The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-03-10
INSURGENTS IN THE CAUCUS
10 JOIN WITH REGULARS IN
ORGANIZING THE SENATE.
prom,se " Liberal Treatment In the
Assignment OF Committee Places
remp,s the Radicals Into the Fold
Regulars Get the important Berths.

Assignment OF Committee Places
remp,s the Radicals Into the Fold
Regulars Get the important Berths.
WASHINGTON. March 9.-The regular
and insurgent Republican Senator's will
act together and organize the new senate,
with Senator Gallinger Of New Hampshire
A. chairman Of the caucus. succeeding
former Senator Hale. This has practi :
eslly been agreed upon. The insurgent
yenstors will be taken into the fold and
be recognized on all Senate committees.
With assurances Of liberal recognition
in the reorganization the insurgents are
disposed to 60 into the caucus and abide
BY the will Of the majority. which is made
no largely Of regulars.
The Republican caucus. which is to
name the Committee on Committees and
provide for the organization Of the new
Senate. will be called to meet probably
on April I. The important thing before
the caucus il the eeleotion Of the chair
man. who appoints the Committee on
Committees. which makes all the COM
mittee assignments. It is precedent in
the Senate that the Senator with the
longest service to his credit is made
chairman Of the caucus. Senator Frye
Of Maine 10 the oldest member in point
II service. but he declined the caucus
Craftsmanship two years ago by reason
Of impaired health and made way for
his colleague. Senator Hale. 1t Is under
stood that Senator Frye will again de-
cline the honor. Senator Cullom Of
Illinois is next In line. but it il predicted
that he will stand aside in favor Of a
more active and vigorous Senator.
senator Galhnger OF New Hampshire.
next to Senators Frye and Cullom. has
the longest service. He is one of the
most active members of the Senate and
in the calculations now indulged in by
Senator'S with regard to the reorganiza-
lion OF the Senate the name of the New
hampshire Senator is most frequently
discussed The claim is made in some
quarters that Senator Gallinger is such
stanch regular that the election of SEN
ator Cullom would be more acceptable to
The insurgents. However the insurgents
are not disposed to make trouble IL they
receive liberal recognition. II they had
'heir preference Senator Penrose would
not be made chairman Of the Finance
{ lommittee nor would Senator Warren
bs made chairman Of the Appropriation
committee. They realize. however, that
they cannot dictate.
Before they enter the caucus the in
surgents will have an agreement as TO
what they are to expect in the way of
assignments. It is their pres
ent purpose to, ask for appointment for
four Of their number on the Committee
IN Committees. which has heretofore
consisted OF nine members. There ia
some talk OF increasing the committee
from nine to eleven in number.
The greatest interest centres in the
reorganization OF the Finance Committee.
which 10 to be the most important COM
nnittee at the special session OF Congress.
nasmuch as It will consider all tariff
legislation. The committee as consti-
tuted in the last Congress consisted OF
nine Republicans and five Democrats.
By reason Of the gain in the number OF
Democratic Senators the Democrats are
TO be permitted to have six members on
all the large committees. and the Repub-
lican representation will be reduced to
eight. Four Republican members OF the
Finance Committee. Messrs. Aldrich.
Burrows, Hale and Flint. will not be mem
bers OF the next Senate and the Democrats
lose two Of their number In the retirement
Of Senators Money and Taliaferro. This
leaves each party with three vacancies
on this committee.
three Republican vacancies on the FL
nance Committee. and II is very likely
that their request will be granted. In
that event Senators La Toilette OF Wis
consin and Cummins OF Iowa will be
chosen. Senator La Toilette will have
first call by reason Of seniority Of service
II is conceded that Senator Oallincer.
who Ia the choice of all the regulars, will
he made member Of the Finance Com
nittee. Senator Brandegee OF Connecti-
cut is spoken OF for membership OF the
committee In the event that the insurgents
donot land more than one vacancy There
IA one other Senator who 10 certain of
appointment on the committee. He IL
John Sharp Williams Of Mississippi.
former minority leader of the House and
Tor years a member OF the Ways and
Means Committee Of that body. While
" is unusual to place q new Senator on
Inc Finance Committee. it is generally
conceded that Mr.. Williams will receive
this recognition because OF his knowledge
and experience tn tariff matters. Sena-
,ors Shively OF Indiana and Newlands OF
Nevada are said to be slated for the two
other minority vacancies.
The fact that the insurgents will hold
ne balance Of power in the new Senate
responsible for the harmony arrange
ments among Republican Senators in the
reorganization Of tho Senate. The insur.
gents will number twelve in the new
senate, and the regular Republicans will
number thirty-Hve. Should FIVE insur-
gents aot with the Democrats they would
nave majority, but there il no desire
among either the insurgents or the Demo
'fsts TO effect a fusion arrangement
'or the control OF the Senate Some such
suggestion has been made at frequent
intervals by Senator Stone of Missouri
'ut II has failed to evoke any enthusiasm
"Ad has been spurned by both leading
'"sarsent and Democratic Senators.
me negotiations between the regulars
ahn insurgents for the organization of the