Show NEW HEW RULES TO BE ADOPTED caucus of democratic members of house of representatives decides upon legislative program washington in a party caucus on saturday the democratic members of tho the house adopted without change the committee assignments abd tbd economy program and the now new rules prepared for the coming session by the committees that have been working in the last month important changes in procedure and a general reorganization of the house will result from the action of the democrats the power of naming committees was definitely taken from tho the speaker by tho the rules and lodged in the house itself committee members are to be ba elected by the house not only in abo first instance hut but also in the filling of vacancies A saving of in the annuals annual cost of running congress is promised through the cutting out of superfluous super flous employed emp loyes and inactive committees and through the abolishment of time honored extra months pay appointive poin tive places are arc put into the hands of one committee a special body to be known as the committee on organization iza tion and the scramble for congressional positions will cepter about its door A legislative program was submitted by Chal ramn underwood of the ways and means committee and adopted by the caucus it Is designed to limit tho the activities of the extra bee session slon to such questions as popular election of senators canadian reciprocity tariff revision investigation of governmental departments congressional reapportionment statehood for arizona and new Alex mexico leo general deficiency fici ency appropriation district of columbia legislation and publicity of campaign campal gli contributions |