Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-11-08
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CONGRESS TO
FOLLOW MAR.
Republicans May Read
La Toilette and Those
With Him Out of Re-
publican Party

WASHINGTON. Nov. s.--While .here
sonnel of house and senate commit
tees as n result cf Tgceddy's election.
fewer than dozen ~han.es 81 ina -
ance IN chaifmea vi be Gee E..ry At
least three va--r.CteS caused bv d"5 h..
however. will have 20 b" filled before
the expiration OF the present congress.
Deaths Of senator Colt Of Rhode T.
land and Senator Brandegee of Con-
necticut. leave the chairman ships ff
the imm igration and judiciary commit
tees vacant. while in the house the
merchant marine committee is without
a chairman due 20 the death or Reprs-
sentative Greene Of Massachusetts.
Senator Sterling Of South Dakota j.
ranking republican on the senate i'm
migration committee hut he will not be
in the senate after March (.
Senator Johnson of California will
then be III line for chairman. Senator
Borah of Idaho l. the ranking repub-
lican member of the judiciary commit
tee. while on the house merchant mar
inc committee. Representative Ed
monds OF Pennsylvania who was not
candidate for reelection Il in line fIr
chairman for the December session,
with Representative Scott of Michigan
next on the committees republican
roster
Senator Bursum Of New Mexico. who
has been defeated for reelection on
the face of incomplete returns. is
chairman OF the senate pensions com
ulittee. on which Reed Smoot Of Utah
is the ranking republican while SEN
ator Moses Of New Hampshire will be
III line for chairman cf the postoffice
committee at the expiration Of Senator
Sterling's term.
Cummins To Take Old Place
After March T. Senator Cummins
Will ~ relieved of the duties of sen
ate prs siding officer and will be in
position to resume craftsmanship OF
the interstate commerce committee II
the republican majority sees fit TO
displace Senator Smith. dmocrat q
South Carolina. who has been serving
in that capacity.
In the house. Representative Kellar
of Minnesota, LaFOllette supporter.
s in lin for the claims committee
c, c,hairmanship now held BY Represen-
the house education. INDIAN affairs.
commerce and insular affairs commit
tees will bs needed.
Representative Reed Of New York Is
ranking republican on the educational
committee. John.Cn Of South Dakota
~ the Indian affairs committee and
Fuller of Illinois. on the insular af-
fairs committee. Representative
Parker OF New York il in line 10 sue
ceed Repr sentative Winslow of Mas
sachusetts who did not seek re-elec-
tion, ~ head of the commerce commit
tee
There Is consid rable speculation
here as To whether an effort will be
made ~ the republicans TO read Sen
ator LaFollette Of Wisconsin and his
followers in the senate and house out
OF the party. depriving them of Ser
committee assignments and cf the
privilege Of attending party confer
ences.
Would Discipline Sen. Wheeler
Several senators. among them Smoot.
have declared in favor % such action
while privately some Of the democratic
leaders in the senate have advocated
disciplinary measures against Senator
Wheeler Of Montana. ice presidential
candidate on The LaFollette ind pend
ent ticket.
Senator LaEollette is chairman OF
the senate. manufacturers committee
and is listed rs rankisg republican on
the finance and interstate commerce
committees. Seators Brookhart Of
Iowa and Frazier Of North Dakota. who
usually have lined up with the Wis
consin senator en- political issues. have
committee assignments but are chair
men or none. while Ladd Of North pa
kota. another senator ideO flied with
the LaFollctte bloc. i chairman Of the
public lands committee. Shipstead.
farmer labor senator from; Minnesota.
is a member of five committees. Nor
ris Of Nebraska. who has repeatedly
differed with the republican organiza-
tion, i the agriculture committee
chairmai.
In the house the LaFollette insur-
gents. all Of whom have been re-elect
ed. have committee assignments as re-
pubicans. some of them serving as