The Washington times., 1913-03-15
COMMITTEE IDEAL"
T|LLMAN'S CHARGE
Senator Who, Lost Appointment
as Appropriations Head to
Start Caucus Row.

intense pitch, auguring i'll for Demo-
cratic harmony In the Senate, the DEM
oeratic caucus met today to receive the
report of the steering committee on
committees.
This committee. after being in session
all day yesterday, trying to straighten
out numerous tangles and wrangles, de-
cided to turn down Senator Tfllman for
chairman of Appropriations. to make
Senator Martin chairman Of that COM
mittee, to give Senator Tillman the
Craftsmanship of Naval Affairs, and to
make Senator John Walter Smith chair
man Of the District of Columbia Com
mittee, to succeed Senator Gallinger.
The selection of Senator Smith to head
the District Committee, was not ex-
the Craftsmanship of Appropriations.
Senator Smith would have headed Naval
Affairs and Senator Pomerene would
have been chairman of the District
Committee.
Tillman Is Annoyed.
When the committee decided against
Ti1lman, however, this necessitated con-
oderable switching about of other ten
tat1ve arrangements. 10y -"
: The assignments OF committee places
are of course subject to the action Of
the Democratic caucus Senator Till
man Is sore over the way he has been
treated, and in spite of the fact he Is
not strong and his health feeble he
went to the caucus today prepared to
attack his enemies and charge treach-
cry and double dealing
He will allege that Senator Bacon
was baked in becoming president prp
tempore by deal and that he has been
'euchered'' out of the Appropriations
chairmanship in the same manner.
New Committee Rules.
The steering committee adopted res
oiutions which were recommended to
the Democratic caucus TO-DAY and which
are calculated to reyolutionize the for
nation of the committees and lessen
the power Of chairmen. These resolu-
tons are:
Resolved: /. That hereafter the mem
hers of the Steering Committee shall be
elected by the conference.
- That hereafter the majority men,
bers of committees shall elect their
own chairman.
g. That all vacancies on committees
In the future sail be nominated by the
proyal of the conference"
Another resolution reads:
Resolved, That a majority of the
Democratic members of any committee
and shall select by a recorded, vote of
such members, all Democratic members
Of conference committees and of all
subcommittees representing the COM
mtt+ees representing the committee
District Committee.
Senator Smith has served on the Dis
.trict Committee for years and is we'll
acquainted with District affairs The
membership Of the committee is as fol-
lows:
Democrats-John Walter Smith, of
Maryland, chairman. Atlee Pomerene of
Ohio: Marcus A. Smith. of Arizona
John w. Kern. OF Indiana; William II.
Hollis, Of New HAMPSHIRE: Ollie NJ.
James. Of Kentucky: Willard Salisbury.
Of Delaware. and Thomas S. Martin. Of
Virginia.
Republicans-william p. Dillingham;,
of Vermont; Wesley L. Jones, Of Wash
ington; John D. Works Of California
William s. Kenyon, Of Iowa; Albert B.
Fall, of New Mexico. and Nathan Goff,
Of West Virginia
According to the action of the steer
ing committee. ais submitted to the
seryative and protection Democrat, is
made chairman of the Finance Com
mittee.. This is of the utmost i'm
portance In it's bearings on the revision
Ct the tariff. Various progressive DEM
ocrats who proclaimed not long ago
they would dethrone Senator Simmons
lost their nerve at the wind-up- The
pleas for harmony prevailed.
Principal Chairmen.
President Wilson was not disposed to
have trouble in the Senate, and his in
fuence> went to the cause of harmony
The following are the principal chair
manships as they have been settled on
by the committee and reported to the
caucus today:
Agriculture, Gore. of Oklahoma ap-
propriations, Martin, of Virginia: CEN
eus, Chiffon, of West Virginia; civil
service, Pomerene, of Ohio: claims
Bryan. of Florida commerce, Clarke. of
Arkansas District OF Columbia, John
Walter Smith, education and labor,
Hoke Smith, of Georgia; finance, Sim
mons of North Carolina; banking and
currency Owen, of Oklahoma ; fisheries,
Thornton. of Louisiana; foreign rela-
tions, Bacon. of Georgia; forest reserva-
tions, Lane. Of Oregon; immigration.
Smith, of South Carolina Indian af-
fairs, Stone, of Missouri; interoceanic
canals. o'Gorman, Of New York: inter-
Myers. Of Montana judiciary. Culber-
son, of Texas; library, Lea. of Tennes-
see /; manufactures. Reed. of Missouri /;
military affairs. Johnson, of Alabama !;
naval affairs. Tillman, of South Caro-
lima patents James. of Kentucky: pen
sions, ShiveIy. of Indiana; Philippines,
Hitchcock of Nebraska; postoffces,
Bankhead, of Alabama; printing.
Fletcher, of Florida; privileges and
elections Kern, of Indiana: public
buildings. Swanson, of Virginia public
health, Ransdell. of Louisiana public
lands, Chamberlain. of Oregon: rules,
Oyerman, Of North Carolina territories,
Pittman, Of Nevada.