The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-03-10
WASH lNGTON.
THE SENATORIAL CAUCUS.

WASHINGTON, March 9-The Republican
Senatorial caucus sustained the report If the
committee, rs to q, thus confirming, among
other things, Mr.. Cameron as chairman OF
Committee on Foreign Relations.
Senator Anthony presided at the caucus Of
the Republican Senators to-day. Senator
Sumner did not attend, nor did Cameron. the
latter being absent from Washington. The
question on receiving the reports of the COM
mittee was argued by those in favor OF remov-
ing Sumner, that his relations with the adj
ministration were not harmonious, as be was
not on good terms with the President and Sec
rotary OF State, thus rendering it impossible to
communicate in confidence with the most i'm.
portant committee OF the Senate. Summers
friends mai ntained that there was M differences
between him and the Executive Department
excepting on the San Domingo question and
II Sumner was removed it would be construed
by the country as blew at him because Of bis
opposition to that measure The debate was
very earnest and spirited, and after three hours
discussion the report of the committee was
adopted, Messrs. Stewart, Scott Carpepter.
Conkling ana Others voting with the majority
and Messrs. Trumbull, Morrill, of Maine, Nor
rill of Vermont and FentOn with those in the
negative list.
SENATORIAL COMMITTEES.
The committees adopted to-day are as fol-
lows, and are to be presented and voted on in
the Senate to morrow:
Foreign Relations essrs Cameron. chair.
man, Harlan, Morton, Patterson, Schurz, Ham
lin, Casseriy. 3.ol -
On Privileges and Elections-Messrs. sum.
ner, Stewart, Morton. Rice, Hamln, Hill,
Thurman, Morrill, of Vermont, Fenton. Scott
Ames, Wright and Bayard.
On AppropratiOns-Me Cole, Sprague.
Sawyer, Edmunds, Window, West and Stew
enson.
On Commerce-Messrs. Chandler. Corbett
kellogg. Spencer, Buckingham, Conkling and
On Neutrality-suspicious.. Hamlin, Robert.
son, foreman, Gilbert, and vacancy to be filed
by Democrat.
On ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Morton, Cameron,
Robertson, Upton and Davis.
On Military AHairs-Messrs. Wilson, Came
ron, Morton, Ames, Logan, West and Blair.
On Naval Ahairs-Messrs.C ragin, A nthony,
Nye, Osborn, Caldwell, Terry OF Michigan aud
On Judiciary-Messrs. Trumbull, Edmupds.
Conkling, Carpenter, Frelinghuysen, Pool and
on Post ofices and Post Roads-Messrs.
Ramsey, Pomeroy, Gilbert, Cole, FLANAGAN.
Terry OF Michigan and Kelley.
On Public Lands-Messrs. Pomeroy, Tipton.
Osborne, Sprague, Window, Logan and Gas.
serly. -
On Private Land Claims-Messrs. Davis of
Kentucky, Terry of Connecticut, Sawyer,
Bayard and Blair, .s-8[II 80
On Indian Affairs-Messrs. Harlan, Corbett.
Buckingham, Hill and Davis of Kentucky.
W. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS LQmuu0S, linton.
Pratt Brownlows Terry of Michigan, West
and Salisbury. - -
o. Revolutionary Claims--Messrs. Pool.
Brownlow, Corbett, Cragin and a vacancy to
be filled by Democrat.
Pan on G Ra1n% Howe Scott. sprasue,
= On District OF Columbia-Messrs. Patterson.
sumner, Lewis, Spencer, Caldwell, Hitchcock
On Patents-Messrs: Terry of Connecticut,
nf 81,
Hamilton
On Public Buildings and Grounds Messrs.
Morrill, of Vermont, Trumbull, Cole, Stockton
and Hamilton.
On Terrtories-M Nye, Cragin, schurz,
Boremau, Hill, Hitchcock and Cooper.
On Pacific Railroads-Messrs. Stewart Ram
sey, Wilson, Harlan, Rice. Fenton, Scott, KEEL
logg, Hitchcock, Blair and Kelley.
On Mines and Mining-Messrs. Rice, Chand
Ter, Flanagan, Lewis, Logan, Caldwell and
Salisbury.
On 2evisons OF Laws-Messrs. Conkling,
Carpenter, Pool, Pratt and Hamilton.
On Education and Labor-Messrs. Sawyer,
morrill, OF Vermont, Patterson and Blair.
Oh Contingent Expenses-Messrs Fenton,
Window and Salisbury. -s
On Pruting-Messrs. Anthony, Howe and
Casserly.
On Library-Messrs. Morrill, of Maine, Howe
and Sherman
On Engrossed Bills-Messrs. Buckingham,
On Revision of Rules-Messrs. Pomeroy,
Edmunds and Bayard.
On Political observation-disclosures. Robertson,
FOREMAN, Ames, Gilbert, Vickers and Steven
son.
On Levees of the Mississippi River-Messrs
Kellogg, Trumbufl Schurz and Spencer, and
one vacancy.
Special Committee on Southern Outrages-
Messrs. Scott, chairman, Wilson, Chandler,
Rice, Nye and Bayard.
The joint select committee on retrenchment
was discontinued.
Mr.. Morrill,, of Maine, declined, on account
of i'll health, reelection as chairman of Com
mittee on Appropriations, which was rendered
him.
Mr.. Sumner will decline the chairmans shin
of the new Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tions -
PROTECTION OF SOUTHERN IoYALIsrs.
The Republican members of the House held
caucus tonight, continuing three hours. A
private letter from the President to Speaker
Blaine was read, in which the President does
not volunteer to recommend any course for the
Republicans to pursue, but suggests that some
kind measure be adopted for the protection Of
the Southern loyalsts without going into fur
Their legislation. A general discussion took
place on the subject but no conclusion W az at
tanned, and committee was appointed, Gen
Butler chairman, TO report at an adjourned
tIv1rp Co.