The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-26
Accuse Regular Republicans of
Packing the Most Impor-
tant Committees.
PARTY WAR LIKELY TO
FOLLOW CAUCUS TODAY
Secret of Assignments Agreed
Upon Is Out Despite All
Precautions.

WASHINGTON, April 25.-Differences
between the regular and insurgent Re-
publican senators over the organization OF
committees appear far from being healed
and a caucus called for tomorrow after
noon TO consider the assignments agreed
upon by the committee on committees
may develop an absolute party break.
Two sessions OF the committee were
held today and the regulars positively de-
clined TO meet insurgent demands, which
they said were unreasonable.
The regulars have large majority in
the caucus.
Some of the demands to be settled
La Toilette wants to 90 onto inter-
state commerce. Cummins on finance.
Bristow on foreign relations and Bourne
on appropriations. All of these are mem
bers of the committee on committees.
Apparently there is no difficulty about
the assignments given by the regulars
TO members OF the insurgent faction who
are not on the committee on committees,
Issue Is Clearly Defined.
The issue between the regulars and in
surgents is clearly Defined according to
the views Of each faction. The regulars
erythins TO which they are entitled un-
der the rules laid down-that of length
OF service which gives TO the minority
the choice OF a large number OF impor-
tant places
The regulars point TO the fact that the
insurcent members OF the committee on
committees all have good places. Among
them is La Toilette, chairman OF census,
finance manufactures Indian affairs and
some committees OF less Importance. He
was offered appropriations, generally re-
garded AK the greatest OF all committees,
but declined ii and insisted upon inter
state commerce.
Cummins-Chairman of civil service,
interstate commerce. judiciary. manurac-
lures. rules, public expenditures. and Il
number Of small assignments. In addi-
ton he has demanded finance.
Bristow-Postofiice and postroads; mill
tary AFFAIRS. interoceanic canals, terri
a number Of others. including the chair
manship Of expenditures in the postoflicc
department. He declined a place on com
| gncrce and demanded q place on foreign
relations.
Bourne-Chairman of postofiices and
postroads. commerce. public lands, print
Ing, public health and number of 9TH
crs He demanded Il place on appropria-
tions and ii is generally believed that
this VIII be conceded TO him.
Insurgents Make Protests.
Insurgent Republicans charge that the
regulars arc packing the finance and In
!
named TO prevent assaults upon the
| Payne -Aldrich bin and the principle OF
| nigh protection. and the latter TO keep
| railroad legislation out OF the hands or
| insurgents whom. they claim, have
| studied this subject
They insist they are fighting for an op-
| portunlty to impress their progressive
| Views upon the policies OF the govern
| ment on the tariff and the regulation OF
| railroads.
| What the outcome will be in the con-
| test tomorrow Is not clear The regulars
say they VIII not yield another inch TO
| the insurgents and the stand they have
| taken I'm the committee on committees viii
| be the stand Of all the regulars In the
caucus tomorrow afternoon. Whether the
| Insurgents viii force a division tn the
| caucus Is not certain. they declined TO
| voice their opinion.
Before ihe caucus the committee on
| committees Will hold it's final meeting To
| vote on the four places yet TO be decided.
| IL was said that senator Bourne on the
I pfjnOnd On pa0c T,uo