Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-03-10
THE SENATE CAUCUS.
New List OF STANDING Com mittces-
Test Vote ON DepOsing Senator sum
berthe Subject Of Southern Ous

The Republican members of the Senate, ia
caucus yesterday afternoon, were engaged
when our report in last evenings STAR closed
In discussing the motion Of Mr.. Wilson, to re-
commit the report OF the committee rearranying
the standing committees, and deposing Mr.
Sumner from the Craftsmanship OF the Com
Dittee on Foreign Relations.
vote being then taken on Mr.. Wilson's
motion TO recommit the report il was lost b.
the following vote:
fsas-Messrs. Rorelaan. Caldwell. Corbett. CT.
cock, Logan Morriil q Maine, Morrill, Of Vermont.
Tpton Trumsa .cn tP, sIs ;hsTman
chsnss nss. ATss r8rOwnow GsrPe%g!sr
Han in, Kslceg Lswi. 1ton, hSSy ye 6 hsr,a
lfomsIoy, Poo, Prsit, Ramsey, Sawyer, Scot.
Mr.. Anthony did not vote. Mr.. Patterson
was absent IN New Hampshire. Messrs Buck
when the vote was taken. 1t is probable that
those not voting were nearly equally divided.
THE LIST OF COMMITTEES
was then agreed upon as follows:
Foreign Relations-Nessrs. Cameron Harlan
Morton, Patterson, Schurz, Hamlin, and Cas-
serly.
Privileges and Elections-Messrs. Summer.
Stewart, Morton, Rice, HamIin, Hill anu
Finance-Messrs. Sherman, Morrill,. fver.
mont. Fenton, se9tt, Ahes, Wright, anG
Appropriations-Mess Cole, Sprague. Saw
yer, Edmunds. Window, Wet, and Stevenson
Commerce-Messrs. Chandler, Cor bet;. Kel-
logg, Spencer, Buckingham, Conkling, and
NIckers.
Neutrality-suspicious.. Hamlin. Robertson.
Foreman. Gilbert, and vacancy to be filled bv
democrats
observation-disclosures. Merton, Cameron, Rob
ertsOn, Upton, and Davis.
Military Afairs-Messrs. Wilson, Cameron
Morton, Ames, Logan, West, and Blair.
osborn, Caldwell, Ferry, Michigan, and Stock
ton.
Judiciary - Messrs. TrumbuIl, Edmunds.
Conkiing, Carpenter, Frelinshuysen, Pool, and
Thurman
Post Ofiees and Post Rosds-Messrs. Ram
sey, Pomeroy: Gilbert, Cole, Flanagan, Ferry,
Public Lands-Msssrs. Pomeroy. linton.
Osborne, Sprague, Window, Logan, and Gas
Private Land Claims-M essrs, Davis, Ken,
Ferry, Conn. Sawyer, BAyard, and Blair
Indian Afsirs--Messrs Harlan, Corbett
buckingham, Stewart, Frelinghuysep, Hill, ana
Pensions -Messrs. Edmunds, Upton. Pratt.
BrowHiow, Ferry, (Mich.). West, and sauls-
bury.
Revolutionary CIaims-Messrs. Pool Brown.
low, Corbett, Crsgin, fvacsney to be filled by a
Claims-Messrs. Howe, Sprasue, Pratt Bore
man, Wright, and Davis.
District Of Coiumbia-M essrs. Patterson.
sumner, Lewis, Spencer, Caldwell, Hitchcock.
Patents Messrs. Ferry. Conn., Carpenter.
Morrill, (Mainel, Window, and Hamilton.
Public Buildings and Grounds-Messrs. Nor
rill, tvermont), Trumbun, Cole, Stockton, AMI
Hamilton. -
Territories Nye, crasin, scAurz,
Boreman, Hill, Hitchcock, and Cooper.
Pacific Railroad-Messrr. Stewart, Ramsey,
wilson, harlan, Rice, # entou, Scott, kellogg.
Hitchcock, Blair, and Kelley. - a.
Mines and MiniDg-Messrs, Rice, Chandler
Flanagan, Lewis, Logan, Caldwell, andSauis
bury.
Revision OF the Laws-Messs, ConkIing, Ca.
penter, Pool, Pratt, and Hamilton
Education and Labor-Messrs. Sawyer, Moi
1il, tVermont), Flanagan, Patterson, An
Contingent Expenses-Messr. Fsnton, VII
serly.
Library Messrs. Morrill, (Maine), Howe, and
Engrossed Bills-Messri Budsans nan, Arn.s
Enrolled Bins-Messrs. Carpenter, Lewis.
Revision of the Rules-Me~rs. Pomsroy Ed
munds, and Bayard.
Political Disabilities Messrs. Robertson
Borenan, Ames, Gilbert yicksrs, and Ste
Levees of the Mississippi River-Meesr.. Kel
logg, Trumbull, Schurz, Spencer, vacancy
Special Comntftee on southern foutrayrs
Messrs. Scott, Wilson, Chandler, Rice, Nye, a.
f; The joint Select Committee on RsHenchm :. =
was discontinued.
committee to prepare ~. 49,,
A BILL pPoN THE SUBJECT or souTHEga
and that NO other business should be considered
1T the preeent see1ion. 3fhr was. discussed
brit Srn, ny an1bfe,msily; IN rstmssSf ~ biII
cases Of murder and other violence 10 the United
STATES courts, and % ny them bpfore turias en-
WEIGH ~ psrson who CANNOT take the test osth !
shonld be Allowed to sit; and to proyids . suf-
fieienf number Of troops to sustain all onicers
in the execution OF the lsx. Discasidn revealed
the tact that there would be strone rePr BIZ
can OF position to such bill. While this Wa
under scpssion the cancsn adjourned, tn meet
At half-past 10 O'CLOCK this nbrning.
TIE CAUCUS rOIDAY. q
The caucus PeaaeeDble6 thm morning hut
without taking any setion adjourned sntil 3
o'clock THIS afterpeon.