Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-04-27
PR0GRESS|vES FAR
FROM SATISFIED
IN SENATE
FIGHT LIKELY TO BE
TAKEN UP ON FLOOR
lafoIIette Faction Chafes Un-
der Alleged Attempt of Regu-
lar Republicans to Minimize
Its Influence.
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Washington, April 26.-Following
day of caucuses, conferences and
secret meetings, in which the de-
mands of the progressive republicans
OF the senate We're blocked by the
regular senator's. the two factions to-
night are resting on their arms.
Whether the fight of the progress
ives for more appointments to COM
mittees of importance will be trans
ferred to the senate floor rests with a
meeting of the progressives in the
morning.
The skrmlsh began in the meeting
of the republican committee on COM
mittees early in the day. Senator
Gallinger. chairman, reported the list
of appointments. Immediately Sena-
tor La Toilette objected, insisting
that the progressives were being
treated ''unjustly and unfairly" He
said he would reserve the right to
oppose further in his own time.
AS concession to the progressives
a change was made in the assign
ments and Senator Bourne was pac-
ed on the committee on appropria-
tions. The attempt of the other
three progressive members of the
committee, La Toilette, Cummins and
Bristow, to get places on the COM
mittee of interstate commerce, fl
nance and foreign relations. respect
lively, were voted down.
When the caucus met, about fifty
Senator's were present, all of the
progressives being on hand except
Senator Crawford. Senator Cummins
put the issue squarely without prelim-
inaries.
= He urged the appointment of La
Toilette to the interstate commerce
commission because of his Fitness
and seniority and the naming of
Bristow to the committee on finance
because OF his capacity for hard
work and deep interest" in the SUBJ
ject.
Senator Gallinger replied the COM
inittees already We're filled and il was
inexpedient to enlarge them. He ad-
ed the progressives had been shown
all due consideration and given all the
committee assignments to which they
were entitled.
Senator Cummins asked for a Sc
cret vote on the two propositions. The
motion to place La Toilette on inter-
state commerce was voted down, 33 to
IL. In the case of Mr.. Brstow that
motion, too was lost. 81 to ~, Sena-
tor Curtis deserting the regular camp
for a moment and voting with the
progressives out-of compliment to his
colleague.
Mr. Cummins Immediately gave no.
tice that he reserved the right to
carry the question of reconsideration
OF the votes to the floor of the sem
ate Mr.. La Toilette went further. He
said he proposed 70 decide to 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 ap-
pointments.
Immediately after the adjournment
of the caucus the progressive group
held secret conference to decide
on their future action. Although they
were in session nearly two hours, no
decision was reached and the entire
matter went over until tomorrow
morning. when another conference
will be held.
1t was reported the progressves are
not In accord as to the extent to
which they should go as group in
showing their resentment of what
they term the high-handed methods
of the regulars in making committee
assignments. Most of them expressed
satisfaction with their assignments
and appeared to believe they had
been dealt with literally.
All seemed to feel, however, that
there had been a studied effort to
minimize their representation on the
two important committees of inter-
state commerce and finance, which
deal with the questions in which the
progressive group has Its liveliest in
taract