Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-14
THE EXTRA SESSION.
The New Senate Commitsees-The Changes
in Their Composition.
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THE EXTRA SESSION.
The New senate Commit,ees-The Changes
in Their Composition.
(By telegraph TO the Dispatch.l
WASHINGTON, March l3.-Mr.
Salisbury said his attention had been
called to the fact that in voting in the
Bell case it appeared by the Journal Of
the Senate that he had voted for the adj
mission Of Mr.. Bell, and he was placed
therefore in position of inconsistency
in voting against the seating Of Mr..
Blair. The Journal was incorrect. He
was paired against Mr.. Bell, and he
had made report against his admis-
sion from the Committee on Privileges
and Elections, and he had made q
speech against his admission.
Mr.. Cameron offered resolution
naming the chairmen and members Of
the Senate committees as agreed upon
by the caucuses, and asked its imme-
date consideration. Agreed to.
The important changes are as fol-
lows A new committee Of seven men,
bers on the coast defences is created,
with Mr.. Dolph as chairman and
Messrs. Cameron Of Wisconsin, Sew
ell, Hawley, Maxey, Mcpherson, and
Fair as members. On Appropriations
Mr.. Malone succeeds Mr.. Logan and
Mr.. German succeeds Mr.. Ransom.
Mr.. Ransom takes the place Of Mr..
Bayard as chairman Of the Private
Land Claims. Mr.. Pike succeeds Mr..
Cameron, Of Wisconsin, as chairman Of
the Committee on Claims. The only
change in the Committee on Finance is
the substitution of Mr.. Vance for Mr..
Bayard. Mr.. Bowen succeeds Mr..
Sewell as chairman Of Enrolled Bills.
Mr.. Sewell succeeds Mr.. Logan as chair
man of Military Affairs. Mr.. Sabin
succeeds Mr.. Cullom as chairman Of the
Committee to Examine the Several
Branches Of Civil Service, and Mr.. Gull
lom succeeds Mr.. Wilson as chairman
Of the Committee on Expenditures of
Public Money. Wilson succeeds Conger
upon the Committee on Revision Of
Laws. Conger succeeds Hill on Post
Offices; other changes on the Post
Office Committee are the substitution
of Messrs. Chace, Colquitt, and Will
son Of Maryland for MessrS. Palmer,
Groome. and Jackson. Upon Naval
Affairs Messrs. Riddleberger and Black
burn succeed Messrs. Malone and Far
ley. Teller is made chairman Of Mines
and Mining, in place Of Bowen.
Changes upon Public Buildings and
Grounds are the substitution of Spoon
err for Cameron Of Wisconsin, and the
addition of Messrs. Stanford and Cam
den. Upon Public Lands Teller sue
ceeds Hill. Cockrell succeeds Walker,
and Walthall succeeds Slater. On the
Committee on Rules Blackburn sue
ceeds Pendleton. Mcpherson is made
chairman of the Committee to Investi-
gate the Condition Of the Potomac-Riyer
Front. The Judiciary Committee is
made up as follows: Messrs. Edmunds
(chairman). Ingalls,. Mcmillan, Hoar,
Wilson of Iowa, Evarts, Pugh, Coke,
Vest. and Jackson.
Places are left open i'll seven Of the
committees for the successors Of Sena-
tors Bayard and Garland-namely, in
the Committee on Claims, Epidemic
Diseases. Fisheries, Patents, Re-
vision Of Laws, Tenth Census, and
Examination Of the Several Branches
Of the Civil Service.
Senator Sherman declined to serve
upon the Committee on Finance.
Senator Harris suggested that the
usual form was to ask the Senate to ex-
cuse him.
Mr.. Sherman II don't think it is
necessary TO ask the Senate to excuse
me from service. | respectfully de-
cline"
Mr.. Morrill, ~ hope that no ac-
ton will be taken upon the matter at
present"
Mr.. Ingalls, offered a resolution call
ing upon the President for information
in regard to the occupation Of Oklaho-
ma and what action was being taken in
that regard.
Under an objection from Mr.. Cockrell
it went over until tomorrow.
Mr.. Beck asked leave to say that the
retirement Of Senator Ransom from the
Committee on Appropriations was at
that gentlemsn's request; he had felt
that the work which the Appropriations
Committee was called upon to perform
in considering large appropriation bills
during the closing hours Of the session
was more than his health was equal to,
and his fellow-senators in the minority
had acquieSced in his retirement with
regret.
Upon motion of Mr.. Edmunds the
Senate at 1926 went into executive
session, and ten minutes later adjourned
until Monday.