The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-03-10

Caucus of Republican Senator's.
Report of Committee to Arrange
standing CommiIteeS.sMr. Sumner
Removed from ChaiTmanship Of
Foreign ReIationS-..Exciting De-
bate.sReport Of Committee Con.
firmed.
WASHINGTON, March 0.
The caucus Of Republican Senators
met at II o'clock, with full attendance.
The committee appointed TO arrange the
Standing Committees reported that they
had performed their duty and submitted
report. Senator Cameron was placed
ut the head Of the Foreign Relations Com.
mittee, and Senator Sumner Ia mad
chairman of the new Committee on Elec-
lions. DLr. Sumner Immediately arose
and declined the proffered chairmanship,
and challenged criticism upon his con.
,luct during the twelve years he has serv.
ed upon the Committee on Foreign Rcla.
lions. Mr.. Sumner spoke tor few
minutes and then withdrew from the eau.
Gus. It Is not known what influenced the
caucus committee 10 change the arrange.
ment agreed upon last night, which was
10 make Morton chairman in place Of
Sumner. ...a.
The Senate adjourned at twenty min
utes to one o'clock, and the Republican
Senators again went into caucus on the
subject OF standing committees. A mo-
tion pending in the caucus 10 re.conlmit
the report to the committee, Schurz and
Sumner spoke In favor OF the mo-
tion, and Howe against re.COmmittal.
After long and bitter debate the caucus
sustained the report Of the committee, by
vote Of twenty.six against twenty. .one,
thus confirming, among other things,
Cameron Ns Chairman Of the Committee
on Foreign Relations.
The Senate caucus to-day occupied
nearly three hours. Messrs, Stewart
Scott, Carpenter, Conkling and Others
voted with the emaiority, Messrs. Trumbull
Morril, Of Me-, Morrill,, Of VT, and Fen.
ton with those in the negative. The Joint
Select Committee on 1tetrenchment was
discontinued. Mr.. Morrill,, OF Me-, dc.
Clined, on account i'll health, reelection
as schNirman Of the Committee on Appro.
prlatiOns.
EXCITEMENT IN POLITICAL CGRCLEs-RU'
MORED CHANGES IN SENATE COMMITTEES.
Yt New YoRK, March 0.
The TTJuReS Washington correspond.
rnt telegraphs that there Is great excite.
ment in political circles tonight, in regard
10 the action Of the committee appointed
by Republican CAUCUS Of the Senate to
propose u revision of the Senate commit.
ices. The committee was In session Tues.
day afternoon and all day yesterday, but
voted 10 keep secret the result Of their de-
Iihentions Ahundred rumors are ailoat,
however, in regard to tho most important
changes which they will propose, tho ma
iOrity Of which agree that revolution Is
10 be made In the foreign relations COM
mittec. The report most commonly be.
lieved is that Mr.. Sumner Is to be removed
from the head of the committee and IRON
the committee itself, and Mr.. Morton or
Mr.. Cameron, probably the former, is to
he promoted to the craftsmanship. Mr..
Frclinghuyscn, it is said, will also be
placed on the committee in order to make
up its quota For this proposition the
committee is said to have stood three tC
two, the majority being Messrs. Nye
Howe and Pool, and the minority hcssrs
Thurman and Merrill.
Another rumor, not generally credited
Is that n majority will report In favor o
allowing Sumner 10 retain his present pO
sitlon. A caucus Ia called fCr ten O'CLOCK
today, and the report Of the committee
will no doubt give rise To Il very warm
and bitter debate. The friends OF Sumner
will fight the change, and it they tail In
caucus will combine their opposition in
open Senate. II Is said that one Of the
oldest Senators has called upon the Presl.
dent and advised him to so increase the
number OF the members Of the committee
astO place Sumner in the minority, but
the President would not consent to any
thing short Of Summers removal.
The principal argument in favor OF this
change Is tho assertion that Sumner Is no,
IN speaking terms with either the Prcsi
dent, or the Secretary or Assistant Secre'
tary o. State.
As to the general framework Of the
other Senate committees, but little change
will be made. 1t is reported that Senator
Scott, of Pennsylvania, will 30 on the
Finance Committee, in place Of Mr.. Cat
tell; Senator Ames in place Of Mr.. War
ner, of Alabarna, and thenew Senator from
Iowa In place Of Mr.. Williams. The first
three members Of the committee will be
MesSrs. Sherman, Morrill,, and FentOn
Tho committee were unable to agree In
regard to recommending the new Com.
mittee on Elections and Privileges, and
will leave the question to the caucus to
decide.
INDICTMENT OF A LATE MEMBEN OF CON
GREss FOR BIGAMY.
The Grand Jury has found true bill
against Bowen, late member Of Congress
from South Carolina. for bigamy for mar
rying S. Pettigrue King, in August last
while Mrs. Frances Hicks Bowen. whom
he Is alleged to have married in 1882
was living. The day for the trial has no
been fixed, though the case will come VI
,lurlng tho present term