The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-14
EIGHT NEW MEN
IN NEXT SENATE
Newcomers Who Will Take the
Oath Of Membership i'll the
Sixtietli Congress.
BANKHEAD GOES HIGHER
Morgarls Successor May Be
Placed on Important Com
Inittee,
BANKHEAD GOES HIGHER
nv WALTER EDwARD HARRIS.

by WALTER EDWARD HAhfls.
WASHINGTON, July lS.--The cleo
ton OF John H. Bankhead to succeed
the late Senator Morgan is an inter-
esting addition to the small company
of new Democratic Senators who next
December will find seats on the dimin-
iShed minority side. The newcomers,
besides Senator Bankhead. will be JET
freys Davis, of Arkansas, succeeding
James II. Berry; Thomas n. PAINTER
OF Kentucky. succeeding Joseph Z. ).
Blackburn: and Robert l.. Taylor. of
Tennessee, succeeding Edward w Car
mack
Besides those succeeded by Demo-
Gratis there were four other Democrats
Patterson, of Colorado: Dubois, of
idaho: Clark. of Montana. and Gearin.
pf Oregon--who We're succeeded by he
publicans.
Senator Bankhead is the only new
Democratic Senator who comes straight
from tn House to the Senate. He had
served his tenth term, twenty years,
In the House. the Fifty-ninth Con-
gress being his last, and will go to
the Senate with the regular session OF
that body in the SiXtieth Congress.
Senator .>Paynter comes from the
Kentucky Circuit bench, to which ne
was elected after having served three
terms in the House. Senator Davis
was last in the public service as Gov
ernor of Arkansas. Senator Taylor
served one term in the House nearly
twenty-five years ago, and subse-
quently was three terms Governor of
Tennessee.
HoId-OvcrS Have Pick.
The death of Senator Morgan and
the retirement of Senator'S Berry,
Blackburn and Carmack, leading or
veteran Democrats, leaves important
committee vacancies on the minority
side. The more important Of these
committee places, according to ancient
hold-over enators on the minority side.
old-over Senators on the minority side
The more important committee posi-.
lions left by the Democrats who al
succeeded in the SiXtieth Congress by
Democrats are these:
BY Morgan-Foreign Relations, In
dian Affairs and 1nteroceanic Canals.
Observation-Disclosures District of Co.
lumbia, Census.
Berry-Appropriati Commerce.
Carma Canals, Phil
ippines, Interstate Commerce.
The four Democrats who were sue
ceeded by Republicans Were on the fol
lowing important committees;
Clark, Montana-Foreign Relations
Library.
Dubois-District of Columbia, Philip
pines, Privileges and Elections.
Gearin--District of Columbia.
Patterson = Judiciary, Immigration
Territories.
These are the most desirable com
mttee places left vacant. besides Their
being a number of minor committe
assignments which will be availabl
to the minority. E,,ses =
For many years in the House Mr.
Bankhead was a leading member o
Two of its most important committees
those on Rivers and Harbors and Pub
lie Buildings and Grounds.
Banhhend's Good Work.
The Senate committee which han
dies river and harbor. improvements i
that on Commerce. Only one vacanc.
Is left on that committee, the plac'
which was held nearly quarter o
a century by Senator Berry. The othe
minority members of the committa
are Martin, of Virginia; Clay, of Geor
gia; Mallory, of Florida Foster, o
Louisiana. and Stone of Missouri.
All of the minority members of tn
Senate Committee on Public Building
and Grounds are hold over Senators
They are: Culberson, of Texas; Sim
mons, of North Carolina; Clay, 0
GeoIg1a:a Stone. Of Missouri and Lati
r.er, .of- South Carolina.
Some Important Committees.
No vacancy left by a Democrat Wi
be more priced than that left by Nj
Berry on the Appropriations Commit