The sun., 1919-05-27

(cai.) and Knox. New members, Len
root, Spencer and 7Cspper.
Nayal-Holdover members, Page
(vt), chairman: Penrose, Lodge, Poin-
dexter and Hale. New members, Ball,
Mccormick. Newberry and Reyes.
Harding retired.
Cemmsrce-Holdover members. Jones
(wash.), chairman; Nelson, Sherman.
Harding, Fefnald, Calder and Lenroot.
New members, Colt, McNary, Ball and
Edge, johnson (wash.) retired
observation-disclosures members. Gron-
ma IN. d., chairman; Page. Norris,
Kenyon, wadsworth and France (Md.).
New members, McNery. Capper and
Reyes. Warren. retired.
Banking and Currency = Holdover
members, Mclean, chairman; Page,
Gronna, Norris and Frelinghuysen. New
members. Penrose, Calder, Newberry
and Reyes.
Chairmen Of the other committees In
clude:
Contingent Expenses. Calder; Cana
dian Relations, Hale; Census. Suther-
land Civil Service, Sterling Claims,
Spencer Coast Survey, Edge; Coast De-
fences, Frellnghuysen; Cuban Relations.
johnson (Cal.); District Of Columbia,
Kenyon (Iowa) Fisheries. Newberry |;
immigration, Colt (R. IL; indian AZ
fairs. Curtis: Interoceanic Canals. Boz
rah (Idaho) Irrigation and Reclama-
ton, McNary (wash.): Manufactures,
ia Toilette; Mines, Poindexter National
Banks, Kellogg; Pacific Islands and
Porto Rico, Fall: Patents. Norris (Neb)
Pensions. McCumber; Philippines, Hard
ing (ohio); Post Offices. Townsend ;
Printing. Moses IN. HI; Privileges and
Elections. Dillingham;: Public Buildings,
Fernald; Public Health, France; Public
Lands, Smoot; Railroads, Lenroot
Rules, Knox Territories. New; Woman
Suffrage, Watson Und.).
Prominent Democrats Dropped.
Reduction OF Democratic committee
representation. approved at conference
to-day Of minority Senators, involved
retirement OF prominent Democrats
from many important committees. As
the seniority rule was followed In re-
ducing the committee representation all
holdover Democrats OF senior service re-
tain their places.
The Democratic members OF tho For
eign Relations Committee selected were
Hitchcock (Neb.), williams (Miss.) },
Swanson (va.), Pomerene (ohio), Smith
(Ariz.), Pittman (Nev.) and Shields
(Tenn.), Retiring members were
Thomas (Col) and Robinson (Ark).
On the Finance Committee all Demo-
cratic followers remain except Senator
Robinson. From the Appropriations
Committee Senator Chamberlain (Ore.)
retired and Senator Harris (Ga) was
added. From the Interstate Commerce
Committee, Senators Gore (Okla.) and
Pittman retired, and Senator Stanley
(Ky) was chosen to membership.
Senators wolcott (Del) and Fletcher
(F1a.) retired from the judiciary Com
mittee, and Senators Reed tMo) and
Smith (Ga.) gave UP their places on the
Military Affairs Committee.
Senator Ransdell DAD retired from
the Naval Committee, and Senator
Shields (Tenn.) from the Commerce
Committee.
From the Agriculture Committee Sem
ators Sheppard (Tex.) and Chamberlain
retired and Senator Harrison (Miss.) OBJ
tained membership. Senator Reed gave
up his membership on the Banking Com.
mittee and Senator Walsh of Massachu'
| sets was chosen. Senator Gerry Or. l. }
retired from the Privileges and Elections
Committee.
OF the new Democratic Senators, tn,
| following important assignments were
made: Dial Is. c., Post once. Cuban
| Relations and National Banks: Harris
tGa). Appropriations. immigration ant
Public Health: Harrison (Miss). Agri
| culture. Rules and immigration Stanle.
| (Ky), Interstate Commerce. Pacific Rail
| roads and Expenditure in the Depart
ment OF Commerce Walsh (Mass.), Pos
| Office, Banking. Manufactures and Ca
| madam Relations.