The Sentinel=record., 1913-03-15
SLATED FOR cHAlRMANsHIP OF RIVERS AND HAR5oRs CON-
 MlTTEE IN SENATE.
SENATOR PULLMAN IS WRATHY
Defeated by Martin for chairmanship of the Appropriations Committee, He Will Fight Matter Out
 Again This Morning.

Washington, March li.--Senator E R. Tillman of South Carolina today lost his long and hard fight for tae chairmanship of the powerful senate committee on appropriations.
 The democratic committee lists completed tonight by the steering committed headed by Senator Kern accords the appropriations chairman ship to Senator Martin of Virginia and places Senator Tillman at tht head oN the committee on naval ar fairs.
 The decision of the committee Will not be accepted by Senator fiiimal it is said A democratic caucus mas been called for lO:30 tomorrow morn ing when the committee lists Will DC presented to the iuil democratic mem Dership Of the senate.
 Ii is expected that Senator I'll man. counting upon support of iour or five members of the steering com mittee". will lead fight in the eau cns to overthrow the committees de' cision. ,+in,
 The chief reason for suppiane,ns ,il. Senator Tillman. who neadea lhe 1io' of democrats on the appropriations committee is understood to nave peep ina helief that his health would no. anahle him to undertake the severe tasks attached to tne position.
 Padieal changes in the method ., oontrollinp senate legislation ana con,,niftees which formed the basis for inc so-called progressive demo- cr,,ti, reerganization fight begun iass necember. were approved by the dem' ocratic managers and will be eileEen for adoption by the caucus tomor- row These recommendations are:
 All committee chairmen snail De elected by the democratic members of the committees. The practice has Seen for the steering committee to appoint all chairmen; majority of the democratic members of any committee may call 9 meeting of that committee at any time.
 Members of conference commit. tees shall be selected by the demo- cratic majority of the committee hay. ing charge of the legislation in ques- ton.
 Steering committee members shall be selected by a democratic caucus instead of through appoint ment by the caucus chairman.
 Appointments by the steering committee to fill vacancies on all sen- ate committees must be passed on by the full caucus.
 The recommendation to be made to constitute important departures from the practice that has prevailed in the senate and are similar in many ways to the changes that were made in the house at the beginning of the last congress.
 The complete personnel of the leading committees including demo- crats and republicans. has been agreed upon as follows:
 Appropriations Democrats: Sena- tors Martin (Va), chairman: Tillman tS. e, Culberson (Texas): Overman tN. CD OGens, (Okla); Smith (Md); Chiffon, (W VaD. Lea, erenn); Bryan (Fla) shaffroth tColo.).
 Republicans Senators Warren, tWyol; Perkins, (Cal); Gallinger (N. H): Shoot. (utan): Oliver QPenn); Dillingham; (vermonD 1; Jones tWasf-).
 Foreign relations--Democra Sen. ators Bacon Gal; chairman; Stone (MissourD: Shively. Und); Clarke tArkansas); Hitchcock fNeb.) i: IOGorman, tN. Y); Williams (Miss.) : Swanson, tva.) Pomerene t0hio) :; Smith (N. M)
 Republicans-SenatoTs Lodge of (Massn; Smith (Mich.): Root (N |Y); McCumber (N. D): sutnerlanu (Utah), Borah (Idalho) Burton tOhio).
 judiciary Democrats, Senators Culberson (Tex.l. chairman; Over. OGorman tN. Y); Fletcher (Fla.) 1; Reed tMo) Ashurst tAriz): Shields tTenn.); Walsh (Mont.); Bacon (Ga.)
 Republicans--CIark (WyoD; Nelson tMinnl; Dillingham; (Vt); Suther- land (UtaIh) Brandegee (Conn) Boraa Oldaho); Cu'mmins 0owa); :; Root tN. Y.
 Banking and Currency (New)--- Democrats: Senators Owen fOkla.) i: chairman; Hitchcock (Neb): 0Gor- man tN. Y); Reed (Missouri) Shas |froth (Colo.1 Hollis (N. H.); Prom. creme tOhio.)
 Republicans: Nelson fMinn.) ]. Bristow tKase;; Burton lohiol :: Jones (Wash); Weeks (Mhss)
 Senator Clarke of Arkansas has been slated for the chairmanship ol tae committee on commerce which handles river and harbor improve Iment legislation: senator Hoke Smith has been added to the fin.