The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-17
APPOINTMENTS
 ON COMMITTEES Democrats Have Finished Al Their Assignments MANY CHANGES ARE MADE Senator cuIberson Takes No New committees-senators Johnston
 and Bankhead Are We'll
 Provided For.
MANY CHANGES ARE MADE

Washington. December 18.-Senator Hale, chairman of the committee of committees for the majority of the Senate, said today that the membership of the various committees of the Sen ate would be announced tomorrow. The democrats completed their assignments today. Senator Foster of Louisiana Is to have the democratic vacancy on the appropriations committee. The two vacant places on the committee on for- eign relations will go to Senators Whyte of Maryland and Frazier of Ten nessee
 To the judiciary committee will be assigned Senators Clarke of Arkansas ONerman of North Carolina and Raynor of Maryland. Senator Clarke of Ar kansas will also get good assign ment on the committee of commerce in the place of Senator Foster who re- linquishes commerce for the assign ment to foreign relations. It Is a noticeable fact that no member of the steering committee which made the as- signments took occasion to better his committee assignments except Senator Clarke, and as he had rather poor committee list before his colleagues on the committee saw no reason why he should not better it.
 Senator Culberson, the chairman of the steering committee, not only took no new committees, but he withdrew from one of the committees he had been Holding, namely, postoff1ces and to af 1ol will take the vacancy. Senator Rayner will with draw from the postoffice com mittee in favor af Senator Bankhead.
 Senator McCreary gets the vacancy on military affairs, withdrawing in the meantime from the Philippines. Sena- tors Teller. Newlands and Johnston will go upon that committee. Senator Tel Ter relinquishes membership on Indian, affairs, rules and Cuban relations. Three new appointees to chairmanships of so-called select committees will be assigned as follows:
 Senator Taliaferro of Florida, revo- lutionary claims; Senator Mallory of Florida distribution of useless papers of the executive departments Senator Money of Mississippi. expenditures in
 
 the war department
 The new democratic members of the principal committees will as follows:
 opriations-Murphy J. Foster, Louisiana.
 Audit and Contingent Expense of Senate-James P. Clarke, Arkansas.
 Canadian Relations = Thomas P. Gore. Oklahoma; Murphy J. Foster, Louisiana.
 Census-Asbury c. Latimer, South Carolina.
 Civil Service and Retrenchment- Robert L. owen, Oklah oma.
 Claims-Jefferson Davis, Arkansas; Thomas H. Paynter, Kentucky.
 Commerce--A. ]. McLaurin, Missis- sippi; James P. Clarke, Arkansas.
 District of Columbia-Francis c. Newlands, Nevada Thomas H. Payn- ter, Kentucky; Joseph F. Johnston Ala bama.
 Engrossed Bills-A. o. Bason (chair- man), Georgia.
 Foreign Relations-James B. Frazier. Tennessee; W. P. Whyte, Maryland
 igration-Je efferson Davis, Ar kansas; Thomas H. Paynter, Kentucky; Thomas P. Gore, Oklahoma.
 Indian Affairs-Jefferson Davis, Ar kansas; Thomas II. Paynter, Kentucky; Robert l.. Taylor, Tennessee Joseph F. Johnston, Alabama; Robert L. Owen, Oklahoma.
 Inter-oceanic Canals-Robert l.. Fay Tor, Tennessee; Joseph F. Johnston, alabama.
 Interstate Commerce-Robert l.. Fay Tor, Tennessee.
 Irrigation-B. R. Tillman, South Carolina; Tn omas P. Gore, Oklahoma.
 Judlciary-James F. Clarke Arkan sas; Lee $. Oyerman, North Carolina :; Isador Rayner, Maryland.
 Military Affairs-James B. McCreary, Kentucky.
 Pensions-Henry M. Teller Colorado; i; James B. McCreary Kentucky; Robert l.. Taylor, Tennessee; T. P. Gore, Okla homa.
 Philippines-H. M. Teller, Colorado; Francis G. Newlands Nevada; Joseph F. Johnston, Alabama.
 Postoffiecs and Postroads-Robert l.. Alabama.
 Privileges and Elections-Thomas H. Paynter, Kentucky; Thomas F. Gore, oklahomai John II. Bankhead, Ala bama.
 Public Lands-Jefferson Davis, Ar kansas; Robert l.. Owen, Oklahoma.
 William P. Whyte, Maryland.
 Territories-Robert l.. Owen, Okla homa.
 TAKES TIME BY FoRELOck.