Evening star., 1961-02-01
RULES
Elliott Of Alabama, ;Sisk Of California
Elected to Committee by Democrats
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enlarged Rules Committee held
q routine meeting to send to the
House three resolutions author
izing several other committees
to conduct investigations during
the S7th Congress.
The additional members will
not be seated until their assign
ments are ratified by the House
itself. probably next week.
Smith Is ''UnbOwed"
Rules Committee Chairman
Smith, Democrat Of Virginia,
seemed in good spirits despite
his defeat yesterday. He told
his associates that my head is
bloody but unbowed, but it has
been bloody so many times that
I'm getting to like it."
The eight Democrats on the
present 12-member committee
are Mr.. Smith and Representa-
tives Colmer of Mississippi,
Madden of Indiana; Delaney Of
New York, Trimble of Arkansas,
Thornberry Of Texas, Boiling Of
Missouri and O'Neill of Massa-
chusettS. The two remaining
Republicans are Representa-
tives Brown Of Ohio and Reece
Of Tennessee.
Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Colmer
sometimes voted with the COM
mittee's four Republican mem
hers in past years to delay or
prevent various measures from
reaching the House floor after
they were approved by other
House committees. The avowed
purpose of the Rayburn plan
was to enlarge the committee
so that liberal and moderate
Democrats would have at least
eight votes to overcome a pos
Sible coalition of Republicans
and the two Southern Demo-
Gratis.
Coalition Still Strong
The House vote on the Ray
burn proposal yesterday showed
that the coalition is still very
much in evidence. It could be +,
even stronger later this year
against specific administration
bills, such as those for medical
care for the aged, a higher
Federal minimum wage, an ex-
panded housing program. a de-
pressed areas legislation and
Federal financial aid for
schools.
The 217 total for adoption of
the resolution included 1876
Democrats and % Republicans.
Opposing it were 148 Republi-
cans and 64 Democrats. all
from the South or border
States. The 81 count was
somewhat larger than the
Rayburn forces expected, but
50 was the % Republican
tally. In recent days there had
been indications that perhaps
as few as II or 18 Republicans
would support the speaker.
The % for the Speaker yes
terday were from Massachu-
sets, Connecticut. New York.
New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Maryland, New Hampshire,
Ohio, Missouri; Wisconsin and
California. OF the six Republic
cans in the Massachusetts, del
egation, all except Represen-
tative Keith sided with the
speaker-and President Ken
nedy. 4
Representative Jennings was
the only member Of the Vir-
ginia delegation to support Mr..
Rayburn-and to oppose Mr..
Smith. The entire Maryland
delegation, including Republic
can Representative Matthias,
supported the Speaker.
Six Net Recorded
Representative Martin Of
assachusetts, a former
SpeaF r who was deposed as
House G. o. P. Leader two years
ago by Representative Halleck
Of Indiana, sent word he would
have voted for the Rayburn
proposal.
Mr.. Martin, who is vacation
ing in the Bahamas, was one Of
only six members not recorded
on the roll call yesterday. Mr..
Rayburn did not vote, although
he was ready to do so If necesr
sary to break q tie. Represen-
tative Chenoweth, Republican
Of Colorado, who opposed the
resolution, did not vote because
he was paired with Mr.. Martin.
Representa- tives Rabaut,
Democrat Of Michig an and
Bennett Of Michigan and Toll
lefson Of Washington, both Re-
'publicai1S, were absent.