New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-26
SENATE COMMITTEE LIST
REGULARS and insurgents Settle
Most of Their Differences.
FOUR PLACES IN DISPUTE
Cummins, La Toilette, Bristow
and Bourne Want More--A
Slate Prepared.

Washington. April 25.-The task OF Sc
l,cting committees and getting the MA
chinarv of the Senate in working order TOT
tho session was practically completed TO-
fav bv the Republican Committee on COM
,ni,tees. The differences between the IN
surcents and the regulars with respect 10
conon,jttce assignments were reduced 10
four. all others having been adjusted WIN
comparatively little difficulty when the
preferences of the proGressives were suo-
r,l;ted by Senator la Toilette
The insurgent demands which remain 10
he disposed of are for places Tor senator
Cummins on the Finance Committee SEN
stor La Toilette on Interstate commerce,
Senator Bristow on Foreign Relations ana
Senator Bourne on Appropriations. Inc
other progressives were ready assiS"eu'
hut their four Representatives on the COIN
,pittee held tenaciopsly To their demands
for additional places for themselves az
srjte the fact that they had received the
most liberal treatment and important as
signments on other committees.
These questions will he decided at a
meeting of the Committee on Committees
tomorrow morning. The committee slate
will be presented TO the caucus Tor ap-
proyal at a meeting in the afternoon. Inc
Democrats. who have been having their
own troubles in satisfying the members OF
the divergent groups within their ranks,
will probably hold their caucus on Thurs
day morning. and tho full slate will be
ready for election when the Senate meets
that day
When the Republican Committee on Com
mittees met to-day and the preferences OF
the proeressives were made known by SEN
ator "a Toilette. II wa found, as had
been predicted. that the regulars were dis
posed 10 grant their requests so far as
could Re consistently done without depart
ing from the rule of seniority The tents-
tive slate made by Senator Gallinger did
not agree entirely with the wishes 81 the
progressives. as they had refused until to-
days meeting TO submit them 10 the COM
rnittee. In the afternoon these differences
were adjusted. with the exception OF the
four noted OF these only two offer any
difficulty. Senator Cummins, who has re-
ceved places on the Judiciary and Rules
committees. which he desired. is disposed
personally TO relinquish his claim for a
place on the Finance Committee, from
which he is excluded by the rule OF senior
ity. Senator Bourne may receive place
on Appropriations despite the fact that he
becomes chairman of the Committee on
Postof1ces and Post Roads. Senator Ia
Toilette. who is appointed on Finance, will
probably not get q place on Interstate
Commerce, Of which Senator Clapp be-
comes chairman. No place can be pro-
yided on Foreign Relations fer Senator
Pristow. who mas likewise received the
place he desired on Postoffices and Post
Roads. without overturnng all the prece-
dents based on the seniority rule.
The Democrats. besides gaining an addi-
tonal place on each of the big commit
tees. will have twenty. instead of ten.
chairmanshps OF the smaller committees.
Members OF Great Committees.
The majority membership of the g~sa;
committees viii probably be as follows:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of Wyoming
chairman. Perkins. of California: Calm
ger, OF New Hampshire; Curtis OF Kansas:
Gamble. Of South Dakota; Smoot of Utah;
Weunore. OF Rhode Island Dixon. OF Nom
tans. and probably Bourne of oregon.
Financc-penrOse. of Pennsylvania. chair
man; Cullom. OF Illinois; Lodge, of Massa-
Smoot. Of Utah; Galnger. Of New lamp
shire: Clark, 81 Wyoming; Hepburn Of
Idaho and IA Folle1ts. 81 Wisconsin The
mas charge Of all tariff bills. will be Railey.
Of Texas simmons. OF North Carolina:
Stone. of Missouri: Kern. of Indiana, Wih-
Jams of Mississippi and johnson. Of Maine.
Foreign Geations-Cullom. Of Illinois.
chairman: FIVE. Of Maine: Lodge OF Mas
sachusetts: smith. Of Michigan: Root, OF
New York; Borah. Of Idaho; Burton. OF
Ohio; Sutherland. OF Utah and one place
20 be filled
Interstate Commerce-Clapp. OF Mime
sofia chairman: Cullom. Of Illinois: Crane,
nf Massachusetts: Nixon, Of Nevada: Cum
rrins Of Iowa Oliver. OF PennsYlS ania