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bent, Chesley w. Jurney, who has
held the post since the Democrats
took control decade ago. Senator
Mcclellan nominated former Senator
Wall Doxey of Mississippi, who was
defeated in the primary last year.
Senator Barley was authorized to
appoint committee of five to rec
ommend nominee.
Other Senate officials were re-
nominated without opposition as
follows:
To be secretary of the Senate
Col. Edwin A. Halsey.
To continue as secretary of the
majority-Col. Leslie L. Biffle.
To continue as haplain-Rev. DR..
Frederick Brown Harris.
The Democrats chose Senator
Maloney of Connecticut to succeed
former Senator Lee of Oklahoma
as secretary of the conference,
which makes him an ex-officio
member of the Steering Committee,
along with Senator Hill of Alabama,
party whip, also reelected.
Committee Listed.
The remaining members of the
Steering Committee are Senators
Barley, Glass, Mcclellan, George,
Wheeler, Tydings, Guffey, Bank
head, Green, Wagner, Hayden,
Lucas, OMahoney, Thomas of Utah,
and Connally.
There ORC fuo yooapciec IN tho
committee, which Senator Barley
will fill soon, under the authority
he retained by last nights main
vote. Senator O'Mahoney made the
motion continuing the appointtive
power of the leader.
Advocates of an elected Steering
Committee took the position that
the conference had the power to
do itself what it authorized the
majority leader to do. Senator
Barkley's supporters commended that
for as long as anyone could remem-
Der the majority leader had been
permitted to choose the committee
and saw no reason for a change at
this time.
Senator Barley said he favored
the other proposal to have regular
meetings of the steering group, be-
cause in the midst of war, when SO
many important questions arise, it
would be a helpful procedure.
Assignments to Approved.
The COP conference today ap-
proved the addition of Senator Davis
of Pennsylvania, to the Foreign Re-
lations Committee, Senators Reed of
Kansas and Burton of Ohio, to the
appropriations group, Senator Nye
of North Dakota to agriculture, and
Senators Thomas of Idaho, Butler OF
Nebraska and Millikin of Colorado
to the Finance Committee.
Senator Revercomb of West Vir-
ginia, newcomer, was given place
on the Military Affairs Committee
and Senators Tobey of New Hamp-
shire and Willis of Indiana were
added to the Naval Affairs Commit
tee. Senator Capper of Kansas
transferred from the Finance to the
Banking Committee.
lllG COlllGl cllC0 dSlCCd Ullde IL oily
contest arose over the post of presi-
dent pro-tempore of the Senate, now
held by Senator Glass, Democrat, OF
Virginia, the Republicans would
nominate and support Senator Van
denberg, Republican, of Michigan
for this position.
Senator McNary said the question
of establishing the Office of assistant
leader was not mentioned at the
meeting and the old rule left intact
permitting chin to appoint such ar
assistant when and if he chooses.
Committee Ratio Set.
The relationship of the number o.
Republicans to Democrats on stand
ing committees was established al
one to one and one-half, Senator
McNary said. He said two impor.
tant exceptions had been made by
agreement with Senator Barley
with the understanding the Repub.
licans would fill the next Democratic
vacancy on Foreign Relations ane
Appropriations.
Under the new lineup thu
strengthened Republican minority IL
the Senate will have of their mum.
Der to IL Democrats on agriculture
9 to Is on appropriations, to IL or
banking, 8 to IL on finance, to Is
on foreign relations and to II or
juriciary, military affairs and naval
Affairs.
Committee assionments for Sena.
tor-elect Wilson of Iowa, yet to bt