The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-04-26
Nobody Is Satisfied EXCEPT the
Regular Republicans Who
Have Majority
Ia Toilette WANTS PLACE
ON INTERSTATE COMMERCE
Cummins Wants Finance Instead of
Interstate Commerce, Bristow De.
mands Foreign Relations and
Bourne Appropriations.

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washington. April 26.-The ,
split IN the Republican ranks I
which threatens the Republican
supremacy in the senate, assumed
grave proportions today when the
regular Republicans fatty refused
to meet the demands of the nro.
gressives. These demands were
tnat Senator LaFollette be given I
place on the committee on in
terstate commerce, Bristow on
foreign relations, and Cummins
finance. Coupled with these de-
mands was one that Mr.. Bourne
De appointed to the appropriations
committee, which was granted.
y Ihe meeting Of the committee I
on committees today was brief
and reported to have been some
What acrimonious. Senator CAL
llnger, chairman of the commit
tee, laid before it the completed
list Of the appointments to the
various committees. When it was
:. discovered by Mr.. LaFollette that
only one of the four final pro-
gressive claims had been allowed,
ne Immediately announced his
disapproval Of the tentative list. t
On vote to adopt the CALM
ger list, the committee divided Z
to 4, the four progressives voting
= solidly.
The Gallinger list places the
North Dakota senator's as follows:
McCumber is on the finance.
foreign relations, Indian affairs
and pensions committees.
= Gronna on the agriculture and
forestry, conservation Of natural
resources, immigration, and chair
man OF expenditures ), in 4he-.de-s
partment Of agriculture.
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Washington. April 2e.-senators O
every political shade were active to
day preparing for the struggle whic,
may take place on the senate foo
tomorrow. The Republican faction
are at odds over the demands mad
by the insurgents and rejected by tn
majority of the committee on commit
tees and the Democrats likewise ar
dissatisfied with the assignments sal
to have been given them by the minor
ity steering committee.
The Republican slate will be nre
sented at the caucus called for
o'clock this afternoon. while the Dem
ocrats Will consider theirs at a part
caucus called for 1880 o'clock to
morrow morning.
The regulars have large ,majorit,
In the caucus and it is not improba
BILE that the insurgents may carr,
their demands to the floor OF the sen
ate, which leaders in both faction
admit would bring about a party split
-Four points Of difference remai1
to be settled. LaFollette wants t,
go on interstate commerce, Cummin
on finance and Bristow on foreign re
lations and Bourne on appropriations
All OF these are members of the com
mittee on committees. Apparently
there Is no difficulty about the as
signments given by the regulars t,
members of the insurgent faction VIII,
are not on the committee on commit
tees.
The regulars insist they have givel
the insurgents everything to which
they are entitled under the rules lait
down-that of length of service
which given to the minority tn,
choice Of a large number of importan
places. The regulars point to tn,
fact that the insurgent members O
the committee on committees all hav,
good places, among them the follow
ing:
LaFollette-Chairm Of census
finance, manufactures, Indian affairs
and some committees Of less import
ance. He was offered appropriations
generally regarded as the greatest O
all committees. but declined It ant
insisted upon interstate commerce.
Cummins-Chairma of civil ser
vice, Interstate commerce, judiciary
manufactures, rules. public expendi
lures and number Of smaller as
signments. In addition he has de-
manded finance.
Observation-Disclosures and postroads
military affairs. inter-oceanic canals
territories. public buildings ant
grounds and q number Of others. in
cluding the Craftsmanship Of expendi.
lures in the postoflice department. HI
declined q place on commerce and
demanded place on foreign reta
tions.
Bourne-Chairman of postofices and
postroads, commerce, public lands
printing. public health and q number
of others. He demanded place or
appropriations and 1t ia generally be.
lieved that this will be conceded tc
him.
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