| Show Western Solons Bid For Important Roles i Expected to Play Important Parts in Congressional Congressional Congressional Con Con- gressional Di Drama ama Opening Thursday WASHINGTON Jan 1 AP Westerners AP-Westerners Westerners and western legislation are lre making makin strong bids for important roles in the congressional drama which opens Thursday on the capitol stage The veteran Colorado le legislator Representative Edward T T. T Taylor Talor appears to be unopposed for the post of ot chairman of the Democratic caucus for the congress i iH t tHe J H He has the endorsement of ot the mountain inter-mountain bloc o of representatives tives which met yesterday at t the first of a series of conferences which will open the door to increasing western influence on legislation directly directly di dt- affecting the west The western members alread already are arc organized for drives for increased mining development a widening of the activities of workers a moratorium moratorium moratorium mor mor- on water and irrig irrigation tion charges on reclamation projects and increased western representation on In important house committees Prominent Places Water conservation flood control and irrigation development will occupy occupy oc oc- cupy a prominent place in congressional congressional congressional deliberations according to present indications and western members are determined to educate those of their eastern colleagues who the west westerners say do not understand the principles of ot irrigation nor its value to the west The from the west will I have to be reckoned with before the session is done Senator Wheeler D. D Mont time long fighter in the cause o of the white metal is ready to introduce a again ain his bill for the fr frand and unlimited coinage of silver a iff tor a l ratio of 16 to 1 with gold The Thel The futer- futer mountain mountain bloc has designate i Martin Marlin D. D Colo als s c chairman chair chair- a aThe man of of the house ouse sil silver siler er bK bioc I The interior ant nt f is ready to ask for r an ame dm it t to the Taylor Tay Tay- lor for grazing act ad which will include aU all public domain und tl its ils jurisdiction the law Jaw passed b r p Y lh the j last t congress specified f only 0 acres OUt Of Ofa a total o of 00 acres o of public Wi lands mation Changes Chan 5 There ere 3 eve c been indications that some l legis gl fatten tation may be introduced looking toward changes in the reclamation reclamation mation mahon l 1 K w. w Secretary Ickes sent asp a sp special r Committee out west to investigate f. f gate emd nd survey the entire lon h Situation and its relationship 10 to o tl fro the lie a rest of ot country tj ie e report pas has as not yet been made madeu P pu u l mc lic but it is said some changes m the reclamation setup may b be rr commended ended Unless there are unforeseen developments developments developments de de- leaders of the western delegation do not look for lor any major majo r changes in the Jones Costigan-Jones sugar suga r rf control act which was the center o oa ola ofa ol of f a rough and tumble during the last las t session At the moment members of a all 1 western delegations are ar are interested d primarily in committee assignments assignment s and house and state organization forthe for tor r the congress Senator Wheeler is in Jn line to become be bc come chairman of the powerful inter state commerce committee His junior colleague Senator Murray has yet to receive his committee assignments as as- Representative Ayers Acrs D D. Mont Monk is a leading candidate for chairman of ot the house Indian Affairs committee commit commit- tee or the top post on the irrigation and reclamation committee Representative Representative Representative Monaghan D D. D Mont will retain his membership on the interstate inter inter- interstate state and foreign commerce committee com com- committee a major assignment which precludes his holding a place on other committees fahoney O Continues u Sena Senator or CD D D. Wyo Wo will continue as a member of the committees committees committees com com- on appropriations Indian affairs affairs af nf- fairs irrigation and reclamation post offices and nd post roads and public public public pub pub- lic lands and surveys s His Republican Republican Republican lican colleague the senior enIor senator from Wyoming Robert D. D Carey i ia is isa isa a member of ot the appropriations banking and currency cy District pi of Ji Colu tibia irrigation and reclamation milt mili ary affairs and public lands and sue sur veys committees The 1 lone Ion o n nw er e c Wyoming w r y yom o m i In n g representative Paul Greever has not nol yet had committee committe e assignments In the Colorado delegation Sen Senator Senator ator Costigan will serve on th the e banking and currency finance and manufactures committee Senator r re Adams D. D Colo is chairman of oC th the e committee on irrigation and lion tion and a member of the appropriations lions banking bankin and currency public c lands and surveys and rules com corn Assignment Sought Representative Martin Marlin is bein g pushed for lor an assignment on the th e important Interstate and n commerce committee Taylor is th thE e ranking member of ot the appropriations Hons committee Representative e Lewis is on the judiciary commute committee and R Representative e e Cummings is z member of the committee on ture lure In the New Mexico delegation Sen alor ator Cutting holds membership o othe or orthe orthe n the agriculture and forestry lion thin and reclamation manufactures military affairs public lands and surveys sur sus' surveys veys and territories and insular affairs af at fairs committees es Senator Hatch is a member of thi th e committees on agriculture and for tor forestry estry Indian interstate com corn commerce merce mcree irrigation and reclamation I pr privileges and elections and pUblic lands and surveys No committee a assignments hav e b been cn made for New Mexico's nev nc v representative elect e J J. 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