The Sentinel=record., 1918-11-07

| participate in the work OF maldnl
| peace. The democratic admnistra
ton, on the other hand contends thQ
! the negotiation Of treaties is who'll!
The function OF the executive brancl
and that the senata's part IS to rat;.
fy them
with the senatorial returns sul
missing from Michigan. Idaho al,
New Mexico the figures show The re
publicans had lost one district, ina
| OF Weeks, Of Massachusetts,, whilt
lhe democrats had lost six. the scna.
! tors who Will be retired are Shairoth
OF Colorado salisbury OF Delaware.
Lewis, Of Illinois, Thompson, Of Kan.
sas, Whitley, Of Missouri and Hollis
Of New Hamps hire.
The situation is also ANALOGOUS 10
that faced by President Cleyeand at
| the beginning of the first term. Since
by the system OF committee control
which prevails in the house, ali lesss-
lotion and the virtually unlimited
powers for Investigation OF govern l.
mental affairs lies within the initia-
tive and control Of the majority, the
possibilities are obvious They will be
Increased if the final returns for tho
senate assure the republicans control
there
First comes the question OF the
speakership, a place which mary
statesmen ana politicians have de-
clared is second only to the presidency
in Importance.
Representative Mann, OF Illinois, the
republican leader, Would on the basis
! OF his position, be the logical candi-
uate of the majority, but that is COM
plicated iby several factors. one Of
which has been Mr.. Manr's continued
III health
There are also some lactional dH-
Iferences to be considered
Representative Gillet. uf Massachu-
sets, actually Mr. Mann's senior in
point Of service, has been acting lead
Ter, and is to be reckoned with in the
calculations for the speak There
also has been some talk of Represen-
tatiye Longworth, OF Ohio Colonel
ROosevelt's son n-in-laW, as a candidate
upon whom the republicans could
unite
Next in importance Is the leadership
OF the democrats when they become
the minority party after March 3. As
chairman of The ways and means COM
mittee, Representative Kitchn, OF
North Carolina, now is the democratic
floor leader He is expected 10 lie sup
planted in both places by Represcn-
tatiye Joseph w Fordney, oil Michl-
gan, one OF the old republican wheel
horses. upon whom will fall a very
important part in carrying out with
the treasury department. the govern
ment's financial program for the re-
mainder Of the war This will present
situation when a republican house,
and probably senate, will be dealing
with a democratic secretary or the
treasury on immense financial ques-
tions in which they fundamentally may
be in disagreement
At least two more liberty loans are
TO be provided for and no one can es-
innate the need for further war taxa
tion after the end Of the fiscal year
which the pending war revenue bill is
framed to cover.
Speaker Clark was minority leader
before the democrats came into con
trol. A question to be decided is
Mr. lIitchin is to step down
from that place in the new congress
to give way to Mr. Clark or whether
the speaker will be obliged to take
places in the usual run of committee
assignments
There are in the house several COM
miitees which have power to inye5-
tigate expenditures OF the executive
departments. During control OF the
democratic majority the republicans
have been powerless to compel inyes
tigation Of things which they have at
tackled
In control OF those committees.
which in times Of peace are Of yirtu-
ally no Importance, the field OF the
democratic administration by re-
publican house is thrown wide open
almost on the eve Of the next presi-
Dental election.
The republicans, of course do not
come into their position of advantage
until The meeting Of the new congress, Q, !
which will be the first Monday in De-
cember. 1919. unless President VIII
son should call it in extraordinary
session sooner.
The present democratic congress
expides by Limitation March 3, 1919.
Leaders OF both parties rather believe
the president will avoid an extra Ses-
sion if it is possible.
Republican politcs in the new coa-
qress cannos be developed until the
of the senate Is certain. !,
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