The Washington times., 1919-05-26
''OLDGUARD" WINS
OUT IN CAUCUS
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| mittee are: Watson of Indiana, Curtis
of Kansas. Calder of New York, and
Sutherland of West Virginia.
The Foreign Relations Committees
Republican members follow: Lodge
chairman; McCumber, Borah, Brande-
gee, Fall, Knox, Harding, johnson,
California; New and Moses. Hard
ing, Johnson, New and Moses are new
members. All of them are hostile
to the League of Nations covenant
/ in its present form. The only Re-
publican who is a league advocate is
McCUmber.
johnson of California made the
motion to strike out Penrose's name
as chairman of the Finance Commit
tee. and Senators Cummins, Kellogg,
Mccormick, and McSary voted with
johnson. Thirty-five "Old Guard"
| men voted to retain Penrose.
Disregard New Rule.
On the Appropriations Committee
Republicans disregarded the new Sen
ate rule limiting committees to sew
enteen members and put eleven Re-
publicans on it against nine Demo-
Gratis, a total of twenty.
,, Maine; Spencer, Missouri; Phipps, Col
orado, and Newberry, Michigan, are
new members, while Warren, Smoot,
Jones, Washington, Curtis, Kenyon,
and Sherman are the other Repub-
lican members.
New Senators obtained important
assignments. The big committees TO
, which new members were assigned
are: Senator Ball, Delaware. Com
merce, Naval Affairs, and Pensions;
Capper. Kansas, Agriculture and Mil
! itary Affairs; Edge, New Jersey, Com
merce. immigration. and Privileges
and Elections; EIkins. West Vir-
ginia, Postoffices, Interstate Com
merce. Pensions, and District OF CO.
lumbia; Keyes. New Hampshire. Ag-
riculture, banking and Currency
immigration and Naval Affairs: Nc
Cormick, Illinois. Naval Affairs, Post
Offices, and Rules; Newberry, Michi
gan. Appropriations. Banking and
Currency, and Naval Affairs; Phipps,
Colorado. Appropriations. Education
and Labor. and Postofices.
Chairmen Named.
The following Republican Sena-
tor were approved for chairmen OF
important committees:
Agriculture and Forestry, Gronna,
North Dakota; Appropriations. War
rem. Wyoming: Banking and Currency,
Mclean. Connecticut; Commerce,
Jones, Washington; District of Colum-
bia, Sherman. Illinois; Education and
Labor. Kenyon. Iowa; Finance, Pen
rose, Pennsylvania; Foreign Relations
Lodge, massachusetts,; Emigration.
Colt. Rhode Island; Indian Affairs.
Cummins. Iowa; Judiciary, Nelson,
Minnesota: Manufactures. La Toilette.
Wisconsin: Military Affairs, Wads-
worth. New York; Mines and Mining,
Poindexter. Washington; Naval At
fairs. Page, Vermont; Pensions. Nc
Cumber. North Dakota; PostOffCes
and Postroads, Townsend, Michigan;
Privileges and Elections, Dillingham;.
Vermont: Public Lands, SmOot, Utah;
Rules, Knox. Pennsylvania, Woman
Suffrage, Watson, Indiana.
Progressives Make Gains.
Though defeated in their fight on
Tenrose and Warren "progressives"
today declared their strategy had
won them much.
The fight on the two powerful old
guard" leaders. prOgTessives say, has
resulted in.
Forcing Senate Republicans to
adopt the Norris rule, which ends
control OF legislation by a few power
ful Senator'S
2-Getting large progressive rep
rescntation on the Agriculture Com
n.ittoc, which will deal with Iegisla-
ton to regulate the packers and re-
dUce food cost.
3-ObtaininG other important chair
manships and committee places. in
surfing them powerful influence on
reconstruction legislation.
Outgrowth Of Fight.
These things are all the outgrowth
81 the fight on Penrose. which began
last session and which viii come to a
head this week.
Tho Norris rule, agreed [" by Re-
publican Leader Lodge and others
only after tho subbornest kind Of
fight. prohibits Senators who are
members Of any Of the big ten" Sen
ate committees belonging to moro
than one other Of the big ten. and
any chairman Of big ten" commit
tee can't be on conference commit
tee except on bills from the commit
tee he heads.
In former years 4 few Senators
nave bcen members OF all the big
I committees, and through control Of
the conferences have absolutely
/ nodded Legislation TO suit themselves.
! The adoption OF the Norris rule ends
/ this.
PToErcssiNes hold comma ndinE
places on important Senate commit
tees. which will handle some of the
! biggest reconstruction problems.
CummiHs Of Iowa, is chairman of
he Interstate Commerce Committee,
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