The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-12-01
UPPER AND LOWER HOUSE
TO CONVENE NEXT MONDAY
Increase in Republican Members VIII
NcccSsitatc Change In Party Ratio
on Committees

Washington, November 2S.-Organ-
i2ation of the Gath Congress, which
convcnes next Monday, will BEGIN to-
morrow. Senate Democrats hold their
caucus at noon and at the same hour
ways and means committee Democrats
OF the House will undertake the task
Of parccling out committee recon-
mcndations.
Tonight every train brought to
Washington scores OF Senators and
Representatives who had postponed
their coming until after Thanksgiving.
The Senate caucus will be called to
order by Senator Kern, the conference
chairman. Daily sessions throughout
the week are expected. a special COM
mittee. which has had revision OF the
rules under consideration for several
months. will report recommendations
including a modified form OF coturc
on debate designed to prevent endless
iilibustcrs. 1t is believed a majority
OF clotruc rule Organization work OF
the Senate majority is not expected to
prCcipitatc any clashes. Heads Of COM
mittccs upon which will fall The major
portion of work for The coming session
will not Ec disturbed. Senator Till
man, of South Carolina, will retain
chairmanship Of the naval Affairs;
Chamberlain. Of Oregon, military af-
fairs; stone. Of Missouri, forcign rcla-
tions; simmons North Carolina,
finance; Ovc"man. North Carolina,
rules; Owen, oklahoma, banking and
currency; Myers, Montana, public
lands; Hitchcock, Nebraska, Philip
pine Islands; Culbcrson, Texas, judi
ciary; Ncwland,s Nevada, interstate
commerce. and Martin, Virginia, ap-
propriations.
Republican Vacancies.
The retirement Of Senators Root and
Burton creates two important Rcpub-
lican vacancies in the foreign rela-
tions committee.
Most of the important vacancies to
be filled in other committees also oc-
cur on the Republican side. Commit
tee places must be found by the Dem
ocratS for six now members. Under
wood, Alabama; Phelan, California;
Bcckham, Kentucky; Broussard. Lou
isiana; Johnson, South Dakota, and
llusting, Wisconsin,
Work Of reorganization in the House
is Il creator task, owing to the rcduc-
tion OF the Democratic membership
Not only arc many Of the Democratic
vacancies left on most of the impor-
tant committees, but increase in Re-
publican members will ncccsSitatc
changing the party ratio on nearly all
committees. Few changes in chair
manships Of tho principal committees
are contemplated, however.
One of the most important tasks the
ways and means committee has Is
the reorganization Of the committee
on naval affairs in view Of the defence
programme. There arc five Demo
catic vacancies on the committee,
three advocates and two opponents or
naval increase having been retired,
liobson, Of Alabama; Lee, of Pcnnsyl-
vania; Gerry, Of Rhode Island, and
l'athrick, OF Ohio, were not reelected
Representative Withcrspoon, OF Mis-
sissippi died a few days ago Repre-
sentative Padgctt, Of Tennessee will
retain the craftsmanship.
Representative Hay, of Virginia, will
continue as chairman OF military af-
fairs, Fitzgerald Of New York. appro-
priationS; Floyd, Of Virginia, foreign
affairs; Glass, Of Virginia, banking
and currency; Webb, OF North Caro-
lima, judiciary. and Alexander, Of Mis-
souri,, merchant marine.
The special budget committee Of the
House will meet tomorrow to make
another effort to agree on some form
OF budget system to recommend to
Congress.