Evening journal., 1918-11-07
SOUTH TO LOSE
congress rule
|C. 0. P. Chairman VIII
Shape All Reconstruction
Legislation
KITCHIN NOW
is DEPOSE.D

WASHINGTON. Nov. with the
overthrow OF the Democratic majority
In the Senate and House control Of the
powerful committees of Congress passes
not only out Of the hands of the Demo-
Gratis, but out o. the hands OF the
South. II means that the all important
reconstruction legislation Of all sorts.
financial and otherwise, will be shaped
by Republican chairmeE Of Republican
committees in both branches Of Con-
gress.
Instead of Representative Kltchin
IN. C) at the head Of the highly i'm
portant Ways and Means Committee
Representative Joseph w. Fordney
(Mich.) viii be It's chairman. Instead
OF Representative Swager Sherley (Ky)
heading the almost equally important
Appropriations Committee Of the House
Representative Frederick II. Gillett
Mass will be chairman. At the head
Of the House Banking and Currency
Committee instead of Representative
Carter Glass (Va), there will be Repre-
sentative Edmund Platt IN. "
At the head Of the House Foreign
Affairs Committee, instead Of Repre-
sentative Henry d. Flood (Na), there
Will be Representative stephen G. Port
CT (Pa) AT the head of the Interstate
Commerce Committee will be Repre-
sentative John ]. Esch (Wis.) in place
OF Representative Thetus w. Sims
(Tenn.). The Importance OF this com
mittee is hardly less than that Of Ways
and Means and Appropriations during
the The ceming reconstruction period
Representative Andrew ]. Volstead.
Mimi. will be chairman OF the House
judiciary Committee in place OF Rep
resentative Edwin Y. Webb. (N. C).
Representative William 5. Greene,
Mass. VIII head the Merchant Marine
Committee, replacing Representative
Joshua w. Alexander MOI.
One OF the changes Of greatest I'M
portauce and one which was made an
issue in the campaign just past, VIII be
the replacement Of Representative 5.
Hubert Dent, (Ala.). by Representative ]
julius Kahn, (Call. at the head Of the /
Military Affairs Committee. Another /
important change in House Committee I
chairmanships viii be putting Repre- !,
sentative Thomas s. Butler. Pa.), at
the Ssead OF the Naval Affairs Commit
tee TO replace Representative Lemuel p.
padgett, TENN.
At the head OF the House Rules COM
mittee will be Representative Philip p.
Campbell, Kans), instead Of Repre-
sentative w Pou. N. C.).
The changes in the Senate Chairmen
through obtaining Republican majority
there are equally important. Senator
Warren, (Wyo.). will replace Senator
Martin, (Va), at the head Of the Ap-
proprations Committee; Senator Nc
Lean (Conn), VIII head the Banking
and Currency Committee In place Of
Senator Owen. lOkla.l Senator Penrose,
pa. will be chairman OF the finance
c6InN>ktee IN place Of Senator Simmons,
N. C). and most important Of all, SEN
ator Lodge, (Mass.), will be chairman
of the Foreign Relations Committee in
place Of Senator Hitchcock. ,Neb).
Following the seniority rule, Senator
(Wyo.). would be chairman Of
Military Affairs Committee as well as
Appropriations. II is doubtful II he {
will choose 70 give up the powerful '
at the head Of the APP {
Committee. and Senator {
(N " will be placed at
the head OF the military committee. At .
the head OF the Naval Affairs Commit
tee there will be. in all probability,
Senator Page. lVt.l. in place Of Senator
Swanson, (Va.).