The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-16
Forces in Sy m D a t h y
With Wilson Will
Direct Affairs.
ALL DIFFERENCES
SMOOTHED AWAY
Senator Tillman Yields Appro-
priations Committee Chairman
ship and Gracefully Goes to
Head of Naval Affairs-Work
of Steering Committee" Is
Accepted Without Change.

Washington, March 15.-with the
declaration from their leader. Senator
Kern. that they proposed to make tho
Senate Democratic not only in name
to-day reo-ganized the committees Of
the Senate and took actual control Of
legislative affairs in that body.
Factional 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 APP
preparations Committee, voiced the final
word Of harmony in the Senate, when
he was given the chairmanship OF the
Naval Affairs Committee.
Il bow and cheerfully submit to that
decision" he said.
In its reorganzed form the Senate
is apparently entirely in the control
of the forces considered most active
ly in harmony with President Wilson.
The fight, begun early in the last ses-
sion by the so-called progressive
forces. evolved to-day change OF
committees which gives the balance of
power on all 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
Committees Work Accepted.
The Democratic caucus which began
at 1890 o'clock in the morning. ac-
cepted without change the work of
the steering committee" az to the
assignments OF Senators to committee
places. Another caucus Monday will
pass upon the scheme of Senate con-
troll that Is to distribute power and
gives the majority OF the Democrats
on any committee the authority to con
troll its affairs without regard to the
wishes of the chairman.
Senator Tillman made a fnal plea in
q hiG
stituted for that Of Senator Martin as
chairman OF tho Appropriations Com
mittee, but he received little support
When the Senate later adopted the
committee lists. Senator Tillman made
brief statement.
Under the rules of seniority which
have always obtained here, 1 was en-
utled TO the Craftsmanship OF the Com
mittee on Appropriations" he said. .I
asked for that committee; but my col
leagues In their wisdom-and I recop-
nize that every man on the Steering
COMMITTEES that selected the member
ship of this committee is my friend
thought that L had better retire into
the still water for awhile and leave
The battleships to go out in the omen.
bow and cheerfully submit to that
decision
The personnel of the Committee on
Inter-Oceanic Canals, OF which SEN
ator O'Gorman was made chairman 4.
such AS TO indicate that any legisla-
tlon 10 repeal the Panama Canal free
tolls provision Will meet strong op
position within the committee In the
last Congress repeated efforts to have
the committee approve repeal bill
were defeated. largely through tina
efforts Of Senator O'Gorman and SEN
ator Bristow.
Republicans Make Change.
change by the Republican man
ayers at the last moment took SEN
ator Burton. of Ohio. off the new Com
mittee on Banking and Currency and
gave the place 10 Senator Mclean. of
Connecticut. Senator Burton was re-
turned 10 the Committee on Commerce.
on which he has been leading figure,
The determination of the new Bank
ing and Currency Committee to begin
work at once was evidenced by the
adoption of a resolution in the Senate
to-day, authorizing 1t to employ a
clerk at $4,000 year. Senator Owen.
the chairman, will begin immediately
the work of preparation for currency
reform. upon which President Wilson
hopes for early action.
The Democratic caucus, after receiv-
Ing the report OF its patronage COM
mittee. decided to take no action until
Monday on appointments and the re-
arrangement of the Senate employees
list. This action may further delay
adjournment of the present extra ses-
sion.