Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-15
Reorganization and Assign
!. ment of Places Completed
by Democratic Caucus.
1lLLMAN IS DEFEATED
AND EXPRESSES GRIEF
Will Head Naval Instead of Ap-
preparations Body-Progressives
Will Control Upper House.

weeks the democratic caucus this after
noon completed reorganization of the
majority membership Of the Senate COM
mittees. 1t Is expected that the COM
mittee assignments, both democratic and
republican, will be submitted to the SEN
ate some time this afternoon, and the re-
organization of the Senate finally COM
pleted.
The report Of the steering committee
was submitted to the caucus this morning,
including the. assignments to the COM
mittees, and also a number of important
recommendations changing the methods
of doing business in the caucus.
Senator TSllman, who claimed that he
was entitled by seniority to the chair
manship of the committee on appropria-
tfons, failed to receive that appointment,
and he made an address to the caucus in
which he stated that he felt grieved more
because Of the state of South Carolina
than on his own account.
He told the caucus that il he had been
we'll enough to attend all the sessions of
the democratic convention at Baltimore,
as he did, he believed that he was physi-
cally capable Of taking care of the work
of the appropriations committee.
Tillman Is Defeated.
When the nomination for chairman of
the appropriations committee was
reached in caucus Senator Tillman moved
that his name be substituted for that of
Senator Martin Of Virginia, who was as
signed to that chairmanship by the
steering committee.
His motion was defeated. however, by
nrtiv
becomes head of the appropriations com
mfttee- Senator Tillman fssassigned to
the powerful naval affairs committee as
chairman. The reason given for not ap-
pointing him chairman of the appropri-
ations committee was that his physical
condition was not such rs to permit
him to carry on the arduous duties Of
the head of that Woodworking commit
Zee.
Btsthis change Senator Walter Smith
head the naval affairs committee, was
sent to the Craftsmanship of the District
Of Columbia committee.
Progressives In Control.
That the progressives among the Sem
ate democrats have won out all along the
line appears from the final action Of
the caucus. Notwithstanding the fact
that Senator Martin OF Virginia and
Senator Simmons of North Carolina were
awarded the chairmanships Of the two
most important committees in the Sem
ate. appropriations and finance, the pro-
gressives practically control the situa-
tion. Pr0gressives have been placed on
these two committees, as they have on
other important committees and the bal
ance of control is thought to be I'm their
hands.
Senator Overman of North Carolina,
chairman of the subcommittee on patron
age in the Senate, submitted his report to
the caucus also. Final action on this re-
port was postponed until Monday. The
recommendation of the report, il adopted,
nual pay roll In order to assign the
patronage to the individual members Of
the Senate. all the salaries Of the em-
ployes will be totaled and then divided
by the number of Senators Each Senator
will be entitled to about three thousand
dollars worth of patronage. The report
also provides for taking care of the old
soldiers and the permanent efficiency
roll.
Assignments Reported to Caucus.
The democratic steering committee yes
terday evening put the final touches upon
the committee assignments in the Sem
ate. and the list was submitted to the
caucus this morning. The committee
awarded the craftsmanship Of the appro-
priations committee to Senator Martin
Of Virginia, and to Senator Tillman the
Craftsmanship of the committee on naval
affairs. 1t had been expected that the
veteran senator from South Carolina
would be given the craftsmanship OF the
appropriations committee.
The rearrangement cuts Senator Smith
Of MARYLAND out Of the chairnanship of
the naval committee and placed him at
the head at the District committee. to
which 1t had been supposed Senator Pom
creme of Ohio would be assigned. Senator
Smith has been member of the District
committee for number of years and was
the ranking democrat on the subcommit-
tee Of the appropriations committee in
charge of the District appropriation bills
of the Senate. 1t is probable that he will
also be chairman of this subcommittee of
the appropriations committee.
Control Of Legislation.
The steering committee framed a num-
ber of recommendations providing for
radical changes in the matter OF con-
trolling legislation and committees in the
Senate, which were submitted to the
caucus today. They are as follows:
"All committee chairmen shall be elect
ed by the democratic members of the
committees. The practice has been for
the steering committee to appoint all
chairmen.
"A majority of the democratic members
Of any committee may call meeting OF
that committee at any time.
Members Of conference committees'
shall be selected by the democratic ma
jority OF the committee having charge OF
f! the legislation in question.
Steering committee members shall be
selected by democratic caucus instead
OF through appointment by the caucus
| chairman.
| Appointments by the steering COM
| mittee to fill vacancies on all Senate
committees must be passed on by the
| full caucus"
The recommendations constitute fmpor-
tant departures from the practice that
has prevailed In the Senate, and are SINH
lar In many ways to the changes that
were made In the House at the beginnint,
Of the last Congress-.
Personnel Of Committee.
The personnel Of the District committee
and other important committees as dinally
decided upon by the democratic and re-
publican steering committees, is as fol-
lows:
| District committee-Democrats: John
Walter Smith OF Maryland, Chairman;
Atlee Pomerene of Ohio, Marcus A. smith