New-York tribune., 1907-12-18
SENATE'S COMMITTEES.
Knor Chairman ON RuleS-Carter
Goes to Foreign Relations.
from The Tribune Bureau.1

uasbine+on Dec. 1.-THE Senate completed i's
reorganization to-day by adopting tne repoi. w.
Committee on Committees. thus hiiins pfacu.An'
all vacancies The work of the comrnhttee - eei
eraIlv commended The selection or Sehatoi
~ Montana for Foreign Relations Is regarded 80
admirable Mr. Carter is Senator OF IONS ..,,,
ence and unusual ability, and his preseno -,
ro.t,- strengthen one of the most important COIN
,nittees of the Senate.
Senator Knox deciineo an oiief oi =. 80,
ers sea. on this committee. an act WHICH nos NJ
occurred before within the memory OF he', - ,,,a
the Senate This is regarded as the il,o7t S o s,,s
cs all committees and Mr.. KnoX's oecihat'o'i ~
the Committee Committees with aiia|ein ~,
Nr Ynox however is appointed to succeeo MI
snooner as chairman of the Conm'tlec VI, " aa =
which Is regarded one or the Inoe' , -, !.
positions in the gift Of the Senate inns p'1as
occup,ed by Senator Aldrch before ne pee go.
,,,;r,o,r NJ the Committee Finance anu 'iivH
~. Senator Spooner 1t Is position "i"c'a . ~
for extreme tact and wide knowledge Vi - -
The assignment is especially important u IN. ~. ,
as Mr. Knox will thus have charge Oh "i -.
arrangements for the inau4uiA A''o
President and Vice-President 49,, c..,
m, annoiutrnent OF Senator Fulton 10 'he ~ =.
rittee on Judiciary. which wac nrs' 'o' - NJ
go sisnstchoa is also especially commended. MI
rrlton's legal abilities are clearly Tecos
the Senate. and it is the opinion Oh ms co"o' ~
.h,+ he v,I add materially to the sfrensth Oh .iie
committee. He IL - young man. an ca" -,
dent of legal questions. and a hard "of aei' an
which qualifications arc hceuV" ga '
on judiciary. ~. -
r.ator Warner chairman OF the COMMITTEES on
Military Affairs is greatly upset because the piace
on that committee occupied by senator "i'O" So
To senator Ia Toilette. Mr.. FUTON ) selNic. ~
we're greatly appreciated by his colleagues on M'i'
tarv Affairs aud moreover he stood WIN the ''iA
Iort+,- of tho committee on the brownsville case.
Of the thirteen members Of this comnlttee' teh
have stood squareIy for the report adVocS'ed ~
Nr Warner, the chairman. report oeCldths - W
be the conviction Of the comm zee tlat 'i'e ie NC, :
soldiers shot up" Brownsville. The three WI"
will vote for contrary report are Senators fOr-
aker RulI<eIey and Scott Tho death or senator
Pettus deprived the majority OF one Vo'e anu "'o
transfer of Mr. Fulton will deprive 1t OF anotner'
unless as is possible it can be arranged that MT
Iruton's transfer shall not take place until sitsr
the Brownsville matter is disposed Of
1t is assumed. of course, that Senator La fo'-
lette will not vote the Brownsville report aS
tie has had no part in the hearings on which the
report will be .bas sed. II Is known that Senator NC
Creary. the Democratic member. who succeeu'
MIR Pettus will not. 1t Is predicted however III
view of the stanch support which Senator SpooheF
rendered TO the administration in the BROWNSVILLE
case. that were Mr.. La Follette To vote ne "onio
align himself with Mr.. Foraker and his TWO allies
The assignment OF Mr.. La Toilette to the Com
mittee on Military Affairs appears to nave neen
an after thought on the part OF the conlinttee'
which first placed him Public Lands senator
Hansbrough chairman of that committee. made
such vigorous protest. however. that 1t was de-
cided that II would be impossible 10 insist upon
the assignment
large number OF changes made in as
siguments to chairmanshps, including the fol-
lowing Senator Knox. from Coast Defences TO
Rules: Senator Kittredge, from Patents TO Inter-
oceanic Canals: Senator Hopkins. from Fisheries
FL oiled Bills: Senator Smoot. from Weights
and Measures TO Patents: Senator William Alden
Smith. from Disposition OF Documents 30 National
Banks: Senator Bulkeley from Civil Service Ex-
animation to Railroads: Senator Nixon, from Ma
tionaI Banks to Coast Defences-