THE 3IORXIXG OREGOMAX, WEDNESDAY, MARCH IT, 1909.
GANNON SECURES
HOTNGEON CLARK
Appoints AH Committeemen
Himself and Honors
Fitzgerald. '
CUSHMAN GETS PROMOTION
purest toin mvror. . TTioro -ha. novov.
been a time when the majority could
control ma House. What they
wanted to do was to make a committee
or 15 czars, dominated by Champ Clark:
and La I'ollette. That also is tommy
rot. La Follette Is a fake."
When Representative Champ Clark
called on President Taft later In the
morning he was told what the Speaker
had said. He answered toriefly':
"Uncle Joe has paresis."
Mr. Clark would not comment furth
er except to say that the amendments
to the rules adopted yesterday amount
ed to very little.
IVas-lilnglTitt Member on Ways and
Means Clark Expresses Irrita
tion at Slight Democrats
Miss I'itzgerald.
WASHINGTON. March 16. Speaker
Cannon used his power in ap
pointing committees of the . House
today to take revenge on Clark, of
Missouri, the Democratic leader, for
his alliance with the Republican .in
surgents In the fight on rules and to
reward Fitzgerald, of New York, for
causing a split among the Democrats
on that issue, lie resumed the power
to appoint both majority and minority
committeemen, after having allowed
Williams to name the Democrats in
the last two Congresses. , and - thus
truck a blow at Clark. He appointed
i'itzgerald with Clark to the rules
committee, and thus dealt a blow and
rewarded .Fitzgerald at the same time.
Ho gave additional recognition to the
I'iu lfic Coast by placing Cushman, of
Washington, on the ways and means
committee and thus giving him a voice
in the preparation of the tariff bill.
Tha full committees on rules and
ways and means follow:
.Ttules The Speaker. Dalzall (Pennsyl
vania!. Smith (.Iowa), Clark (Missouri).
I'itzgerald (New York t.
Ways and Means Payne (New York).
Dalaell ( 1'ennay 1 vanla ) . McCall (Massa
chusetts). Mill (Connecticut. Boutell (1111
li'l. Needham (California), Oalderhead
(Kunsan), FtMilney ( MIcMiKan ), Gaines (West
V Irplnia I. i'ushman tWnhltiRt(tnl, Long
tvotth (Ohio. I'rumpackT (Indiana), Vn
dt'rwood (Alabama). Griggs (Oeorgla), Pou
(North Carolina), Handell (Texas).
Democrats Hiss I'itzgerald.
Hisses from the Democratic side
greeted the appointment of Kitzger
ald on the rules committee, which the
Speaker each time squelched by sharp
ly bringing down his gavel and admon
ishing the galleries that they must ob
serve the proprieties. This novel way
ot rebuking the members who had en
gaged in the hissing brought from
that sido of the House only groans and.
guffaws.
Clark Criticises Cannon.
Discussing the personnel of the com
.mtttee( Mr. Clark said:
' OrlR-'..l!y the Speaker had tha power,
.vtferclsed It, to appoint all committees,
both the majority and minority members.
I nder speaker Keed, when B&lley of Texls
xvaR the minority leader, and under Speaker
ilenderwon. I think that the minority lead
era were consulted a good deal regarding:
the appointment of minority members.
When Cannon vbi elected Speaker and Will
iams minority leader, the Speaker con
ferred on the minority leader the favor of
appointing minority members on commit,
tcoa. with one, or two reservations.
Ko-w the Speaker resumes the power of
appointing the majority and minority mem
ber on committees, tor the purpose of pun
ishing me, because I had the courage to
Hunt certain things he wanted done. He
has a perfect right to appoint the majority
and minority members and 1 am not com
plaining, but his efforts to punish me will b
absolutely futile If his purpose is to swerve
nie from the line of conduct which I think
Is for the welfare of the Democratic party
and therefore of the country.
Mill Make His Own Place.
' Committee assignments don't moke and
unmake men in the House. I had nothing
whatever to do with the appointment of the
committee on ways and means and the
committee on rules and I would not have
cared a baube If he had put me on tha
tail end of the committee on ventilation and
acoustics. Every man makes his own
place In the House of Representatives. Ha
did not give me my place and he can't take
U away from me.
representative Underwood, of Ala
bama, would not discuss his appoint
ment on the ways and means commit
tee other than to say:
"If Mr. Clark asks me to resign from
the. committee on ways and means my
resignation will be at the Speaker's
desk within two minutes."
Uou-ie in Good Humor tAgaln.
