The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-12-07

Selute, DOuY IN when revolutions
are not of frequent occurrence. There
have been changes and changes In
the world, but the senate virtually
has remained unchanged
Prior to this time the press has dis
cussed literally the vacancies in the
committee chairmanships in the sen
| ate and the question of the men who
1t was supposed in all probability
would be named to the succession,
but now has come a proposal emanat-
ing from Senator Medill Mccormick
Of Illinois that the seniority rule, so
fur as chairmanships are concerned,
shall be abandoned and that senators
shall be picked for the chief places
| presumably in accordance with their
ability to I'LL them.
Washington is talking about this
thing to the exclusion of some other
things seemingly Of more importance.
The reason for the interest is that "A
great many persons believe the at
| tempt to change the senate order Is
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ability shall get the seats of the CHAIR
men as that the representatives OF
certain policies, call them fractional pol
icies If you want TO, shall get them.
Liberals Want Chairmanshlps
The proposal Of Senator Mccormick
was made in a letter to Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge, the Republican party
leader in the upper house, In the
main the succession to certain chair
manships in the senate VIII 30 in the
new congress, if the aty rule
prevails, to men who re known as
rather Of the conservative type, men
who are party men, and in n general
way administration policy men,
If the seniority rule shall be ahan-
doned some of the chairmanships prob
ably will go to men whose whole trend
Of economic thoughtqnd perhaps pditi-
cal thought is away from that of the
senators who would benefit by the
seniority procedure.
II seems likely that in the senate
COLI
servatives Of the Republican party
will control the majority of the ma
iority party, but this does not mean
at all that they can control the SEN
ate. There are men who call them
selves liberals and who are not even
averse occasionally TO being called rad
icals who hold places I'm the senate
not only as representatives of Re
publicanism, but as representatives of
Democracy. A Democratic and Re
publican combination of the represen-
tntives OF this school Of thought might
be able to control action in the upper
house.
1t Is perfectly conceivable that IL
the seniority rule shall be abrogated
there will be chairmen of committees
in the senate who are not at all in
sympathy with the policies of the adj
mlnlstration. This would mean that
the Republican majority in she upper
house would have difficulty in putting
through the administration policies. 1t
is possible on most occasions for the
leader of the majority party in the
senate to bring his party men into line
for policies indorsed by the party's
platform at the national convention
but in the next senate of the United
States there VIII be such strong OPP
position to some or the pollcles OF the
administration that 1t seems likely the
Republican leaders may nave trouble
In keeping the party members In line.
1t can be taken Tor granted that
there VIII be nara hGht IN the senate
to prevent chahge III the ruleS 80 tiat
men VINO expect I" De promoted 10
chairmanships VIII De deprived OF
what they CONSIDER TO De lhelF rights
In the case mere VIII De beihocrauc
opposition 10 tne chahge JUST as 'here
VIII be hepuolicah opposltioh'
To Drop Reorganization Plan
1t seems to be possible mat al the
work winch mas Deeh done preliminary
TO proposed reorganization OF the
, government departments mas peeh IN
Naih' III Is salu no" tlat because Oh
the opposition or various cabinet
chiets 10 the proposed changes the
PRESIDENT VIII NOT SEND the report OF
the reorganization committee to con
sresS,
Now all rumors In Washington
are subject to discount Some money
mas been spent ana large amount of
work mas been done to prepare for a
reorganization OF the departments
WhIch II Is held would result III great
SAVING OF money TO the government
ana in great increase In the ell