Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24
MANY COMMITTEE
CHANGES FORECAST
Senator Capper Chosen in
Edges Place in Impor-
tant G. O. P. Post.

An extensive revision OF the commit
tees of the Senate, involving important
shifts which In some instances will
change the attitude of leading commit
tees on momentous issues before Con-
gress. is planned early in the regular
session.
This became known here yesterday CO.
incident with an announcement that
Senator Jones. acting Republican leader,
had selected Senator Capper of Kansas
as the successor to Senator Edge OF
New Jersey just appointed Ambassador
to Paris, on the Republican committee
on committees. Senator Jones said the
resignation of Senator Edge and the
death of Senator Burton OF Ohio had
created a vacancy on the committee on
committees as well as on number of
Senate committees. He said the new
Senators succeeding Senators Edge and
Burton should have their assignments as
soon as possible and he assumed the
committee on committees would meet to
make assignments in the vacation be-
tween now and December 2.
Senator McNary of oregon, chairman
of the committee on committees. who
may later be the Republican leader OF
the Senate, indicated, however, that
the committee on committees would
undertake to fill not only these vacancies
but would enter on a revision OF the
makeup Of the committees on a gen.
eral scale. While Senator McNary did
not say so, it is apparent that this
may affect O number of matters of
legislation and policy in the regular
session.
QUESTIONABLE to Be Sent
Senator McNary this week will send
a letter to all Republican Senators ask
ing them whether they are satisfied
with their present committee assign
mentS. These replies will be analysed
and then Senator McNary will call the
committee on committees together to
consider them.
McNary does not expect this will be
possible until week or perhaps more
after the regular session opens. BY the
time the committee on committees
meets it is probable the Senate will
have disposed Of the Ware case, ex-
cluded Ware and a new Senator will
be on hand from Pennsylvania. Thus
there will be three new Senators to be
taken care Of. instead Of two, as Jones
pointed out In addition, the COMMITTEES
will have on its hands the problem Of
making a large number of shifts from
the present committee arrangement.
Inasmuch as IL Is expected Senator's
will insist en- keeping the places they
have in about rs per cent of the cases,
it is expected the prospective changes
in the personnel OF committees Will not
amount to q complete shake-up Of the
committees. However, 1t will involve
enough changes so that the lineup Of
committees en- the problems before them
will be altered and may be completely
reversed in some instances.
One of the foremost propositions in
volved is the lineup Of the foreign re-
lations committee. Another Is the line
up OF the finance committee, with tar1n
impending and tax revision coming on.
The commerce committee, with the
Hoover obstruction and waterway pro-
gram talked Of, is also in demand and
its personnel is important, as is also
agriculture and interstate commerce.
FriendIiness Is Desired.
President Hoover, according to gossip
which went the rounds OF the Capitol
Yesterday, is anxious to have the foreign
relations committee friendly to admins
tration foreign policies. 1t is said the
administration would like to have men
on this committee who are disposed TO
accept what comes out Of the London
naval conference, the Root world court
formula and other propositions In re-
spect to foreign relations which the
administration supports. Jones is men
toned as a Senator whom the admins
tration would be glad to see on foreign
relations. 1t is not expected, however,
that jones will desire to give up the
Craftsmanship of commerce or his place
as a leading Republican member Of
appropriations.
A number of Senators aspire to the
foreign relations committee. Senator
Robinson of Indiana Is one Of them. A
sharp fight over places on this commit
tee Is sure to result.
Already there Is brewing battle over
the finance committee. The insurgents
are complaining of no representation on
that body. They want Senator La Fol-
lette put on. Regulars Of the old guard
and Young Turks" are opposed to La
Toilette. Robinson of Indiana would
also like a place on finance. and Sena-
tor Thomas of Idaho likewise. Both Of
these Senators are of the Young Turk"
element. which is sure to demand con-
sideration in the prospective shifting OF
committee positions. Senator Ste1Wer
of Oregon is another one of the Young
Turks" who is mentioned for q finance
committee place.
Bad Effects Possible.
It is clear that any disposition of the
finance committee which leaves the in
surgentS without representation on that
committee will leave soreness and dis
satisfaction. Western members. not only
insurgent but otherwise, have frequently
complained that the finance committee
Is completely dominated by Eastern
Senators. On the other hand in view
of the insurgent- Democratic coalition in
the Senate, regular Republicans fear
that the finance committee may get
into control Of this coalition.
Not only foreign relations finance,
agriculture, commerce and interstate
commerce, but all other committees
which have important legislative mat
tiers ahead of them are going to be con-
cerned in the partial shake-up which
stands ahead The fact the insurgents
and Young Turks" as well as the old
guard, each one of these blocs, seeks to
improve their position in the Senate
has to be taken into account in con-