New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-27
REGULARS REJECT
|NSURCENT DEMANDS
Committee Fight, Decided in
Caucus, May Be Carried to
Floor of Senate.
THE ASSIGNMENTS MADE
La Toilette and Bristow Fail to
Get Places They Wanted
Wisconsin Senator Gives =
Warning of Contest.
lFrom The Tribune Bureau. ]


Washington. April 2S-The fight for COM
mittee places was carried into the Repuh-
lican caucus Of the Senate to-day by the
progressive group. with a recruit in the per-
son OF Senator Kenyon. of Iowa. Their de-
mands. which were narrowed down TO two
"a place for Senator Bristow on Finance
and for Senator La Toilette on Interstate
Conmerce-were UNDECIDED by the regulars,
and the slate as made up by the commit
tee on committees went through, the
caucus dividing on progressive and reg
ular lines Senator La Toilette. deter
mined 10 prolong the contest, which Is
rapidly disappearing for lack of something
for the insurgents 10 fight for. practically
all their requests having been granted
gave notice that his faction reserved the
right TO oppose the slate as approved by
the caucus on the floor Of the Senate.
The fight Of the insurgents for the bal
ance Of power on the two important COM
mittees, Finance and Interstate commerce.
took a slightly different turn to-day. Sena-
tor Cummins, who had been slated by the
Insurgents for Finance. gave way 10 Sena-
tor Bristow. To this the regulars objected.
as six Senators. all preceding the Senator
from Kansas in the line of seniority had
applied for a place on Finance ana had
been refused. The motion was voted down.
81 to u The motion 10 place Senator La
Toilette on Interstate Commerce was also
voted down. so 10 II. Senator Kenyon vot-
ing with the insurgents.
II is not exrected that the fight, If any is
made by the insurgents. against the caucus
slate on the foo of the Senate VIII ne
prolonged All the insurgents have been
placed on the best committees, ana 1t Is
not probable that they will endanser their
positions by following the Senator from
Wisconsin IN mis- demands for place lor
himself
Senator Root who gives up the chairman
shin Of the Committee on Expenditures IN
the State Department, is placed at the head
Of the Committee on Industrial Expeditions
He also has a place on the Judiciary COM
mittee.
Trouble Begins in Committee.
The skirmish began in the meeting OF the
committee on committees early in the day.
Senator Gallinger, the chairman OF the
committee reported the, list OF assign
nents. Immediately Senator La Toilette
Objected to the selections. insisting that the
progressive Senators were being treated
..uniustly and unfairly" He declared that
he would reserve the right TO oppose the
list further In his own time.
As concession 10 the progressive WING
a change was made in the assignments 10
hermit Senator Bourne to take a place on
Appropriations
When the caucus met about fifty Senators
were present, all the progressives beng on
hand except Senator Crawford. Senator
Cumnnins put the issue squarely. without
any prelimnaries. He urged the appoint
ment Of Mr. La Toilette TO the Interstate
Commerce Committee because OF his mt
ness and seniority" and the placing Of Mr..
pristoW on the Committee OF Finance be-
cause of his capacity for hard work and
deep interest in the subject.
Senator Gallinger replied that the COM
m.ttees already were filed and~it was in
cxpedient TO enlarge them. He added that
the proeressives had received due consid-
Grafton and all the committee assignments
to which they were entitled.
Senator Cummins asked for a separate
vote on the two propositions. The motion
TO place La Toilette on Interstate Com
merce was then voted down. Those voting
for the motion were Borah Bourne. Bris-
tow. Brown, Clapp, Cummins. Dixon, Gron-
ma. Kenyon. PoindeXter and Works. Nei-
Their Senator La Toilette nor his colleague,
MI Stephenson, voted. In the case of Mr..
Bris,ow. that motion, tot was lost. sena-
tor Curtis deserving the regular camp for
a moment and voting with the progressives
cut Of compliment 10 his colleague
Mr. Cummins Immediately gave notice
that he reserved the right to carry the Ques-
ton Of reconsideration of the votes 10 the
floor OF the Senate. Mr. La Toilette went
further however. and declared that he
: proposed 70 decide for himself whether he
would take into the open Senate not only
the question of the votes but also the
broader question of the committee appoint
. rnents-
Immediately after the caucus adjourned
the progressves held a secret conference 10
decide on their future action. Although
they were in session nearly two hours. no
decision was reached. and the entire mat
ter went over until tomorrow morning,
when another conference will he held.
The New Committee List.
Following is the list of appointments to