The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-26
Republicans Near Crisis
in Contest Over
Committees,
DEMANDS MADE
BY INSURGENTS
If Not Satisfied in Caucus They
Will Carry Matter to Floor of
Senate, and Leaders Admit
This Will Bring About
an Absolute
Split.

Washington. D. c.. April 25.-Difer-
ences between the Regular and Insur-
gent Republican Senator's over the or
ganization of committees appears far
from being halted. and d caucus. called
for tomorrow afternoon to consider
the assignments agreed upon by the
Committee on Committees may develop
an absolute party break. TWO ses-
sions OF the committee were held to-
day. and the Regulars positively de-
ciined TO meet Insurgcnt demands.
which they declared to be unreason-
able.
The Regulars ave q large majority
in the caucus. and II is not improb-
able that the Insurgents may carry
their demands to the floor of the Sen
tic. which leaders in both factions ad-
init would bring about a party split.
-Four points Of difference remain to
be settled. La Toilette wants TO go
or Interstate Commerce.: Cummins. on
Finance; Br!stow, on Foreign Rela-
lions. and Bourn on Appropriations.
II Is stated o-night that the de-
mand for places on these committees
Will be rejected. The Regulars insist
that they have given the Insurgents
everything to which they are entitled
under the rules laid downfall of
length Of service. which gives to this
minority the choice of a large number
of important places.
Charge Against Regulars.
Insurgent Republicans charge that
the Regulars are packing the ~lSinance
and Interstate Commerce Committees.
the first named TO prevent assaults
upon the Payne-Aldrlch bill and the
principle of high protection. and the
latter to keep railroad legislation out
of the hands of Insurgents. whom they
claim haye made studies of this sub
Ject. They insist tina they are light
ing for an opportunity to impress their
progressive Views upon the policies of
the government on the great questions
connected with the tariff and the regu-
lation of the railroads.
What the outcome Will be in the
contest tomorrow is not clear. The
Regulars declared tonight that they
would not yield another inch to the
Insurgents.
In spite OF diligent efforts to pre-
vent the disclosure Of the assignment
as agreed upon by the Committee on
Committees 1T became known thar
the majority membership of the great
committees is as follows:
Membership of Committees.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. OF Wyo-
ming. chairman; Perkins. California:
Galiinger. New Hampshire; Curtis.
Kansas: Gamble. South Dakota; Smoot.
Utah; Wetmore, Rhode Island; Dixon.
Montana. and probably Bourne. Oregon
Finance - Pcnrosc. Pennsylvania.
chairman: Cullom, Illinois; Lodge. Mas
~sachusetts: McCumber. North Dakota:
Smoot, Utah; Gallinger. New Hamp-
shire; Clark. Wyoming: Hepburn, Idaho;
and La Toilette. Wisconsin,. The MI
nority members OF this committee.
which has charge of all Tlriff bills, Will
be as follows: Bailey. Texas; simmons.
North Carolina: Stone. Missouri: Kern.
Indiana; Williams, mississippi, and
Johnson, Maine.
Foreign Reiations-Cullom. Illinois.
chairman; Frye. Maine; Lodge, Massa-
chusetts: Smith. Michigan; Root, New
York: Borah. Idaho; Burton, OHIO;
Sutherland. Utah. and one place to be
filed.
Interstate Commerce-Clapp, Mime
sofa, chairman; Cwllom. Illinois; Crane.
Massachusetts; Nixon, Nevada; Cum
Minis, Iowa; Oliver, Pennsylvania:
Townsend, Michigan, and Lippitt,
Rhode Island.
Jndiciary-Clark, Wyoming. chair
man; Nelson. Minnesota; Dillingham;,
Vermont; Sutherland. Utah; Brands
gee. Connecticut; Borah. Idaho; Root.
New York Cummins, Iowa, and Brown
Nebraska.
Many changes will take place in the
c~hairmanships Of other committees
The entire committee slate, including
Democratic places. will be presented
to the Senate Thursday.
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