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very close to holding the same
% are Democrats and 80
Republicans.
Not all are strictly "fresh-
men" in Congress. Representa-
tive-elect Pepper, Democrat Of
Florida, was a Senator. Demo-
cratic Senators-elect Ribbicoff
of Connecticut and McGovern
Of South Dakota are former
House members. Representa-
tives-elect Oliver Bolton and
Secrest Of Ohio, a Republican
and Democrat, respectively,
were in the House several years
ago.
One Of the California Demo-
cratic victories was in the dis
trict of the late Democratic
Representative Glenn Miller.
Mr.. Miller was killed in a plane
crash last month. His name
stayed on the ballot and he
, was elected" Tuesday. A
| special election will be held
early in 1868.
Success by Negroes
Elsewhere in California, a
Negro was elected to the House
for the first time in any con-
gressional district West of the
Mississippi. He was Augustus
F. Hawkins, Democrat. Repre-
Sentatives Powell of New York,
Dawson of Illinois, Diggs Of
Michigan and Nix of PennSyl-
vania, Negroes currently in the
House and all Democrats, we're
reelected.
From the standpoint of House
committee changes the election
did not give too much comfort
to advocates of such legislation
as mediocre and Federal aid
to education.
Democratic members of House
committees are elected by the
Ways and Means Committee
Democrats who serve as a Com
mittee on Committees. Those
selections are subject to rati-
fication by the entire House
Democratic membership and
also to suggestions" by Speak
er Mccormack and the Demo-
cratic leadership.
There will be two Democratic
vacancies on the Ways and
Means Committee because of
the retirement Of Representa-
tive Harrison of Virginia and
the defeat of Representative
Frazier of Tennessee. Both are
likely to be filled by Demo-
Gratis holding generally the
same conservative views of
those two men.
Rules Committeeman Win
The other Ways and Means
Committee vacancy resulted
from the retirement of Repre-
sentative Mason, Republican
OF Illinois. The top-ranking
Republican will be Representa-
tive Byrnes Of Wisconsin, more
moderate than Mr.. Mason but
opposed to mediocre and not
too enthusiastic about admin
station tax proposals.
All present members Of the
Rules Committee were re-
elected. That 15-member group
will automatically revert to IL
members in the new Congress
unless expanded. This is be-
lieved unlikely in view of the
five-margin House vote that in
creased the size in 1861.
Defeats and retirements will
cause major changes in many
other House and Senate COM
mitteeS in the 88th Congress.
Senator Wiley will be re-
placed by Senator Hickenlooper
OF Iowa as ranking minority
member of the Foreign Rela-
tons Committee. The Wiscon-
sin Senator also served on the
Judiciary and Space Commit
tees.
Senator Capehart was rank
ing Republican on the Banking
and Currency Committee. He
will be succeeded by Senator
Bennett of Utah in that posi-
ton. Senator Capehart also was
on the Foreign Relations Com
mittee.
Senators Carroll and Hickey
both served on the Senate In
terror Committee. Senator Car
roll also was on the judiciary
Committee and Senator Hickey
on the Rules and Administra-
ton Committee.
Besides Republican Repre-
sentative Judd of Minnesota,
others destined to leave the
House Foreign Affairs Commit
tee are Representative Seely-
Brown, unsuccessful Republican
candidate for Senator from
Connecticut, and Representa-
tives johnson of Maryland, de-
feated Tuesday.
Representative Dominick's
election to the Senate from
Colorado will leave vacancies in
the House Interior and Com
merce Committees. Republi-
can Representative Scranton's
election as Pennsylvania Gov
ernor will take him from the
House Armed Services Com
mittee.
Representative Bass, defeated
Republican nominee for the
Senate in New Hampshire, will
leave vacancies on the House
Public Works and Science and