The Washington times., 1911-04-26

Ihe regulars refused to accedt to tN5
demands of the insurgents that Senator
La Toilette be put on the Interstate
Commerce Committee, and aS>5 refuse
TO put Senator Cummins on Finance
Other demands made by the insurgents
were refused.
Unfair, Says La Toilette.
Senator La Toilette declared the in
surgents had been unjustly treated, and
said he reserved the right to object
later He intends to carry the fight TO
the Senate floor. and in this he will
have the backing of most OF the other
insurgents.
The regulars, however. dominate the
situation and will control the caucus
Just as they have controlled the Com
mittee on Committees to the last. they
will refuse to recognize the demands
of the insurgents for recognition as a
group.
The makeup of the committees is
known, though It has not yet been given
out officially. and as made UP by SEN
ator Gallinger, has been for the most
part adopted.
The Democratic list has been COM
pIeted for several days. The Democratic
caucus to ratify 1t will be held tomor-
row morning.
The regulars of the Republican Com
mittee on Committees have from the
first refused to treat with the insurgents
as a body. They have made this the
excuse for refusing to give the insur-
gents the assignments they asked for.
But the real reason why the insurgent
demands have been turned down rests
with the question of control Of the FL
nance Committee. The regulars do not
want to surrender control of it, and
they have not. They will not allow
more than one insurgent on Finance.
and Senator La Toilette will be this one:
Senator Cummins will not be allowed
on Finance. AS there will be fifteen
members of the committee. and the reg
uIars will have eight of them they will
be in complete control.
Senator Cummins will be put on Judic-
larry. and as he is already on Interstate
Commerce and, several other commit
tees he is we'll provided for. He has
been offered a place on Foreign Rela-
tions. hut does not desire ii. Senator
Borah will go on Foreign Relations.
Majority Membership.
The following is the majority member
ship of the chief committees of the Sem
ate as agred on:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of Wyoming,
chairman; Perkins of California. Gal
llD2er OF Ne" NuII VI
Kansas, Gamble of South Dakota, Smoot
of Utah, Wetmore of Rhode Island.
Dixon of Montana, and probably Bourne
of Oregon.
Finance-Penrose og Pennsylvania,
chairman; Cullom OF Illinois, Lodge of
McCumber of North Da-
kota, Smoot of Utah. Gallinger of New
Hampshire, Clark of Wyoming, Hey
burn of Idaho. and La Toilette oftTis-
consin.
Foreign Relations-Cullom, Illinois,
chairman; Frye, Maine: Lodge, Massa-
chusetts: Smith. Michigan: Root. New
ork: Borah. Idaho: Burton. Ohio;
Utah, and one place TO be
filed.
Interstate Commerce-Clapp. Mime
sofa. chairman; Cullom, Illinois; Crane.
Massachusetts,; Nixon, Nevada; Cum
Minis, Iowa: Oliver. Pennsylvania;
Townsend, Michigan. and Lippitt. Rhode
Island.
Judiciary-Clark. Wyoming. chairman;
Nelson, Minnesota; Dillingham;. YER
mont; Sutherland, Utah; Brandegee,
Borah, Idaho; Root. New
York: Cummins, Iowa, and Brown. Ne
braska.
Democratic Members.
The new Democratic members on FL
nance are Kern, Johnson OF Maine, and
John Sharp Williams. Bailey, Simmons.
and Stone are the old Democratic men,
bers.
New Republican members of the Mill
tary Affairs Committee will be Gug-
genheim. Jones, Crawford. and Oliver.
New Republican members of the Naval
Committee will be Lodge, Page, Smith
Of Michigan, and PoindeXter.
Senator du Pont of Delaware, is made
chairman of Military Affairs, despite
the relation of the du Pont nape to the
Powder trust.
Following are the important chairman
ships under the new arrangement, in
which changes have been made:
Agriculture. Burnham; Claims, Craw-
ford Curtis, Cuban Relations; Lodge.
Gamble. Indian Affairs;
Interoceanic Canals: Nix
on. Irrigation: Richardson, Pacific Is
ands and Porto Rico; Guggenheim,
Dillingham;, Privileges and
elections: Sutherland. Public Buildings;
smith of Michigan, Territories.
The District Committee Republican
members will be Gallinger, Dillingham;,
Bradley, Curtis, Oliver. Jones, Gronna,
md Kenyon. The last five of these are
lew members This list Is subject to
such notifications as may be made to-
lay in the committee or in caucus.