Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-07
DEMOCRATS LOSE
MANY COMMITTEES
Unlimited Powers for Investiga-
tions Is Voted to Re
publican Party.
.SOUTHERNERS ARE HARD HIT
ChaHrnanships Will Go to North
ern and Western Men I'm
der Seniority Rule.
SOUTHERNERs ARE HARD HIT
fBy Associated Press. |

BY Associated Pressi
WASHINGTON. November G-Thc
political overturnng. which takes from,
the Democrats control OF the House
Of Representatives. foreshadows an up
heava! in national Legislative affairs.
changes in powerful committee chair
manships and situation confronting
President Wilson which. in n measure.
parallels that confronting Prcsidcnt I
Iart in the midst OF his administra-
tion. The situation also is analoEo
10 that faced by President Cleveland
at the beginning Of his first term.
Since. by the system of committee
c9ntroi which prevails ir the House
az al. legislation and the virtually un-
governmental affairs lies within the
initiative and control of the majority.
the possibilities are obvious. They Will
troll there.
Ssat NIX in in Importance is the leadership
minority party after March next. As
chairman OF the Ways and Means Com
Hattee' mar,h ., Representative kitchin. Of
planted in both places by Represen
tattre Joseph W: Fordney. OF Michigan.
SnSse SSmS OF the, me old Repubi:can wheel
ii
I'm IMPORTANT part in carrying out with
she Treasury Department the govern.
,nehtH ,et hnanciai program for the re-
inainder li,, Of the war. This viii present
situation where a Republican House
and probably Senate, will be deaIinf.
Trenn- TN democratic secretary OF the
,ions, in which they fundarnentailx;, -, =.
re IN disbursement. a; leas; two nor
a-,1ertE 5 loans are to he provided for.
fur,be, @ one one, can estimate the need for
.f tn
me nacai Tear which the pending war
feSenue bill is framed to cover.
befors bNy ,bs Lark vas minority leader
'he Democrats CAME into con
whether MIR. Ki,chin is to stcn JowS rs
too,n r. Nv shat place in the new Congress
.he Speaker will De obliged to tntE.
psaces pisces IN the usual run OF com toittcs
assignments. 'e'
hooSE COMMITTEES HAVE
o"EHs For INvESTIGi ALTON
ihcrc are ia the House severn, COW,
mittees which have power tn inves,t
sa.e expenditures or the executive d..
'Sr,. p"..,I ents. During control OF the Deni-
oecn powcrless to comueI invcetioat1.
ol thlngs which they have attucked In
tEnoroi ti OF those committees. which in
porta,ce peace ,h. a are virtually OF no inn
~, ~. - lhe nelG for Investigation NJ
.ne M democratic administrator bv a Re-
puollcan House is thrown via. onsn
Denial election P'eS'-
c,,rI hepupticans. of course. do no,
Ho.!T INTO their position of auvantape
wh;n, t.. 'ne e,,, meeting OF the new Congress.
cember, 1918. unless President VINES,
snonid call i, in extraordinary session
sToner, spens The present Democratic Con.
7sis. Ip.dss Iladess o9 Limitation I'M March 3.
believe the President will avoid IN as
ira session. If it is possible.
nePubhcaH policies in the neu, go,
td', e1eSs cannot be developed until the
complexion OF the Senate is certain 'Tv I,,
.ie,. tr uctloh' nscal and other leCisla
pared 'o TO eneI' ini,,, me Republicans are pie-
new House. with a bcarinr n,t ~ ne ~,
Presidential campaign Of s ,sIS GPon .he .l
ssnoush somewhat dependent upon tha
senate outcome, the House Rcpnbiicans
are planning definite construct;va
program dealing with atters,h 49,, y.
pgEnisms. psfyss rs They have pledged them
20 Its conclusion '"' "dF
MANY CHANGES WILL.
FOLLOW IN COMMITTEES
t,,i;I :tM,Sf organizing the new House the
ihn oiiSanS nHi, also will be in control o..
which will deal with several contest.
S, from yesterdav's halloting.
COMMITTEES e ehaismap Iisnlo5tx sH,n rule followed
Ways and AfeansmEE'ordney. of N;csi-
5;n' 60 eucceeoing kitchin, of North Caro-
r, ,A5I,,o App,r,opriations-Gillet,e. of Massa-
lucky. " Ne"-
Fssd Of Of 3rsinsy rsnnsyl
eesdIne snrie,,I,0r.: IF0p: 81 ,, North Carolina.
ee@ding Lever: of South Carolina.
YoTk; susseedi1g aiasa Of WI! virsinta: IL! New
n hrNp,
of Hayes. of California. after fourteen
Of Woods. Of Iowa, Who ou,raaked
succeeding Bnrnett, Of Ale bama:
Interstate Commerce-Esch. OF Wis
Jndc % Si"s OF 9f Minnessfa Mfnnessfa
Labor. II. 6. smith. of Miehiean.
Merchant Marine-circcn. oc Massa-
ehuset,s: succeeding Alexander. OF
Military Afrairs-Kahn. of California.
other administration army bills, sue
ceedinE Dent. OF Alabama.
succeeding Foster. of Illinois.
Naval Affairs--Butler. OF Pennsyl-
vani, fhi~ na"r chamnion). succeed
ing Padgett. Of Tennessee.
MINNESOTA MAN TO
SUCCEED TENNEsSEAN
Post -Ohice-Steencrson of Minnesota.
succeeding Moon, or Tennessee.
Water Power--Esch. OF Wisconsin.
succeeding Sims. OF Tennessee.
Public Lands--Sinnott. of Oregon.
succeeding Ferris of Oklahoma.
Woman Sufrrage--Mondel, of Wy
oming. succeeding Raker. Of Cali
fornia
Rivers and Harbors-K ennedy, of
Iowa, succeeding Small of North Caro-
lima.
These and other committee changes
also entail transfer TO Republicans the
distribution of much traditional pat
ronage.
In the committee changes. Southern
Democrats, who have held most OF the
chnirmanships. under the senior SER
vice rule. will be displaced by North
ern and Western Republicans Solid
Republican delegations Will come to the
next House from at least thirteen States
Idaho. Iowa. Mainee, New
Hampshire. Nebraska. North Dakota.
ind'ana, Inc an ia oregon; Rhode Lsland; Vermont
Gratis also will retain solid fronts from
Mt least twelve States--A lnbamn. Ari
ZOna, ArkanSaS Florida Goorpia