Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-22
AGAIN VOTED Down SUFFERING IN INDIA
Demand of Senate Progress President att Informed OF the
sives for Committee Places. Conditions There
INVITED TO SEND CLAIMS IAN APPEAL FOR MISSIONS
Chairman Galnger Will Millions People Get But One Meal
List Of Applications. Every Two Days.
WILL MEET AGAIN TUESDAY CALLERS AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Sentences of Men
worth
gain to Committee Were in for Life
Demand of Senate Progress
sives for Committee Places.
INVITED TO SEND CLAIMS
Chairman Gallinger Will Draw Up
List Of Applications.
Will MEET AGAIN TUESDAY
Il Toilette Resolution Asking for
Proportionate Representation Pre-
scented Again to Committee.


The republican committee on commit
tees Of the Senate resumed its session this
morning in Senator 9aiiinger's commit
tee room, to continue the work of desig-
mating the republi an membership Of COM
mittees, which Was delayed yesterday by
the controversy over the La Toilette reso-
luton demanding that the progressives be
recognized as separate political entity.
ana which demand was rejected, as stated
in The Star.
The meeting this morning was attended
by all the regulars and the four pro-
gressives. Messrs La Toilette, Bourne,
Cummins and Bristow. Senator La Fol-
iette again offered his resolution Of yes
terday recognizing the progressives as a
separate political entity. but striking out
the preamble Of the resolution. 1t was
again voted down by the same vote as
yesterday to 4.
Senator Bristow's Suggestion.
Senator Bristow, speaking for the pro-
9ressives urged that the committee list
be taken up alphabetically and the COM
mittee vote upon the application of in
dividual senator's for membership there
on.
This plan met with objection on the
ground that it would not be practicable
to make up the membership Of one speci-
ned committee without regard to the
claims Of senators for membership on
other committees. that the cloims should
be weighed, and if it were not found
easy to place senator on one committee.
he might be contented with corresponding
or better rank on some other COM
mittee.
1t was pointed out that it has always
been necessary to balance the demands
OF senators and thus to find compensating
features in other assignments than per-
haps the one specifically presented.
Preferences Asked For.
After some discussion it was determir ed
TO he the sense of the committee that
this plan shall be followed. and, accord
iDgiy, Chairman Gallinger was authorized
to draw up tentative list of committee
applications. showing the preference Of
senators and their desires to be placed
on respective committees.
This list is to be presented to the COM
mittee at a special meeting next Tuesday
At 1870 o'clock.
After the meeting adjourned today
Senator Gailinger addressed Invitations
again to the progressive senator's, invit-
Ing them to suggest their preferences for
place on committees
Such a letter was sent to the progress
sfveS April d. but up to this time only one
progressive senator tBrown) has submit
ted his preference. Nothing was said at
the meeting this morning to indicate
whether the progressives will send in
their suggestions or not.
If responses are not received Chairman
Gallinger intends to proceed with the
making of a tentative list to be used as
q basis for work Tuesday.
The La Toilette Resolution.
The issue between the two factions Of
the republicans was drawn in the pres
entation yesterday to the committee on
committees. of a resolution by Senator
La Toilette, as follows:
Whereas there is a division among the
republicans of the Senate, a minority Of
whom are known as progressive repub-
uCans-to wit. Senators Clapp, La Fol-
lette. Kourne Borah. Brown, Dixon
Cummins, Bristow, Crawford, Gronna. ;.
Poindexter and Works-each division be-
ing well recognized I'm the Senate and
throughout the country, as based upon
clearly defined differences on important
legislative measlNes and questions Of
great public interest; and
whereas the republican senators
known as progressive republicans are
in the minority in the ratio of about
one out OF four. row therefore be it
committees, That the progressive re-
publicans be accorded by the commit
Ice on committees such proportional
representation upon the committees of the
United states Senate their numbers
bear to the total republican membership
Of each Of said committees and the as
Iignnents of progressive republicans upon
sach committee be designated by Sena-
tors La Toilette, Bourne, Cummins and
Br1stow, the four progressive republican
members of the committee on commit
tees, which said assignment and designa-
ton shall be approved and ratified by
the committee on committees"
Resolution Voted Down.
That resolution was voted down. to 4.
Those who voted for IL were the progress
Bives, La Toilette, Bourne. Cummins and
Brstow. and those opposed were CAL
anzer, Lodge. Penrose Hepburn, Warren
Smoot and Bradley. The committee then
proceeded to take up the list of commit
tees alphabetically and to vote upon the
Far1ous candidates presented for member
ship upon them.
The regulars insist that they are willing
20 extend to the progressives the fullest
81 fair play in the makeup OF commit
ees- but that party expediency forbids the
formal recognition of faction of repub-
leans as political entity. The regulars
claim that IL would not be fair to the re-
publican membership to allow the pro-
yressives, being the minority faction to
pick out for themselves their own places
,n committees and leave the majority to
ifvide the remainder among themselves
The regulars contend that the distri-
button of places should be made by the