The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-16
Fractional Differences Dis
appear in Final Organi-
ZatiOn Process
TILLMAN GIVES UP
GUARDIANSHIP FIGHT
Senate Entirely Controlled by Forces
Actively in Harmony With Mr..
Nilson-Democratic in Prac-
tical Results

H Washington, March 15-With the dec
laration from their leader, Senator Kern,
that they proposed to make the Senate
democratic not only in name but in
practical results" the democrats today
( reorganized the committees of the SEN
ate and took actual control of legislative
affairs in'that body
fractional differences disappeared in the
final processes of organization. Senator
Tillman, who carried up to the party
caucus earlier in the day his fight for the
chairmanship of the appropriations COM
nlittee, voiced the final word of harmony
in the Senate when he was given the
cbairmanship of the naval affairs com
mittee
Il bow and cheerfully submit to that
decision,'' he said
I'm is reorganized form the Senate
is apparently entirely in the control of
{ the forces considered most actively in
harmony with President Wilson. The fight
begun early in the last session by the
+ So called progressive forces evolved to-
day a change of committees which gives
the balance of power on all of the impor-
1ant committees to the forces which Sc
which are regarded as active supporters
OF the policies advocated by the Presi-
dent.
THE democratic caucus which began at
1870 o'clock in the morning accepted with
out change the work of the Esteerlng
committee as to the assignments of sem
ators to committee places. Another eau
Gus Monday will pass upon the scheme
of Senate control that is to distribute
power and give majority of the demo-
Gratis on any committee the authority 10
control its affairs without regard to the
wishes of the chairman.
Senator Tilman made final plea in the
caucus to have his own name substituted
for that of Senator Martin as chairman
of the appropriations committee but he
received little support
When the Senate later adopted the
committee lists, Senator Tillman made
a brief statement.
Under the rules of seniority which
have always obtained here, l was en-
titled to the chairmanship of the com
lnittee on appropriations he said. Il
asked for that committee; but my ycol-
leagues in their wisdom-andi r. recog-
nize that every man on the steering
committee that slected the membership
Of this committee is my friend-75thougnt
that / had better retire into the still
water for while and leave the battle
ol1eerfu1iy submit TO that decision
The personnel of the committee on
ifrteroceanic canals, of which Senator
O,Gorman was made chairman, is such
as to indicate that any legislation tc
repeal the Panama canal free tolls pro-
Vision will meet strong opposition with
In the committee In dhe-last Congress
repeate ed 4e forts to have the committed
approve a repeal bill swere defeated
largely through the efforts of Senator
O'Gorman and Senator Bristow.
& A change by the republican manager:
at, the last moment took Senator. Bur
ion of Ohio off the new committee or
banking and currency and gave the
place to Senator Mclean. Of Connecti-
cut Senator Burton was returned tc
the committee on commerce., on which
he has been a leading figure.
The determination of the new banking
and currency committee to begin work
at once was evidenced by the adoption
of a resolution in the Senate today au-
thorizing it TO employ clerk at $4,000
n year Senator Owen, the chairman
will begin Immediately the work of pre-.
paration for currency reform upor
which President Wilson hopes for early
action. ss.f+