Evening star., 1955-01-13
Dies Fails in Effort
To GET Un-American
Committee Vacancy


Committee Vacancy
Representative Martin Dies
Of Texas. first chairman Of the
House Committee on Un-Ameri-
can Activities when it was Gre
ated in 1888, lost In an attempt
to get back on that com1nittee
today.
Assignments approved by the
House disclosed that Representa-
tive Willis, Democrat, Of Louisi-
ana was picked to I'LL the only
vacancy on that committee in
the new Congress. Mr.. Willis has
served in the House since 1949
and is sixth ranking Democrat
on the Judiciary Committee.
The Democratic Committee
on Committees, consisting OF
that party's is members OF the
Ways and Means Committee,
nominated numerous other Leg
islators to complete the majority
rosters on House standing COM
mittees. The Republican COM
mittee on Committees has not
vet announced all its assign
ments. Its main task is to rec
duce its membership because OF
the change-oyer to Democratic
control.
Important Selections.
In addition to assignments to
the Committee on Un-American
Activities, the Democratic selec-
tions for the Rules and the
Appropriations Committee held
principal attention when the list
was submitted to the House. The
list contained no major sur
prises, even including the failure
of Mr.. Dies to obtain his prin-
cipal wish. Mr.. Dies, however,
was given a place on the Com
merce Committee.
Representatives Delaney OF
New York, Trimble of Arkansas,
Thornberry of Texas. Boiling OF
Missouri and OyNeill Of Mas
sachusetts were selected, for the
Rules Committee. Their legis-
lative and party records indicate
they can be counted on to go
along generally with the House
Democratic leadership.
The Rules Committee is un-
usually powerful because most
bills reported out by other COM
mittees must be cleared by this
committee for floor action. In
the past a coalition of Southern
Democrats and Republicans on
the committee bottled up bills
sought by the leadership.
smith Is Chairman.
Representative Howard Smith
of Virginia will be chairman,
Other Democrats already on the
committee are representatives
Colmer of Mississippi and Mad
den of Indiana.
Democrats newly named for
the Appropriations Committee
were Representatives Evins OF
Tennessee, LaAhani Of Georgia.
Deane of North Carolina. Shelley
of California; Bofand Of Massa-
chusettS, MagnuSon of Washing
ton, hatcher of Kentucky. Flood
of Pennsylvania. Denton OF In
diana and Murray OF Illinois.
Maryland and Virginia men,
bers added to committees were
Representatives Lankford Of
Maryland to Armed Services.
Tuck of Virginia to Judiciary,
Jennings of Virginia to Agri-
culture, Garmatz OF Maryland
and Hardy Of Virginia to Gov
eminent Operations Friedel Of
Maryland to Commerce and
Robson Of Virginia to Post Of
fee and Civil Service.
Representative James Roose-
welt of California, son of the late
President, was assigned to the
Education and Labor Commit
tee. Representative Tumulty.
nephew of the late Joseph
Tuimulty who was secretary to
President Wilson. was tabled
for the Post Office and Civil
Service and the Merchant Marine
and Fisheries committees. He
was one of the few newcomers to
get more than one committee.
Additions Listed.
Democratic additions to COM
inittees were:
Asricuiture--watts Of KentuckS. Ha-
gen Of California johnson OF Wisconsin
Anfuso Of New York, Bass Of Tennes-
see, Knutson of Minnesota, JenninRs
Armed serviees--Holtzman Of New
York Moliohan OF West Virginia, .Lank-
ford OF Maryland, Huddleston OF Ala
BANKING and cprrency-Buchanan OF
Fountain Of North Carolina, Reuss oi
Wisconsin, atttiths ot Michigan. Ashley
New York. Bell OF Texas
Education and Labor chuGon oi
Pennsyivanta. Green of Oregon, Rkiose-
Mcdowell OF Delaware. Thompson o.
New jersey.
Foreign AffAirs---Hays Of Ohio, pouo-
van OF New York, Jarman OF Oklahoma
Byrd OF West virginia. SeIden OF Ala