Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-25
,GINIA RANKS HIGH.
Id Six Chairmanships in Sixty
Third Congress.

airmanships, committee assign
and bv strong floor debaters as
n be in the Sixty-third Congress.
half of her delegation OF II
,rs in the two branches OF the
al Legislature will head i'm
t committees; two OF the re-
~ six are ranking members on
important committee berth, and
irst termers-have not been as
The lone Republican, Repre-
live Bascom Slemp, of the Ninth
ct, will probably be minority
Der OF the Ways and Means Com
Ie.
the Senate, Virginia has in Sena-
Thomas Staples Martin the chair
In of the Appropriations Committee,
(which passes year in and year out on
! $500, 100000 expenditures to be made
! by the government. This committee
is recognized as one of the most pow
erful in the upper chamber. The FL
nance Committee is considered more
important body, but it only has heavy
work to do every four or five years,
whereas the Appropriations Commit
tee has important duties to perform ev-
cry session. Senator Martin is also
a member of the Claims, Commerce,
district of Columbia, Expenditures
in the Department of Commerce and
Labor. Expenditures in the Navy De-
partment and Fisheries. He is men,
Der of THE Democratic Steering Com
mittee, which has the appointment of
Democrtic members of the committees.
Senator Claude A. Swanson is chair
man of the Public Buildings and
Grounds Committee, which passes on
appropriations for Government build
ings and improvements. He is also a
member of the Committees on Educa-
ton and Labor, Expenditures in the
Interior Department, Foreign Rela-
tions, Indian DepredationS, Naval
Affairs and Post Office and Post
Roads. The latter two committees are
regarded as good berths.
In the House, Virginia will hold four
chairnranships. Congressman William
A.Jones, dean Of the Democratic side,
is chairman of the Insular Affairs
Committee, which will have ito handle
the Philippine problems for the WI
son administration. This question
promises to be one Of the biggest in
this administration.
Congressman James Hay is chair
man of the Military Affairs Commit
tee, in charge of the army problems;
Congressman Henry o. Flood, is chair
man of the Foreign Affairs Commit
tee, intrusted with the work of hand
ling diplomatic legislation; Congress
man Carter Glass is slated for the
Workmanship of the Committee on
banking and Currency, which has the
titanic job of framing new monetary
system for the nation, as we'll as con-
tinuing the investigation into the
Money Trust. Mr.. Glass is now chair
man of the subcommittee which has
gathered information and opinions
from one end Of the country ITO the
other relating ito plans for recasting
1.-THE currency laws.
In Congressman E. W. Sanders Vir-
ginia has member of the House APP
preparations Committee, which makes
AN original recommendations for gov
ernment expenditures. In Congress-
man C C. ,Carlin the state has men,
Der of the Judiciary Committee. Con-
gressman E. E. Holland has assur-
ances of AZ berth on either the Naval
affairs or the Rivers and Harbors
Committee.
The two unassigned members are
former Governor Andrew Jackson
Montague and Judge Walter A. Wat
ION. Both of them are new members.
Congressman Montague will probably
be placed on the Merchant Marine and
Fisheries committee, which is now con-
lucting an inquiry into the shipping
rust" with view of forecasting the
maritime laws of 1.-THE country. Gov
rnor Montague is an authority on
UGH subjects. He was member OF
he International Maritime Conference
which met at Brussels several years
go. He was also delegate to the
Pan American Conference at Rlo
aneiro, which was held Ito promote
etter trade relations between the
United States and her sister countries
the south. Congressman Watson,
the Beattie murder trial fame, de-
Tres berth on either the Postoffice or
agricultural Committees.