Evening star., 1947-01-07
.Dirksen Appears
Lined Up for
D. {. Unit Post
Officials, Citizens
Reported Supporting
Choice as Chairman
By Don S. Worren


1t appeared increasingly likely to-
lay Representative Dirksen, Repub-
ican, Of Illinois, would draw the
assignment to head the House Dis
,rict Committee.
Because he Is high ranking
member of the Appropriations Com
nittee, where he Is slated to head
It's Agriculture Subcommittee, DR..
Dirksen needs sanction of the Re-
publican Committee on Committees
TO serve also as District chairman.
Strong requests that permission
be given have been submitted to
members of the House in the last
few days by Washington citizens
and officials, it was said.
Bates Next in Line.
If permission is not granted the
District post would go to, Repre-
sentative Bates, Republican, OF
Massachusetts, next ranking ma
jofity member of the District group.
While the House still is working
out its committee puzzle the Senate
completed its slate. Shortly after
Democratic members of the Senate
District Committee were selected
yesterday Chairman Buck scheduled
an organization meeting for Friday.
At that time action may be taken
on his nomination of James r.
Kirkland, Washington lawyer, to be
counsel to the District Committee.
Republican members of the group,
previously elected, are, in addition
to the Delaware chairman, Senators
Capper Of Kansas, Ball of Minne-
sofa, Flanders of Vermont, Cooper
of Kentucky, Cain of Washington
and KEN of Missouri Democrats
named yesterday were Senator'S
Johnston of South Carolina, Hol-
land of Florida, Sparknan of Ala
bama, Umstead of North Carolina
and McGrath Of Rhode Island.
Contests in Two Committees.
While chairmanships of most
House legislative committees are
agreed on. the Republican Com
mittee on Committees found a con-
test on its hands yesterday on
leadership of the Civil Service Com
mittee and the new House Admins
trative Committee, owing to former
committee mergers under the con-
gressional reorganization plan.
Both Representatives Rees Of
Kansas and Mason of Illinois are
contenders for the Civil Service post.
It would go to the Kansan if priority
is given to seniority on the Civil
Service Committee. One of the
committee-makers said this would
be the seniority plan generally fol-
lowed. l.
AS to the House Administration
Committee, a merger of the old Ac-
counts and Elections Committees,
there is a Craftsmanship contest be-
tween Representatives SundStrorn Of
New Jersey and Bishop of Illinois.
Il Halleck Names Subcommittee.
d The Committee on Committees,
headed by Majority Leader Halleck,
named a subcommittee to 60 into
these and other problems. Mr.. Hal
leck announced the II Republicans
who sat on the Appropriations Com
mittee last session would be reap
pointed, as would the nine Repub-
licans on the Ways and Means Com
mittee.
Resolutions were to be offered for
House approval Joday to carry out
these decisions. The party lineup
on the Appropriations Committee
will be Is Republicans and IS Demo-
Gratis, and on Ways and Means,a
15-10 division.
These are the Republicans on the
Appropriations Committee so far:
Representatives Taber of New York,
who will be chairman; Wiggles-
worth of Massachusetts,, Plum
ley of Vermont, Dirkson of IL
linois, Engel of Michigan, Ste
fan of Nebraska, Case of South
Dakota. Keefe of Wisconsin. John
son of Indiana, Jones of Ohio, Jen-
sen of Iowa, Andersen of Minnesota,
Ploeser of Missouri, Tibbott of Penn
sylvania, Horan of Washington,
Garfield Of New Jersey and Schwabe
of Oklahoma.
Representative Knutson of Min
nesota was listed for chairman of
the Ways and Means Committee,
and the eight other members so fan
named were: Reed of New York,
Woodruff Of Michigan, Jenkins of
Ohio. Gearhart of California, Carl
son of Kansas, Kean of New Jersey,
Clifford of Massachusetts, and Cur
tis of Nebraska.
Chairmen Decided.
Other House chairmanships, not
yet formally announced but agreed
on, are: Representatives Hope Of
Kansas, Agriculture; Andrews of
New York, Armed Services; Wolcott
of Michigan, Banking; Hartley of
New Jersey, Education and Labor;
Hoffman of Michigan, Executive
Expenditures; Eaton of New Jersey,
Foreign Affairs; Wolverton of New
Jersey, Commerce; Michener of
Michigan. Judiciary; Bradley of
Michigan, Merchant Marine and
Fisheries; WEIGH of California, Pub
lie Lands; Allen of Illinois, Rules;
Thomas Of New Jersey, Un-Ameri-
can Activities; Dondero of Michigan,
Public Works; Mrs. Rogers of Mas
sachusetts, Veterans.
On the Senate side, protest by
Senator Murray, Democrat, of Mon
tana, caused some reshuff1ing Of
minority party assignments.
AS result of the Murray protest,
he was given place on Pulic Lands
instead of Armed Services, to 60
along with a Labor Committee post.
Senator Maybank, Democrat, of
South Carolina, was named to fill
the Murray place on Armed Services.
This shift caused other changes:
Senator Myers, Democrat, of Penn
sylvania, was put on Rules to replace
Senator Maybank; Senator Magnu-
son, Democrat, Of Washington.
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