Evening star., 1951-01-13
Committees
Slated 10 Begin
Work Mondav
Both Houses Due
To Confirm Latest
Assignments Then
By Don S. Warren

py Don ,. warren
House and Senate District Com
mittees will be ready for legisla.
tive business Monday when the
latest of the committee assign
ments are confirmed by the two
bodies.
BY a last-minute switch late
yesterday, the Senate District
Committee gained the appoint
ment of the Senate's Republican
dean, Arthur H. Vandenberg OF
Michigan, who served on the Dis
trict group % years ago when he
first came to the Senate.
His name was added to the
District list as freshman Senator
Nixon, Republican, of California
won his fight to get more i'm
portant committee post. He was
assigned to the Committee on Ex-
penditures in Executive Depart
mentS, trading places there with
the veteran Vandenberg.
Senator Vandenberg now is at
Grand Rapids, Mich, seeking re-
covery from several operations.
Senator Nixon, who moved from
the House to the Senate late in
the 81st Congress, was assigned
temporarily to the District group
and yesterday was left there as
the senior Republican remaining
on the unit. all older Republican
members having won bigger as
signments. But by the end of the
day he, too, won a change.
New Member Added.
On the House side, one new
member was added to the District
Committee and two more are to
be named later. The new men,
ber is Representative Edward L.
Sitter, Republican, of Pennsyl-
vania. With the new party lineup
on this committee now set at IA
Democrats and II Republicans,
two more Republicans remain to
be selected.
Asked why two Republican va
cancies still were listed after a
House Republican conference yes
terday afternoon, Minority Leader
Martin said: I'VE are delaying
the filling of those two places
only so that we can pick the best
men for the places. We want to
give the District Committee the
best men available
In contrast to the Senate Dis
trict Committee reorganization,
there are only minor changes in
the House unit. Eight of the 10
Republican members of the House
Committee are continuing there.
Former Representative James w.
WadsWorth did not run for elec-
tion to the 82nd Congress and
Representative Benjamin F. James
of Pennsylvania won another as
signment.
ALI But One Remain.
On the Democratic side of the
House District Committee, all old
members remain except Repre-
sentative Granger, Democrat, of
Utah, who has been given a place
on the Ways and Means Com
mittee.
Democrats staying on the House
District Committee are Mcmillan
of South Carolina, chairman;
Harris of Arkansas, Abernethy of
Mississippi, Smith of Virginia,
Klein of New York, league of
Texas, Kennedy of Massachusetts,.
jones of Alabama, Davis of Geor-
gia, Morrison of Louisiana, Miller
of California, Buchanan of Penn
sylvania, Redden of North Caro-
lima and Jones of Missouri.
Republicans remaining on the
unit are Simpson of Illinois, Beall
of Maryland, O'Hara of Mime
sofa, Tale of Iowa, Miller of Ne
braska, Auchincloss of New Jer-
sey. Allen of California and
Kearns of Pennsylvania.
Following his appointment to
the Senate District Committee,
Senator Butler issued a statement
saying he was sorry Washing
tonians could not vote. The Bal
timore lawyer, who replaces Mil
lard Tydings in the Senate, said
he thinks he will feel at home"
on the District Committee.
After ALL" he said, "the Ma
tion's Capital is located on land
ceded by my State
Il am only sorry that the people
now living on the land which once
belonged to the Free State of
Maryland can't ,vote-I might
pick up a bigger majority the next
time I run"
He also expressed interest in
his other assignment to the Post
Office and Civil Service Commit
tee, recalling that in Baltimore
he had served on the City Service
Commission, which handles Gov
ernment employment.