Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-11-08
FEW CHANGES
FOR SENATE
Although There viii Be Gen.
eraI Shake-up in the
House

WASHINGTON, Nov. S.-While
there will bs a general shakeup In
the personnel of House and senate
committees as a result of Tuesday S
election. fewer than a dozen changes
of importance in chairmen will be
necessary. At least three vacancies
caused by death. however. will have
to be filled before the expiration OF
the present congress.
Death of Senators Colt, of Rhode
Island, and Brandegee, of Connec-
ticut leave the chairmanships OF the
Immigration and judiciary commit
tees vacant. while in the House the
merchant marine committee is with
out a chairman due to the death OF
Representative Greene. of Massaehu-
sets.
Senator Sterling, of South Dakota,
IS ranking Republican on. the senate
immigration committee, but he Will
not be in the senate after March 4.
Senator Johnson. of California. Will
then be in line for chairman. SEN
ator Borah of Idaho. is the rang
ing memb ar of the judiciary COM
mittee, while on the House merchant
marine committee, Representative
Edmonds of Pennsylvania. who was
not a candidate for reelection, is in
line for chairman during the De-
cember session. with Representative
Scott. of Michigan. next on the COM
mittee's Republican roster.
Senator Bursum. of New Mexico,
who has been defeated for re-elec-
ton on the face of incomplete re-
turns, is chairman of the senate pen
sions committee, on which Reed
Smoot of Utah, is the ranking Re-
publican. while Senator Moses. of
New Hampshire will be in line for
chairman Of the post office commit
lee at the expiration of Senator Ster-
ling's term.
After March 4. Senator Cummins
will be in position to resume chair
manship of the interstate commerce
Committee. IL the Republican ma
jority sees fiji to displace Senator
Smith. Democrat. of South Carolina,
who has been serving in that capa-
city.
In the House. representative KEEL
ter, of Minnesota, a LaFollette sup
porter. is in line for the claims COM
mittee craftsmanship now held by
Mr.. Edmons. while new heads of the
House education, Indian affairs,
dHQ Ills eAAAS@AA1 SCAAA
mittee will be needed.
Representative Reed, of New York,
is ranking Republican on the educa-
fion committee, Johnson. of South
Dakota, on the Indian affairs COM
mittee, and Fuller. of Illinois. on the
Insular affairs committee. Repre-
Sentative Parker of New York, is in
line to succeed Representative Win
slow, of Massachusetts,. who did not
seek reelection, as head of the
commerce committee.
There is considerable speculation
here as to whether an effort will be
made by the Republicans to read
fenator IaFollotte. of Wisconsin.
az MY lowers in the senate and
of the party depriving
them their committee assign
ments and of the privilege of at
Tending party conferences. Several
senators, among them Smoot, have
declared in favor of such action,
while privately some of the Demo-
cratic leaders in the senate have
disciplinary action against
Senator Wheeler, of Montana, vice
presidential candidate on the LaFol- |
Iette Independent ticket.
s Senator LaFollette is chairman of |
the senate manufactures committee, !
and is listed as ranking Republican |
on the finance and interstate COM
merce committees. Senators Brook |
heart, of Iowa, and Frazier. of North |
Dakota, who usually have lined up
with the Wisconsin seantor on po-
ntical issues, have committee assign
ments but are chairmen of none, |
while Ladd of North Dakota, another |
senator identified with the LaFol- |
lette bloc, is chairman of the public |
lands committee. Shipstead. Far
iner-Labor senator from Minnesota, |
Is member of five committees. and
Norris, of Nebraksa, who has re-
peatedly differed with the Repub-
lican organization is the agriculture
committee chairman.
In the House the LaFollette in
surgents, all of whom have been re-
elected, have committee assign
ments as Republicans, some of them
serving as chairmen.