The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-15
T|LLMAN OUSTED
FROM HIGH POST
Martin Selected TO Head the
Committee on Appropria-
tions of Senate.
CNational News Association)

(National News Association)
WASHINGTON, ID. C. March Is
Senator Benjamin r. Tillman OF South
Carolina yesterday lost his long and
hard fight for the Craftsmanship of the
senate committee on appropriations.
The Democratic committee lists. com
pleted tonight by the steering" COM
mittee. headed by Senator Kern, &C
cords the appropriations chairmanship
to Senator Martin of Virginia and pla-
ces Senator Tillman at the head of the
committee on naval affairs.
A Democratic caucus was held this
morning. when the committee lists
were presented TO the full Democratic
membership of the senate.
Radical Changes In Rules.
Radical changes in the method of
controlling senate legislation and COM
mittees which formed the basis for the
so-called progressive Democratic re-
organization fight, were approved by
the Democratic managers and were Of
fered for adoption by the caucus.
These recommendations are:
All committee chairmen shall be ell
ected by the Democratic members OF
the committees. The practice has been
fer the steering" committee TO tap
point all chairmen.
A majority of the Democratic men,
bers of any committee may call
meeting of that committee at any time.
Members of conference commit
tees" shall be selected by the Demo-
cratic majority of the committee hav-
ing charge of the legislation in ques-
ton.
Steering" committee members shall
be selected by a Democratic caucus in
caucus chairman.
Appointments by the steering" COM
mittee to fill vacancies on all senate
committees must be passed on by the
full caucus.
Boy Faces Rigid Inquiry.
Senator Dillingham; ELECTED the
statement that Harrison had consult
ed the congressional record of the de-
/ bate to refresh his memory, on which
act Senator Dillingham; grilled him I'M
mercifully. The senator compelled the
boy to account for all his movements
since Senator Gore made the charges
against Loeffler in the senate yester-
day.
Harrison said he talked to Senators
Gore and Thornton and finally, being
pressed further by the chairman, he
said he also talked with Dillingham;.
At this Dillingham; exploded with in
dignation but subsidized when the page
explained that Dillingham; merely had
asked him to appear before the COM
mittee. At another stage of Dilling-
hams relentless examination Senator
Gore interjected:
1.-The boy has explained that re-
peatedly.
| Does the senator object to my ex-
animation" Dillingham; exclaimed an
grily.
Mother of Page Testifies.
William, who was only twelve years
old at the time, told me he had carried
an important paper in the Lorimer
case around the senate that day." tes-
titled Mrs. Harrison, the pages moth
| er.
He called ii a currency slip and
said it was for $4,000. When we read
that the paper had disappeared l
questioned the boy as to the circum-
stances of Mr.. Loeffler taking it from
| him and advised him to say nothing.
A year afterward he said one night:
Mamma, | told Senator Gore today
about that deposit slip. You know you
are not a man and can't advise me on
! such a matter as could Senator Gore I"
| In reply to a question Mrs. Harrison
said she read the record of the debate
to her son last night to refresh his
memory and that the boy fell asleep.
loeffIer Denies knowledge.
Loeffler testified that he saw the pa
per passed around the senate from
senator to senator, but that no page
had it, He said he never had it in
his possession and never heard of the
charges until yesterday.
In reply to questions by Senator
Gore, Loeffler said he frequently was
handed papers by pages, but could not
specify any, yet he was positive the
deposit slip was not one of them. He
admitted he had consulted the record
to refresh his memory. The investi.
cation will be continued by the com
mittee after its reorganiza ton by the
Democratic majority.