Evening journal., 1913-03-18
PLACE
ON COMMITTEE
In The SENATE
Senator dupont Recognized by
Democrats as Authority
in Military Affairs
HAD BEEN HEAD
OF THE COMMITTEE
specIal to THE EvnNINa IouRNAL-

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. March. 1S.--
AS predicted in THE EVENING
JOURNAL. United States Senator
Henry A. DUPONT has retained his
place on the Military Affairs Commit
tee. In making up the committee
assignments. the Democratic steer
ing Committee did not lose sight of
the fact that Senator duPonts Knowl-
edge of military affairs is Invaluable
to the new regime. OF course. SEN
ator DUPONT did not expect TO main
tain the Craftsmanship oi the commit
tee that having gone 70 Democrat
Senator Johnson OF Alabama, as also
forcasted in THE EVENING JOUR-
NAL. but the senior Delaware Sem
ator was urged TO remain on the COM
mittee and TO give Chairman Johnston
the benefit of his knowledge Of the
inside workings Of Uncle SANS great
military establishment. Senator du-
Pont consented and he Is ranking Re-
publican member of the committee
Senator DUPONT is also one of the
few Republican members TO draw a
chairmanship He has been made
chairman Of the Committee on Trans
portation and Sale OF Meat Products,
as well as being made member of
the Census. Coast Defenses, Public
Buildings and Grounds and Standards
Weights and Measures Committees
/ The committee assignments which
Senator DUPONT has received compare
favorably with those OF any minority
member and are of much more i'm
portance than the assignments most
of them received.
Senator salisbury drew the chair.
I manship of the Coast and lnsular Sur
vey Committee. lie also has beer
placed on several very important com.
mittees If he finds time to attend
the meetings of all of them he will be
kept pretty busy outside OF the Senate
chamber. Then his secretaryship o
the Democratic caucus will give hin
plenty to do, for the majority part,
will hold caucuses from time to time
ali through the session.
In addition to his chairmanshil
Senator Salisbury has been made
member OF the following committees
Conservation Of National Resources
: District OF Columbia, EnErussed Billi
! Interstate Commerce.. Manufacturers
, Pacific Islands and Porto Rico, Paci
: flc Railroads. Philippines. publi
Buildings and Grounds and Universit
OF the United states The latter Is
comparatively new committee ant
viii have In hand the question OF th'
government establishing a grea
national university.jn Washington.
It viii be noticed that both Senate
DUPONT and Senator Salisbury arr
member Of the Public Buildings an;
Grounds Committee, one of the mos
important in the Senate. II woul,
seem that from both the Delaware
Senators being members Of that com
mittee that Delaware should get full.
its share. and maybe a little extra o
the public buildings to be erected
throughout the country by the new
administration. There is not com
mittee on which the two Delaware
members could have been assigned
that would place them in a bette
position to do some good for thei
state
On the whole it Is considered her
that the two Delaware Senators fareI
WELL when it is taken into considera
tion that one is of the minority party
, while the other is a new man, viii
many of the older members OF tn
, Senate more familiar with nationa
affairs and because of their. longe
terms of service entitled to create
consideration in making up committee
appointments.