The Washington times., 1923-04-30
a COMM TEES.
To HAVE NEW
! HEADS
Senate Chairmanships viii Be
Shifted Because of Deaths
and Defeats.
BY WM. X. HUTCHINSON,
International News service.

international News Service.
A far-reaching shake-up in the
aboard of directors" of the United
States Senate is being planned by
Administration leaders for the
new Congress, it was learned to-
day.
Due to political demises last
November and the death of Sena-
tor Knute Nelson Rep1 of Mime
sofa, there will be fourteen changes
in committee chairmanships before
the next Congress starts business.
With age dropping aside before the
rush of youth, seven members of
the Senate's younger set" are
being groomed for their first
chairmanships as a part of the
ehakeup.
AS the men who hold chairman
ships also control the birth of new
legislation, the changes were said
to be causing Administrator leaders
great concern. The time-honored
Senate rule of seniority probably
will again determine all the changes,
for a variation from this custom
might cost the Administration some
of it's major committee posts If the
independents were to combine with
Democrats.
The seven youthful Senators
reported to be destined for chair
manships in the next Congress are
Watson of Indiana. Hale of Maine,
Willis of Ohio, Lenroot of Wis.
consin, Oddie of Nevada, and Pepper
of Pennsylvania.
The death of Senator Nelson will
move Senator Dillingham; Rep) CT
49, ,f,~va, lasN SNf
the powerful Judiciary Committee.
Dillingham's promotion will permit
Senator Watson to succeed to the
craftsmanship of the Committee on
Privileges and Elections, which the |
Vermont Senator now holds.
The defeat of Senator McCumber |
tRep1 of North Dakota will give |
Senator Smoot (RepJ of Utah the |
craftsmanship of the Finance Com /
mittee. with Senator Lenroot sue !
ceeding to Shoots post as head of |
the Public Lands Committee.
The retirement of Senator Page /
Rep) of Vermont will give Senator |
Hale leadership of~the great Naval |
Affairs Committee, and the defeat |
of Senator Poindexter (Rep.lt of |
Washington permits Senator Oddie |
Rep) of Nevada to become chair |
Hf1IA Vi CtlC OIA AHAAllOo GAAAN
Mining.
The vacancy in Craftsmanship of |
the Postoffice Committee, due to the t
defeat of Senator Townsend (Rep) |
of Michigan, will go to Senator Ster-
ling Rep) of South Dakota.
Senator Hiram Johnson Rep) of |
California. viii be promoted to
craftsmanship of the Committee on
Territories, due to defeat of Sen
ator New Rep.j of Indiana, while |
Senator Ernst (Rep) of Kentucky,
will get Johnson's post as head of
the Patents Committee. This sue
cession of changes will open the
way to the naming of Senator |
Pepper Rep) of Pennsylvania. as
chairman of the Committee on Re
vision of Laws, which was formerly :
Ernest's post.
Senator Willis Rep) of Ohio, will
win craftsmanship of the Committee
on Expenditures in the Executive
Departments when Senator Nc
Cormick (Repl of Illinois. is pro-
NOTED to leadership of the Audit
and Control Committee due to de-
feat of Senator Calder Rep.) OF
New York.
These changes, while a settled
matter If the seniority rule is in
Voked,. may be swept aside by
holt within the Republican ranks.
If the Republican independents
should bolt their party leadership.
they could combine with Demo.
Gratis to force a fifty.fifty splitting /
of Championships to members OF
their own faction.
Such a bolt however is unlikely |
rs four of the Independents now
hold high chairmanships and one
Johnson--is promoted by the senior.
fly rule. The others are Norris
Rep.) OF Wisconsin, chairman Of the !,
Agriculture committee; Lafolette
Rep.) of Fisconsin, chairman of the
Manufacturers Committee, and
Borah Repl of Idaho, leader Of the
Labor Committee. /