The sun., 1909-02-14
La FOLLElTE'S OPPOSITION
HE IS LEADING 4 FIGHT FOR
1 ASSIGNMENTS.
And py way or Gettius Greater Attention
From the Elder statesmen tie and
His Busy Bees win Hold ~ the
ADuroprIations 10 De Proposed.

Appropriations TO he Proposed.
wA-aISoroN. Feb. is.-wh-n Senator
La Follette of Wisconsin on Thursday
preyented the Senate leaders from carry
ing out their plan 10 put through the naval
appropriation bill on that day and caused
n post ponement Of the consideration Of
the measure until next Monday he made
the initial move in a programme oil oppo-
pition which the La Follette or radical
wing Of the Senate Republicans intends TO
carry out
The La Follette men, OF the Busy Bees.
as they sometimes are called. intend TO
pursue tactics designed 20 show the
country that II the Republican Leaders
have their way the big supply bills. each
CARRYING millions Of dollars. are TO be
rushed through the Senate without proper
consideration
Il was developed in the debate on Thurs
day when Acting Chairman Hale OF the
Appropriations Committee called up the
naval bill that nino or ten OF the annual
budgets remained Enacted on by the
Senate, although only fifteen working
days were left for their consideration,
Mr.. La Toilette contended that this
method OF rushing through such impor-
tant measures was all wrong and he sought
10 bring out that the trouble arose through
the fact that comparatively small num-
Ter of Senators virtually controlled all
the important committees and by reason
OF the great burden Of work upon them
were unable TO report the annual appro-
rfiation bills soon enough to give the
Senate time for adequate discussion OF
their items.
The idea OF Mr.. La Toilette and those
who have joined with him in this insurgent
move is to compel the elder statesmen
10 recognize the younger element among
the Republicans through giving them a
say In the arrangement for the distribution
OF committee assignments
Al dinner held at Mr.. La Folette's
house this week the suggestion was
broached that the younger Republican
element should insist that the Senate
Committee on Committees. better known
as the Repu blican steering committee.
should consist OF one Republican Senator
from each State having a Republic
Senator. instead Of being confined to its
present limited membership. IL Is this
committee which decides the COMMITTEES
: assignment Of Republican Senator'S
Mr., La Toilette was dissatisfied with the
way he was treated by the steering COM
mittee, which did not put him on any OF
tho big dbmmitt such az Finance,
Appropriations, Judiciary Interstate Conn
nerce or oreiln Relations he is chair
man Of the select COMMITTEES 10 investi-
gate ths condition OF the Potomac River
front at Washiu gton. a position that does
not hold out m ch chance for giving him
prominence as legislator.
He is a member also Of the committees
ON Census. Civil Service and Retrench-
ment, immigration Indian Affairs and
Raaotnna mona of N hioh ia likaly "a hay a
the consideration OF any bill Of thrilling
importance. With others who are dis
satisfied with their committee assign
ments and who have been maintaining
that the Senate is run by an oligarchy
Mr., La Toilette intends to make the effort
TO bring about a change,
From what IL being said among Senators
the purpose Of Mr., La Toilette and his
associates. seems to be to prevent the
passage OF the remaining annual supply
bile at the present session and thus COM
pei their consideration at the extra session,
which will be begun on March 10 for the
specific purpose OF revising the tarin.
BY this means the La Toilette men ap-
parently hope to be able to concentrate
the attention Of the country on what they
claim Ia bad condition OF Affairs in the
Senate and hope also 10 make the Senate
leaders concede the claims for which MIR.
La Toilette and his followers are con-
teresti6s and it Is expected that consider
able light will be thrown on the plans Of
the Busy Bees when the naval appro-
rration bill is brought forward for dis
oussion on Monday.
In the senate on Thursday during his
debate with Mr.. La Toilette over the
lstter's objection 20 having the naval
bill considered at that time. Mr.. Hale-jn
response TO n question from La Toilette,
said that the annual budgets which had
not yet been taken up 10y the Senate were
the Military Academy, the army, the
agricultural. the Indian. the Post Office.
the sundry civil. the great deficiency.
the consular and diplomatic. the naval
the fortifcations and the river and
harbor appropriation bills, and he added
that the consideration of the legislative
appropriation bill had not been con-
Guided