Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-27
IN SEAT OF MIGHTY
Insurgents Hold Room So
Long Occupied by Aldrich.
CHANGES AT THE CAPITOL
General Shifting in Quarters as a
Result of Changes in Commit
tee Chairmanships.
CHANGES AT THE CAPITOL

THE insurgents have taken possession
of the finance committee room,' an
nounced Senate guard stationed at the
door to prevent outside interruption OF
the conference inside.
Those who heard the statement looked
at each other in amazement. That the
rooms so long occupied by that regular
of regulars. Senator Nelson A. Aldrtch or
Rhode Island, by the man whose tariH
bill created stanch insurgency IN repuD-
lican ranks. by the man of all repuoll-
cans in the Senate that the insurgents at
tackled by name. were turned into an IN
surgent haven-that was thought whlch
some found hard to grasp But 1t was all
true, and during the present Congress
that threshold that was crossed by the
stanchest of the regulars for years will
be worn by insurgent heels.
Liked His Old Room.
It all comes Of Senator Penrose getting
the craftsmanship of the committee Oh
finance and of Senator Bourne getting the
Craftsmanship of the committee on post
offices. Senator Penrose desired to keep
his old rooms on the ground floor OF the
Capitol as the meeting place for the
finance committee; and he allowed MT.
Bourne the old finance committee rooms
on the Senate floor in the Capitol. Mr..
Bourne is progressive, and the old
finance committee rooms, which will now
he the post office committee rooms, have
been found convenient for meetings OF in
surgents.
There are numerous other changes in
committee rooms about the Capitol. While
ho ritz senator's
Senate Office building are comfortable ana
ample they are not as convenient as Of
fees in the Capitok and it is the aim OF
each senator to get a room In the cap
Capitol to get better rooms than they
have had. That has caused much moving
within the past few days, since the COM
mittee chairmanships have become
known.
Senator Elkins' fine room on the gallery
floor of the Capitol has been taken by
Senator Gamble, as chairman of Indian
affairs. Senator Clapp was entitled to the
rooms as chairman OF the interstate COM
merce committee. but he preferred to re-
has had as chairman Of Indian affairs.
Lodge in Hale's Room.
Senator Hepburn has taken possession
Of Senator SCOTS convenient suite adjoin-
ing the Elkins rooms on the gallery floor.
Mr.. Hepburn took the rooms because OF
his seniority on the public buildings and
grounds committee. but he will use it for
the committee on manufactures. Mr..
Hale's old rooms, also on the gallery
floor. have been taken by Senator Lodge
and they will be the meeting place OF the
committee on immigration, which Mr..
Lodge heads.
Senator Lodges old Philippines COM
mittee room on the gound floor has been
added to the suite occupied for some
years by Senator Warren and will be the
headquarters of the appropriations COM
mittee. Incidentally. the corridor be-
tween that room and the room occupied
by the judiciary committee has been
named "Wyoming avenue" because on
one side are the offices of Senator War
rem OF Wyoming and on the other the
Offices of Senator Clark of Wyoming.
Other Changes in Rooms.
Senator Burnham. by reason Of becom-
ing head of the agriculture committee,
gets the room formerly used by Senator
Dolliver Of Iowa on the ground floor, and
on the same floor the rooms which have
been used by Senator Gamble go to Sena-
tor Stephenson of Wisconsin. Senator
William Alden Smith of Michigan will
probably get the room which was used
last Congress by Senator Beverage, as
chairman OF the committee on territories.
Senator Brandegee has taken posses
sion Of the interoceanic canals room on
the gallery floor of the Capitol: and SEN
ator du Point Of Delaware is moving into
the old appropriations room at the north
military affairs committee.