Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-08
KING NAMED HEAD.
Of D. c. COMMITTEE.
IN NEW SENATE.
Utah Senator Will Succeed
Capper, Now Ranking
Minority Member.
ROBINSON ANNOUNCES
ALL CHAIRMANSHIPS
Couzens Fills G. O. P. Vacancy in
District Group-Two More DEM
ocrats to Be Selected.

Senator William H. King Of Utah,
who has been ranking Democratic
member Of the Senate District Com
mittee for number of years, was
named chairman by the Democratic
Steering Committee today. The selec-
ton of the Utah Senator had been ex-
pected for the past two weeks, but
the Craftsmanship appointments were not
made officially until this morning.
King will take over the reins of the
committee from Senator Arthur Cap
per, Republican, Of Kansas, who has
been chairman for approximately eight
years, and who will continue on the
committee as the ranking minority
member. The Republicans late yes
terday filled their one vacancy on the
District Committee by appointing Sen
ator James Couzens of Michigan, who
will bring to the committee thorough
knowledge of municipal affairs gained
from his experience as mayor of Detroit.
Chairmen Announced.
Two additional Democratic Senators
remain to be appointed to the District
Committee, and their names will be
announced tomorrow by Senator Robin
son of Arkansas, majority leader. Sen
ator Robinson announced the chairman
ships Of all COMMITTEES following a
Steering Committee meeting today.
Senator King has been member OF
the District committee for Is years
and even before that time he took an
active part in the consideration of local
legislation as a member of the House.
In addition to serving in both
branches of Congress he was an as
OF Utah in 1904. The new Senate
chairman for a number of years has
advocated the granting of broader
powers to the District Commissioners
to handle some of the local matters
that now require consideration of Con-
gress from year to year.
The Civil Service Committee, which
handles legislation of vital Importance
to Government employees, will be headed
by Senator Logan of Kentucky. The
Appropriations Committee will be pre-
sided over by Senator Glass of Vir-
ginia, and he will decide later on a
chairman for the subcommittee in
charge of District appropriation bills.
Senator Hattie W. Caraway of Ar
kansas was made chairman of the Com
mittee on Enrolled Bills and becomes
the first woman chairman of a Senate
committee. The Public Buildings and
Grounds Committee will be headed
by Senator Connally of Texas.
Other chairmanships were announced
as follows: Judiciary, Ashurst of Ari-
zona Finance, Harrison of Mississippi;
Foreign Relations, Pittman of Nevada;
Interstate Commerce, Dill of Wash
ington; Banking and Currency Fetch
er Of Florida; Library, Barley of Ken
lucky; Irrigation and Reclamation,
Bratton of New Mexico; Manufactures,
Buckley Of Ohio; Mines and Mining.
Bulow of South Dakota; Audit and
Control of Contingent Expenses of the
Senate, Byrnes of South Carolina; I'm
migration, Coolidge of Massachusetts,;
Rules, Copeland of New York, Priv
ileges and Elections, George OF
Oklahoma; Printing. Hayden of Arl-
IONA; Public Lands, Kendrick of Wyo-
ming; expenditures in Executive Depart
ments, Lewis of Illinois; Claims, Bailey
of North Carolina; Pensions, McGln
of Kansas; Post Offices and Post Roads,
Mcclellan of Tennessee; Military Affairs,
Sheppard Of Texas; Agriculture, Smith
of South Carolina; Commerce, stephens
of Mississippi; Naval Affairs, Trammeu
of Florida; Territories and Insular Pos
sessions. Tydings of Maryland; Patents
and Copyrights, Wagner OF New YORK;
Education and Labor, Walsh OF Mas
sachusetts, and Indian Affairs, Wheeler
of Montana.
Copeland Heads Rules.
Senator Robinson of Arkansas de-
clined the Craftsmanship of Rules because
of the volume of work he will have as
party leader. This cleared the way Tor
Senator Copeland as chairman. Sen
ator Black of Alabama declined the
Committee on Claims in favor OF Bailey
of North Carolina.
Prior to March 4, when the Repub-
licans controlled the Senate, the DIS
trict Committee consisted OF eight Re
publicans and seven Democrats, with
Senator Capper Of Kansas as chalr-
man. Due to the increase IN Demo-
cratic membership in the present Sen
ate, sthe committee ratio has peen
changed to nine Democrats and SIX
Republicans. Three Republicans on
the District Committee left the Senate
aturday-Blaine, Glenn and Gram
mer. But, since the number OF Re
publican places has been reduced by
two, it was only necessary to appoint
one new Republican, and Senator
Couzens was chosen.
The Republican Committee on Com
mittees. headed by Senator Reed OF
Pennsylvania, yesterday afternoon mace
out the slate of Republican committee
changes, and it will be laid before
party conference today for approval
Senator Davis asked to be transferred
from Appropriations to the Post ONCE
and Post Roads Committee. This Gre
ated a vacancy on the District subcom-
mittee of the Senate Appropriations
Committee, on which Senator Davis has
been serving Senators Townsend OF
Delaware and Carey of Wyoming were
added to the Appropriations Committee.
Senators Couzens and Walcott OF Con-
necticut were taken off the Civil Service
Committee and Senator Patterson added.
Senator Cutting (Republican) OF New
Mexico) was shorn of his membership
on the Senate's important Foreign Rela-
lions Committee, but Republican Sena-
tors asserted he was not being penal
lied for having actively supported PreS1-
dent Roosevelt in the campaign.
Members of the Republican confer
ence said Cutting was the junior Re
publican on the committee and had to
be eliminated from membership because
Of reduced Republican strength.
Veterans Plan March.