The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-06
c. 0. P. TO DUST
LAFOLLETTE
BLOC
Leaders Deprive insurgents OF
Their Chairmanships OF
Committees
By WILLIAM K. HUTCHINSON


Administration forces took the
offensive in the new Senate today
to expel the La Toilette insurgent
bloc from the ranks of the Re-
publican party.
!. The renewed activity came
when the Republican leadership
submitted for the approval of the
party's membership new slate
of committee assignments, on
which the insurgents were denied
majority representation and given
independent ratings.
Two of the insurgents-Sena-
tors La Toilette of Wisconsin and
Ladd of North Dakota-were de-
prived of their old committee
chairmanships, while the others
Senators Brookhart, of Iowa and
Frazier of North Dakota-lost all
their seniority rights.
Expect Fight on Floor.
The expulsion order must be con-
firmed by the whole Senate before
being placed In actual effect, This
approval was predicted by Admins
tration leaders, who declared their
punishment. OF the La Toilette
''bolters' would be Endorsed by b
majority of the Democratic Sena-
tors.
The conference postponed formal
adoption Of the custer order until
tomorrow because of the failure of
their Democratic colleagues to agree
upon the minority committee as
signments. The draft of assign
ments. however, was given hearty
endorsement in private by all the
Administration leaders.
To take care of the insurgents
and the increased number of regu'
lar Republicans, it was decided to
add an extra Republican member
to the several committees: Com
merce. Education and Labor, FL
nance, Indian Affairs, Interstate
Commerce.. Manufacturers ana MIL
tary Affairs. This increase. IT was
announced, was agreed to by the
Democrats.
"a number OF prominent Repub'
lican independents, including Sena-
tors Borah of Idaho. Norris or Ne
braska, and Couzens of Michigan,
are exnected to oppose the GUST or
order when the matter reaches the
floor. Their opposition, however,
is not expected to change the
verdict. A decision probably VIII
be reached either tomorrow or Mon
day.
The Democratic party also re-
organized today for the new seq
sion. Senator Joseph T. Robinson,
of Arkansas, was renamed minority
floor leader, and given authority 10
name a Democratic steering COM
mtttee which will allot committee
assignments to the minority mem
bers. This slate will be submitted
to the Senate along with the Re
publican assignments.
Renamed as ChAirInen.
The new Senate will see few
changes in committee chairman
ships. Most of the important posts
will be held by the same Senator'S
who ruled those committees IN
the last Congress.
OF those, the most important
chairmansnips are assigned as FOL
lows: Foreign Relations, to Bora1'
of Idaho; Appropriations, to War
rem, Of Wyoming; Agriculture, to
Norris, of Bebraska; Finance. to
Smoot, of Utah; Judiciary, to Cum
minis, of Iowa: Military Affairs, to
Wadsworth, of New York, and
Naval Affairs, to Hale, of Maine.
The principal changes, approved
by Administration leaders, were
the following chairmanships: In.
terstate Commerce, to Watson, of
Indiana. succeeding Smith Do, Oh
South Carolina; Manufacturers, 20
Mckinley, of Illinois, succeeding
La Toilette; Public Lands, to Stan
field, of Oregon, succeeding Ladd
and Postoffice and Post Roads, "a
Moses, of New Hampshire, succeed'
ing Sterling, Of South Dakota.