The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-09
RepubicMls Win Majority
 Ln Eth House and Senate
Senate Majority of at Least Two and Not Less Than Forty-Three in the House Is Assured

Washington, November $. A republican majority in the next Congress of at least two in the Senate and of not less than 43 in the House was as sured from returns today from the scattering doubtful districts of last Tuesdays elections. Word from Detroit of the elec- tion in Michigan, upon almost complete unofficial returns, of Truman H. Newberry, repub- hcan candidate for tue Sen ate, over Henry Ford, democrat, increased the republican Sen ate roll to 49, a bare majority. The democrats have 46, with the Idaho contest between Senator Nugent, democrat, and
 
 former Governor Gooding still in doubt on the face of almost complete unofficial returns. Nugent has a majority of nearly 800, but Gooding has demanded an official count, which will be made Novem- Der 15.
 Returns from the last missing House district-the Second Montana, where re- publican was elected to the seat now held by Representative Jeannette Rankin, un- successful independent candidate for the Senate--were. received today.
 HOUSE LINEUP
 On the face of the now complete un- official returns the politital lineup of the next House is as follow'ss Republicans, Eis9; democrats, is4; independent, 1 , SO cialist, 1.
 Prospect of holding not less than 49 seats in the Senate regardless of the out come of the Idaho contest. place the re- publcans in a position to take control of the Senate from the democrats and reorganize it. With 49 votes necessary to control, however, republican leaders realize that organization will depend upon unbroken partisan alignment. They re- call that, even before the democrats swept into control of the Senate with President Wilson's inauguration in 1913. they had majority of the Senate but were unable, because of republican fac tional detection. to elect former Senator Co1 the new Senate convenes March next, however, such difficulties according to re- publican leaders are not expected.
 Republican contfol of both Senate and House and harmony of action between the republicans of both bodies are expected to have much effect on legislative pol icies
 SENIORITY IS PRECEDENT
 Like the reorganization of the House, most unbroken precedent in the Senate principally affects chairmanship and ma jority control of committees besides leg islation. Seniority of service is the all most unbroken precendent in the Senate as in the House. of electing committee chairmen.
 With the republicans holding intact their majority to organize the Senate, Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, under
 
 Hitchcock of Nebraska as head of the foreirn relations committee. JNthoueh the belief here now is that the peace treaty will be ratified before democratic control ends, this committee will have many important after-thewar problems.
 Heading the powerful Senate finance committee, with it's Jurisdiction over bond and tax legislation, would be Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania, in place of Sem fsn
 Senator Warren of Wyoming is expect ed to head the appropriations committee, of which Senator Martin of Virginia. now democratic leader, is chairman. Mr. Warren is senior member of the mili- tary and agriculture committees, but is expected to prefer the finance committee charmanship.
 The military affairs committee, of which Senator Chamberlain of Oregon is chairman. is expected to go to Senator Wadsworth of New York, next in line after Senator Warren to secure the chair manship.
 RANKING REPUBLICANS
 The naval committee chairmanship, held by Senator Swanson of Virginia, is re- garded in doubt. Ranking republican members are, in order, Senators Penrose. Lodge, Smith of Michigan. Page of Yer mont and PoindeXter. With Senator Pen rose and Lodge heading the finance and foreign relations committees and Sen ator Smith retiring, MT Page is next in line for the chairmanship, but is expected to prefer the agriculture committee chair manship, leaving senator Poindexter to take naval affairs.
 The Judiciary and commerce commit tee chairmanshps also rest upon pref erenees finally made by ranking repub- licans Senator Nelson of Minnesota is