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...tradition of Senate seniority brought James O. Eastland to the chairmanship of the civil rights committee. Two weeks ago, Senator Eastland fell heir to the chairman's seat of the powerful Judiciary Committee. In view of some of the Senator's remarks (e.g. "the Negro race is an inferior race;"... the Supreme Court has been indoctrinated and brainwashed by left-wing pressure groups."), it does not seem possible that Eastland is suited for the job. In fact, his actions and utterances indicate that he will not even attempt to fulfill his important duties as head of the committee...
...seniority tradition brought Eastland to the fore, and although that tacit rule is airtight in the great majority of cases, it has nevertheless been broken three times in the past. "It is my judgement that the present vacancy in the chairmanship of the Judiciary Committee justifies making another exception to the seniority custom of the Senate," said Wayne Morse two weeks ago. The Senate did not agree with him. A different body, in a different age, might have acted in another...
...them spent on the Foreign Relations Committee. He had been in the Senate longer than any man of the day, and was respected for his great knowledge and experience in international affairs. Members of Congress generally agreed that there was not a better man for the Foreign Relations chairmanship. But many harsh and bitter words had passed between the senator from the Bay State and President Grant and his Secretary of State; Sumner was no longer on speaking terms with either of them. Many senators held that the Senator's personal relations with the Executive would make it impossible...
From Martin Van Buren to Pat McCarran, for better or worse, the chairmanship of the U.S. Senate's Judiciary Committee has been a wellspring of power. The committee handles up to half the legislation submitted to the Senate, passes on all nominations to the federal courts (including the Supreme Court) and on all Justice Department positions requiring Senate confirmation. It has jurisdiction over all legislation on immigration and citizenship. It studies all amendments proposed to the U.S. Constitution. It handles civil rights matters. Last week, after the death of Chairman Harley Kilgore, the chairmanship of the Judiciary Committee went...
...Appointment of the week: Professor John H. Franklin, 41, of Howard University, to the chairmanship of Brooklyn College's history department-the first time a Negro has ever been made head of a department at Brooklyn...