Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-12
SENATORS NAMED
ON D. c. COMMITTEE
Waterman and Blaine to Fill
Republican Vacancies.
Other Changes.

Other Changes.
Selection of Senators Charles W.
Waterman of Colorado and John J.
Blaine Of Wisconsin to fill the two
Republican vacancies on the Senate
District committee became known to-
day when the Republican caucus ap.
proved the slate of new committee as
signments.
The Senate public buildings and
grounds committee, which would pass
upon legislation in connection with
Federal buildings, both in Washington
and throughout the country, will be
headed by Senator Reyes of New
Hampshire. Senator Smoot OF Utah,
who is chairman OF the public build
ings commission in charge OF the gov.
ernmentai housing plan in the Ma.
tional Capital, also is being made q
member Of the public buildings and
grounds committee Of the Senate. An.
other new member OF this commit.
tee is Senator Shortridge OF California.
Senator Bingham OF Connecticut
has been added to the COMMITTEES on
libraries. which has under its Jurls'
diction the proposed relocation or the
Botanic Gardens.
Chairmanships Filled.
In addition to numerous changes In
the Republican personnel OF the vari.
GUS committees, several important
chairmanships were filled, including
the following: Senator Norbeck OF
South Dakota became chairman OF
banking and currency in place or
Senator Mclean Of Connecticut, who
was made chairman of the committee
on manufactures; Senator David A.
Reed of Pennsylvania became chair
man Of military affairs In place OF
former Senator Wordsworth Of New
York, whose term expired in March;
Senator Frazier of North Dakota. one
OF the group Of Western Progressives.
was selected for chairman Of Indian
affairs; Senator Howell OF Nebraska
was made chairman Of claims com.
mittee; Senator Deneen Of Illinois,
chairman Of committee on audit, con.
troll and contingent expenses Of the
Senate; Senator Sackett, chairman OF
the committee on expenditures in the
executive - department, succeeding
Senator Reed of Pennsylvania: Sena- |
tor Robinson Of Indiana, chairman Of |
the committee on pensions; Senator |
Bingham OF Connecticut, chairman OF |
committee on printing. in place of |
Senator Moses; Senator Shortridge of |
California; chairman Of the commit.
tee on privileges and elections, and |
Senator Nye of North Dakota, chair. |
man OF public lands and surveys. |
Senator Nye fs also one Of the West. |
ern Progressive group in the Senate. |
Senator Waterman, one OF the new |
members of the District committee, |
was born at Waitsfield, VT, and grad. |
uated from the University of Vermont |
with the degree of A. B. He also re. |
ceived thed egree of IL. D. from that |
institution in 1922. After teaching |
school in Connecticut and Iowa, he |
went to Denver. Colo, where he began
in November, 1925. 81
Senate Must Approve.
Senator Blaine. the other new mem.
Der of the District committee, was born
at Wingville, Wis.,, on May 4, 1875, and |
attended Northern Indiana University.
where he graduated in law in 1896. |
After holding various municipal and
State offices in Wisconsin he was
elected Governor of his State in 1920 |
and was reelected in 1899 and 1924.
He was elected to the Senate last year
In place Of former Senator Lenroot.
These committee assignments will
have to be acted on in the Senate as
one of the steps Of organization.
Changes in the personnel Of Demo.
cratic Senator'S on the various commit.
tees have not yet been presented.
A. 49, 80 IL. 1
mend any changes in the personnel Of
their membership on the District Of
Columbia committee, it was learned
this afternoon.
On the Republican slate there were
a number Of new assignments to i'm.
portant committees, in addition to the
new chairmanships already referred
to. On the appropriations committee,
FOR example, Senators eddie of Nevada
and Nye Of North Dakota have been
added. On agriculture and forestry,
Senators Frazier of North Dakota and
Gould Of Maine are new members On
civil service, which handles retirement
legislation for Government employees.
Senator Dale Of Vermont remains as
chairman, with Senators Brookhart Of
Iowa and Blaine Of Wisconsin as new
members.
Other Assignments.
other new members on various
are: Claims--Nye, Nc ,
Master. Steiwer and Waterman.
Commerce-Edge Sackett. La Fol-
cite and Nye. 3
On expenditures in the Executive
Department-Hale, Keyes and Goff.
On finance-Couzens, Fess, Greene
Ind Deneen.
On foreign relations-Reed Of Penn.
,ylvania.
mmigration--Gould.
Irrigation and reclamation--Howell.
Judiciary-Blaine, Steiwer and
Waterman. IL
Manufactures--Dene r
Military affairs - Brookhart and I
Blain. r
Naval affairs--Steiwer and Water. Q
nan. IL
Patents--Waterman
Pensions-CouZens. Il
Post Offices and post roads-Brook' T
hart.
Privileges and observation-disclosures I
Ind Waterman. IA
Public lands and surveys-McNary, {