New-York tribune., 1918-11-16
Would Amend Rules :,
Prevent Control by
Small Number
Strikes at Lodge,
Smoot and Penross
Republicans Hope to
Smooth Over Difficult.
in Organization
Especial Dispotoh to The y,,,.,..

''''''i' N'Spa'o" 70 1hd Tu62nsl
WASHINGTON, Nov. l5.-Tbe on.
ing gun of revolt in the geDub,'..'
party by the radical Progressive a.,
ment was fred in the Senate toa..
when Senator Norris, of Nobr,sl
served notice he would propose =,
amendment to the rules forh;aa;,.
chairmen of eight important COMM,
tees being members Of any Of tbe p.
naming seven.
Senator Norris said his purpose !, ;,
prevent a small group of eight or =,
Senator'S controlling all Legislation :, j.
conference. By virtue of their lsn,.e
of service, Senators Penrose. Of peS,.
sylvania; Lodge, of Massacbuss,t,,'.'
Warren, of Wyoming; Smoot, al TX
and McCumber of North Dakots srs
members of several conference comm,t'
tees.
Here are the committees desirn,,.,
by Norris, and the first three RenuS.
lican members as they will likely rank
after March 4:
Appropriations 49, Warren, Smoc
and Dillingham;.
Finance-Penrose, Lodge and Ma,
Cumber.
Foreign Relations i Lodge, No
Cumber and Borah.
Interstate Commerce Cummin,
Townsend and La Toilette.
I,NI Ia. II
Brandegee.
Military Affairs--Warren Wads.
worth and Sutherland.
Naval Affairs-Penrose, Lodge ani
Page.
Pos.offices and Post Rosds-peD
rose, Townser : and Sterling.
The fact that the number OF commit,
tees was limited virtually to those Il
which Lodge, Penrose and Warren an
members led to the belief that Senate
Norris IS starting a fight on these men
with the hope of being able to tbrv
overheard the seniority rule by wht,
chairmen are selected. A number q
important committees were omitted, in,
Guiding Commerce, Agriculture and
Forestry, Banking and Currency and
Public Lands. Norris is a member Of
the last three of these committees.
Some Of the Changes
If the Norris resolution should BE-
adopted, Penrose, who expects to ba
chairman of Finance. would have 70
give up his membership on Naval A.
fairs and Postof1ices and Postroads
Lodge will be head of Foreign Re.
lations and would be compelled to ont
Finance and Naval Affairs. Warren
expected TO choose Appropriations, ri
in this event would be forced off as
Committee on Military Affairs, hi
which he is greatly interested.
Smoot, of Utah, the mention ii
whose name the past few years hii
served as red flag to Norris Kenyor
Of Iowa; Borah, Of Idaho; Gronsp, s|
North Dakota; La Toilette, of Wiscor|
sin, and a few others would 60 ur
scathed under the Norris resolutioE|
With Warren chairman of Appropna1
tions, Smooth VIII be head Of the Pub
lie Lands Committee and will be fre'
to retain his seats in Appropristori|
and Finance.
There has been considerable talk II
the Capitol about Insurgency on N
part of few of the -progresslv,
This is based largely on the belief 3
some that Norris, Gronna and La F'-
lette would prefer to let the Demccn''
organize than to permit Lodge, Penns
Smoot and Warren to head the nor
imOortaDt committees
Norris Not in Line
Norris, who is the first publitI
voice discomfort, is not in line ie'n
important Craftsmanship. He ls n
ranking member on the Railroads V9n'
mittee and can hope for nothing N'.I'
Gronns, of North Dakota, ouusu,
Norris on the Comittee on Agneu.a,'
and Banking and uCrrency Corhl'~
Smoot and Fall, Of New Me1'sce, ~
ahead of him on Public Lands. 1fen.
has a slight chance TO head the as
culture Committee. La Folietle ssA
chairman of either Indian Ans"'
Manufactures. -
Those who hope for party hs'np sT..
believe that Gronna and La reA,
can be satisfied, and that NSiiml MI
come around in time. Boran WI H.
chairman of Education and LsOOi' = 81
yon of Privileges and Elections IL.
Jones, of Washington, Comme'e''
Nelson prefers judiciary. ,:u;. d
A determined effort to I'M. INN 3.
number Of important comnlls'sss al
Senator can have is expected. .i,k
years ago insurgent Democfsslls az
to overthrow the seniority f'''