The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-26
Republicans of Senate Clash
on Assignments
THE INSURGENTS DEMANDS
Are Unreasonable Say the Regulars
Have Been Given All They Are
Entitled TO--Good Places fer
Vermont Senators.

Washington April 26 Difference be-
tween the regular and insmgent Repub-
| lican senators over the organization Of
committees appear far from being set.
tied, and a caucus called for this after
noon to consider the assignments agreed
upon by the committee on committees
may develop an absolute party break.
Two sessions Of the committee took
place yesterday and the regulars posi-
lively declined to meet insurgent de-
mands, which they declared to be I'M.
reasonable
The regulars have large majority
in the caucus and the insurgents may
carry their demands to the floor OF the
Senate which leaders in both factions
admit would bring about party split.
Four points Of difference remain to
be settled LaFollette wants to 60 on
! interstate commerce, Cummins on fl
nance, Bristow on foreign relations and
Bourne on appropriations All OF these
are members OF the committee on com
mittees. Apparently there is no diff.
Guilty about the assignments given by
| the regulars TO members of the insur-
gent faction who are not on the COM
mitee on committees.
The regulars insist that they have
given the insurgents everything to
which they are entitled under the rule
laid down-t that oil length of service
which gives TO the minority a large
number of important places. The reg
ulars points to the fact that the insur-
gent members Of the committee on com
mittees all have good places.
| lnsurgent RepublicaIZcharge that the
regulars are packing the finance and in.
terstate commerce committees, the for
MGR to prevent assaults upon the Payne.
/ Aldrieh bill and the principel Of high
protection and the latter to keep rail
road legislation out OF the hands OF I'M
surgents. They insist that they are
I fighting for an opportunity to impress
their progressive views upon the policies
OF the government on the great ques-
\ tions connected with the tariff and
railroad regulations.
4 In spite Of efforts to prevent the dis
closure OF the assignments as agreed
upon by the committee on committees,
the interest in the more important
places was so great that most of them
became known.
Senator Dillingham; of Vermont will
retain his place on the judiciary com.
mittee.
Many changes will be made in the
chairmanships OF other committees, 1t
is understood that Page Of Vermont win
have agriculture; Curtis Of Kansas, Gu
ban relationsj Lodge Of Massachusetts,,
immigration; Gamble OF South Dakota,
Indian affairs; Brandegee Of Connects
cut. interoceanic canals; Nixon OF Ne
vada; irrigation; Dupont Of Delaware,
military affairs; Richardson Of Del
aware, Pacific islands and Porto Rico
Guggenhem Of Colorado, Philippines
4 Dillingham; Of Vermont, privileges and
elections; Sutherland of Utah, public
buildings and grounds, and Smith Of
Michigan. territories. There viii be no
changes in the ehairmanships OF other
important committees Ten additional
chairmanships Of minor committees will
be given to Democrats.
The entire committee slate. including
Democratic places. will be presented to
the Senate Thursday.