Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 March 1911 — WILL HEAD APPROPRIATIONS [ARTICLE]

WILL HEAD APPROPRIATIONS

Representative Fitzgerald of New York Will Have Important Place. Washington, March 17. —Representative John J. Fitzgerald of New York will be chairman of the committee on appropriations in the house. Informal announcement to this effect has> been made. In selecting Mr. Fitzgerald for this important chairmanship the ways and means, which is acting as a committee on committees, was obliged to ignore a protest made by William J Bryan. Mr Bryan made an objection to the selection of Mr. Fitzgerald on the ground that the appointment would be accepted as a recognition of Tammany by the Democratic organization of the house. The committee did not agree with Mr. Bryan.