The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-11-29
PLAN OF APPOINTING
CONGRESS COMMITTEES
Craftsmanship Is Provided
for Each Senator.
MR. G0RMAN WELL TREATED
New Members Assigned to Important
Places and Heavy responsibilities
Rest Upon Them.

Aasue up the committees for the Sen
etc and Reuse is always a formidable
task In she House the assignments
are made by the Speaker who consults
Nth leaders Of his party. In the Senate
tn lists are prepared 10y committees
representing the majority ard minority.
ALTHOUGH there are only 30 Senator'S
and cS6 representatives. the Senate has
siNty-seven committees, while the House
has cniv sixty-fcur. The purpose Of so
many committees in the Senate is to al
low Sufficient number OF chairman
sslis 20 give each member of the major
i,y a Craftsmanship and fair number TO
the minority. In the House the majority
takes all the chairmanships
The Senate committees have been an
rourced and of the sixty-seven the
Democrats have been allotted ten. leav-
irg one for each of the Republicans.
Provision had TO be made this time for
fifteen new Senators-eight Republicans
and seven Democrats. OF these but
three came from the East, two Repub-
licars. Bali and Alice Of Delaware, and
one Democrat. German of Maryland.
Naturally. Efr German was treated
handsomely As chairman of the mi
nority committee. he is provided with a
large room in which the Democratic
Senatorial caucus meets. lie is also on
the Committees on Finance. Printing.
District of Columbia. Interoceanic
Canals Irrigation. Postofices and Post
Roads. and Library. all of which are
important committeeI
Alice Fares Well.
Senator Alice Jared well for new
and inexperienced member. He sue
ceeded Senator Gamble as chairman CT
the Committee on Indian Depredations.
which giv him room in the Capitol.
His most important committee is that
on Claims while he is also on the Com
mittees on Manufactures. Organization,
Conduct and Expenditures of the Ex-
ecutive Departments: Railroads. and TO
Investigate the Condition of the Po-
tomac lgiver Front. Both Senators Alice
and F-ssn ere members Of the Committee
on Transportation Routes TO the Sea
board. which is rather unusual, as two
Senators from one State are rarely
placed on the same committee, espe-
claliy when they are of the same party
There is a prospect that the Commit
tee on Organization, Conduct and En-
penditures of the Executive Depart
ments may have some important bust
ness during the coming winter. al
though heretofore il has been quite in
active. Department scandals may come
before it in some form or other. if
pressed by the Democrats. Senator
QUAY is the chairman OF the committee.
the other members being Senator's Wet
more OF Rhode Island, Beverage Of In
diana. Allison OF Iowa. and Alice OF
Delaware. Republicans McLaurin Of
Mississippi, Blackburn OF Kentucky.
Carmack OF Tennessee. and Stone OF
North Carolina, Democrats.
New Committee Created.
In order TO provide a Craftsmanship for
Senator Bail. Committee on Yentila-
ton and Acoustics was created Nth Inn
as chairHrith. he is also assigned 10 the
Committees on Pensions, TO Examine the
Several Branches Of the Civil Service.
Pubic Health and Quarantine, Revolu-
tionary Claims. and Transportation and
sale OF fIeat Products. II the latter
committee were TO investigate the az
fairs OF the beef trust. which properly
falls wfthi1i its jurisdiction. it would be
o. some importance. but as il has q
Democratic chairman, Senator Daniel OF
Virginia, il viii not he intrusted with
tins. business. TWO more Of Senator
Bats committees have Democratic
chairmen-tho Committee on Public
Health and Quarantine, 10 which Sena-
tor Morgan was transferred after Sena-
tor Hanna replaced him IS chairman OF
the Committee on InterOceanic Canals.
and the Committee on Revolutionary
Claims o.. which Senator Tillman OF