Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-20
6. 0. P. PLAN DRIVE
ON UTILITIES CONTROL
President Warned That Republi-
cans Have United on a Re-
construction Policy.


regular and progressive kepuplicah
Senators at the Capitol to map out
campaign for legislation at the regular
session in December touching upon re-
construction problems Whatever plans
the progressives may have as to IN
fuencinp control of the next Congress
did not appear.
This however, does not mean that the
Iodgc-N arrcn-Penrosc assignment oi
committees has been abandoned. ms
is 10 come M later and in the meantime
the Progressive Republicans will watch
developments.
LEADERS ~ Caucus
The caucus. at which forty Senators
were present adopted a general
policy a resolution. which II carried out
I'm the Senate, will mean The absolute
control bv the combined majority of
legislation looking tn reconstruction. lhls
resolution, adopted ny unanimous vote
sounds a note Of warfare upon any Mt
tempt bv the Democrats to undertake
what the Republicans characterize ~
state socialism IN the reconstruction work.
1t reads as follows:
THAT the, Congress shall assert and
exercise its normal and constitutional
function. including legislation necessary
for reconstruction.
In its wording. the resolution en-
braces the House MS we'll as the Senate
i'll the expression of pohcy. IL adj
mttedly is aimed at precluding the pas
sage of legislation that will perpetuate,
among other things, government CON
troll or ownership of cables, telegraphs,
railroads and express companies.
ADOPTS SUBCOMMITTEE PLAN.
The caucus also agreed TO back a
resolution to provide for SIN Congress
sional committees instead OF the one
comprehended III the resolution offered
some time ago by Senator Weeks OF
Massachusetts. These committees, rs
embraced in the amended resolution APP
proved by the caucus would be made up
al Senators and Representatives. tho
number OF each to hc determined later
The ,iN Joint committees. as approved
by Tie caucus would he
ON rehabilitation of the army and
navy
; On foreign trade and commerce
:; On interstate Transportation
On domestic business
: On employers and cmp.oyt~
Is On natural resources
The caur,!> IN indor~Ing legislation for
these six committees. discarded the bIll
drafted bV Senator oVerman. which was
intended by the Democrats to superscdc
that Of senator Weeks The ovcrman
measure followed the general lines Of
The Weeks measure. hut sought q give
fhc President authority "Ith which tho
Republican, caucl.s docs not intend TO
invest him
FULLEST COOPERATION WITH PREF lnFNT.
The sense of the caucus was that the
fullest cooperation must be had with
the President. but II Was insisted that i
is the perogativc OF Congress and not
the executive alone to do whatever I'M
scrambling is necessary. Senator Wat
son of Indiana was outspokcn at the
caucus in his opposition 70 the recent
action of the administration in taking
over the ocean cable systems. This, he
cited as an evidence III what the adj
ministration would try to do If Con-
grcss did not assert its Legislative au-
thoritv. The Indiana Senator announced
that he would have something 10 say IN
the senate on Thursday a~ e the order
putting the cables in the hands Of the
PoStothcc Department
TALK o. fEAcE CENSORSHIP.
Some caustic comment upon the mo-
tive back OF the cable censorship al ms
time was heard 1T the Capitol Onc
Senator remarked that he believed II had
been put INTO effect 10 gtNc the admin
iStration authority to withhold from
cabied service abroad amy criticism that
might be made upon the progress Of
events AT the peace conference, whIc the
President j. participating, and. II the
same time. 10 control the output Of news
from the peace table for consumption
here.
Al the caucus Senator Curtis. the Re
L IL - -. i
ed TO renew ms effort Of last Monday
to prevent Senator Martin OF Kentucky
Democrat, from rc>1lming his seat He
was authorized hy the conference TO ask
unanimous consent on Thursday, when
the Senate will rcconvene To have the
question of MIR Martin right To his
seat referred to the Committee on Priv
ilcges and Elections for report Repub-
lcan Senators maintain that Senator
elect Stanley. who was elected 10 sue
ceed the late Senator james, ought to be
seated
PEOGRESsIVEs IN CONFERENCE.
The Progressiyes in the caucus re-
Trained from taking up the resolution
of Senator Norris to prevent the chair
man OF any of the great Senate COM
mittees from serving on any other com
mittee. The Nebraska Senator intends
bringing II up later, but in the mean
time there i prospect Of It's being
tempered so as to make il less objcc-
tionable to the Republican leader The
resolution IS aimed primarily at Senator
Penrosc and other regulars. who not
alone expect important chairrnanships
but insist upon remaining a members
OF other great committees
PENROSE TO FIGHT
Before he Senate meets ia December
however. there i going to be some dip
lomatic work done by the Republican
leaders, and they are hopeful that. after
all. the Progressive element will not try
to break up the contemplated party or
ganization in the new Senate. Repub-
lican leaders feel that Senator Penrose
is entitled to the Craftsmanship Of the
finance committee, and Mr. Pcnrose
shows no disposition ID WELD to senti-
ment III his party that he withdraw his
claim.
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