Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-06
NAME COMMITTEES
Senate Caucuses Select Men
for important Assignments.
ACTION THIS MORNING
Progressive Faction to Dominate in
All Senate Committees.
SENATOR KERN IS CHAIRMAN
Progressive Republicans Also Named
on Committee on Com
mittees.

The committees on committees of both
republicans and democrats in the Senate
were announced today. These committees
make up the committee assignments for
their respective parties, subject to APP
prevail by the respective caucuses and to
the formal O. X. of the Senate.
The democratic committee is composed
Of Senators Kern of Indiana Martin OF
Virginia, Clarke of Arkansas, Chamber
lain Of Oregon, Owen of Oklahoma
gia, Lea of Tennessee and Thomas OF
Colorado.
The republican committee consists OF
Senators Lodge of Massachusetts, Warren
of Wyoming. Nelson of Minnesota, Pen
rose of Pennsylvania, SmOot of Utah, La
Toilette of Wisconsin, Brandegee of Con-
necticut, Smith of Michigan. Crawford OF
South Dakota, Jones of Washington and
Fall of New Mexico.
The democratic committee on COM
mittees was submitted to the democratic
caucus at IL o'clock this morning by
Democratic Leader Kern. After only a
brief discussion, it was ratified by the
caucus. 1t had been decided by the eau
Gus yesterday that the chairman would
appoint the committee, subject to ratifica-
ton, and that Senator Kern, as chairman
of the caucus, should be chairman OF
Progressives Dominate.
AS soon as the personnel of the demo
cratic committee was known, there were
prompt comments that it was dominated
by progressives or radicals. 1t was tina
wing of the democratic party in tn,
Senate that elected Senator Kern chair
man of the caucus, and it had therefor,
mt ri faA q would dQSiRn4
radical committee. Only two on the
list are classed as conservative demo
Gratis.
The fact that the committee on com
mittees-is controlled by progressives, ant
that it was approved by the caucus j:
taken to indicate clearly that the demo
cratic majority of the Senate committees
when reorganized for the present Con
gress. will be domino ted by the progress
sives How this progressive strength
will influence legislation can, it is com
mented, be easily seen.
Choose Omcers tomorrow.
The democratic caucus had been ex-
pected to choose new officers for the Sen.
ate today-a secretary and a sergeant-at.
arms chiefly. That was postponed unit
tomorrow.
While the democrats were in session
who should appear at the door but Sen
ators Smoot and Nelson, two of the
stanchest republican in the Senate. They
claimed no right to enter the caucus
however.
The two republicans. were ENJOYS from
| the republican committee on committees
appointed to consult with members OF
the democratic committee on committee!
regarding the respective strength of the
| two parties on Senate committees. o.
course, the majority of all the active ant
important committees will be democrats
| but it is the margin of the majority thai
| is to be decided.
Senator's Smoot and Nelson he'd brie1
/ consultation with Senators Kern ano
| Clarke in the corridor outside the demo-
cratic caucus room, explaining they
would like to get the respective demo-
cratic and republican membership on
committees Strengthened out. Then
Senator's Smoot and Nelson returned to
| the meeting of the republican committee
on committees, being held In the once Oh
Senator Lodge in the Capitol.
The respective party strength of COM
mittees was the subject Of discussion al
| both the democratic caucus and the meet
| ing of the republican committee on COM
mittees The margin between the two
parties in the Senate is not large. the
democrats having forty-nine votes and
| the republicans forty-four, with three
vacancies.