The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-02
WITH INDEPENDENTS
AID DEMOCRATS WILL
STILL CONTROL HOUSE
vIRGINTANS WILL RETAIN
COMMITTEE CHAIRMANSHIPS
Election Of 216 Democrats, Two Less
Than Majority, Now Conceded, and
They,W With -Four Independent Mem
bers, VIII Hold Rcins In House.

Washington. Dec. Almost COM
plete official returns from the con-
gressional elections makes II practi-
cally certain that the Democrats will
organize the House in the Sixty-fifth
Congress. name the committees and re-
elect Champ Clark for the fourth time,
The election of PIG Democrats ID
now conceded, two less than a major
fty. but the Democratic leaders now
have assurances that all four Of the
MISREPRESENTATION Schall,
OF Minnesota: Fuller. Massachusetts:
Martin. of Louisiana. and London, of
New York-will cooperate with them
in organizing Congress They will
give the Democrats 220 votes two
more than a majority.
Control of the next House by the
Democrats means that Representatives
Jones, Flood and Glass Uf the latter
does not go into the Cabinet) will re-
tain their committee ehairmanships.
Mr. Jones heads the 1nsular Affairs
Committee, Mr.. Flood. Foreign Affairs.
and Mr.. Glass. Banking and Currency.
There will be a number Of shifts in
committee assignments. and 1t Is pos
sible that Judge w. A. Watson, rep
resentative from the Fourth District.
may realize his ambition and Get a
berth on the Agricultural Committee.
Representative Holland. of the Second
District. also desires place on the
Naval Affairs Committee. and IL he ID
given this berth he will have to re-
ltnquish his assignment on the Post
office Committee. Gov. Montague will
desire to keep his place on the Inter
state and Foreign Commerce Commit
tee. the body which will have the task
OF thrashing the legislative problem
affecting the American railroad sit
uation.
to the Judiciary Committee, on which
he now ranks second to Chairman
Webb.
Representative Saunders. OF the
Fifth District. will remain on the
Roads COMMITTEES where he has done
effective work and Is largely respon-
sible for the first congressional APP
preparation for Federal improvement
OF highways. Judge Harrison. the new
member from the Seventh District, has
not gotten line on his committee as.
signments. and being a new membe.
he viii have to go to the bottom OF
the ladder. 1t is possible that Judge
Harrison will be given n place on the
Military AhdITS COMMITTEE 10 WHICH
Mr.. Hay was appointed when he came
to Congress twenty years ago.
Small to Head Harbor Comnaittee.
staunch friend of harbor Improve
ments and one OF the original adj
vocates OF the Atlantic Inland Water
ways system will become chairman Of
the Rivers and Harbors Committee In
Representative John Fl. Small. of
North Carolina Mr.. Small feels as
much at homo In Virginia as he does
In North Carolina. and he has always
bean warm. supporter OF Improve
msnts In Virginia waterways.
Mr.. Small has made life study OF
river ana harbor problems and II prob
ably one Of the best informed men in
Congress on this subject with the pass
Ing Of Senator Burton. Of Ohio. He
will succeed Representative SPARK
man. Of Florida. who was defeated
tor re-nomination.- ~ chairman u the
IesnmittaA