Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-03-16
Although Some Conservatives
Secure Important Chairman
ships Balance Of Power is
Decidedly Against Them.
TILLMAN LOSES FIGHT
FOR BIG COMMITTEE
instead Of Appropriations He
is TO be Head Of Naval Az
fairs in Upper House of Unit
ed States Congress,

lBy Morning journal ~ cini Leised wirel
Washington, March la--Mith the
declaration from their leader. Sc m.
tor Kern, that they purposed making
the senate democratic not only in
name but in practical results, the
democrats today rcorganized the com-
mittees of the senate and took actual
control OF legislative affairs in that
body. Fractional differences disap-
peared in the hnal processes Of organ
ization.
Senator Tillman, who carried UP to
the party caucus earlier In the day his
fight for the chairmanship OF the ap-
vropriation committee. voiced the
final word of harmony in the senate
when he was given the craftsmanship
of the naval affairs committee.
II bow and cheermlly submit to
that decision. he said in its reor-
ganized form the senate apparently is
entirely i'm the control Of the forces
considered most actively in harmony
with President Wilson The fight be-
gan early in the last session by the
s0-called progressive forces. evolved
today "a change of committees which
gives the balance of power on all Of
the important committees TO the
forces which selected Senator Kern as
party leader and which are regarded
as active supporters of the policies
advocated by the president.
The democratic caucus which be.
san al 1890 in the morning. ae-
cepted without change the work Of
the steering committee as to the as
signments of senators to committee
places. Another caucus on Monday
will pass upon the scheme of senate
control that is TO distribute power ard
give majority Of the democrats on
any committee the authority to con-
trol its affairs without regard To the
wishes of the chairman.
Senator Tillman made final plea
IN the caucus to have his own name
substituted for that of Senator Mar-
tin as chairman of the appropriations
committee. but he received little sup
port When the senate later adopted
the committee lists Senator Tnlman
made brief statement
Under the rules Of seniority which
have always obtained here was en-.
titled to the chairmanship Of the com
mittee ON appropriations he said II
asked for that committee but my col
leagues. la their wisdom and | rec
ognizc that every man on the steer
ing committee who selected the mem
bcrship of this committee Is my
that ! had better re-
tire in the stiIl water for. "A while and
leave the battleshps to GO out IN the
open. bow and cherffully submit
to that decision"
The personnel Of the committee on
interoceanic canals Of which sena-
tor O'Gorman was made chairman is
such as to indicate that any leeisa
ton TO repeal the Panama canal free
tolls proposition, win meet strong op-
position within the committee.
I'm the last congress repeated et-
forts to have the committee approve
"a repeal bill were defeated largely
through the efforts of Senator'S
OGorman and Bristow q change bg
the republican managers At the last
moment took Senator Burton, of ohio
Off the new committee ON banking and
currency and gave the place to Sena-
tor Mclean, Of Connecticut Senator
Burton was returned TO The commit
tee on commerce on which he has
been "A leading figure The desermina-
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