Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-11
SLATE FOR SENATE
Steering Committee Ready to
Report Tomorrow.
CHAIRMANsHIPs AT ISSUE
Will Make Organization Possible
and Adjournment Is Expected
to Follow Soon.

That the democratic steering COMMITTEES
of the Senate will be ready to report the
assignment to standing committees to the
caucus some time tomorrow was a pre-
diction made by prominent democratic
senator today. He said that il was UNI
derstood the chairmanships had already
been settled. with perhaps the exception
of the Craftsmanship of the appropriations
committee
If this is the case and the caucus gives
its approval to the assignment. IL is ex-
pected that the reorganization of the Sem
ate will be completed within a few DAYS
and that the Senate will then adjourn
The committee on patronage I'm the Ser
ate. of which Senator Overman is chair
man. will have its report ready for the
caucus also. it is expected. 1t is con-
sldered probable that the same plan
lat1ng to patronage which was adopted
when the democrats came into control
in the House will be followed.
In the House the salaries of the va
rious divisions under the control Of
that body were totaled and then il was
determined what share of the patron
age each member was entitled TO.
I. Old Soldiers May Remain.
The ''old soldier question" by which
is meant those places in control of the
Senate now occupied by old soldiers,
is also being considered by the patron
age committee, and it is possible that
some Of these positions will be retained
by their present holders.
The steering committee having definitely
settled that the finance committee shall
be made over into two separate organiza-
tons. speculation was raised today as TO
who would be selected for chairman Of
the new committee which is to handle
banking and currency legislation. while
the old finance committee is to care for
the tarif. There was a report to the ef-
feet that Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia
was to receive this Craftsmanship, but IL
was said today that Senator Stone OF
missouri could have the place If he was
willing to leave the finance committee.
| Should he not wish to head the new
committee. it is understood that Sem
ator Owen of Oklahoma, who Is a
banker and interested in the matters
which will fall to the new committee,
| Will be the chairman.
Likely to Handle Tariff.
| The majority membership of the
finance committee probably will be
Senator Simmons of North Carolina.
chairman, and Senators Williams. Kern.
Johnson, Owen, O'Gorraan. Chamber
lain and Hoke Smith.
While Senator O'Gorman of New
| York might personally prefer to retain
his place on the foreign relations
| committee, it is believed that in view
| Of the great interest taken by his state
| in the coming tariff legislation Will
| cause him to go on the finance COM
| mittee.
Should Senator Tillman not be ac-
corded the craftsmanship of the appro-
/ priation committee Senator Martin of
Virginia undoubtedly will get that po-
sitfon. Senator Tillman Is the ranking
democrat also on the important naval
affairs and interstate commerce COM
mittees. Senator Newlands. 1t is ex-
pected, will be chairman Of the In
terstate commerce committee IL Sena-
| tor Tillman becomes chairman of APP
propriations or naval AFFAIRS. And
should Senator Tillman not be chair
| man of naval affairs Senator Smith of
Maryland probably will head the naval
committee. 10
Republican Assignments.
| The republican managers decided
upon the following as the personnel of
the minority end of the new commits
| tee on banking and currency: Sena-
tors Nelson. Bristow, Burton, Town
send and Weeks.
| Senator Dillingham; of Vermont will
be appointed by the republicans to a
Vacancy on the appropriations commit
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