The Washington herald., 1909-03-23
SENATE LEADERS
SHAKE PLUM TREE
YOungerE rElementRecOgniz
by the Old Guard.
COMMITTEES ARE NAMED
Reorganization of a Number Effect
ed for the Sixfy-hrst Congress.
to EiKht-Crnne Heads RuIes-Fhree
New Ones on District Body.

The Senate was reorganized yesterday
for another two years. The biennial
changes In committees was reported by
the committee On committees and
promptly adopted by the Senate without
objection.
Before bringing the list into the Sen
| ate, Senator Aldrich, chairman Of the
committee on committees, submitted his
work 20 the Republican caucus. Not
] discOrdant note was heard. The threat
/ ened roar from the erstwhiie "insur-
gents. led by Mr.. La Toilette. Of Wis
/ consin, did not materialize.
/ Il is evident the younger element has
/ been considered by the "Old Guard
and. though some Of the younger Sena-
I tors receiving important assignments
\ cannot be classed as Insurgents 81 is
la significant fact that their names are
found ON more important committees
/ than heretofore.
/ Up 10 this session. the coveted places
I on the Committees on Finance. ApprO-
priations, Commerce. Foreign Relations.
/ Interstate Commerce, judiciary, and NIL
/ itary Affairs. were given % Senators
4 who had served several terms and were
/ known 20 stand in" as It were
Change in Regular order.
/ There has been a change in the regu-
. Tar order Of things and on these com
I mittees VIII be found the names OF Sen
I ators younger IN years and service on
\ the Finance Committee Senators Nc
I Cumber Flint, and Smoot are the new
/ members. representing the younger Re
pubIcans. and Senator Simmons takes the
place OF Senator Teller for the Demo
. Gratis.
/ In the Republican caucus which pre-
ceded the session. az which the commit
J tee assignments were submitted Tor ap-
f. pr0val. the progressive, so-called, eX-
/ pressed satisfaction. But Mr.. la Fol-
/ lette was not pleased
/ on the Appropriations Committee SEN
stors Burkett and Curtis represent the
] new men. Senator kean takes Hemen-
I ways place, and senator Cul5ers0u sup
plants Senator Teller. Senator DOlEver
IS made chairman Of Agriculture and For
. estry. I'm place o. Hansbrough. Senator
Smith. % Michigan. IS the new chairman
or Canadian Relations. the former chair
man. Senator Crane, getting the chair
manship OF the Committee on Rules
Senator la Toilette draws the chair-
\ msnSlip of the Committee on Census. in
stead OF Senator Long, defeated for re-
/ election Senator Burnham succeeds Full
ton as chairman OF the Committee on
Claims.
The new and Important committee ere
ated on Conservation OF Natural Re
I sources IS composed OF Senator Dixon.
chairman, and Senators Clark tNyo)
Beveridge. BoIIiyer. Dillingham;. Hepburn,
r-.,f~
lands. Overman. Davis. Bankhead. and
Smith Is. c..
Senator Taiiafe-ro has been transferred
10 the craftsmanship OF the Committee on
/ Corporations Organized in tie District OF
Columbia. displacing Senator Money. who
IS made chairman OF the Committee on
/ Additional Accommodations for the Il
brary OF Congress. Senator Sutherland
becomes chairman OF the Committee on
. Cuban Relations. vice Senator Burnham.
District Committee Changes.
The Committee on the District OF Co
luubia wifi have several new faces
among ITS members namely. Senators
/ Buckley and Bradley. Republicans, and
Senator Fletcher, OF Florida. pemocrat
/ The fun committee roster IS as follows:
{ Gallincer. chairman. New Hampshire.
Dillingham;. Vermont; Scott, West Viz
rinia. Gamble, South Dakota Burket;.
Nebraska. Carter. Montana; Bulkeley.
Connecticut: Bradley. Kentucky; Martin.
/ Virginia. Paynter, Kentucky: Johnston
/ Alabama; smith, Maryland. and Fletcher.
I Florida.
Senator Borah. one OF the so-called ''in-
sargent' leaders. is the new chairman Of
the Committee on Education and Labor
vice Senator Dolliver. Senator Smith, OF
Michigan. takes the place Of Senator
Foraker on Foreign Relations. and Sena-
tor Shively the place or senator Nc
Creary. Senator Flint IS the new chair
man Of IuterOCeanic Canals. vice Senator
i Kittredge. and Senator Carter gets the
Craftsmanship Of Irrigation IN place Of
Senator Ankeny.
The Committee on Judiciary IS IN
I creased from thirteen 20 fifteen. the new
I members being Senators Sutherland
Piles, Warner. Brandegee. and BoCah
Republicans. and Paynter. Democrat
Senators Dick. Dixon. Briggs. and Brown
are the new Republican members OF the
Committee on Military Affairs. and Sena-
tor Johnston. OF Alabama, takes the place
Of Senator McCreaTy.
Senator Perkins becomes the head Of
Naval Affairs. vice Senator Hale trans
ferred 20 chairmanship Of Appropriations.
n Senator's Wetmore and Clapp are added
.I Senator Depew moves up 10 the chair
manship OF Pacific Islands and Porto
Rico, and Senator SmOot, the former
chairman OF Patents. gives way 70 Sena-
, tor Brown.
The Committee on Printing as former
" constituted comprised three members
only. The committee as announced for
the Slxty-frst session has been increased
10 eight members. The old committee
was Senator Plat. chairman. and Sen
ators ElkIns and Smith. OF Maryland
The new committee is composed OF
Senator SmOOt. chairman. Senators FL
kins. Gallinger. Richardson, and Bourne,
4 Republicans, and Senators Smith. Of Mary
land. Chamberlain. and Fletcher, Demo
Gratis
II viii he remembered that for many
years the late Senator German. OF Mary
land, was a member Of this committee,
and the State is again represented by
Senator Smith. Senator Daniels succeeds
Senator Teller as chairman OF the Com
mIttee on Private Land Claims. Senator
Martin becomes chairman Of the Commit
tee on Public Health, vice senator Dan
iel
Crane Succeeds Knox.
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tuted, consists OF Senator Crane. chair
man. and Senators Aldrich. Ell0ins. War
ren. and Carter. Republicans. and Sen
ators Bacon. Bailey. and Clarke Of Ark
ansas, Democrats, an "old guard COM
mittee. Senator Guggenheim drew the
craftsmanship OF the Committee on Uni
yersity OF the United States.
OF the new Senators. those who OBJ
tanned chairnanships or important as
signments. are johnson, Of North Dakota;