The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-04-06

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Aaasndlsnts 20 arr O. the railroad
Fa'e regaaassoa las formerly passed
o. RepabiIcan conEr~msmen. or %
the Republican antitrust law. In til
nonnectIon. 4 viii be r~zem eer~a
Nnat the Democrats denounced ne
Aspubisean Laws On these subjects n
osang inefficient. and yet al of the
regulation OF the railroads that has
seen had In this country and al os
she prosecution OF trusts that has
ever occurred since the foundation
of the government have heen under
the laws enacted By Republican Con
gressmen.
Worth Carolina Fares Well on Com-
mittecs.
The Ways and Means Committee
which was elected by q prior Demo
cratic caucus. announced Its lists og
committee chairmen and members OF
the various committees. On this CON-
mittee is Congressman Kitchin, Of
North Carolina. II will be remem-
bered that Congressman Pou was
formerly on this committee and
claimed the right to be continued on
It. Mr.. Kitchin contested this right.
and after a fight defeated Mr.. Pou,
or rather as result OF the fight Mr..
Pou withdrew from the contest, and
Mr. kitchin was appointed.
1t was announced at the time that
Mr.. Pou woud be given his choice OF
some of the more important chair
manships. Soon.. following this an
nouncement, 1t was stated and pub
Hshed that Mr. Pou would be made
chairman of the Committee on the
District OF Columbia. In a few days
there was a denial of this announce
nent, Mr.. kitchin contending that
no such agreement had been made.
\ little later there was a further an
nouneement b Mr.. Pou that he had
not been forced off the committee on
ways and means, but had been retired
with an understanding that was sat
isfactory to him.
Pou and Goodwin Get Chairmanships
1t now turns out that Mr.. Pou is
well provided for. He is made chair
man of the committee on claims, and
IL also made a member of the i'm
r ortant committee on rules.
- The only other Craftsmanship which
the North Carolina delegation gets
goes to Mr.. Goodwin, who is chairman
of the committee on civil service re-
form. This is not an important COM
mittee, but some surprise is express
ed that Mr.. Goodwin should pull of
even this small plum of chairman
ship over the heads of the other |
members of the State delegation. The |
other members Of the delegation,
however, are fairly well provided for
with membership on more or less i'm
portant committees as follows:
Mr.. Webb on judiciary; Mr.. Page
on appropriation; Mr.. Small on riv-
ers and harbors; Mr.. Gudger on pub
lie buildings; Mr.. Doughton on bank
ing and currency; Mr. Stedman on
foreign affairs; and Mr.. Faison on
merchant marines.
On the whole, since North Carolina
could not secure any more chairman
ships, the Democratic members can
not complain Of the Importance of the
assignments secured for
Them by Mr.. Kitchin.
4 Hot Democratic Fight i'm the Sem
ate.
While the Democrats in the House
;eem so far to have adjusted their
differences in more or less harmon
GUS manner, yet there seems to be
serious trouble brewing at the other
md of the Capitol. There is stiff
light and lineup between what is
allied the insurgent or progressive
Democratic Senators on the one side
md the conservative or Tory Demo
ratio Senators on the other. ,
Bailey, of Texas, wanted to be the /,
eader of what is called the Tory !,
wing, but finding that there was no /,
lope for his election, that element, it ,
Gems, compromised on Senator Mar
in, OF Virginia. The progressive
however, have opposed
lis election almost as strongly as the |.
lection OF Senator Bailey.
Today, the progressives claim that
hey are In the majority and have
votes, while the Tories
laim that they have twenty. The
Ist claimed hy the progressives Is as !.
o1lows:
Bryan, OF Florida; Chamberlain.
{ Oregon: Clarke. OF Arkansas: :
'ulberson, Of Texas: Davis. Of Ar :
ansas; Gore, OF Oklahoma: Hitch
ock. OF Nebraska; Kern, OF Indiana:
,ea, OF Tennessee: MARITIME, of New
ersey; Meyer. OF Montana; New !.
ands, Of Nevada: Owen, OF Oklaho-
Ia; Pommerine. OF Ohio: Reed. Of =
TiSSOuri. Chivo1y Of Indiana. Sf0na y