Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-09
WASHINGTON.
The Senate VIII Probably Sit About
Fortnight to Confirm the
New Appointments.
The Largest Congregation OF the Season
Turn. Quito Get q Glimpse Of
the Absent President.
EXTRA SESSION or The SENATE.

EXTRA SESSION or TIE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March s.--No trust.
worthy opinion regarding the e1trs
BE- sion OF the senate can be formed at
this time. A considerable number Of
nominations are expected tomorrow,
and should the new cabinet ministers
be able to determine the personnel OF
their staff without delay, the work Of
the session may be brought to an end
within fortnight. the probability is
recognize that they may require a
few days to become acquainted with
the men before them before making
all the changes they may desire.
The intention recently entertained.
by the members of the committee on
foreign relations of bringing
forward the new treaties dur
ing the session, Ia now in
suspension, owing to the wish Of
many senators TO get away "a early as
early as possible. 1t is thought, more
over that the new administration, a.
1t has the right to do, will call for an
amendment Of sUme or ali the more
Am POlAabt tlChJitbs vi lDe OIHtI
hand, IL Is said to be In contemplation
to bring up the Nicaraguan treaty
during this session, not for he pur.
pose OF passing II to a point Of ratl6ra.
ton, but TO discu in open session the
relationship of the Clayton. Bulwer
treaty TO the canal question.
Should this be done it " i'll be with the
view of getting the Judgments of the
nnIInfFU thin uJh nla 4, 70
the meeting OF congress in December.
The organization of the senate COM
nittees engages the special attention
OF the senators ut present 1t involves
more difficulties than usual and there
fore may not be decided for several
days, although the caucus committees
OF both parties have had the matter
under confederation since last Thurs
day. There are i've vacant chairmen.
ships, including those of the commi
tees on education and labor and
military affairs, heretofore filled
respec lively by Senator'S Blair and LO.
gan. Senator Blair, IL Is understo 4,
Will be temporarily appointed to fiji
the vacancy created by the expiration
OF his term, and 1t is probable that he
VIII retain his chalrmsnship. The
military affairs chairmanship, IL filled
at all will probably be filled cundi-
tioually, 80 that Gen Logan may re-
turn to the places should he be re-
eec ed TO the senate. Senator Hoar IL
second on the list.
Senator Pike, who has no chairman
snip, stand next and Senator Dnlph
fourth on the list. The chairmsnsliip
or the committee on post-Of1ice and
post roads 10 inside vacant by the re
tirement OF Senat n Hill. Sena, r
Sawyer, who 10 sec. nd on the iist Oi
this committee, holds the chairman-
chip OF the committee on railroads aud
Senator Lapham, who ia bird, holds
tue same p 'sition on the comni tee on
public buildings. Senator Palmer.
who has no Craftsmanship, and Sena-
tor Wilson, who holds that
OF the committee on ex.
penditures Of public money, stand
fourth and fiIth in the mem bership OF
the commits ee. Senator Palmer, il il
said, prefers ths workmanship az the
sommitlee on ti-heries made vacant by
the retirement Of Judge Lapham SEN
ors Sewsll and Dawes stand above
him upon the list, but each holds q
craftsmanship which Is equal or
more deairable Senators Hawley,
Aldricb, Hale and Conger hold chair
mansbips II compaI ativel, unimpor-
tant commit ees and IL willing to a.
sumo the more responsible positions
now vacant they may be assigned to
them
Senator Evarts' eminence as
lawyer has given rise to the ex.
pec'ancy that he will be made menu
her OF the judiciary committee should
Gen. Logan not he returned. The
mere important vacancies TO be filed
by the minority are three upon the
judiciary committee, created by the re.
tirement Of Senators Bayard, Garland
ana Lamar, and one each upon the
'mmer"e, finance, Indian AFFAIR.",
naval atfdrs aud privileges and cleo.
lions committees.