| Show FIRST CAUCUS OF DEMOCRATS TS Senators Oppose Radical Commit too teo Changes OH PilE to 10 to lili of or n u uNa Number Na in Ii a r I I in I I ieri und ii mid is inc iI r IIII lor or ll co Washington nee Dec Demo senators today held their first of or the tha th HH hut pur paso was to tO consider co ider or aH au but hut tho th Occasion wits was more moro than significant because o of ot the general attendance upon tipon tho tIme cau enu caucus caucus cus All AH tho the senators elected as IlS Dem Democrats with tho ho exception of Senator of ot Houth were we 1 present ad III nit all tho thu senators who Were Wro elected its II Silver Republicans or All Ali till thu Independents ex cx except except ept Senator Sena tor Teller roller of ot Colorado had hn entered the lie Democratic caucus held helt helth before h b fore last March but Senator Toiler Teller then remaIned away He Its was vas as however at lit conference and 1111 participated In Ito proceedings I Tho Thu he caucus was called nt at the timo In Instance Instance stance of ot benator Jones of et who he thought It II possible that the tho now new senators might want to make HO some RomO mo chance chango III In tho tIme of oC tho eau cau caucus cus cli There Theio was sync however n it general expression slon of or satisfaction with tho the present officials and 1 Senator Jones Jonell wan reelected to chairman of ot the tho caucus Tho rho old committee on order of ot busi hual business nose ness also al o was and the tho ono one vacancy on that committed was filled llod by the tue selection of ot Solicitor Senator Dubois Dubols of ot Idaho who was the tho choice of ot all the western members member of or the tho caucus Euring the tho proceedings Senator S Till Tillman Tillman man suggested that there thero should bo be frequent conferences and Ind continued ef of effort fort tort to agree upon tipoti the tIle mania main features of all nil political controversies There was tas 08 n II general response O to this suggestion and tho ho response e was fair fuit fairly ly I unanimous that th the th party natty should permit no 10 more inure straggling than was sas absolutely nb IY necessary Senator Jones lonies presented n a flOm tho the Republican committee on committees outlining Its wishes as to the committee assignments front from which It appeared flint the time republicans were vere anxious to increase time tho tan membership of ot several commit toca lIlt and to 10 decrease tho the Democratic membership of ot n it fey of tho the committees The most mORt Important chungo suggested by hy was an that time tho Republicans should be bo allowed to tumid one member to their side Bide of ot tho the committee on all c m mores merc while the Democrats should to one of ot the lie places on that committee held by hy them The Tue com corn committee ns nil now no constituted Includes ten on Republican members and seven Demo Democratic cratic cratie members It derided decided to vig vigorously vl resist thin Innovation The This and aio ll o expressed a it deslie to tn Ito tho membership of at atthe tIme the commute on Ott agriculture and census front from nine to eleven leven ea the tho twp two tsu now to to lie he to I Increase tho limo committee on claims from thirteen to fourteen tho ho to have havo eight Ight members and the Democrats Ix An Increase IB lEI 1180 iso proposes JIOIO In III the committee of ot foreign relations As It at nt present stands the committee commit tee numbers eleven Ioen members four Cour of whom are ote Democrats Tho pro Iro proposal Is to make mako It consist conist ot of thirteen members eight of ot whom Re ne Republicans publicans and five Democrats ts A change was also suggested In th thi com cOin committee on all irrigation n h li at pres res sent lent composed of ot six III Republicans live lIe Democrats The Tho change It Ir adopted would give rho a n membership of ot eleven e vell only four pur of whom would bi be b Demo Democrats Democrats Tha Thu Democrats to op poso 1050 the proposed In tho the com corn on claims anti and The Tho Republican suggested no nii chanos In the tIme committee commit lee on up Lip finance 1111 and auth 1 but hut Indicated that they will wilt continue Senator Jones Jonea of ot Nevada on tho tim fin finance alice ance committee titus thua practically add ing lag one OliO to time the Republican presenta I presentation pro tion nod taking ono OliO from the opposition linn tion representation The Tho Republicans did not Indicate any disposition dl to take cure can of or Senator Wellington In the tho of ot committee nor was any nn sug SUI suggestion made matle In time the caucus that tho the Democrats should find places for tor him |
