The Washington herald., 1911-03-19
SENATORS SEEKING
JUDICIARY BERTHS
Committee Will Deal with
Vital Questions.
THREE VACANCIES EXISTING
Keen Interest Aroused I'm Personnel
of Body that viii Have to Deal
with Questions of Great ImPOr-
tance to the Country, Including
Direct Election of Senators.

A realization that the Committee on
the judiciary Of the Senate is to deal
with several. questions of vital import
10 the nation in the coming Congress
has aroused the greatest interest in the
personnel of that body. Already contests
are on as 10 which Senators shall fill
three Vacancies on that committee.
Outside Of the Committee on Finance,
The Judiciary Committee, it appears. is to
deal with the most important legislation
of tho approaching sessions. The direct
election OF United States Senators is
coming to the fore again-prObably in
the extra scsSiOn-and the Federal in
corporation at. recommended by the
President. is to be revived and urged
forward
In addition 10 these subjects, concerning
which bills already have been intro
duccd. ther" is to he a workinEmcn'S
compensation bill and a measure for the
prevention % corrupt practices on the
part OF Federal officials. II is pointed out
that the inidtivc. referendum. and re-
call features of the Arizona constitution
may find their way into the Judiciary
Committee before that important Eaucr
j. settled although the constitution itself
falls 10 the Territories CUmmittc as d
matter OF cour."
Republican Vacancies Only.
There are vacancies only on the Re
publican side OF the Judiciary Committee.
Senator D"pcw. Of New York: Senator
Warner. Of Missouri, and Senator Piles,
OF Washington. have stepped out. Owing
10 the impOrtanr, of the new assign
ments tho judiciary Committee is receiv-
ing j deal of advance attention from
l,.. ..ftz il
Virtually conceded ,l.at Senator Root will
come into possession of the place former
ly held by Senator Depcw. He is reCOG-
nizod as one Of the able lawyers Of the
Senate and on. to whom "A large share
"f the Republicans are inclined To leaV"
decisions ON important matters Senator
Cumnius. Of Iowa. wants a place on the
Judi.iary Committee" lie is liable to he
opposed on the ground That there is al
ready an the commitIcc one Senator from
the Mississippi region IN the person Of
Senator Nelson. Of Minnesota 1t was |
noted Yesterday that tn" committee has
had no representative Ot the vast region :
lying between the AIl"ghcuirS and the
Mississippi. and tho hint was Put forth |
that possibly Senator Burton would be |
ror" arc"ptahin a. a IN, mbcr than Sen |
ator Cummin>
The Pacific Coast membership. which !
was ho1I IT, Senator Piles. is also causing |
SON" conjecture InlosS the new member |
Of the Senate from California Mr.. Works, I
is assigned to the committee. the only |
available Republican Senators from the |
far West are Mos>rs. Jones. of WASH
iHGton. and Bourne, OF Oregon.
Jones stands Good Chance.
Tho latter is said to he making no |
effort to obtain tn" place, Senator Jones
stands Il good chance Of being chosen.
/" h". viii Join the Republican Senators
Clark. "r Wyoming: Nelson. of Mime
sofa, Dillingham;. Of Vermont: Suther-
land. Of Utah. HrandeGcc. Of Connecticut.
and Eorah. Of Idaho, and the Democratic
Senators i;acou. Of Georgia: CulberSOn.
of Texas. Clarke. Of Arkansas: Overman.
OF NuTth Carolina. RaEncr, OF Maryland !
aud Iayuter. Of kcntuCkv
TIL, r"introdGc i resolution to propose |
constitutional amendment for the cleo
lion Of Senators by the people, ii is said
VIII hc rcTort"d from the judiciary Com
mite" with tn" Sutherland amendment
"f last session incorporated. With the
manH,r and place OF holding elections
thus left in control Of Congress. it is
predicted that the resolution will pass.
tn" measure for the establishment Of
a Federal Incorporation law was intro
dUr"d last wear as drawn ny the Depart
mcut OF Justice. 1t is to Ice resurrccted
and pushed forward. \ commission COM
p'sed OF Senators Sutherland and Cham
hcrain. Representatives Rrantl"y and
Moon. OF Pennsylvania. and Messrs. W.
c. Brown Of the New York Central.
and H. l.. Cease. editor of the Railway
Tranw.Ir, began work last week in form
ulatinE Il measure to amplfy the en-
p.oycrs liability act in such manner as
L" d"nnit'lE fla tn" compensation of in
iur"d workmcu. The Judiciary Com
mitt"a will b" called uron to report on
this mc1sarc.
Senator Huurncs promised Federal cor {
rupt practices bill j. scheduled to come I
into tn" possession of the Judiciary Com |
mittoe at an early day. There may he l
Al. insistent demand for its considera- ,
ton. ,