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sa Rock lsisnd Afgus.
washington, D. c., July S.-The
rroposal to overthrow the senior
~ rule in congress, sponsored by
senator Mccormick OF Illinois and
others in the senate, raised a time
IL question here this week as to
how Illinois members Of house and
senate would fare under a change
in the present procedure.
Under the seniority rule as 1t has
been applied up to the present time.
members Of longest service are
riyen the choice Of committee as
sienments and succeed to the chair
manship Of important committees
mon the retirement Of members
Who out-rank them In length Of
service.
Since Illinois is represented in
the senate by two first-termers and
has only few experienced men,
bars in the house, the state q: pres
ant does not exert the power or in
duence in either branch Of con-
ress to which its population land
Importance entities it.
Both Senators Mccormick AMI
Mckinley, however, have been for
tunate beyond most first-term MEM
bers in obtaining places on impor-
tant committees in the senate Sen
ator Mckinley is member of the
committee on appropriations, which
recommends all Appropriation bills
laid before the senate, and also has
a place on the committee on manu-
features which has important fun
tons. Senator Mccormick was re-
Gently given a vacancy on the fer
eign relations committee, which has
jurisdiction over all treaties con-
sidered in the upper chamber. He
is also member of the committee
on rules which has a hand in reg
ulating procedure and debate in
the senate.
In the house, the seniority rule
has operated to put several Chi
ago congressman in places of pow
ef, but with a few exceptions the
downstate Illinois members have
not made comparable progress
Representative James r. Mann, Chi
cago, Is chairman OF the commit.
tee on committees, which makes
the committee assignments in the
house, and Representative Martin
B. Madden, Chicago. was recently
+ elevated to the craftsmanship Of
the powerful committee on appro
priations.
Downstate Illinois will lose |
number of its best places on tn
house committees at the end Of tn
present congress, through the re
tirement OF Uncle Joe" Cannon
Danville, and William A. Roden
berg. East st. Louis.
The former speaker is membe
Of the committee on appropriations
Rodenberg is chairman of the com
mittee on flood control. and is il
line for the Craftsmanship OF tn
committee on rules. He is also /;
high-ranking member of the com
mittee on elections.
Illinois will lose a coveted plac
on house committees next Marc
as result Of the defeat of Repre-
sentative Ira C. Copley. Aurora, il
the April primary. Copley is
member of the house ways an
means committee, which reports al
tariff. taxation and bonus legisla
ton to the house and has NOR
power in molding legislation tina
any other single committee.
The defeat of Representativ
Clifford Ireland, Peoria, last Apr
lost downstate Illinois the chair
manship of the committee on az
counts. but this committee Is nc
Of great importance.
Among the new members in tn
delegation, Representative Allen I
Moore, Monticello, has good as
signment as a member of the CON
mittee on roads. He is also on tn
committee on territories and tn
committee on expenditures in tn
agricultural department, OF whic
latter committee Edward ]. Kin,
Galesburg, is chairman. RepreseI
tative Guy Shaw, Beardstown, VIII
defeated Henry T. Rainey, Caro-
ton, in 1920, eliminating the onl
downstate Democrat in the nlinoi
r delegation, is a member Of the CON
mittee on immigration, woman sui
frage and pensions. Representative
1 Charles E. Fuller, Belvidere,
chairman Of the committee on In
valid pensions.
Two In Interstate Body.
Illinois is the only state whic
mas two members on the hous
committee on interstate and fol
elgn commerce, which has jurisdie
Ton over the railroads, and bot
are from the districts outside {
chicago, William J. Graham. Aled,
Na Edward E. Denison. Marion.
representative Loren E. Wheele
L springfield. is the chairman of tn
commtttee on railways and canals
minor committee. and Is in lin
Ior the Craftsmanship Of the CON
ni1ee on the District Of Columbi'
which administers the municips
mvernment Of the national capita
Menard Yates, representatives.
se, is member Of the judiciar
committee.
Inc appointment and confirms
uon OF James H. Wilkerson as fec
az Judge in the northern Illinoi
sulct struck a snag here thl
sek when President Harding n
~lved a score of protests again.