The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-28

conference today decided TO ask tne
ssssxaate to pass on the question of the
addition of LaEollette to the inter-
state commerce committee and Bris-
tow to the finance committee.
Washington, D. c., April Pin the
republican senate caucus yesterday aft
ernooa the regulars carried through
! their program to cinch the senate or
ganization. They made it fast and
sure, so far as the important commit
: tees are concerned, and left no chance
i for losing their grip on the proceedings
in the upper house.
The progressive senators accom-
plished only two things in the fight
for committee assignments, so far as
results show on the surface. They
succeeded in placing Senator Borne
on the committee on appropriations,
and they forced the regulars to take
H Senator Lorimer off the committee on
| interstate commerce. Lorimer was
placed on the committee on the Dis
trict of Columbia. When the list was
submitted yesterday by Senator CALM
ger, Lorimer's name was on the inter-
state commerce committee.
Senator LaFollette wanted place
on the interstate commerce committee.
The progressives urged that his work
in railroad regulation as governor of
Wisconsin, and his extensive acquaint-
ance with the subject on that account
entitled him to a place on that COM
! mittee. Mr.. LaFollette received eleven
1 vote for thet appointment = eleven
pEpgressives voting for him and thirty
1hVe regulars against.
Senator Cummins nominated Bris-
tow for place on the finance commit
Stee. Bristow received twelve votes.
The three big committees of the SEN
ate are regarded as finance, interstate
| commerce and foreign relations, The
Yfinance committee is composed of nine
Republicans; Penrose, (chairman), Cul-
tlom, Lodge, McCumber, Smoot, Calm
ger. Clark of Wyoming, and Hepburn,
all regular, and LaFollette, progress
sive.
The committee on interstate com
merce is made up of Clapp, (chairman)
Cullom, Crane, Nixon, Cummins, Bran
/ degee, Oliver, Lippitt, Townsend
Clapp and Cummins are progressive
The foreign relation committee is
composed of Lullom, (chairman), Frye
Lodge, Smith of Michigan. Root, Nc
Cumber, Sutherland, Borah, Burton
Borah is progressive.
OF the twenty-seven republicans on
these three committees the progress
sives are given four of the places.
Of the committee on interstate com
smerce, so vital to the transportation
interests of the west, Massachusetts
Rhode Island, Connecticut and Penn
sylvania are represented with four OF
the nine places.
The regulars have directed attention
Ito the fact that the progressives were
Violating one of the traditions of the
senate in asking for assignments fol
new members to places on important
~ lnmittees. That is the reason as
signed for not giving Bristow place
on the finance committee with LaFol
8lette, but on the very important inter
state commerce committee, oliver
Il4ippitt and Townsend are given places
All of them have come to the senate
since Bristow.
But the progressives were not alone
in their disappointment as to the re
suits of the caucus. The regulars have
been claiming that Kenyon, the new
g1s4ator from Iowa, would line up witt
Mem. President Taft and Attorne!
General Wickersham both went OF
record this week as saying that Ken
yon was a courageous and conscient
lious man, and that he would make |
mighty good senator That was accept
led as an assurance that Kenyon woulC
vote with the administration forces
But this afternoon in the caucus, Ken
yon voted every time with the pro
,Sressives.