The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-03-13
GRAND FORKS ND. MONDAY, MARCH 49, 1s1

Minis, La Follst1e, sBristow and other
insurgents, with D view to Wrestling
tho choice, coi4mittee appointments
from the old guard The effort il
known now to have. failed absolutely.
None of the sapsufgent Republicans
would enter iu1o my working COM
pact with the Democrats. They say
they are Repubiicans-frst, last and
ell the time.
All Indications are that the insur-
gents and regulars In the senate will
be found working together at the ex-
ira session, foe;;the flrst time In sew
eral years. Thire will Of necessity be
concessions on both sides. The in
surgents are tp+sbe given full consid-
eration In committee appointments,
while no opposition will be made to
the elevation Of. the regulars to the
chairmanships which are theirs by
right of seniority. -:
The reason for this ARRANGEMENT, !"
said one Of the insurgents last night,
is very simple, We disagreed with
he regulars, not ON the protective
.arif principle but merely on the
kind Of revision that should have
been made. We believed that the
pledge Of the Republican platform
provided for asthorough q revision of
he tariff. We esswanted the principle
VI protection preserved, but we want
ID the tariff lowered.
For Protst3ive Tariff.
''1n the extra 4ession Of congress.
owever, the Democfats, and not the
''s,icare will submit the tariff
revision. We afe Republicans, and
We will not stand for the dropping of
the protective principle. We are to
receive the committee appointments
that belong to us, and we have no OBJ
.4.n 20 tue tesus2"e receiving the
.iaces that belong to them"
1t was learned definitely that Sen
tor Penrose has decided 70 accept
he chairmanshin Of the finance COM
nittee, which Place. when held by
senator Aldrich carried with It the
leadership. Of the Benatc. Reports
hat Senators Lodge and Crane Of
massachusetts .haveS bcsa trying to
have Senator CuIionea OF Illinois elect
ed to the chairnsans1ip OF the finance
committee, are .unfornded.
These reports4 g1ye circumstantial
details Of the a1nhtf5on of Senator
Lodge TO- be chairman Of the commit
tee on foreign nelattons, the switch
ing Of Senator 5CaI5om from that
berth to the cIsitmxnship Of finance
paving the way ID that end
It became known last night how
ever, that an aAresment has been
reached whereby Senator Penrose
will become chairman Of the finance
committee. WITH the retirement Of
Senators Ald1ich, and Burrows. the
Pennsylvania ma3 moves. up to the
craftsmanship, and present tndfcations
are that the senate viii adhare "a
traditions and ACCORD hirn the floor
leadership. He Will have charge OF
the tariff bills that come ovar from
the house, and hss pnstawi be the
most important Ia sthe coming ses-
sion Of congress- :. roS -, :. : i.''' 49,
| t'1ho 41concessiuns gbetttReen the osfe9.
| ulars and sinsurgentss point to q
harmony that has not existed within
the party %nof q, long time. Senator
jonathan Bourne Of Oregon, q lead
ing insurgsnt, for example, viii sue.
ceedS Senator Penrosa as chairman oi
the senate committee, on postodices
and post roads. 80. i:..;. & +,
Nr. Cranes Preference.
Senator Crane is the ranking mem
Der at the present time, but is under
stood to prefer his present chairman.
ship. Of the rules committee, and to
be- of the opinion that it. would be a
good stroke to placate the insurgents
by giving the poston1ces chaimanshir
to Bourne, q progressive. Of the pro.
gressives.
Senator B1Istow OF Kansas a rorm-
er assistant postmaster general, and
also an insurgent, will have his ON
bition gratified with place on the
postof1ce committee. The presence
mittee will make It extremely unlike
ly that any further effort to increase
the postal rates on the magazines
can be successful.
Senator Clapp Of Minnesota. anoth-
er insurgent, succeeds by seniority to
the Craftsmanship OF the committee on
interstate commerce. and his right to
it will be recognized without question
Mr.. La Toilette Of Wisconsin, wishes
a place on this committee, and It is
understood that he will be elected to
one Of the vacancies. Mr.. Cummins
of Iowa wants to be member of the
committee on. finance, and the regu-
lars are said to be agreeable to this.
1t was said last night that Senator
Penrose has expressed himself salts
fed with the program Of the insur-
gents to obtain representation on all
the important committees Of the SEN
ate, and that the regulars will put
nothing in the way Of starting the
Sixty-second congress with differ
ences abated, by the adoption Of this
harmony program.