In striking contrast to the scenes
of confusion, disorder and acrimonious
debate which marked the opening day
of the House, the session today as
sumed Its wonted air of benignity
There was general good feeling among
the members. The anticipated message
of President Taft was received and
met with prolonged applause from the
Republicans. Some dlsapotntment.
however, was felt over the fact that
the tariff measure was not presented.
Tills. It is expected, will be done to
morrow. Interest attached to the an
nouncement by the Speaker of the
personnel of the committee on rules
nd the commtttee on ways and means
The biennial lottery for seats was con
ducted. Lottery for Scats
As a special compliment Bingham,
of Pennsylvania, the father of the
House; Sherwood and KleCer. of Ohio;
Payne, of New York; Clark, of Mis
souri; Tawney, of Minnesota; Living
ston, of Georgia; Sperry of Coneetl
cut, the oldest members of the House;
le Armond, of Missouri, and Talbot, of
Maryland, were allowed to select their
scats without reference to the result
of the drawing.
Some of the old members were espe
cially fortunate In procuring desirable
seats. Dalzell. of Pennsylvania, and
Mann, of Illinois, got their former
scats. De Yarmond. of Missouri, and
Hitchcock, of Nebraska, were among
those lucky In their locations.
A storm of laughter at- the expense
of Clark, of Missouri, was created when
he suggested that the Democrats who
were forced to occupy the so-called,
Cherokee strip to the extreme right of
the Speaker, be allowed to choose seats
in tle last tier, and not be compelled
to 'mix up" with the Republicans.
In view of the alliance of the Re
publican "insurgents" and the Demo
crats on the question of modifying the
rules, the humor of the suggestion be
came at once apparent, but It never
- thelcss prevailed.
SEX ATE GIVES WEST. SHAKE
Has Majority or Republicans "Who
Arrange Committees.
ing of the President's message to Con
gress in favor of revising the tariff was
the chief business before the Senate to
day. The message received careful atten
tion. The Senate adjourned to next Friday-
Gallingir presented a resolution of the
Legislature of the State of New Hamp
shire declaring that the inheritance tax
should not be made a subject for National
legislation, but should be left to tha
states as a source of revenue.
The composition of the Senate commit
tee on committees- as announced by Suth
erland, chairman of the Republican cau
cus of the Senate, is generally accepted
as Indicating a distinct purpose to concili
ate the "youngsters" of the Senate, a3
the band of erstwhiie insurgents and their
sympathizers are called. .
Aldrlch, McKean, McCumber and Crane,
of the "old guard,' formed but a minority
of the nine members, Flint, Curtis, Borah
and Dixon all being of the younger ele
ment. The fact that the far West predomi
nates in the committee is also noticeable,
six of the nine members being from west
of the Missouri.
CKtJM GOES OUT OF' OFFICE
Colored Port Collector Succeeded by
"White Southerner.
WASHI.NT.TOX, March 16. The contest
over tho appointment of a Collector of
Customs of Charleston. S. C, which was
waged for so long a time over the selec
tion of Dr. William D. Crum. was ter
minated today by the appointment by
President Taft of Edward w. Durant, Jr.
Mr. Durant is a white man, and as the
only objection to Crum was based upon
the fact that he is a negro, it Is pre
sumed that Mr. Durant's nomination will
bo confirmed.
Dr. Crum's nomination had .been before
the Senate at each" session since January
5. 1903. While he has been in office all
this time, he was never but once con
firmed 'by the Senate.
Tho selection ot Mr. Durant Is gener
ally accepted as the introduction of Pres
ident Taft's announced policy of appoint
ing white men to Federal positions ot re
sponsibility in the South.
EXCHANGE OF COMPLIMENTS
Cannon and Clark Express Opin
ions of Each Other.
WASHINGTON. March 16. Speaker
Cannon and Champ Clark, the minority
leader of the House, swapped tart re
marks about each other at the White
House today. The Speaker called upon
the President early In the morning,
and when ho was leaving the Executive
Offices made this answer to a ques
tion as to the tight in the House yesterday:
"The amendments to the rules Jiave
greatly improved them. All this stuff
auux tUo Quaker being a czar is the
OFFERS NEW SUBSIDY BILL
Gallingcr Somewhat Changes Fea
tures of His Pet.
WASHINGTON, March 16. A bill to
provide subsidies for the ocean mail serv
ice will be introduced in the Senate In
the near future by Galllnger. The bill
will differ from the ocean mail bill, which
failed by three votes in the House, in
that It does not increase the compensa
tion of third-class steamers of 14 knots
and does not specify the ports from which
lines shall run nor fix any limit of ex-
pt:iiuiiuirs.
BETTER KULES FOR ' CAUCUS
Democrats Plan Stringent Measures
for Own Insurgents.
