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Show 'REPUBLICANS IN BIGJAJORITT Returns Show 49 vSeats in Senate New Alignment of Leaders to Be Made. WASHINGTON. Nov. S. A Republican Repub-lican majority in the next congress of at least two In the senate and of not less than -15 In the house was assured from returns today from the scattering scatter-ing doubtful districts of last Tuesday's Tues-day's election. Word from Detroit of election in Michigan upon 'almost complet unofficial unof-ficial returns of Truman II. NewberrA Republican candidate for the senate" over Henry Ford. Democrat, increased increas-ed the Republican senate roll to 49 a. bare majority. The Democrats have IG. with the Idaho contest between Senator Nugent, Democrat, and former Governor Gooding still In doubt. On the face of almost complete unofficial returns, Nugent has a majority 'of nearly 500, but Gooding has demanded an official count which will be made November 15. Returns from the last missing house district the second Montana where a Republican was elected to the seat now held by Representative Jean-nette Jean-nette Rankin, unsuccessful independent indepen-dent candidates for the senate were received today. On the face of now complete unofficial unof-ficial returns the political lineup of the next house is as follows: Prospect of holding not less than 19 scats in the senate, regardless of the outcome of the Idaho contest, places the Republicans in a position to take control of the senate from the Democrats and reorganize it. With 19 votes necessary to control, however, Republican leaders realize -that organization orga-nization will depend upon unbroken partisan alignment. They recall that, even before the Democrats swept into control of the senate with President Wilson's inauguration in 1913 they, had d majority of the senate, but were unable, because of Republican factional faction-al defection, to elect former Senator Gallinger President pro tern. When the new senate convenes March 4 next however, such difficulties according to Republican leaders, are not expected. expect-ed. Republican control of bolh senate and house and harmony of action between be-tween the Republicans of both bodies are expected here to havo much effect on legislative policies. Like the reorganization reor-ganization of the house. Republican organization of the senate principally affects chairmanship and majority control of committees besides legislation. legisla-tion. Seniority of service is the almost unbroken precedent in the senate, as In ihe house, of electing committee! chairman. With the Republicans nolding intact in-tact their majority to organize the senate. Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, Massachu-setts, under the seniority rule, would succeed Senator 'Hitchcock of Nebraska Nebras-ka as head of the foreign relations committee. Although tho belief hei'e ( is now that the peace treaty will. be ratified before Democratic control ends this committee will have many impor-1 tant after-the-war problems. Heading the powerful senate finance committee, with its jurisdiction over bond and tax legislation, would be Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania in plnce of Senator Simmons of North Carolina. Senator Warren of Wyoming is expected ex-pected to head the appropriations committee, of which Senator Martin of Virginia, now Democratic leader, is chairman. Mr. Warren is senior member mem-ber on the military and agriculture committees, but is expected to prefer . the appropriations committee chairmanship, chair-manship, i Committees to Change. The military affairs committee of which Senator Chamberlain of Oregon is chairman, is expected to go to Senator Sen-ator Wadsworth of New York, next in line after Senator Warren to secure the chairmanship. , The naval committee chairmanship! held by Senator Swanson of Virginia,' is regarded in doubt. Ranking Republican Repub-lican members are, in order, Senators Penrose, Lodge, Smith of Michigun, Page of Vermont, and Poindextei). With Senators Penrose and Lodge heading the finance and foreign relations rela-tions committees and Senator Smith retiring, Mr. Page is next in line for the chairmanship, but is expected to profer the agriculture chairmanship, leaving Senator Poindexter to take naval affairs. The judiciary and commerce committee com-mittee chairmanships also rest upon preferences finally made by ranking Republicans. Senator Nelson of Minnesota, Min-nesota, is senior on both. If he should choose tho latter, of which he was once chairman Senator Dillingham of Vermont, who once headed the immigration immi-gration committee, would be in line for the judiciary body and if Senator Dillingham should prefer his old com ! mittee, Senntor Brandegee of Connec-i ticut, ranks next for the .judiciary i by senator leadership. Prererment Nelson for the Judiciary committee would leave. Senator Jones of Washington Wash-ington in line to take the commerce committee. Tho interstate commerce committee, commit-tee, with its jurisdiction over legislation affecting government controlled railroads and telegraph, and telephone wires, falls to Senator Cummins of Iowa, as successor suc-cessor to Senator Smith of South Carolina. Caro-lina. Besides these pre-eminent chairmanships, chair-manships, prospective chairmen of other important committees follow: Banking and currency Senator McLean Mc-Lean of Connecticut, vice-Senator Owen of Oklahoma. Privileges and elections Senator Kenyon of Iowa, vice Senator Porno -rene of Ohio. Manufacturers Senator La Follette of Wisconsin, vice -Senator Reed of Missouri. Postofflces Senator Townsend of Michigan, vice-Senator Bankhead of Alabama. Education and labor Senator Borah of Idaho, vice-Senator Smith of Georgia. Geor-gia. Selection by the Republicans of a president pro tern to succeed Senator Saulsbury of Delaware, who failed of re-election, is a matter of some speculation. specu-lation. Senator Lodge is scheduled to remain leader of the Republicans, with Senator Brandegee mentioned for the honorary presiding position. Senator Martin of Virginia, now majority ma-jority loader, is expected to head the Democrats again in the new Congress, with Senator Gerry of Rhode Island mentioned for the place of Democratic "whip" now held by Senator J. Ham- j ilton Lewis of Illinois, who was de-I de-I feated. |