Evening star., 1942-11-07

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Senote Leaders Due to
Accept Cut in Democrats
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By the Associated Press.
Republicans, generally reject
ing the idea of a coalition with
anti administration Democrats,
counted today on taking a
stronger hand in the next Con-
gress in the affairs of commit
tees which do much of the real
work on legislation.
Realignment of Senate commit
tees on the basis of a prospective 81
to 80 division, set up between the
and minority as result
of Tuesdays balloting, may have
a far-reaching effect on the course
of important legislation in that
chamber.
In the House, however, some DEM
ocrats indicated they might resist
demands for an increase in Repub-
lican representation on committees,
now fixed on the basis of three Dem
ocrats, for each two Republicans.
Meanwhile, unofficial tallies showed
the election of 221 Democrats and
208 Republicans to the House as a
result of Tuesdays balloting, with
two contests still undecided.
Granger Leading in Utah.
The latest House contest to be
heard from was in the 1st district
of Utah where a final unofficial
count gave Representative Granger,
Democrat, 36,430 votes for re-elec-
ton to 35,947 for Bracken Lee, Re-
publican. There was a possibility
that an official canvass November
80 might change the result.
The last Senate contest was de-
cided yesterday when final count
gave James E. Murray, Democrat,
seeking reelection to his Montana
seat, a narrow margin Of victory
over Wllington D. Rankin, Re-
publican.
With their increased numerical
strength falling slightly short Of a
majority, the minority party would
be entitled to almost equal repre-
sentation in Congress. But the
Democrats contended that this ratio
was ignored by the Republicans
when they controlled the House in
the last days of the Hoover ad-
ministration.
Senate leaders were expected to
agree to a realignment by which
the present Democratic ratio Of
more than two to one would be re-
duced to about three to two.
Finance Committe Mentioned.
In one specific case, Chairman
George said that probably would
call for appointment of two more
Republicans to the Senate Finance
Committee The committee now
comprises IA Democrats, 6 Republic
ans and l Progressive. The latter,
Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin, is
grouped with the Republicans in
the minority committee assign
mentS.
Senator George said it was con-
| ceivable the addition of two Repub-
licans might bring some far-reach-
ing changes in committee policy
which would be reflected in i'm
pOrtant tax lepiSla tion
Republicans were chief sponsors
of sales tax proposals which were
defeated by only two votes during
consideration of the recently en-
acted revenue bill.
There has been discussion since
the Republican upsurge in Tuesdays
elections of effecting formal coali-
ton with Democrats who wished to
join, but this proposal apparently
found no favor with Minority Leader
McNary, who said, however:
1--WE are willing to forget the elec-
ton if the administration will re-
member the implications it con-
tained."
Senator Vandenberg, Republican,
of Michigan, who has suggested
unified committee on war CO.
operation" said: This is no time
for jubilee; it's time for a prayer
meeting. The loyal opposition asked
the country for a mandate and got
it. We must now deliver the goods,
and that means from here on out
flarn ha oHR ~
and minimum of mistakes both at
home and abroad in the winning of
the war"
Senator Nye, Republican, of North
Dakota said he believed establish
ment of a coalition committee to
formulate policies, as suggested by
Senator Vandenberg would not be
practical, a point of view shared by
at least two Democrats, Senators
Gillette of Iowa and Truman of
Missouri.
Both of the latter said that while
bipartisan group might recon-
mend policies, the majority party
would have to accept the response
bility for executing them. -
The Presidents remark at his
press conference yesterday about as
Stunning Congress wanted to win the
war, drew the fire of Senator Nye,
who called the statement Insulting
in its understatement"
"The President ought to know, il
he doesn't, that there is just as COM
plete determination on the part of
Republicans to win the war as there
is on his part" Senator Nye added.
Senator Wiley, Republican, of Wis
consin said the election indicated
general disaproval by the electorate
OF some of the political methods
President Roosevelt had employed
IN wartime. 1t was not, however, to
be interpreted as indicating any lack
of unity in purpose for winning the
war, he added.