Evening star., 1912-11-08
CHANGES IN THE HOUSE
As RESULT Of ELECTION
New Men at Head of Impor-
tant Committees-Many
Leaders Retired.

Changes in the House of Representa-
tives will make it necessary to reshape
some of the important committees. AL
though the House will have a ma jority
OF unwieldy bulk, many of the giants of
the floor and in the committee work of
the lower body will not return to the next
Congress. Havoc was wrought in the
ways and means committee. which has the
important duty before il of shaping the
tariff policies of the Wilson admins
tration. Four of the fourteen democrats
N this committee will not return, and
hughes of New Jersey and James of
entucky will become United States sena-
hrs. Randell of Texas and Brantley of
= eorgia have been retired.
Probably the only two republicans left
the committee are Serene E. Payne of
Nv York and Joseph W. Fordney of
'.chigan. The great republicans Dali
il of Pennsylvania and Samuel Mccall
- Massachusetts, who for years have
en shapers of republican tariff policy,
re not candidates at the polls. Ebe-
ger Hill OF Connecticut, James c. Need
of California, and Nicholas Long
nth of Ohio have been beaten.
Pennsylvania Defeated.
William B. Wilson of PENNSYLVANIA.
hartman of the committee on labor, has
been beaten by Edgar r. kiess, a repub-
lican. and formerly a member of the
Pennsylvania legislature. Representative
Wilson's work as chairman of the labor
committee made him national figure in
the present Congress. Representative
Hensley of Missouri is the ranking men,
ber Of that committee and has been re-
elected.
ND 5fYYh all yyflI ha ctr NJ
petition for the position of chairman of
the committee on foreign affairs of the
House. The election of William Sulzer as
Governor OF New York leaves that posi-
tion vacant Flood of Virginia is ranking
member, but he declined the chairman
ship two years ago to serve as head Of
the less important territories committee
There is strong probability that Burnett
of Alabama will become the chairman of
the committee on public buildings and
grounds. Morris Sheppard of Texas will
20 TO the Senate, and II seniority is fol-
lowed. Representative Burnett will be at
the head of the famous .'pork-barrel'
committee. Representative Burnett prac-
tically ran the committee the latter half
Of the previous session, and gained con-
siderable strength during the fight of the
'insurgent" democrats during the two
battleship discussion. Representative
Burnett stood by the democratic caucus
TO the last ditch.
Graham as Chairman.
Representative Graham Of Illinois 10
looked upon as likely successor to
Robinson of Kansas at the head Of the
public lands committee. Representative
Graham is at present head of the COM
mittee on expenditures in the Interior
Department, and has been active enough
to gain considerable local fame in addi-
tion to national mention.
Representative Pujo, chaser OF the
money DEVIL" chairman OF the commit
tee on banking and currency, has retired,
and Carter Glass of Virginia Is the rank
ing member of that committee. Repre-
sentative Lever of South Carolina, who
has made a great name for himself in the
House. because of the way in which he
has handled the committee on education,
has been mentioned as probable chair
man of the committee on agriculture
Representative Lamb. present chairman.
has been retired.