Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-04-26
Majority Members Of Sen
ate Fight Over Com
mittees.
MAY GO TO THE FLOOR /
insurgents Demands Some Big
Places and StandpatterS
Refuse to Yield.

Washington, April 26.-The split
in the republican ranks which threat
ems republican supremacy in the SEN
ate. assumed grave proportions to-
day when the regular republicans by
vote of to fatty refused to meet
three demands of the progressives.
! These demands were that LaFoIlette
| be given a place on the committee
on interstate commerce; Bristow on
| foreign relations. and Cummins f.
nance.
WILL BE SUPPORTED.
Coupled with these demands was
one that Bourne be appointed TO the
appropriations committee, which was
granted. The caucus this evening
probably will support the regulars in
| their selections. and the fight will be
carried into the open senate.
COMPLETED LIST REPORTED.
The completed list of senate commit.
tees submitted by Chairman GaIlinger
include:
Finance - Penrose. chairman; Gull
lom, Lodge, McCumher. smoot, Calm
ger, Clark (Wyo). Hepburn, La Fol
lette.
ropriations-Warren, chairman;
Perkins. Gallinger, Curtis, Gamble,
Smoot, Nixon, Bourne, Wetmore.
Foreign Relations - Cullom, chair
man; Frye, Lodge. Smith (Mich).
Root McCumber, Sutherland. Borah.
Burton.
Interstate Commerce - Cfapp, chair.
man; Cullom. Crane. Nixon. Cummins.
Brandegee, Oliver, Lppitt, Townsend.
judiciary - Clark (Wyo.), chairman;
Nelson. Dillingham;, Sutherland, Bran
degee. Borah, Brown, Cummins, Root.
Rules Crane, chairman; Warren,
Gallinger, Nelson, Cummins.
Privileges and Elections - Dilling-
ham, chairman. Gamble, Hepburn,
Clapp, Sutherland, Bradley, Jones, Oil
yer, Kenyon.
Postofices and Postroads - Bourne.
chairman; Penrose, Crane, Guggen-
helm, Briggs, Richardson, Bradley,
Bristow, Lorimer.
DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS.
The new democratic appointees to
the principal senate committees are:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OWeu. I
Finance-Williams Johnson. Kern.
Foreign ReIations-Rayner, Clark of
Arkansas, Hitchcock.
Judiciary-Ogorman
Interstate Commerce-Gore.
ENDS COMMITTEE SESSION.
Washington, April 26.--Although
the selection of Bourne for a place on
lot rtaif
conceded to the progressive republi-
cans by the senate committee on
committees in executive session the
committee broke up abruptly today
with the announcement by the pro-
gressives they would appeal to the
caucus to be held later today. and,
if necessary to the open senate to-
morrow.
SLATE COMES UP.
Washington, April 26.-The repub
lican committee slate will be present
ed at a party caucus called for p. m
today and which promises 10 be
stormy affair, while the democratic
lists will be considered at a party
caucus called for 1890 a. m. tomor.
row.
REGULARS CONFIDENT.
The regular republicans insisted
before the caucus that they had takeI
good care OF the insurgents and tina
there was no chance for the overturn
ing Of the program so as 10 place Sen
ator LaFollette on interstate com
merce. Cummins on finance and BTis
tow on foreign relations, which were
the points of difference which caused
the greatest trouble.
Whether the republican fight will bs
carried to the senate floor tomorrow
will be determined by a meeting o.
insurgents tonight after the adjourn
ment OF the caucus
FAR FROM HEALED.
Washington, April 26-Dinferencei
between the regular and lnsurgent 70
publican senators over the organization
Of the committees appear far from be
ing healed, and a caucus called foI
this afternoon 90 consider the assign
ments agreed upon by the COMMITTEES
On committees may develop an absolute
party break. Two sessions of the com
mittee were held yesterday and :hs
regulars positively declined to meet in
surgent demands, which they declared
TO be unreasonable.
The regulars have a large majority
In the caucus. and II is not improbable
that the insurgents may carry their de