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WASHINGTON NEWS LETTER.
The death Of Senator Penrose, and
B the succession Of Senator McCumbel
: to the Craftsmanship Of the Finance
D Committee, marks the passing of the
craftsmanship OF this all-impo
body from an industrial state Of the
East to an agricultural state Of the
West. The balance Of power in the
!, United States Senate now rests de.
fnitely in the West, and for the first
time in forty years the chairman.
ship Of the Finance Committee is
held BY q western man.
As the head Of the Committee on
Finance Senator Penrose exercised q
sweeping influence over the affairs
Of the nation and, in the opinion Of
many, the Pennsylvania Senator
was the dominant power in the Re-
publican party. His passing relega-
les his state to a secondary position,
and gives to the agricultural group
in the Senate position Of great
strategic power.
Senator McCumber, rising to the
craftsmanship of the Finance Com
1aittee through seniority right, has
Ieen member of that committee
fsr many years and, due to the i'll
ness Of Senator Penrose, the North
Dakota Senator has been in active
iharge of that body for the past
year. Hence the change is not as
great as might appear at first. flush
Tor to him has fallen the responsible
fty Of presiding over the Finance
committee during the preparation
sf the revenue act, the soldiers ad-
jssted compensation bill, of which
lie was the author, and the postwar
farif bill.
Peculiarly enough the passing re
~entay Of another Pennsylvania SEN
stor Mr.. Knox, also left an opening
fsr the rise Of western man, Sena-
TOR Curtis, of Kansas, who became
chairman of the. Rules Committee
vpon the death Of Senator Knox.
aenator Lodge of Massachusetts
lie majority leader, remains as the
outstanding easterner in position
e power, and it has been frequently
said that while Lodge areigns ne do
q not rule"
The chairmanships Of Finance, Ap-
Yropriati9ns, Rules, judiciary, Agn.
enlture. Interstate Commerce, and
uducation and Labor are all in the
Vest. OF the more important COM
nrittees the East has only Foreign
relations, Military Affairs, and Ma
val Affairs.
Senator McCumber, by his eleva-
tion to the craftsmanship on Finance,
and his position as ranking .Republi-
can upon Foreign Relations, holds
esmmittee assignments second 70
I,ne, and puts the state Of North
Dskota in . place it has never held
before in national affairs.
Hearings on the tariff have been
held the past week by the Senate
e,nnittee on Finance, Senator Ladd
& q North Dakota, appearing ON Thur
saay II the interests Of the cereal
-.rowers. The tariff schedule pre-
Dsred BY the farm bloc was also
s6bmitsed
Senator McCumber has introduced
: hill amending the Revenue Act,
which would make farm mortgages
exempt from taxation. The Sena-
t,r points out that farm mortgages
are being called in, and money m
vested "a tax-free securities to the
letriment Of the agricultural indus
~ during the period Of stringency.
NE passage Of the McCumber bli!
vsuld relieve this situation since IN
vestors would prefer to put their
money into farm mortgages bearing