The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-12-19
COMMITTEE PLACES
I GIVEN TO SENATORS
ANNUAL ASSIGNMENTS ACCEPT
ED BY REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
CHANGES IN cHAIRMEN
Leading Places Obtained by Several
New Members Of Upper House
What the Democrats
Receive.

Washington, Dec. 1Ss-The Repub-
lican senators held a caucus Thurs
day to receive from the committee on
committees its report on the assign.
ment OF senators to the various COM
mittees. The report was presented by
Senator Hale, chairman of the COM
mittee. and was accepted by the eau
Gus.
large number Of changes were
made in assignments to chairman.
ships, including the following: Sena-
tor Knox from coast defenses to rules;
Senator Kittredge from patents to in
ter-oceanic canals; Senator Hopkins
from fisheries to enrolled bills; Sena-
tor Smoot from weights and measures
to patents; Senator William Alden
Smith from disposition of documents
to national banks; Senator Bulkley
from civil service examination to rail.
roads; Senator Nixon from national
banks to coast defenses.
New Senators Get Places.
New senators secured the following
chairmanships:
Bourne of Oregon, fisheries: Dixon
Of Montana, civil service examina-
ton; Borah of Idaho, weights and
measures. The craftsmanship Of the
committee on library was reserved for
Senator Wetmore.
Several new committees have been
created for the purpose of giving chair.
manships to new Republican senators.
These come in the list known as "se-
lect committees" Senator Briggs is
at the head Of new committee called
expenditures In the treasury depart
ment; Senator Brown of Nebraska
has expenditures In the department of
Justice; Senator Dupont Of Delaware,
expenditures in the war department;
Senator Guggenheim OF Colorado, ex.
penditures in the navy department;
Senator Richardson of Delaware, ex-
penditures in the interior department;
Senator Stephenson Of Wisconsin, ak
penditures in the department of agri-
culture.
Hemenway Takes Wetmore's Place.
Senator Hemenway received the
place on the appropriations committee
left by Senator Wetmore and Senator
Proctor is added to that committee
The vacancy on the committee on
finance is to be filled by Senator Hop
kins of Illinois; Senator Carter of
Montana goes on the committee on
foreign relations; Senator Fulton of
Oregon, judiciary; Senator Smith of
Michigan on committee on commerce
Senator Knox leaves the committee on
inter-oceanic canals and the three sen.
ators, McCumber, Flint and Brandagee
become the new members. Senators
Warner and Burkett go on to the com.
mittee on public buildings and
grounds, and place on this commit
tee is reserved for Senator Wetmore
of Rhode Island when he returns to
the senate. The committee on pen.
sions loses Senator Burkett Of Nebras.
ka and adds Senator Curtis of Kan
sas and Smith OF Michigan.
Change In Claims.
Senators Buckett and La Toilette
leave the committee on claims and
Senators Stephenson, Borah and Gug-
genheim take memberships. The va
cancy on District of Columbia goes to
Senator Carter of Montana. Senator
Briggs Of New Jersey enters Canadian
relations and library. Senators Gam
BILE and Guggenheim are new members
on the committee to audit and control
the contingent expenses of the senate,
and Senator Warren leaves that COM
nittee. Senator La Toilette will be
with the committee on military affairs
and Senator Richardson of Delaware
goes to Pacific islands an> Porto Rico.
Democratic Appointments.
Democratic appointments were
made as they were outlined. Demo.
cratic senators were awarded chair.
manships as follows:
Corporations in the District of Co.
lumbia, Mallory.
Engrossed bills, Bacon.
Woman suffrage, Clay.
Useless papers in the executive de-
partment, Money,
Private land claims, Teller.
Revolutionary claims, Taliaferro.
Public health and. national quaran-
tine, Daniel.
Additional accommodations for the
library of congress, Martin.
Five civilized tribes, Tillman.
Transportation and sale of meat