Arizona republican., 1918-11-09

 GET READY FUR
 HOUSE CLEANING
With Two Majority Assured,
 Members Cast About For Committee Timber = Harmony Expected To Prevail On March 4
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

lican majority in the next congress, of at least two in the senate and of not less than 43 in the house, was assured from returns today from the scatter ing doubtful districts of last Tuesday s elections.
 Word from Detroit of the election in Michigan, upon almost complete unof- ficial returns, of Truman II. NeWberry, republican candidate for the senate, over Henry Ford democrat, increased the republican senate roll to 49--a bare majority. The democrats have 46 with the Idaho contest between Senator Nugent, democrat, and former Gov ernor Gooding still in doubt. On the face of almost complete unofficial re- turns, Nugent had ma jority of nearly 700, but Gooding has demanded an of ficial count, which will be made No vember 15.
 Returns from the last missing house district-the second Montana, where d republican was elected to the seat now held by Representative Jeanette Rankin. unsuccessful independent can- ddate for the senate, were received today.
 On the face of now complete unoffi- cial returns the political lineup of the next house is as follows:
 Republicans, 2S9: democrats, 1s4; independent, one; socialist, one. Republicans Control Senate
 Prospect of holding not less than 4! seats in the senate, regardless of the outcome of the Idaho contest, places the republicans in a position to take control of the senate from the demo, crats and reorganize it. With 49 votes l necessary to control, however, repub. lican leaders realize that organization will depend upon unbroken partisan i alignment They recall that even be i fore the democrats swept into contro of the senate, with President Wilson! l inauguration in 1913, they had a ma ! iority of the senate, but were unable because of rep1Siiean factional de i feefiou, to 1feel fsH< -er enator Cal finger president pro tempore. Whel | the new senate convenes March next however such difficulties, according [, l republican leaders. are not expected.
 Republican control of both senat and house and harmony of action be tween the republicans of both bodie are expected here to have much effec on legislative policies. Like the re organization of the house, republican organization of the senate principall dleCtS tlsIIiiuduSlllp anu lldJOTltN cOD trol of committees, besides Legislation Seniority of service is the almost un broken precedent in the senate, as il the house, of electing committee chair men.
 Lodge to Foreign Relations
 With the republicans holding intac
 their majority. to organize the sena t,
 Senator Lodge of Massachusetts unde
 the seniority rule. would succeed Sen
 ator Hitchcock of Nebraska as head C i the foreign relations committee. Al
 though the belief here now is that tn
 peace treaty will be ratified befor democratic control ends, this committe will have many important duties afte
 the war problems.
 Heading the powerful senate finanC committee, with it's jurisdiction owe
 bond and tax legislation, would be Ser
 ator Penrose of Pennsylvania. in plac of Senator Simmons of North Carolin , Senator Warren of Wyoming is ey ] l pected to head the appropriation committee, of which Senator Martin
 Virginia, now democratic leader,
 chairman. MT. Warren is senior men
 Der on the military and agricultur;
 committees, but is expected to preft
 the appropriations committee chail 1 manship.
 The military affairs committee,
 which Senator Chamberlain of Oregc
 is chairman, is expected to go to Ser ' ator Wadsworth of New York. next line after Senator Warren, to secul
 the chairmanship.
 . Poindexter May Get Naval
 The naval committee chairmanshi
 held by Senator Swanson of Virgini
 is regarded in doubt. Ranking repul lican members are. in order, Senate f Penrose, Lodge, Smith of Michiga
 Page of Vermont and Poindexter. Wi
 Senators Penrose and Lodge headil , the finance and foreign relations con C mittees, and Senator Smith retirin | MT. Page is next in. line for the chai manship. but is expected to prefer Il 7, agricultural committee chairmanshi . leaving Senator Poindexter to tai Il naval affairs.
 The judiciary and commerce cor ! mittee chairmanships also rest up, Il preferences, finally made by rankin republicans. Senator Nelson of Mi : nesota, is senior on both. If he shou y choose the latter. of which he was on c chairman. Senator Dillingham; of We II mont, who once headed the immicr
 1 the judiciary body, and if Senator Di S ingham should prefer his old commi
 tee, Senator Brandegee of Connectic y ranks next for the judiciary leade = ship. Preferment by Senator Nels It for the judiciary committee VOL = leave Senator Jones of Washington e line to take the commerce commit,
 The interstate commerce commit, n with its jurisdiction over legislati r affecting government controlled "a l. road and telegraph and telepho g wires, falls to Senator Cummins 1 Iowa, as successor to Senator Smith q South Carolina.
 j. Forecast Other chairmen
 Besides these prominent chairma $ ships, prospective chairmen of oth = important committees follow: 70 Banking and currency, Senator NJ '- Leod of Connecticut, vice Sena1 )f owen of Oklahoma.
 Privileges and elections, Senat It Kenyon of Iowa, vice Senator Pom 1T rene of, Ohio.
 1t Manufacturers. Senator LaFollette d Wisconsin, vice Senator Reed of Mi: er ouri.
 10 Postoffices. Senator Townsend It Michigan, vice Senator Bankhead ?, Alabama.
 1t Education and labor, Senator Bor
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