Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-29
CAPITAL IN HANDS
. OF ADVANCE GUARD
Every Train Brings Scores of
Senators and Representa-
tives to Washington.
REAL WORK BEGINS TO-DAY
Organization of Sixty Fourth
Congress Will Get Under Way
With Democratic Caucus.


WASHINGTON. November 2S.-Or-
ganization Of the SiXty-Fourth Con
Ercas, which convcne3 on Monday. De-
cenb"r 3. will begin tomorrow. sen.
ate Democrats will hold their caucus
at noon, and at the same time the
Ways and Means Committee Of the
House Will undertake the task of par
ceiling out committee rccommc cnda ions.
Tonight every train brought I"
Washington scores OF Senators and
Representatives.
The Senate Democratic caucus will
be called To order by Senator Kern.
conference chairman. II is expected
that there viii he daily sessions
throughout the week, the question o.
revising tho rules and providing for
"l"turc Of debate promising to cnlivcn
tho proceedings Fer several months
a special committee headed by Scna-
,or owen, OF Oklahoma, has had rules
revision under consideration. This
committee will report to the caucus
its recommendations including Il modi-
fed form Of cloturr designed 20 pre-
vent endless nhbusters 1t is believed
that 4 ma jority Of Democrats will favor
Some form of cloture rule, but some
are known TO oppose it vigorously ana
much discussion is certain
40 CLASHES EXPECTED
IN SENATE: OItGNNIXATIOS
Organization of tho Senate majority
is not expected TO prccipita,e any
clashes. Although there have been
runors Of CHANGES in leadership. no
definite contests tur the nonor places
have thus far developed. Serator Kern.
II is believed. Will be reelected as
u'aiority leader; Senator Clarke. Of
Arkansas. as president pro ,cmpo-e. and
Senator Lewis. Of Illinois. as party
whip.
No change in craftsmanship of i'm
portant Senate committees IS contcm-
plated. the leaders say. Senator Till
man. of South Carolina, will retain
chairmanship OF Naval Affairs: Senator
Chamberlain. Of Oregon. Military Af-
fairs: Senator Stone, of Missouri For
ciGn Relations: Simmons. North Caro-
lima, Finance; OTcrman. North Caro-
lima, Rules: owen, Oklahoma. Rankinc
ana Currency; Myers. Montana. Public
Lands; Hitchcock, Nebraska. Philip.
pine Islands; Culberson. Teyas. Judi-
ciary: Newlands, Nevada Interstate
Commerce. and Martin. Virginia. Ap-
propriations.
by the retirement OF Senators Root
ana Burton, two important Republican
vacancies occur in the Foreign Reln-
tions COMMITTEES, hut there are no Dem
ocrat!c vacancies Most Of the i'm.
portant vacancies To be filled IN other
committees. also occur on the Rcnuh
iican side. Committee places must be
found by the Democrats for six n.,y
members Underwood, Alubam.: pne-
Ian California;: Heckham. Kentucky:
iirousSarH, Louisiana; Johnson. South
Dakota. and Husting, OF Wisconsin.
work OF rcorganizat tion in the House
is a considerably greater task. owing
TO the large reduction of the Demo-
cratic membership. Not only are many
Democratic vacancies left on most Of
'he important committees. but the in
crease in Republican members will
neccsSitatc changin. the party ratio
on nearly all committees. Few changes
in cha:rmanships of the principal com
mittees are contemp plated however
Representative kitchin, OF North Caro-
lima, already has been selected as
chairman OF the Ways and Means Com
mittce. For two days Mr.. Kitchin's
ONCE has been ovcrcrowded with
Democrats seeking ADVANTAGEOUS com
mittec appointments. There are three
Democratic vacancies on the Ways AND
Means Committee and nj least q dozen
candidates.
Republican lists will he submitted
by til" minority conference. headed by
Representative Mann, OF Illinois, after
the Democratic recommendations have
been approved by the party caucus; next
Saturday night.
one of the important tasks the Ways
and Means Committee has is rcoreani-
zation of the Committee on Naval Af-
fairs in view of the defense program.
There are hve Democratic vacancies
on the committee, three advocates and
two opponents OF naval increases hav-
ing been retired. lIobson, OF Alabama:
Lee, of Pennsylvania: Gerry. Of Rhode
Island and Bathrick, Of Ohio. were no,
re- elected. Representative Withcr-
spoon. of Mississippi. died a few days
ago Representative radGett, OF Ten
nessec. will retain the craftsmanship.
HAY REMAINS CHAIRMAN
or MILITARY AFFAIRS
Representative Hay. of Virginia Will
remain as chairman OF Military Affairs:
Fitzgerald. of New York. Appropria-
tions: Flood, Virginia. Foreign Affairs:
'i"HH' NirElhia' i'dilhlhe ana SHfrcncS'
Webb. North Carolina. Judiciary. and
Alexander. of Missouri. Merchant Ma
rine.
The special budget committee of the
House also Will meet Tomorrow to
make another effort to agree on some
form of budget system to recommend
to Congress. Owing to wide differ
ences OF opinion, several members of
the commttee have expressed doubts
that an agreement can be reached.