The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-17
GREAT SHAKE-UP in
SENATE commit TEES
An Unusual Number OF Changes
to BE Made in Next
Congress.
DEMOCRATS FILL VACANCIES
Will Have scvcnty-Two Out Of
the One Hundred and Nine
Assignments.
DEMOCRATS FILL VACANCIES
Times.Dispatch Bureau,
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Not in many years has there been
such shaking up in committee as-
Arguments as Will be witnessed on the
organization OF the Senate when Con-
kress convenes next month. Tie House
committees will be generally reorgah-
ixed, but II is never possible 10 more
than speculate vaguely upon the
changes in assignments which VIII pe
made, since Speaker Cannon does not
take the public into his confidence In
the slightest degree. and he makes all
the appointments. In the Senate APP
pointments go largely according to
seniority. and recommendations for the
places are made by the Steering Com
niittees of the two parties.
one hundred and nine vacancies exist
In the committees of the Senate.
Thirty-seven of these are Republicans
and the remaining seventy-two VIII be
filled by Democrats. Five committees
which the Republicans now control
are without charmen. These are the
Committees on Rules, 1nteroceanic
Canals. Railroads, Enrolled Bills, and
Library.
Three committees to which Demo
cratic ciiairmen Will be appointed are
Engrossod Bills. Public Health and
National Quarantine. and Disposition
and sale or Useless Papers in Executive
Departments.
Important Vacancies Exist.
y The, most important committees IN
which there arc Republican vacancies
are Financeg Rules. Foreign Relations
Appropriations. Claims. Commerce. Dis
trict of Columbia. Immigration, Inter-
oceanic Canals (two). Judiciary. Pen
sions, Railroads, and Public Buildings
and Grounds Gwo}.
The most important Democratic va
cancies are those on Appropriations,
Claims, Commerce, District of Colum-
lbia (thrce), Finance. Foreign Rela-
Canals (two). Interstate Commerce,
Judiciary (threc). Pensions tthree).
Privileges aud Elections Ctwo), Cen
sus, and Philippines.
Owing To present financial conditions
and the strong probability of attempted
currency Legislation at the coming ses-
Sion the vacancies on the Finance
Committee will be filled with great
care. Senator Crane. of Massachusetts,
who refused the Secretaryslip CT the
Treasury at one time and is Il business
man of long and varied experience, is
said to be slated for the Republican
Vacancy on this committee.
The craftsmanship of the COMMITTEES
on 1nteroceanic Canals will go to-
Senator Kittredge. as Senator Plat,
who is the ranking member of the
committee, is satisfied to remain US
chairman of the Committee on Print
ing.
Senator Nelson. of Minnesota, will
be the chairman of the Railroads Com
mittee, as ne is the second ranking
member OF Tho committee. Senator
Clark. OF Wyoming. who ranks first,
is now the chairman of the judiciary
Committee, and he Will remain where
he is
Just who Will fill the Republican
Vacancy on the Foreign Relations Com
mittee it is not known, but 1t is said
that Senators Depew. of New York
and McCumber. of South Dakota. would
like the assignment.
Senator Hopkins, of Illinois. succeeds
to the craftsmanship of the Cvmmittee
on Enrolled Bills.
Keep Wctmorc's Places Open.
The vacancy ON the Appropriations
Committee. tatised BY the defeat of
Senator Wetmore. of Rhode Island. will
probably be left open FOR him, as Mill
all his other committee assignments
as 1t is conceded that he will be re-
turned to the Senate when the Legis-
lature of his tateNneets in January.
The three vacancies on the Commit
tee on Public Buildings and Grounds
will be much sought after, as the post
Office sites and other valuable public
building locations are apportioned by
this committee. !: :.
senator cullefsaiL OF Texas is said
to be in linesfor some of the best as
signments that the Democrats will get
II is said that he was offered the last
Democratic vacancy on Appropriations
but refused saying that he would
Z rather be put on the Commerce Com
mittee.
Senator Daniel OF Virginia. will
most likely fill one of the Democratic
yancancies on Foreign Relations, as
he was member or this committee
at one time. lie may also get the
chairlnanship of the Committee on
Public Health and Rational Quaran-
t1ss.
May Put Tillmnn On
1t has been mentioned that Senator
Tillman might be placed ON the Mill
1ary Affairs Committee TO MI the
4Delhocra tic vacancy there occasioned
\ Py the death of Senator Pettus. In