Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-11-30
81 EnwARn 3. cLARk

By EDWARD 3. CLARK
washington. The Republican ma
.itIes IN house and senate have been
.1aced gleatly, but the assurance
ans - be that the majority in the
.,ate VIII have no difficulty in mat
- Of reorganization and that prob
.slg all representatives in the house
IN hear the name Of Republican viii
"a 70 perfect the house organization.
4 affer the house is organized along
epnubIiean lines nobody can tell what
al happen. There are factions with
the dominant party in the house,
.nd no Republican attempts TO deny
NJ fact. It may be because the ma
srity is so small in the house that the
Republicans will be able on matters of
: moment to keep the members of their
Marty in line, but when it was said in
eber writings on this matter that the
3 Marty with a small majority was easier
Z ID keep in line than q party with a
4 he majority, no thought was taken Of
majority so small as to be almost
\ Invisible.
There will be some committee chair
nanship changes in the senate as a
result of the recent election. Senator
aPorter ]. McCumber of North Dakota
vas defeated in the primaries, and it
was known prior to the election that a
change must come in the chairman
ship Of the powerful finance commit
tee Of the senate.
La Toilette Moving Up.
A Senator Reed Smoot or Utah is the
present second ranking majority mem
ber Of the finance committee. Promo
don TO the chief place will come to
q him. 1t is interesting to note that SEN
atOr Robert M. La Toilette of Wiscon-
sin is the next ranking member of the
finance committee. Therefore he will
sand second in that body when the
snate is organized after March fourth
l1t. II anything should happen to SEN
sor Smoot. Senator La Toilette would
Be In line for the craftsmanship of the
Eance committee, and it goes without
f ying that this would not be altogeth-
agreeable to certain of the senate
dement's.
n we Wisconsin senator already Is
chairman of the committee on manu-
faetures. and when the senate is re-
organized he will hold second place on
The highly important committee on in
erstate commerce. That place now is
held by Senator Townsend Of Michi-
IAN, who has gone down to defeat.
senator Cummins of Iowa is the chair-
ban.
Membership in the committee on
sOst Offices and post roads of the SEN
bic is highly desirable The chairman
d that committee today is Senator
townsend. After March fourth next
L viii disappear from the upper
house, and if seniority shall rule, as
probably will, Senator Sterling of
Eouth Dakota will assume the chair
nanship.
The recent elections will create two
acancies in the committee on finance
addition to that of the chairman
nip, Senator Calder of New York,
nd Senator Frelinghuysen Of New
ersey were defeated at the polls for
leelection. There will be much riv-
NV among ambitious Republican SEN
lors to secure these places. Mem
eHhip in the finance committee is
fesred just as earnestly by the SEN
a9Ts as membership in the ways and
FANS committee of the house is de-
ned by the representatives.
Foreign Relations Committee.
10 these days of interest in 1nterna-
aaal affairs the foreign relations com
luee Of the senate offers its mem
sfship attractions to the senator's who
z diplomatic minded" Henry Cabot
edge of Massachusetts is the chair
IA Of the committee. Senator Nc
aAoer Of North Dakota, is second in
enoership. If seaator Lodge had
M managed to escape defeat, VIII
sa Z, Borah of Idaho almost I'M
su0'edly would have been made the
sifman Of this committee, and the
.ultfy knows pretty well what the
aao senator's thoughts are on the
'scl Of International relations. AS
y Senator Borah a;ter March a next
oe the second ranking member Of
IS great Committee.
men Senator HasTy S. New Of H.
-aa retiress from tffiee next March
republicans viii find it necessary
aalne q new chairman for the com.
oh territories and insular pos
Y, This committee has to do
7 Hawai- Hawaii, Alaska, Porto Rico and
Fhlippne islands. The impor-
~ p its duties therefore can be
~. ! said today that the Republicans
viii choose Nicholas Long
~ = Cincinnati as the leader in
r. ~ hease to succeed Representa-
- .,'ei Of Wyoming, but this mat
H?' yet been settled.
s,,,' e'a,na Of Vets and Drys.
~ .'aliy enough the so-called
e, go that the so-called drys
AZ lse as a result Of the cleo