Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-03-20
THE COMMITTEES NAMED.
Men Who VIII Restrain anc Direct the
Present Senate.

1910 to-day Mr.. Platt asked and OBJ
tanned unanimous consent of the Senate
to have suspended so much of the rules
as require the standing committees to
be elected by ballot and as require the
election of a committee on expenditures
OF public monies, that committee to be
represented by one for the "organiza-
ton, conduct and expenditures of the
executive departments" Mr.. Plat
then offered resolution (which was
agreed to- for the election of standing
committees as follows:
Agriculture and Forestry - Paddock, Blair,
Jones (Ark.) and Bate
Experimentation, Dawes, Plumb, Hale,
Farwell, Beck Cockrell. Call and German.
contingent ORGANISATIONS (Nev.), Paddo'
Census-Hale Morrill, Wilson Ua.l Stock
bridge, Davis, Berry, Blackburn, Blodgett and
Civil Service and Observation-Disclosures Dawes,
Henderson, Stafford, Washburn, Walthall, Will
son (Md.), Berry and Brown.
Claims-Spooner, Hoar, Mitchell, Higgins,
Wolcott Jones (Ark.), Wilson (Md.), Pasco. and
Coast Defenses-Dolph, Cameron, Hawley,
Hlscock, MCPHERSON, Hampton and Reagan.
eron, Sawyer, Cullom, Washburn, Ransom, Coke,
Vest. German, Kenna, and Gibson.
District of Columbia-Ingalls, Spconer, Far
well Nc Millan, Higgins, Harris, Vance, Daniel,
Education and Labor-Blair, Wilson Qa.9.
Stanford, Stewart Washburn, George, Pugh,
Payne and Barbour.
Engrossed Bills-Farwell, Quay, and Colquitt.
Epidemic Dseases-Harris, Hampton, Eustis,
Berry. Hale, Stockbridge. and Marston.
To Examine the Several Branches of the Civil
Serv1ce-Higgins. Aldrich, Allison, Hampton,
and Quay.
Organization, Conduct and Expenditures on
the Executive DepartmentS-HisCOc k Plumb,
sherman, Frye, Spooner, Cockrell, Kenna, Glib
son and Barbour.
Finance--Morrill, Sherman. Jones New, ALI
son, Aldrich, Hiscock Voorhees,, Beck, McPher-
son, Harris and Vance
FisheTies-st ockbridge. Dawes. Stanford,
Hampton and Blodgett.
IVarts, Dolph, Morgan, Brown, Payne, and
Eustis
Improvement of the Mississippi River-Wash-
burn, Farwell. Hawley, Marston, Eustis, Wal
thall, and Bate.
Indian Afairs-Dawes, Platt, stockbridge,
Henderson, wolcott, Morgan. Jones (Ark.),
Interstate Commerce-Cullom, Platt, Blair,
Wilson (Ia.). HiscocK, Harris, German, Reagan
and Barbour.
udiciary-Edmunds Ingalls,, Hoar Wilson
(la.), Evarts, Pugh, Coke. Vest and George.
Livbry-Evarts. Hoar and Voorhees,.
Manufactures Quay, Platt. Col
quit and Blodgett.
Military Affairs-Hawley, Cameron, Mander-
son, stewart, Davis, Cockrell Hampton. Walthall
and Bate.
Mines and Mining-Stewart Jones (NeyN
Mitchell, Teller, Bate Faulkner and Hearst.
Naval Affairs-Cameron, Hale, Stanford, Stock
bridge, Marston, MCPHERSON, Butler, Blackburn
aid Gray.
Patents-Teller, Chace, Platt, Hiscock, Gray
Kenna and Reagan.
Pensions-Davis, Blair, Sawyer, Paddock
Marston. Turpie, Blodgett, Faulkner and Bar
bour.
Post Office and Post Roads-sawyer, Chace
Mitchell, Quay, Mcmillan, Colquitt, Wilson
(Md) Reagan and Blodgett.
Printing-MandersOn Hawley and German,
Private Land Clalms-Ransom, Colquitt, Pasco,
Edmunds, Stewart. Ingalls, and Wolcost.
Privileges and ElectiOns-hoar, