The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-23
CONFINED TO ONE
GOOD ASSIGNMENT
Eighteen IRsuTgsnt Senators
Plan Complete ReVO-
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Washington an 2SIt Is confident.
y believed that these wiz be a deter
mined struggle al the extra session Of
congress this spring for the revision
Of the rules OF both houses Of con.
gresA
The fight IN tae house will probably
be confirmed to revision OF the rul.
es, In the senate the reform will looN
10 the complete revising Of the COM
mlttees and The establishing a new
system OF distributing committee as.
signments.
The insurgents IN the senate pro.
pose when the senatorial sonfereqce
meets for the purpose OF taking ac-
ton toward the reorganization OF the
committee list. to drop In q homb IN
the form Of resolution Which VIII
reyolutionize things n It takes root,
ana is adopted. u wiz provide, prob
ably, that no senator may DO mem.
her Of both the finance rnd appopra,
tlons eummlttees That no Repuhli.
can senator Eay be q member Of more
than ono committee which handles
ono of the great appropriation bills,
This would include appropriations
military naval Judiciary, agriculture.
startling affect on the distribution Of
slons.
That no Republican senator may be
member OF more than two of the
second class committees. OF which a
Est win be specified hy name being
carefully prepared with reference to
their Importance and the work they
VIII have 10 do.
Tnia measure. should ii be adopted.
win have inc effcct OF making about
iortyfve vacancies IN the Important
committees OF the senate rlese
would have 70 be dllad b. appoint
ments 10 the senators who are now
without important assignments The
veterans at the top would have to be
transferred TO places on lsc unim.
poriaut committees, like Revolution.
AIRY claims. while the lessar lumlnafl.
fH ANNtN EtNU tHiN iHtil NtNtHH 0l
POWER on the big committees.
A measure like The one proposed.
should Il be adopted. would have q
startling Affect nths distribution OF
power. influence and work IN the sen.
ate. At present the little group ol
veterans who have additionally con.
trolled the business OF making com.
mlttee, and hive regularly given tham
selves most ul the power and hard
work run tile senate by reas0a Of run
ming tie committees. exactly as the
speakers cabinet Is eomposef Of the
men to wAom be gives The great chair
manships
Although the system now ~ vogut
has been diaappfoyel for some tlme
concerted action has naye' been tax
en- In view 20 Il resoFm OF their rules
and methods OF nroceelure. Tile IN
surgenis. however are nov bacomng
organized and getting more powerful
and nave d working force of eighteen
senators who viii be IN the body AZ
te, March A next. VINO win stand to-
gether Ia favor Of general reform
They DO not mean u be deferred o.
sldetrackrd IN thclr purposes, as thej
have heretofore. but viii stick 10
gether," as one Of the group puts IT.
There Is considerable number o
members who are regarded as prett,
certain 20 join The force OF tae nsug
enis: among them wifi probably b.
Ia Toilette, Smith oi Mlollgan. Brow
BuFkett Cummins Burah. Bourne
Warner Dixon. Flint. Gamble un,
Bevafldgo, The Incoming men ealcu
lated to Join the movement are Craw
! ford. Of South Dakota. BflstoW Of ltal
sas. Jones. oi Washington. Burton o
Ohio ana Marshall Of Norih Dakota
TIVE reform party entertain th'
hopee OF bringing 10 taelf cause sen
ators representing The states wher
bae reform movement has baoom
powerful aud having colleagues WIN
are strong Ai home because Of tbel
rank a. fenraaeglatiTea8ol he neY
moFnment. hrh looked upon as eertal
10 feel q strong pressure Of uuhll
sentiment from their conslItuencie
20 line them ~ vita the neW move
ment
II hopes Of all;ing The people a
large to their sentiment; the insuri
. ent senators ffppofe writing magazln
AMI newspaper articles. deliver speec
es. utilize she opportunities Of the p'
liGieal platform. and present e ~
peonIe Oh analyses ol the preHel
Which hre the best sYldenr
/ Of saf iaeafIllsm 2hteh govern
he distribution q the seal