Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-12-11
THE SENATORS MEET.
President Pro Tenn. Edmunds Resigns
and Anthony to be elected.

President Pro Tenn. Edmunds Resigns
and Anthony to be elected.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1O.-The caucus of
the Republican Senators this morning was
well attended. Senator Malone was
present. The report of the Caucus Com
mittee upon the membership of the Senate
committees was received and adopted.
The following are the changes made in
the Chairmanships of a majority of the
committees: Foreign Relations, Mr.. Mil
Ter, of California, vice Mr.. Window: Man
ufactures, Mr.. Riddleberger vice Mr..
Conger; Agriculture, Mr.. Miller, of
New York, vice Mr.. Malone:
Post Offices and Post Roads. Mr.
Hill vice Mr.. Ferry; Pensions, Mr.. Mitch
ell vice Mr.. Platt; Mines and Mining, Mr..
Wilson vice Mr.. Hill; Revision of the
Law, Mr.. Conger vice Mr.. Miller, of Cali
fornia; Engrossed Bills, Mr.. Allison vice
Mr.. Salisbury; improvement of the Mis-
sissippi River, Mr.. Van Wyck vice Mr..
Mitchell; Transportation Routes to the
Seaboard, MIR. Aldrich vice Mr.. Harri-
son; to Examine the Several Branches of
the Civil Service, Mr.. Cullom vice Mr..
Sawyer; Nicaragua Claims, Mr.. Maxey
vice Mr.. Davis, of West Virginia:
Public Buildings and Grounds.
Mr.. Malone vice Mr.. Rollins:
Senators Sherman and Wilson are placed
upon the Committee on Foreign Relations:
Senator Miller, of New York, fills the va
cancy on the Finance Committee: Senator
Frye holds the fourth place on the Com
merce Committee; Revolutionary Claims,
Mr.. Jones, of Florida, vice Mr.. Johnston
The remaining changes are unimportant,
Senator Edmunds was not present at
the caucus. The following letter from
him was read by the Chairman;
VICE PRESIDENTS CHAMBER.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. 10. lSS3.
To Ny Republican Brethren Of tie Senate:
GENTLEMEN-At the close of the last ses-
sion of the Senate, when large number of
the Republican Senators elect had no voice in
the selecting ofthe President pro tempore. and
when none of these then in office, who had
been reelected, could be chosen for the place.
EoD Ec place sd me me e that 5hf ocs csat hOG9F FsF
then that had your range of choice
been as great as it now is another Senator
have been mine. The difficulties then exist
ing are now removed, and gladly hasten to
return to your hands the unembarrassed dis
position of the trust that the Senator then in
to elect another President pro tempore of the
Senate. With grateful thanks for the un-
sought proof of confidence then shown in me.
and with wish to be relieved,
| am, faithfully, yours.
lslgnedI GEORGE +. EDMUNDs.
The caucus postponed action on Sena-
tor Edmunds' letter for the reason that
Senator Anthony has not yet been sworn
in for the present term, but it was infor-
mally determined that when the time for
action is reached Senator Anthony shall
receive the nomination of the caucus for
the Presidency of the Senate.
motion was made and carried to con-.
slider the question of electing the officers
of the Senate at caucus to be held next
Thursday. Senator Riddieberger was not
at the caucus. He is out of town TODAY.
THE DEMOCRATIC SENATORIAL CAUCUS.
At the caucus of the Democratic Senators