The Lincoln times., 1955-01-17

ISAM ERWIN
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WASHINGTON - One of our
greatest Presidents. Woodrow Will
son, who was ar authority on ouI
system of government. once said
that Congress in Committee is
Congress at work When a bill OF
resolution is introduced by a Mem
Der OF Congress. it is referred to
one of the Congressional Commit
tees for study and recommended
ton. II is apparent that the Saith
Congress, which convened on jan
uary 8. 1855. Will necessarily be a
working Congress. Thus far. 2,443
bills and resolutions have been in
troduced and referred TO Commit
tees.
REGULAR COMMITTEES
The Senate has Is regular Com
mittees. During the present week.
the Senate assigned its members
to the several Committees AS a
general rule a Senator is made a
member Of two Committees. a few
members are assigned to three
Committees.
ASSIGNMENTS
In my Judgment, my colleague
Senator w. Kerr Scott. and I
were rather fortunate in our Com
mittee assignments. senator Scott
was placed on the Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry. the
Committee on Post Office and Civil
Service and the Committee on In
terror and Insular Affairs; and I
was assigned to the Committee on
Armed Services, the Committee on
Government Operations and the
Committee on Interstate and For
ei9n Commerce.
CHAIRMEN
The Chairman OF the Commit
tee on Armed Services is Senator
Richard B. Russell of Georgia, who
is we'll and favorablv known
throughout North Carolina The
Committee on Armed Services is
charged with the duty Of consider
ing proposed legislation and other
matters relating to the national
defense. In view OF the dangerous
days in which We live, the mem
bers of this Committee are charg-
ed with most responsible duties.
SUBCOMMITTEE
The Chairman of the Committee
on Government Operations is Sem
ator John L. Mcclellan. of Arkan-
saS. who is recognized by his fel-
low Senators as one of the ablest
members OF the Senate. 1t is Of
interest TO the people OF North
Carolina that Mrs. Mcclellan is a
North Carolina girl. The Commit
tee on Government Operations acts
through two Subcommittees. Its
Subcommittee on Reorganization
considers proposed legislation and
other matters relating to reOrgan-
izations in the Executive Branch
Of the government. The other Sub
committee. which is known as the
Permanent Subcommittee on In
vestigations. investigates corrup-
ton and subversion in the EXecu-
tive Branch Of the Federal Gov
ernment and in installations con-
nected with the national defense.
AS Chairman of the Permanent
Subcommittee on investigations,
my beloved predecessor. Senator
Clvde r. Hoey. conducted the IN
vestigation of the So-called Five
Percenters several years ago Sem
ator Mcclellan has not vet as
signed members Of the Govern
ment Operations Committee TO
these Subcommittees Consequent
". I do not know whether I will
be placed on the reorganization
Subcommittee or the Permanent
Subcommittee on Investigations
Either assignment will entail con-
siderable responsibility and work.
WORK BEGINS
The Chairman of the Senate
Committee on Interstate and For
eign Commerce is Senator Warren
G.. Mabnuson. of Washington. who
is a man of much ability and pop
ularity. The Senator Committee
on Interstate and Foreign Com
merce considers proposed leglsla =
ton and other matters relating TO
interstate and foreign commerce.
AS a consequence, it is one OF the
most important Committees OF the
Senate.
The Senate Committees will be-
gin considering the bills and reso-
lutions referred to them next week.
From that time to the end OF the
present session, Senators will have
little leisure.