Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-12-15
GEORG|ANS GIVEN
GOOD COMMITTEE
PLACES IN HOUSE
Atlanta Journal News Bureau,
4oS Evans Building.
BY THEODORE TILLER

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-Reten-
ton of places on important commit
tees with few shifts are marked in
the house organizat for the, mem
bers of the Georgia delegation. Po-
sitions as the ranking Democrat OH
some of the committees ar ereached
by several Georgians, which means
these representative will become
the committee chairmen if the Dem
ocrats gain control nt 70 1lGs.se at
the next election.
One outstanding change is TIE as
signment OF Representative Larsen
t Othe influential merchant marine
and fisheries committee, and his re.
tirement from the three committees
on which he served in the past con-
gress. Representative Moore, the
new member from Georgia, goes to
the education committee, on which
Representative Brand served in the
last congress. Judge Brand retains
the place he most desired on bank
ing and currency, and already has
offered several measures referred to
that committee for action. Several
veteran members of the Georgia del
egation have places On just one or
tw ocommitees, because such COM
mittees have so much work ahead
of them in this congress that diver
sified assignments ale impractical
BILE.
New Members Places
Representative r. Lee Moore, Of
the First district, is assigned to the
committees on coinage, weights and
measures; education; expenditures in
the department of agriculture. His
predecessor, j. w. Overstreet,
served on the rivers and harbors
committee.
Representative Frank Park, of
the Second district, retains his men,
bership as the ranking Democrat on
the accounts and library commit
tees, and membership on the public
buildings and grounds committee.
Representative Charles r. Crisp,
of the Third district, continues on
the ways and means cmmittee, and
by virtue of that membership is one
of the representatives. on the Dem
ocratic committee on committees
which makes all minority assign
ments.
Representative William G. Wright,
of the Fourth district, retains his
membership on the military affairs
committee.
Representa- tive William d. Up
shaw. of the Fifth district, has the
ranking minority place on his three
committees, alcoholic liquor traffic,
labor. and pensions, on all of which
he served during the past congress.
Representative j. w. Wise, of the
Sixth district, continues as mem
Der of the judiciary committee.
On Appropriations Committee
Representative Gordon Lee, of the
Seventh district, remains as mem
Der ofthe appropriations committee,
handling annual appropriation bills
carrying several billions of dollars.
Representative Charles II. Brand,
of the Eighth district, relinqulshes
membership on the committees on
education and expenditures IN the
department committees, but
remains as a member Of the banking
and currency committee.
Representative Thomas M. Bell,
of the Ninth district, is the ranking
Democrat on the postoffice and post
roads committee, and its next chair
man if the Democrats win the next
house.
Representative Carl Vinson, OF the
Tenth district, continues as mem
Der of the naval affairs committee,
on which he is the ranking minor
ity member, and potential chairman.
Representative William c. Lank-
ford, OF the Eleventh district, is
assigned to the committee on irrl-
cation of arid lands, and relinquish-
es his membership on the industrial
arts and exposition committee. He
remains on the committees on rail-
way and canals, and territories.
Representative William W. Lar.
sen, of the Twelfth district, goes on
the big merchant marine and fish
cries committee. and gives up his
committees OF the last congress.
namely, census, public lands and
roads. - 80 -. --s-----.--.-4-4.-- :