The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-07
SOUTH TOLOSE.
CONGRESS- RULE
G. 0. P. Chairman Will Shape
All Important Reconstruc-
tion Legislation.
KITCHIN NOW DEPOSED
Lodge Will Replace Hitchcock
as Head of Foreign Rela-
items Committee.
KITCHIN NOW DEPOSED
Special DespatcA to The sus.


WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.--with the over
throw of the Democratic majority in the
Senate and House control of the power
full committees Of Congress passes not
only out OF the hands Of the Democrats
but out Of the hands OF the South. 1t
means that the all important recon-
struction legislation Of all sorts. financial
and otherwise. will be shaped by Repub-
ltcau chairmen Of Republican committees
in both branches. Of Congress-
Instead Of Representative Kitchin
IN. C.) at the head Of the highly i'm
portant Ways and Means Committee
Representative Joseph w. Fordney
tMich.) will be It's chairman Instead
OF Representative Swayer Sherley (Ky.)
heading the almost equally important
Appropriations Committee of the House
Representative Frederick H Gillett
tMassJ will be chairman. At The head
Of The House Banking and Currency
Committee, instead Of Representative
Carter Glass eva }, there will be Repre-
sentative Edmund Platt N. W.
Porter Replaces Flood.
At the head Of the House Foreign
Affairs Committee, instead Of Represen-
tative Henry d. Flood (Va-), there will
be Representative stephen G. Porter
IPa). At the head Of the Interstate
Commerce Committee will be Represeh'
tative John ]. Esch (wis) in place o;
Representative Thetus w. Sims (Tenn)'
The importance of this committee is
hardly less than that of Ways apo
Means and Appropriations during the
coming reconstruction period.
Representative Andrew J. Volstead
(Minn.) win be chairman OF TN
House Judiciary Committee in place o.
Representative Edwin Y. Webb IN. c.
Representative William s. Green'
(Mass.) will head the Merchant Ma
rine Committee. replacing Representa-
| tive Joshua w. Alexander (Mo).
One of the changes of greatest i'm
! portance and one which was made al
issue in the campaign just past will b.
| the replacement OF Representative
/ Hubert Dent (Ala) by Representative
| Julius Kahn (Cal.) at the head OF tn
Military Affairs Committee. Anothe
important change IN House committe
| VIII 10 putehe N"~f'N
| sentat tive Thomas s. Butler (Pa) a
the head OF the Naval Affairs Com
mittee to replace Representative Lemue
P. Padgett (Tenn.).
At the head, of the House Rules Com
mittee will be Representative Philip F
Campbell. (Kan) instead of Repre-
sentative Edward w. Pou IN. c..
Changes In Senate.
The changes in the Senate Chairmel
through obtaining a Republican majorit
there are equally important. Senate
Warren (Wyo.). will replace Senate
Martin Cva.p. at the head Of the Al
propriations Committee. Senator Nc
Lean. (Conn.) will head the Bapkin
and Currency Committee In place @
Senator owen tOkla-); Senator Pen
rose (Pa.) will be chairman Of tn
| Finance Committee in place Of Senate
Simmons IN. c.; and most importan
of all. Senator Lodge (Mass) will b
chairman Of the Foreign Relations Com
mittee In place OF Senator Hitchcoc
CNeb.).
Following the seniority rule. Senate
Warren (wyo.) would be chairman c
Military Affairs Committee as well a
Appropriations. 1t is doubtful II h
win choose to give up the powerf,
chairmanship at the head of the Az
propriations Committee, and Senate
Wadswortr. IN. W Will be placed q
the head OF the military eommitte
At the head Of the Naval Affairs Con
mittee there will be. In all probabilit:
senator Page (vt) in place Of Senate
Swanson (Va.).