The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-07
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tionaries in the open Senate by the
defeat of Depew. of New York: Dick.
Of Ohio: the possible ousting of Lori.
mer and the menace of the drift Of
political affairs to several other pro-
hounccd standpatters.
Changes In Committees.
The Committee on Finance. the Com
mittee on Appropriations. the Commit
tee on Interstate Commerce and the
Committee on the judiciary Will show
the effects of reorganization conse-
iucnt upon these changes in the SEN
ate membership and 1t is these com,
mittces which exert the most power.
iul influence upon general legislation.
The progrcssives will have their dav
in court. They will be in possession
OF the assets which make for power.
compelling Senators having legislation
In view to consult them first Assign.
ments on Naval Affairs, Foreign Rela-
ions Census, Rules and other COM
inittees Will be included in the re-
sources Of tho new comh>Sation, to-
gether with Il number of Chairman
SHIPS; minor in influence, but stili de-
sirablc
Furthermore. all this means that
The unofficial but all powerful bodies
known as the Steering committee"
u anni INC INC committee on committees"
=
ana give them foothold of power in
.ncse: the initial cases of influence in
the Senate
Looking over the Senate when IL
meets next December. one will SEQ
but three Of the most prominent
members of the react1onary faction in
chusetts; Pcnrose. OF Pennsylvania.
and Smoot OF Utah; and their powers
VIII be qualified by the presence OF
adaitlonal members of the Progress
M ,ef1rr AZ .
serve
Effect on LcEislntion.
> oionnd Signiticancec attaches to
Senate. in the opinion Of far-secins
members OF that body. Tho next Con-
gress VIII have to deal with the tarih.
with additional Legislation anectinE
the railroads in interstate commerce.
IL is not beyond tho range of posi-
hiliues that the decision OF the United
states supreme Court in the pending
antitrust suits may require amendment
To or modification OF the sherman anti
trust law Affecting every corporation
Changes in the currency and banking
laws must be made.
The all-important fact towers above
al other considera lions that when
these questions. so vital to the business
and industrial interests of the coun-
try. come UP for Legislative action the
senate, when for quarter of a CEN
iNlN iidS petIl dominated DE the con-
tervatives." will be controlled by the
progressives."
The First Result.
The first result OF the change In
senate control will be TO make it
possible to get these questions out Of
committee and before the Senate
something that has not been possible
There the Judgment of the rcactionary
senators in the past ran counter to
popular demand
Once before the Senate, 1t remains
Tor the joint action of the individual
senators 10 determine the action upon
the legislation. Back and in support
of the ProEressives will. be the big
ana increasing Democratic member
shlP. which can be depended upon in
most cases 10 support progressive poll
fcies.
The more the reactionaries view the
future the more imminent becomes
their certain submersion by the tide
OF ,progressivism sweeping over that
body.