Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-23
FILL VACANCIES
ON COMMITTEES
TWO POWERFUL BODIES GRE
ATED BY u. S. SENATE
!. INSTRUMENTATION TO CONSIDER
EXPENDITURES
Fifteen Members Are Appointed to
Deal with Natural Resources.
Democratic List Re-
mains Intact

fBy Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON, March 22.-The
aenate today filled all vacancies on It's
standing committees, confirming inc
action taken by the republican anu anu
Democratic caucus held carrier III eiie
day.
One of the new committees is en-
titled ION public expenditures, and Is
composed of the following: Hale, Al
drich Warren, Perkins, Penrose, IDOL
liver and Clapp, ex-officio members as
chairmen of the committees on appro-
priations, finance, military anairs,
roads. agriculture and forestry ana
indian affairs. the chairman of the APP
propriations, Mr.. Hale, being the act-
ing chairman of the new committee:
In addition the following are also
members: Nelson, Gamble. Crane, Car
ter, Bourne, Cummins, Burton; hoo.,
McI,aurin Newlands, owen, FLETCHER
and Hughes.
ION conservation of natural resources
and is composed of the following:
Dixon, chairman; Clark of WyoInlhs'
Beyeridge, Dolliver. Dillingham;. hey
burn, Dick, Briggs, Guggenhelm, Jones,
Newlands. Overman, Davis, BanKheao
and Smith of South Carolina.
New Members on Finance
The new members of the committee
on finance are Cullom, Lodge. McCum-
her. Smoot and Flint, the Republican
representation having been Increased
nv one. and Simmons, Democrat.
From the committee on approprla-
lions Mr. Cullom retired and MessrS'
Keene. Burkett and Curtis We're ap-
'nointed as new members, Whlle MI
rulberson took the Democratic va
cancy. - .-.a
on commerce the new members are
Bourne and Burton. Republicans, Crane
retiring. -.
No changes were made in the Demo-
cratic list.
on foreign relations the Republican
representation was increased by one
and Smith of Michigan and Root were
named sas new Republican MEMBERS
while Shively became the new Demo-
cratic member.
From the interstate committee Dolli-
yer retired in favor of his colleague
Cummins and Nixon was also ap-
pointed, no change being made III the
Democratic list.
judiciary Committee
On judiciary the new Republicans are
Sutherland, Piles. Wagner, Brandegee
and Borah, and Paynter was named as
an additional Democratic member
There was quite a number of changes
In chairmanships of committees as foi-
lows:
Dolliver, agriculture and forestry;
Hale, appropriations; Smith OF Mlcnl-
gan, Canadian relations; LaFollette,
census; Cummins, civil service and re-
trenchment: Burnham, claims; ITALIA
ferro, corporations organized in the
District of Columbia; Sutherland, Gu
ban relations; Borah education and
labor; Gamble, enrolled bills; Richard
son, to examine the several branches Oh
partment of justice; Bristow, expendl-
lures in department of agriculture;
Crawford, expenditures in interior de-
partment; Bradley, expenditures in de-
partment of justice; Bristow, eXpenli-
lures in postoffice department; Root,
expenditures in the department OF
state: Burton, expenditures in treasury
department; Briggs, geological survey;
Jones. industrial eXpositions; Flint, IN
teroceanfc canals, the membership of
which has been almost entirely changed
and now is McCumber Brandegee. Dol
liver, Dick, Borah, Richardson, CraW-
ford and Bristow, Republicans; Italia
ferro, Simmons, Johnston of Alabama,
Smith of Maryland and Hughes, Demo-
Gratis.
Other Chairmanships
Carter becomes chairman of irriga
ton and reclamation of arid lands;
Perkins, naval affairs; DepeW, Pacific
islands and Porto Rico; Brown, pat
ents; Smoot, printing; Crane, rules;
Page, standards, weights and meas
ures oliver, transportation routes to
seaboard, and Guggenheim, University
of the United States.
Several changes were made in the
chairmanships of small select commit
tees which are headed by Democratic
senators.
The only change made in the terri