The Washington times., 1907-12-17
Senator Hale Makes Re-
port Soon After the
Opening Today.
Many Transfers in the
Assignments and New
Places Are Made.


chairman Of the Republican Committee
on Committees, announced the changes
in the committee memberships.
Prior to the opening Of the session, a
Republican caucus was held TO indOrse
the committee selections to I'LL Republi-
can vacancies
Chief interest attaches to the changes
Of membership among the Republicans.
Craftsmanship Changes.
The changes in chairmanships among
the Republicans are: Senator Knox.
chairman Of Rules, TO succeed Senator
Spooner; Senator Kittredge. chairman
Of Interoceanio Canals, 10 succeed Sen
ator Millard; Senator Hopkins. Enrolled
Bills. 10 succeed Dryden. Senator
Smoot, Patents, TO succeed Senator Kit
redge: Senator Smith, National Banks.
10 succeed Senator Nixon; Senator
Bulkelcy. Railroads, TO succeed Senator
Alice; Senator Nixon, Coast Defenses,
20 succeed Senator Knox; Senator
Bourne. Fisheries, TO succeed Hopkins
Senator Dixon. Committee 70 Examine
the Several Branches of the Civil Ser
vice. to succeed Bulkeley; Senator
Borah, Standards, Weights and Meas
ures, to succeed Senator Smoot-
The Library Committee chairmanship
is reserved for Senator Wetmore.
Other Changes.
In the Republican assignments the
following are the important changes
aside from chairmanships:
Appropriations, Proctor and Hemen-
way; Finance, Hopkins; Commerce,
Smith; Foreign Relations, Carter; JU-
dietary, Fulton; Interoceanic Canals.
McCumber, Flint. Brandegee.
Public Buildings and Grounds-war-
ner, Burkett. with place reserved for
Wetmore.
Pensions-Curtis, Smith.
Clatms-StephensOn BOrah, Guggen-
helm.
District of Columbia-Carter.
Canadian Briggs
Audit and Control the Contingent Ex-
penses Of the Senate-Gamble and Gug-
genheim.
Library-Briggs.
Pacific Islands and Porto Rico-Rich-
Rrdson.
Military Anairs-La Toilette.
Leaves Interoceanic Canals.
Senator Knox leaves the Interoceanic
Canals, Burkett and La Toilette are off
mittee 70 Audit and Control Contingent
Expenses Of the Senate. and Fulton is
OFF Military Affairs.
Four new committees were created as
partment OF Justice, On Expen nditures N
the Navy Department, On Expenditures
in the Interior Department and On FIX
penditures in the Department OF Agrl-
culture
: Five on Committees.
, Each of the new committees has a
membership OF three majority and two
minority.
The name Of the Committee on Ex-
animation and Disposition Of Documents
has been changed to expenditures in the
Treasury Department. and OF Ventila-
ton and Acoustics to Expenditures in
the War Department.
New District Committeeman
Senator Carter IS the new Republican
member Of tho District Of Columbia
Committee, and Senators Newlands.
Paynter, and Johnston, the new Demo-
cratic members. Senator Carter sue
Deeds Senator Alice. The three Demo-
cratic members who have left the COM
mlttee, not having been reelected, are
Gearin, Blackburn, and Dubois
Senator Knox refused the honor OF a
place on Foreign Relations. This IS de-
cidedly unusual, as places on this com
'mittee are eagerly sought, as giving q
certain social standing among the Diplo-
nato Corps. but Senator Knox did not
desire It he was given the important
place Of head Of the Rules Committee
Democratic Senators Assigned.
The Democratic steering committee
completed its list Of assignments TO
committees yesterday afternoon. Sem
Etor Foster Of Louisiana was honored
with the place vacant on the Appro-
priations Committee. Senators Whyte of
Maryland and Frazier Of Tennessee
were given the two vacancies on For
eign Relations Senator'S Clarke OF
Arkansas. Overman OF North Carolina,
and Rayner Of Maryland were assigned
20 Judiciary. Senator Clarke was also
given good assignment on the Com
merce Committee, TO succeed Senator
Foster.
Generally. the members OF the steer
ing committee did not take the good
berths themselves, but left them t.
leader, took no new committees himself,
and withdrew from Postoffices end
Fostroads. Senator owen OF Oklahoma
takes the vacancy. Senator Rayner
withdraws from Postofhces and Post
roads, and Senator Bankhead takes his
place.
McCreary on Military Affairs.
Senator McCreary goes to Military Az
fairs, withdrawing from the Philippines.
He succeeds the venerable Senator Pct
tus. Senators Teller. Newlands. and
Johnston go TO the Philippines Commit
tee. Senator Teller gives up member
ship on Indian Affairs, Rules. and Gu
ban Relations. Senator Whyte goes to
the Rules Committee.
Senator Jeff Davis Of Arkansas is well
cared for. He becomes a member OF
Claims immigration, Indian Affairs, and
Public Lands.
Chairmanships Of three select COM
mittees were disposed Of by the Demo
Gratis 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 OF
the War Department.
New District Members.
Senators Newlands, Paynter, and
Johnston are the new Democratic men,
bers OF the District of Columbia Com
mittee.
The following are the new Democratic
members Of the leading Senate commit
tees.
Appropriations-Murp J. Foster Of
Louisiana.
Audit and Control Contingent Ex-
penses Of Senate-James P Clarke Oi
Arkansas.
Canadian Relations-Thomas P. Gore