Milford chronicle., 1952-11-07

presentation.
occupied majority committee posts.
AS the minority party, the Demo-
Gratis will have fewer seats on COM
mittees.
The new philosophy OF Congress
and possibly forecast of it's ac-
tivities-may be judged from the
lawmakers who step to the helm of
the major committees.
Representative Taber of New
York, gravel-voiced critic of Dem
Ocratic spending, takes over from
Representative Clarence Cannon
of Missouri as chairman of the
House Appropriation Committee.
On the other House fiscal front,
Representative Dan Reed of New
York succeeds to Craftsmanship OF
the taX-writing Ways and Means
! Committee.
Representative Jesse' WolcOtt of
Michigan is slated to take over the
House Banking Committee, round
ing out a Republican trio likely to
shape House economic policy
around lower taxes, less spending
and fewer controls.
/ Reed has consistently advocated
lower statutory limits on the total
federal tax take from corporations,
and has criticized present excess
profit tax laws.
other Marked Changes
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ticipated in the House Foreign At
fairs, Rules, Armed Services and
Un-American Activities Commit
tees.
Representative Robert B. Clipper
field of Illinois succeeds Represen-
tative James P. Richards of South
Carolina as chairman of the For
eign Affairs Committee. Clipper
field has criticized the Truman for
eign policy and opposed allOut for
eign spending.
Representative Dewey Short of
Missouri, who has opposed the draft
and universal military training,
succeeds veteran Carl VinsOn of
Georgia on the House Armed Ser
vices Committee.
The House Un-American Activi-
ties Committee sUes to Represen-
tativc f1arOld Velde of Illinois, for
mer G-man and spy hunter who is
expected to step up the committees
activities from the slower pace set
by John S. Wood of Georgia, who
retired from Congress.
The House Rules Committee, with
its control over all bills, falls to
Representative Leo Allen of Illi-
nOis
Organization of the Senate prob
, ably will find Senators Joseph B
Mccarthy of Wisconsin and William
E. Jenner, of Indiana, both Demo
, cratic targets in the campaign
holding down committee chairman
ships.
Mccarthy is in line to take over
control of the Committee on Gov
ernment Operations, the Senates
most important investigating group
The committee has overall author.
ity to investigate anyone and any
agency in the executive branch Oi
the government.
Jenner to Head Rules Unit
Jenner succeeds to the chairman.
ship of the Senate Rules Commit
tee. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge o.
Massachusetts was in line for the
rules post, but he was defeated fol
reelection.
The Senate Banking Committee is
due to fall to Senator Homer Cape
hart of Indiana, long standing fot
of economic controls and specia
target of Truman in the Legislative
battles over controls.
Senator Robert Taft of Ohio is il
line FOR Craftsmanship of the Sen
4 ate Labor Committee, while Sena
tor Alexander Wiley of Wisconsin
can take over the Senate FOreigI
relations Committee if he chooses
Wiley also is senior Republican OF
the Judiciary Committee.
Senator Eugene Milliken of Colo
RADIO is top Republican on the tax
writing Finance Committee, Will,
Senator Styles Bridges of New
Hampshire is slated for chairman
ship of the Appropriation Com
mittee.
Texan Seen Minority Leader
Reports circulated on Capitol Hill
that Democratic Senator LyndOI
B. Johnson of Texas probably
would be chosen as minority leade
of the Senate when the new Con
gress cOnvenes.
Johnson is now the assistan
Senate Democratic leader. Senate
Mcfarland (D-ATiz), the presen
majority leader, was defeated il
his bid for reelection
Senator Russell (D-Ga), VIII
made an unsuccessful bid for tn
Democratic presidential nOmina
ton, has seniority over johnson
and unquestiOnably could have tht
post of minority leader if he want
ed it, However, he is understood t
have passed the word to Othe
southern senators that he wOulC
support Johnson for the minorit!