Evening star., 1941-01-22
Senator Byrd Named
Rules Chairman in
Reorganization
House Caucus Confirms
Nichols Appointment
To Important Post

The Democrats in the new Con-
gress reorganized late yesterday TO
carry forward the administration S
program of legislation.
The Senate elected Senator Byrd
Democrat, of Virginia chairman of
the Rules Committee as successor to
former Senator Nicely, who resigned
to become Governor of West Virgin
ia. The caucus of House Democrats
confirmed the appointment of Rep
resentative Nichols of Oklahoma to
the Rules Committee, which, next to
the four Ways and Means Committee
assignments. was the most important
committee birth.
Senator Byrd was ranking member
Of the Rules Committee, with no
other Craftsmanship, and so, under
seniority sequence. was first in line to
succeed Mr.. Nicely. This gives Vir-
ginia the distinction of having both
of its Senators chairmen of maio
standing committees. Senator Glass
is chairman OF the powerful Appro-
priations Committee.
Representative Nichols. in ac-
cepting the Rules Committee post,
rellnqulshed his position on the
District. Claims. Elections No. 3.
Merchant Marine and Fisheries and
Territories Committees.
Representative Poage of Texas
was shifted from the District Com
mittee to Agriculture.
District Committee Assignments.
Six new assignments on the Dis
trict Committee confirmed a report
in The Star last week. They are
Representatives Sheridan. Pennsyl-
vania; Russell, Texas: Harris, Ar
kansas: Maciora. Connecticut: Ha-
bert, Louisiana, and Sauthof1. pro-
gresSive, Wisconsin.
New assignments to the Appro-
priations Committee are Repre-
sentatives Bean, Illinois; Thomas,
Texas, and Harrington, Iowa.
Representative Schultz of In
diana. acting chairman of the Dis
trict Committee, has been ap-
pointed to the Committee on Ac-
counts.
The Civil Service Committee loses
one of its older members, Repre-
sentative Grant Of Alabama, and
gains four new members, Repre-
Sentatives Jackson. Washington:
Harris, Arkansas; Sullivan, Missouri,
and Downs, Connecticut.
The Judiciary Committee loses
Representative Healey of Massa-
chuSetts. who has been placed on
the Ways and Means Committee;
Creal, Kentucky. and Massingale,
Oklahoma, who died last week. Four
new members of the Judiciary are
Representatives Bryson, South Car
olina; Cravens, Arkansas; Thorn,
Ohio, and Eliot. Massachusetts.
Two Join Military Committee.
New members of the Military
Affairs Committee are Representa-
tives Durham. North Carolina. and
Davis. Tennessee.
New Naval Affairs Committee
members are Representatives Izac,
California; Flaherty, Massachu-
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Ohio, and Heffernan, New York.
Representative Beam of Illinois
retires from the Agriculture Com
mittee and the new members ap-
pointed are Representatives Creal,
Kentucky: Grant, Alabama; Can
non, Florida; Wene, New Jersey,
and Poage
New members named to the Bank
ing and Currency Committee are
Representatives Lynch, New York,
and Kopplemann, Connecticut.
Moser Heads Census Group.
Representatives Poage and Bry-
son, South Carolina, retire from the
Census Committee. Representative
Moser, Pennsylvania, becomes chair-
man. New members appointed are
Representatives Peterson, Florida;
Barden, North Carolina; Anderson.
New Mexico, and Maciora, Con-
necticut.
Representative McGehee, Missis-
sippi, becomes chairman of the
Claims Committee. Representatives