The Washington herald., 1907-12-18

The vacancy appointments and change!
in the chairmanships and memberships o.
the Republican side of the Senate com
mittees were announced yesterday. OF the
chairmanships, Senator Knox takes thai
OF the Committee on Rules vacated b,
the resignation Of Senator Spooner: Sen.
ator Nixon. Of Nevada, taking Mr.. Knox.
place at the head of the Coast Defense
Committee
Senator Kittredge leaves the chairman
ship of the Committee on Patents in
favor Of senator smoot and goes to the
head Of the Committee on Interoceanic
Canals. Senator Hopkins. of Illinois,
takes the chairmHnship Of the Committee
on Enrolled Bills; Senator Smith. OF
Michigan. that on National Banks; SEN
ator Buckley. of Connecticut. that on
Railroads; Senator Brown, Of Oregon.
that on Fisheries. and Messrs. Dixon. OF
Montana and Borah. Of Idaho. respec-
lively, get the chairmanships of the Com
mittee to examine the several branches
Of the Civil Service. and Standards.
Weights and Measures.
in order to provide all the majority
Senators with ehairmanships. committees
We're created for six of those recently
elected. These committees and their
chairmen are:
Expenditures in the Treasury Department-Mr
Briggs, Of New Jersey.
Expenditures in the War Derartment-,fr I'm
Expenditures in the Navy Departmeut-NIr. Gug-
genheim, Of Colorado
Expenditures in the Interior Department-NIr.
klchardson. Cf Delaware.
Expenditures In the Agriculture Department-Mr
Stephenson Of. Wisconsin.
Expenditures in the. Department Of Justice-NIr
Brown. q Nebraska.
Named on District COMMITTEES.
The report that gained ground on Mon
day TO the effect that Senator Carter. Of
Montana, would get the Republican va
caney on the Committee on the District
Of Columbia, which had been conceded
TO Senator Piles, Of Washington. was
verified Senator Carter will make a
strong member of Senator Gallinger's
little band Of workers for the welfare
OF the District He is deeply interested
in the improvement Of the Capital CITY
and viii bend his efforts toward making
1t one OF the beauty spots of the world
He is also familiar with the public-schooI
squabble, and is understood to be IN favor
OF putting final stop to it in the most
effective way that can be found.
The Democratic vacancies on the Dis
trict Committee were also filed by ex-
cellent selections, including two of the
newcomers in the minority party. Sena-
tors Johnston. Of Alabama, and Payuter
OF Kentucky. Senator Newlands. who
was given the other minority vacancy
on the committee. is as familiar with the
affairs or the District as any other Sen
ator He takes deep interest in the
schools. and is preparing suggestions for
important changes in the system. OF
which an outline was given exclusively
IN The Washington Herald yesterday.
While he VIII still say nothing for publi-
cation concerning the quarrel between
the school board and the superintendent.
II is believed that he is among those who
desire a change made in the adminlstra-
ton Of the schools that will prevent such
conditions in the future It is understood
that he would favor putting the schools
IN the hands Of the District Commission
ers II provision we're made for the ap-
pointment Of teachers through civiI-serv-
Ice examination. or some other method
politics from the appointments
Places Held for wetmore.
The Craftsmanship of the Committee on
the Library. which for many years has
been held by Senator Wetmore Of Rhode
Island, has been held open for him. in
case the deadlock in the Rhode Island
legislature should be broken and he be
reelected, as is confidently expected by
his former colleagues.
The more important committee assign
ments for which there has been con-
siderable rivalry. are:
Appropriation Messrs Proctor Of Vermont and
hemenWay Of Indiana: Finance. Mr.. Hopkins Of
Illinois; Foreign Relations Mr. Carter of Mon
tana judiciary. Mr.. Fulton Of Oregon: Military
Affairs Mr. La Toilette; Iuteroceanic Canals
Messrs. McCumbcr Of North Dakota Flint Of Cali
iornia. and Brandegee Of Connecticut; Public
Buildings and Grounds Nlessrs Warner Of Mis-
soun and Burkett Of Nebraska. and Mr. wetmore's
Old Place IS kept open for him; District Of Colun-
bia. Mr.. Carter
The Democratic Committee assignments
were also announced yesterday. The
vacancy on the Appropriations Committee
was nlled by the appointment of Mr. Fos-
ter OF Louisiana: Messrs Frazier. OF
Tennessee. and Whyte, of Maryland 20
to the Committee on Foreign Relations:
Mr.. Taylor OF Tennessee, 20 the Commit
tee on Interstate Commerce, and AIessrs.
Clark. Of Arkansas; Overman. of North
Carolina, and Rayner, Of Maryland TO
the judiciary Committee.
OF the minority chairmanships. Mr..
Bacon, of Georgia, takes that on En-
crossed Bills, relinquishing Women's Suf-
Irase 10 his colleague, Mr. CLAY. who in
turn gives up Revolutionary Claims TO
Mr. Taliaferro. of Florida. Mr. Money
of Mississippi. takes the chairmanship Of
the Committee on the Disposition of Use
less Papers in the Executive Depart
ments; Mr.. Mallory that on Corporations
Organized in the District of Columbia.
Mr. Daniel goes to the head Of the Com
mittee Of Public Health and .,ationaI
quarantine, his Craftsmanship Of the Com
mittee on the Transportation and Sale of
Meat Products going 10 Mr. McEnery. of
Louisiana.
Placing OF New Senator's.
The disposition of the new Senator's
among the committees is as follows:
REPUBLICANS.
Borah-Clams. Education and labor Expendi-
turcs in Navy Department Irrigation, Revision Of
Laws Of TIC United States
Bourne-Coast Defcnses, Expenditures in Depart
ment OF justice Post-ofiices and Post Roads Pub
lie Health and National Quarantine Railroads.
Briggs-Canadian Relations Fisheries Immiera-
tion. Library. Transportation Routes 20 the Sea-
board
Brown-C1vil Service and Resrenchment, CORPORA
tons Of District of Columbia Indian Affairs Mis-
sissippi River and its Tributaries. Revolutionary
Claims
Dnon-Expenditures in Interior Department In /
dian Depedations Standard Weights and Meas |
ures Indian Affairs. Public Lands
Du Pont-CoaSt Defenses, Investigate Trespassers
on lndiaE Lands. Manufactures. Public Health and /
National Quarantine. Transportation and Sale of
Meat Products.
Guggenheim-Audit and Control Of Contingent Ex- |
ronses of Senate, Census Claims Manufactures /
Pacific Railroads. University q the United States