Evening star., 1953-01-13
Morse Likely
To Get Post on
DC. Committee
6. o. P, Democrats
Each Assign Four
To 9-Member Group

Lie 0C11dCC O1SIA lCC SOII1ullUISS
was virtually completed today to
consist of four Republicans, four
Democrats, with the likelihood
that Senator Morse, Independent
of Oregon would become the
ninth member.
The Republicans assigned by
the Republican conference are
Senator Case of South Dakota,
chairman. and Senators Barrett
of Wyoming, Beall of Maryland
and Payne of Maine.
Morse Not Yet Assigned.
Senator Morse, who had been
recommended for the District by
the Republican Committee on
Committees, was not assigned by
the conference, because he said
he did not want to be acted on
by the party he deserted during
the presidential campaign.
What will happen to the
Oregonian remains for the
Senate itself to decide. In view
of the fact that there were only
two vacancies left on the whole
roster of committees, the Dis
trict and Public Works Commit
tees, it was considered likely the
Senate later today would put
the Senator on these bodies.
Democrats Named.
Democratic members of the
Senate District Com m t tie e
named yesterday were Senator
Nicely of West Virginia, former
committee chairman; Senator
Smith of North Carolina, COM
mittee member from the 82d
Congress. and Senators Gore of
Tennessee and Mansfield of
Montana, who served in the
House.
The nine member District
unit, which recently was re-
duced in size from 13' members,
will have only three Senators
who were on the committee in
the last Congress: Senators Case,
Nicely and Smith. Four of the
others are new Senator's: Bar
rett, Beall, Gore and Mansfield,
all of whom are House veterans.
Senator Beall has just COM
pleted 10 years of service in the
House and was an active men,
Der of its District Committee.
He had asked to be assigned to
the Senate District Committee
The Democratic assignments
were announced yesterday by
Senator Johnson of Texas after
a meeting of the Democratic
Steering Committee had COM
pleted action on all assign
mentS.
He commented that Senator
Nicely was given the post so he
would have seniority to resume
the craftsmanship when the
Democrats again took over con-
troll.
Three Posts for Nicely.
Senator Nicely was one Of only
three Democrats given three
committee posts each. He was
continued also on the commit
tees on Labor and Public Wei
fare and Post Office and Civil
Service.
After his selection to continue
on the District Committee. Sen
ator Nicely promised to continue
his support of home rule. labor
legislation and revision of Dis
trict laws to curb crime. Already
he has reintroduced a series OF
bills growing out of the lengthy
investigation into crime in Wash
ington during the last Congress-
Senator Mansfield said he
would support legislation for
suffrage. He favors both ma
tional representation and home
rule.
Votes for Washington should
be granted on the national level,
he declared, to give residents q
vote for President, Vice Presi-
dent and a voting member of the
House. -......
The $12 million Federal pay
ment toward District government
expenses is mot enough" the
Montana legislator said.
Every one realizes" he en-
phasized, that there is a direct
Federal responsibility for a more
adequate Federal share"