Evening star., 1936-11-06
NEW AL|GNMENTS
LIKELY IN SENATE
Individual Views Due to Take
Precedence Over Party
Labels.
BY ]. A. O'LEARY.

Individual views Of Senators on eco.
nomic problems may prove . more
important factor than party labels in
determining how the Senate will line
up on legislation In the next Con-
greSs.
With all returns in from Tuesdays
election, the new Senate stands at rs
Democrats, II Republicans, 2 Farmer
Laborites, Progressive and / Inde-
pendent.
The small group of Republicans un-
doubtedly will find q number of DEM
ocrats joining with them from time
to time in debating certain major is
sues. At the same time, there are
several Republican Senators from the
West who are likely to be found Just
as often sharing the majority view.
point on basic legislative proposals.
The net result Of this stepping across
party lines is not apt to make much
difference, therefore, In the final vote
on major bills. 1t will, however, serve
to emphasize the conservative or lib
eral PHILOSOPHERS of individual laWmak-
ers as distinguished from their party
designations.
Heavy Majorities.
With 26 more Democrats than the
49 required for majority in the Sem
ate and correspondingly large ma
jority in the House, however, the ad-
ministration will have a free hand in
putting through its legislative program.
Senator's McNary of Oregon, Van g.
denberg Of Michigan and Steiwer of
Oregon, who have played leading parts
in shaping the course Of the Repub-
lican forces in the Senate in the last
few years, are likely to f1ll even more
important roles on the minority side
in the immediate future.
McNary, who has been his party's
floor leader for a number Of years,
won reelection Tuesday, while five
Of his colleagues-Hastings Of Della
ware, Metcalf Of Rhode Island, Carey
Of wyoming. Dickinson of Iowa and
Barbour of New Jersey-were defeated
in the Democratic landslide.
Vandenberg won reelection two
years ago and was in the front line
of debate on the Republican side dur
ing the last Congress.
Young Henry Cabot Lodge, jr.. who
begins his senatorial career in Janu-
ary, also is expected to be promi-
nent figure on the Republican side of
the aisle, in view of the fact that he
won election this year in Massachu-
sets despite the fact that the Demo-
Gratis got the Bay States electoral
votes. He will be only "a years old
when he enters the legislative cham
Der where his grandfather, the late
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, was an
outstanding figure for so many years.
Trend Of Legislation.
The extent to which Democratic
Senators may differ with the admin
istration In the coming Congress is
apt to depend. of course, on the gen.
eral trend of the legislation that may
be proposed. And some of these Sen
ators will be in q position to take
prominent parts in committees dealing
with important questions.
| Senator Glass OF virginia, VINO mas
disagreed with some of the monetary
policies of the New Deal, has an op-
portunity to become chairman of the
Banking and Currency Committee, If
he decides to give up the chairman
ship of Appropriations. Even if he re-
mains at the head of the Appropria-
tions Committee, he can continue as a
member of Banking and Currency.
Senator Byrd Of Virginia. who has
advocated curtailment of Government
spending, Is chairman Of a special
Senate Committee appointed at the
last session to study reorganization of
Government departments with that
object in view. The committee has
had experts at work on the problem
since early Summer and probably will
begin meetings soon to tackle the data
assembled from all agencies.