WASH fNOTnv a .
stormy debate tonight over the alleged
lo-iima ot democrats ot the House
to abide by the party caucus on the rules
fight, the House Democratic caucus de
cided to hnvA o solo.- ,i f-
more stringent rules to govern future
caucuses ot me party. The committee
will be selected tomorrow by Chairman
udf ion.
Sabbath Has First Bill.
WASHINGTON Min.k ic. -r t
. . . . . . i . . u. j .i i t:
sentative Sabbath, a Democrat of Illinois,
fell thS honor of introducing the first
House bi!i in the Sixty-first Congress. It
was a bill to require persons carrying on
OCCUDationS and troHtaa oiihti.t 1
regulative power of Congress to pay com-
licuaauuii iu employes injured and to
change the general law for Injuries re-
civcu on man routes.
Taft Makes Appointments.
WASHTP.Tn tDfnl. le t. i.
ldent sent to the Senate today the
following nominations:
Consul-General at Stockholm, Swe
den, Edward D. Wins4ow, Illinois.
united states Circuit Judge for the
Sixth Judicial Til t Y-t,.t Tv, irr n-
u . , I . VY ll -
rington. of Ohio.
S. P. INDICTED FOR REBATE
Fifteen Counts Found Against "Road
by Federal Grand Jury.
CARSON. Nev.. "March 16. The Feder
al grand jury returned today an Indict
ment against the Southern Pacific rail
road for ' the alleged granting of se
cret rebates to the California Sugar &
hite Pine Agency.
The alleged rebates, which are said
to have been stumbled upon accident
ally by the Railroad Commission In the
course of its work on the Reno termi
nal case, were for shipments of lumber
made by the Agency from Clairville
and Mohawk, over the Sierra Valley the
Nevada, California & Oregon and the
Southern Pacific roads, to- Verdi.
Fifteen counts are mentioned in the in
dictments and should the maximum fine
of $20,000 per count be imposed on the
company, the Southern Pacific stands
good to pay the Government $300,000 for
the alleged Infraction of the law.
HENEY WRANGLES IN COURT
Day in Calhoun Trial Devoted to
Consideration ot Jury Picking.
SAX FRANCISCO. March 16. With the
detectives substituted for prospective
jurors, and subjected to questioning, the
opposing attorneys in the trial of Pat
rick Calhoun engaged today in a verbal
duel that extended over a period of four
hours, during which time the methods of
approaching veniremen In the case was
more thoroughly exploited than upon any
previous occa&ion In the history of the
graft prosecutions. Especial interest at
tached to the disclosure that Nicholas
Kernold. formerly employed by a de
tective bureau that had rendered serv
ices for the United Railroads, had more
recently been attached to the staff of
W. J. Burns, head of the bureau of spe
cial agents associated with the prose
cution. - -
Several times during the afternoon the
exchanges between Assistant District At
torney Heney and Stanley Moore of the
defense became somewhat heated In char
acter and upon one occasion Mr. Heruey
charged that Mr. Moors had misrepre
sented some matter to ithe court.
.With but half a dozen talesmen ex-
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amined during the day there was no ad
dition to the jurors accepted to trythe
case.
Harnessinaker Appears Insane.
TjUdwig Beck. S3 years old. a harness
maker, who arrived in this city last night
from San FVancisco. Cal.. is confined in
the City Jail awaiting examination as to
his sanity. He was arrested last night
In the Butte Hotel. 1254 North Sixth
street, near the Union Depot, after he had
scared the landlady of the house almost
into hysterics by a sudden fit of demen
tia. He said that soldiers were pursuing
him and were threatening to attack the
Butte -House and he wanted the landlady"
to barricade the doors to prevent any one
from entering the place. When she re
fused to consent to this he raised a scene,
and she called for the police.
Iron Man Is Arrested.
SAN JiRANCISOO, March 16. Charles
T. Newcomb, Jr., Pacific Coast manager
for the Pratt Iron Works, of Dayton, O.,
warrant for whose arrest on the charge
ef having embezzled $2953 from his em
ployers was issued yesterday, was placed
in custody today. He was taken to the
city prison,' but was released on bail. He
has -been ' iu the service of the Pratt
Iron Works three years.
Return Patients to Asylum.
ASTORIA. March 16. (Special.) Two
attendants from the State Insane Asylum
arrived here today from George Effler and
Israel Nelson, who were committed to
the asylum from this county some months
ago and later released on probation. Com
plaints have been made that both men
are showing signs of becoming mentally
deranged again.
Iteidelheru University has received $32.
500 to found a radium institute.