The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-03-25
Senate Standing and Select Com
mittecs--MajOrity Membership
as Fixed in the DemO-r
cratic CaucuS. ~

-sw as Fixed in the DemO-
cratic Caucus. @
, WAsBINGToN, March 1S.-The Demo'
cratic Senators held a short caucus this
afternoon, at which the report Of The
committee sppointed to arrange the
Democratic personnel of the Senate Com
mittees was received ard ratified.
The majority membership of the prin-
cipal committees is fixed as follows:
r. Finance - Senators Bsgard (chair-
mani Wallace, Herman. VOORHEES, O. Beck
I OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Davis, ol
West Virginia chairman ,Withers, Beck,
Wallace and Eaton
Foreign Relaious-Senators Eaton
(chairman) j Johnston. Morgan aod PEN
dietens : wv
Commerce-Senators Gordon (chair-
fmsn) Ransom, Randolph, Hereford and
| Coke oh
Jadiciarv-Ssnators. Thurman (chair-
many, Mcdonald. Bayard Garland, La
mar and Davis, pf, Illinois,
Senator Davis S also provided fot by
Etbe.. mJouty the same a. if he were ip
fsull ps.tS fellowship with them, l1y pla
cling him on 'he following additional
committees !. REVISION of the Law Phi
vate Land Clai ms and Census -.
The other chairmanships are distri5u
ted as follows:
! Privileges and Eiectious-Mr,r Sauls
bury. ,s- .+s, -.ss- -. ,...;~..,x s...k
Military Affairs-Mr Randolph.
Naval Affalrs-Mr Mcpherson ,5-,'l
Post Ofsces and Post Roads-Mr
Maxev.
Public Eands-Mr Mcdonald. 3 -
Indian Affairs-Mr Coke
Pensions-Mr Withers -s
Claims-Mr Cockrell t' ~ ya I"
Manufactures-Mr Grover 7sAa
Agricul,ure-Mr Johnston
District of Cplumb mbia-Mr Harris, y
Patents-Mr. Herman 49,, ,a.Ir
Public Buildings and Groands-Mr.
Jones, of Florida. .s.st.t
Territories-Mr. Garland.
Railroads-Mr. Ransom.
Mines and Mining-Mr Hereford, Y
Revision of the Laws Mr. Wallace
Education and Labor-Mr Bailey.
Civil. Service and Retreuchment-Mr
Bu'ler. 10 p .7sao. sssI tsa. Ss.ag
j Printing Mr. Whyte ,u 81
l-<Librsry-Mf-Veerhees--.--.----------~
I Contingent Expenses-Mr Hill.
Rules--Mr Morgah-s = ss
Enrolled BiIls--Mr Vance
On Transportation Routes to the Sea
board Mr Beck i3T} k4 rHT
TO Exsmine the several branches Of
the Civil Service-Mr Vest
z To take into consideration the State of
the Law concerning the Electoral Votes
for President, DC MIR. Morgan
To Investigate the Treasury Depart
ment's Accounts Mr.. Davis, of West
Virginia -eel gl,, b.yV qss.,
Oa tue Census-Mr gPendIeton,
On Epidemic Diseases--Mr Harris
! On the Mississippi River--Mr Lamar
This replaces the select committee on the
-'Levees of the Mississippi River
The select committee to inquire into
alleged frauds in the late elections. com
monty known heretofore as the Teller
Committee is ,reorganized with Mr
Wallace as Chairman, and Messrs
Bailey, Garland, Mcdonald and Herman
as The other. Democratic members. ....i,,
Tue select committees on Toe suhjeci
of the removal of the Northern, ,Cley
ennes to the Indian Territory and to in
quire into all claims of United States
citizens against Nicaragua are to he con.
tinued with the same membership as al
present, their respective chairmen being
Senators Kirkwood and Hamlin.
The caucus left three chairmanships Of
standing committees TO be filed by Re
puhlcans viz: those of the committees
on Public Land Clslms,on Revolutionary
Claims and on Engrossed Bills