are demanding
larger representation on important
committees. Minority Leader Mar
tin has been working in friendly
spirit with Speaker Rayburn to
this end. The decision has not yet
been made regarding the new pro-
portion, especially as regards the
three most important committees
Rules tpolicy); Ways and Means
(taxation and tariff and Appro-
priations expenditures
Representative J. Hamilton Fish
of New York, who was ranking
Republican on both Rules and
Foreign Affairs. has resigned from
the latter post to devote his entire
attention to the Rules Committee
work, which is to be of utmost i'm
portance in the new Congress.
Gives Bills Right of Way.
This is the committee that gives
right of way on all important legis-
lation and its principal duty is to
carry through the policy of the
party in power. The Democrats now
have nine places and the Repub-
Icans five. There is one Democratic
Vacancy. The Republicans are ask
ing for an additional place on Rules
and are likely to get one because of
gains made in the last election. The
relative proportions on the COM
mittees are supposed to approximate
hae proportion in House membership
as between the two major parties.
l~Ihe Ways and Means Committee
N the Seventy-seventh Congress
Which recently adjourned had Is
Democrats and 10 Republicans. There
are six Democratic vacancies and
S~o Republican. The Republicans
@nt more even split-preferably
ia to IL, or at worst IA to IL.
HtOn the Appropriations Committee
khe split was as Democrats and is