The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1907-11-16


over his political career that he is no longer con-
sidered in connection with the leadership
An active campaign is being waged to obtain the
leadership for Senator Culberson Senator Simmons
of North Carolina is managing it, Mr. Culberson has
not openly sanctioned the work that is going forward
in his behalf, but he is quite receptive Senators
Taliaferro and Mallory of Florida, Overman of
North Carolina, Latimer of South Carolina Nc
Laurin of Mississippi McEnery of Louisiana Nc
Creary of Kentucky, Martin of Virginia, and WHITE
of Maryland said to be pledged to the cause of
Mr.. Culberson.
Unless the Rhode Island Legislature should elect
a successor to Mr.. Wetmore between now and De-
cember, which is most unlikely, the Senate will con-
with sixty Republicans one vacancy, and TWEEN
ty-nine Democrats.
The House will have 222 members of the majority
party, and 1874 Democrats. Inasmuch as Oklahoma
assumes full powers of statehood upon the issuance
of the Presidents proclamation there will be four
Democratic and one Republican member of the Con-
gresj to take the oath of office the moment they are
legally eligible. All of them will be there at the
opening of the next House
This will make the total membership of the House
391, of which 223 will be Republicans and 16S Demo-
Gratis, showing Republican majority of IS. AS
Stunning that Rhode Island will send a Republican
to succeed Wetmore, there will be 81 Republicans
and 81 Democrats in the Senate The Oklahoma
Legislature will not meet until January next Messrs
Gore and Owen have been nominated bv primary
and the Democratic Governor will appoint them inn
mediately upon assumption of his gubernatorial du-
ties following the Executive proclamation until the
Legislature can meet and elect. Under appointment
therefore, they will present themselves at the bar
OF the Senate when that body convenes, and their
IanIc1 o+t1yo al f-
Legislature acts.
oeVen OF the Senate committee chairmanshps are
vacant these committees and their former chair
men are Engrossed Bills, Berry of Arkansas En-
rolled Bills, Dryden of New Jersey; Interoceanic
Canals, Millard of Nebraska; Public Health and
Quarantine, Morgan of Alabama; Railroads. Alice
OF Delaware; Rules, Spooner of Wisconsin; DISPOSE
ton of Useless Papers in the Executive Departments
Pettus of Alabama. Two of these vacancies were
caused by death and one by resignation from the
Senate. The vacancies on the various committees of
the Senate show that the Committee on Committees
Will have quite task before it. Committee assign
mentS IN the Senate filled by the senator's them
selves, whereas those in the House are filled by the
dictum of the Speaker
In the Senate the vacancies on the imnortan+ com,
mltteeS are as follows Appropriations, one of each
party; Commerce, one each; District of Columbia.
'he republican and three Democratic Finance one
each; Foreign Relations one Republican and two
Oelnocratic; lnteroceanic Canals, two each; Judc-
ary one Republican and three Democratic: Library.
wo republican and one Democratic; Military At
airs, one Democratic Pacific Islands and Porto
Nco, one Republican and two Democratic: Phi1in
rneS' two Democratic; Public BUILDINGS and
grounds three Republican; Audit and Control of
contingent Expenses of the Senate, one each. Cana
Ian Relations, one each Census, one Democratic