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Liberals in House plan mutiny against seniority system
In a covert push, liberal members in the House discuss replacing long standing chairmen to end the seniority rule. The effort targets powerful chairs including John L. McMillan of the District of Columbia Committee who is accused of blocking home rule and enforcing old attitudes from Mullins, South Carolina.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Capitol
Congressional
Congress
John L. McMillan
House District of Columbia Committee
Mullins
S.C
Washington, D.C
William M. Colmer
House Rules Committee
Mississippi
Pascagoula
L. Mendel Rivers
House
Armed Services Committee
Gumville
Hell Hole Swamp
North Charleston
Charleston
Mad Dog Ruffin
Fort Sumter
Rivers
William R. Poage
House Agriculture Committee
Throckmorton County
Texas
Timbuktu
Rinkydink
Bamako
Democratic Study Group
House Democratic
Julia Hansen
D-Wash
New York
Barber Conable
Ranking
Fred Harris
Dokla
Senate
Charles McC. Mathias
R-Md