Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-17
MANY CHANGES MADE
Assignment of Senators to the
! I Committees.
KNOX GOES TO RULES
Kittredge Chairman on Inter
oceanic Canals.
SMITH GETS NATIONAL BANKS
Library Reserved for Wetmore.
Three of the New Members Get
Chairmanships.
re Chairman on Inter-
oceanic Canals.
SMITH GETS NATIONAL BANKS


committees its report on the assignment
of senators TO the various committees.
The report was presented by Senator
Hale, chairman of the committee, and was
accepted by the caucus.
A large number of changes were made
in assignments to chairmanships. including
the following: Senator Knox from coast
defenses to rules; Senator kittredge. from
patents to inter-oceanic canals; Senator
Hopkins from fisheries to enrolled bills:
Senator Smoot. from weights and meas
ures to patents: Senator William Alden
Smith. from disposition of documents to
national banks: Senator Bu!kley, from
civil service examination to railroads:
Senator Nixon, from national banks to
coast defenseS.
New senator's secured the following
chairmanships Bourne of Oregon. fish
cries; Dixon of Montana, civil service ex-
animation; Borah of Idaho. weights and
measures. The craftsmanship of the COM
mittee on library was reserved for Senator
Wetmore.
Several New Committees.
Several new committees have been Gre
ated for the purpose of giving chairman
ships to the new republican senator's.
These come in the list known as select
head Of a new committee called expendi-
lures in the Treasury Department: sena-
tor Brown of Nebraska has expenditures
in the Department of Justice; Senator du
Pont Of Delaware. expenditures IN the
War Department; Senator GugSenhe:m OF
Colorado expenditures in the Navy De-
partment; Senator Richardson of Della
ware, expenditures in the Interior Depart
ment; Senator Stephenson of Wisconsin.
expenditures in the Department of Agrl-
culture.
Committee Changes.
Senator Hemenway receives the place
on the appropriations committee left
by Senator Wetmore. and Senator Proc
tor is added to that committee. The
vacancy on the committee on finance Is
to be filled by Senator Hopkins Of Illi-
nois; Senator Smith of Michigan goes
on the committee on commerce.; senator
Carter of Montana. foreign relations;
Senator Fulton of oregon, Judiciary.
Senator Knox leaves the committee
on interoceanic canals, ard Sena-
tors McCumber, Flint and Brandegee
becomeS the new members. Senators
Warner and Burkett go on the com
mittee on public buildings and grounds,
and place on this committee is re-
served for Senator Wetmore OF Rhooe
Island when he returns to the Senate.
The committee on pensions loses Sem
ator Burkett of Nebraska and adds
Senators Curtis of Kansas and Smith
of Michigan. Senators Burkett and La
Toilette leave the committee on claims.
and Senators Stephenson. Borah and
Guggenheim take memberships. The
vacancy on the District of Columbia
committee goes to Senator carter OF
Montana Senator Briggs of New Jer-.
sew enters the committee on Canadian
relations and library. Senators Gamble
and Guggenheim are new members
on the committee to audit and con-
troll the contingent expenses of the
Senate and Senator Warren leaves that
committee. Senator La Toilette Will be
with the committee on military affairs.
and Senator Richardson of Delaware
goes to the committee on Pacific islands
and Porto Rico.
After the caucus adjourned and the
Senate convened Senator Hale offered
resolution for the reorganization OF the
Senate committees. and the committees
were appointed in accordance with the
caucus action of the two parties.
Democratic Chairmen.
Democratic senators We're awarded
chairmanships follows:
Corporations in the District Of Column
bia-Mallory.
Engrossed blls-Bacon.
Woman sUffrage-Clay
Useless papers in the executive depart
ments-Money
Private land claims-Teller.
Revolutionary claims-Taliaferro
Public health and national quarantine
Daniel.
Additional accommodations for the Lii
brary of Congress-Martin.
Five Civilized Tribes-Tilman.
Transportation and sale of meat prod
ucts-McEnery.
Places of New Republicans.
|. In addition to the chairmanships men,
toned the new republican senators have
committee assignments as follows:
Borah-Claims. education and labor ex-
penditures in Navy Department. irriga-
ton revision of laws of the United States.
Bourne-Coast defenses. expenditures in
DEPARTMENT of Justice. post offices and
post roads. public lhealth and national
quarantine, railroads.
Briggs-Canadian relations. fisheries. i'm
migration. library, transportation routes
to the seaboard.
Brown-Civil service and ret-enchment,
! corporations of District of Columbia, In
dian affairs. Mississippi river and its
! tributaries. revolutionary claims.
observation-disclosures in Interior Depart
| ment. Indian dep-edations. standard
weights and measures. Indian affairs
| public lands.
| Du Pont coast defenses investigate
trespassers on Indian lands manufac-
! lures. public health and national quaran-
tine transportation and sale of meat prod
| ucts.
| Guggenheim. audit and control of con-
tingent expenses of Senate. census, claims
manufactures. Pacific railroads, Univer-
sity of the United States.
Richardson, coast and insular survey,
| corporations of District of Columbia, Po-
tomac river front at Washington. Pacific
Islands and Porto Rico. public health and
national quarantine.
| Stephenson. claims. enrolled bills, five
civilized tribes, Pacific railroads, revolu-
| tionary claims.
Smith. commerce. expenditures in De-
partment of Justice. Pacific railroads, pen-
sons. revolutionary claims.
New Democrats Assigned.
The assignments of the new democratic
senator's, are as follows:
Davis. claims. coast and insular survey.
private land claims, expenditures in the
Interior Department. immigration, In
dian depredations, Indian affairs, public
lands.
Johnston-District of Columbia. Indian
depredations, interoceanic canals, mines
and mining. Philippines. indian affairs,
national banks, woman suffrage.