The Washington times., 1939-01-07
Senate Committees
Thorn to New Deal
Rough Shedding
On Legislation
Is Indicated
BY THEODORE HUNTLEY

ny AhGODOhE hUNILEY
Just what President Roosevelt is
UP against in the Senate, in addi.
ton to the fact that there are 4s
anti-New Deal votes in sight at the
start, is suggested in the makeup
Of the new Senate committees.
Democratic Leader Alben B.
Barkley and his II associates of
the Democratic Steering Commit
tee-counting Senator j. Hamilton
Lewis of Illinois, Democratic whip,
and Senator Josh Lee of Okla
homa, secretary of the majority, as
ex-officio members-made up their
committee groups yesterday, sub
ject to approval by the Senate next
week. The Republicans, under the
guidance of Minority Leader
Charles L. McNary, will get around
to the job Of filling vacancies. in
Guiding the additional committee
places to which they are entitled
IN view OF the higher Republican
ratio IN the Senate'S new member
ship, within a few days.
COMMITTEE ACTION
So it is possible even now to see
about what is likely to happen in
the way, Of committee action on
legislation when there happens to
be q difference between the White
House and New Deal critics in the
Senate. Take the two most DOW.
erful committees first, and here's
what you find:
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Glass of
Virginia, chairman, backed I'D by
Byrnes OF South Carolina, who is
going conservative this session for
almost the first time in five years:
Iydlngs OF Maryland, Adams of
colorado, McCarran of Nevada
OMahoney of Wyoming, Burke
OF Nebraska and Maloney of Con.
necticut, a new appointee to the
committee, making eight anti-New
Dealers among the II Democrats
To this number may be added
the seven Republican members
with the Republicans gaining two
places and the Democrats losing
Two. Together, the Senators who
want to see Congress and the
country settle down to a steady
pace for the next two years will
outnumber the New Deal forward
marchers by 2 to /.
SEVEN REPUBLICANS
Finance-The situation is SINH
lar. Senator Pat Harrison OF
Mississippi, a conservative in taxa
ton, and who, when the tariff
act was before the Senate in 1896
made sure that everything the
South wanted protected was taken
care of before he voted against the
bill (knowi1g it would pass, is
chairman. Going down the list
of Democrats you find King of
Utah, even more conservative;
George of Georgia, whom the
President tried unsucceSsfulIy to
purge in the Georgia primary;
Walsh of Massachusetts, Bailey
of North Carolina, Clark of Mis-
souri,, Byrd of Virginia, Gerry Of
Rhode Island and Radcliffe oi
M aryla d. Radcliffe, who
managed the Tydings campaign
was put on the committee yester
day. That makes nine anti-Nev
Dealers out of IS Democrats
INCREASE OF ONE
There will be six Republicans, ar
increase of one, If you can count
young Bob La Toilette. Even he
has been talking like a conserva
tive on taxation. That gives thu
ants a ratio of 3 to over the
New Dealers.
Next take the committees which
get most of the controversial leg
islation, and here is the picture
Agriculture is headed as before
by Cotton ED" Smith, who re
turns to Washington with sworr
purpose to purge any New Dea
ideas he can find lying arounc
loose, and who will be aided II
that ambition by at least foul
Democrats and five Republicans
making a total Of 10 out Of a
members of both parties on th'
COMMITTEE. It's about an ever