Show NEW HEW RULES TO BE ADOPTED caucus of democratic Merri merribeth beta of houge of representatives decides upon legislative program washington in a party caucus on saturday the democratic members of the house adopted without change the committee assi assignments tho the economy program and the now new rules prepared for the coming se cession assion by the committees that have been working in the last month important changes in procedure and a general reorganization of the house bouse will result aiom the action of the democrats the power of naming committees was definitely taken flom the speaker by the rules and lodged I 1 lu the house bouse itself committee members are to be elected by the house bouse not only in the firby instance but also in the filling of vacancies A saying saving of in the 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 ap poin tive places are arc the tha hands of one committee a special body to be known as the committee on organization iza tion and the scramble for congles positions will center about its door A legislative program was submit ted by Chal Chat ramn underwood of the ways and means mean 3 committee and ad opted by the caucus it Is 13 designed to limit the activities of the extra etra session to such questions as popular election of senators canadian city tariff revision investigation of governmental departments department 3 congles reapportionment statehood tor for arizona and new mexico general de fl clency appropriation district of columbia legislation and publicity of campaign contributions |