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Meeting again a day later, the steering committee reversed itself and placed the names of Patman and Hays again in nomination, but whether the caucus would approve them was in some doubt. Hays seemed most likely to survive, since his committee controls travel expenses for the members, and he dangled promises of more travel at an increased $45 per day. To replace Hebert, the steering group named Melvin Price of Illinois; to succeed Poage, it selected Thomas Foley of Washington. But when it meets again this week the caucus will have the right, for the first time in the procedures...
State of Shock. Poage graciously accepted his removal. "The caucus has worked its will," he said. "I accept its decision." Hebert, vowing to continue to battle "in the defense of this country" as leader of the Armed Services Committee, said he will carry his case to the House floor. "I'm using every means at my command to fight back," he declared. Any such move would be resented by the controlling Democrats, and Albert would probably rule it out of order. Patman assailed the secrecy of the voting, and Hays said that his initial rejection left...
...Englanders are angriest of all, since their region is most dependent on imported oil and would be hardest hit by the Ford tariff. Last week the New England caucus released a letter challenging Ford's right to act under the 1962 trade act without public hearings. "No matter what the Congress does," says a New England lobbyist on Capitol Hill, "the tariff makes it Ford's program. He'll be blamed for the consequences. It'll be like Lyndon Johnson...
This is no idle threat, since the Democrats command the troops to enforce their program. The 75 freshmen Democrats in Congress have assumed an importance on the Hill that newcomers never dared seek before. Since Albert and the leadership have made caucus king once again, the freshmen are aware of the weight their numbers carry. As long as they agree among themselves, what they say goes. They have even summoned the once imperious committee chairmen to appear before them one by one to state their position on the party program. If the chairmen try to behave with their traditional independence...
William ("Fishbait") Miller's energy, dedication to and sacrifices for the House of Representatives will long be remembered. I was his campaign manager in the House Democratic caucus when years ago he was first elected doorkeeper. I recall his enthusiasm and his constant and dedicated efforts in the discharge of his official duties, and his concern that the best interests of the House always be advanced...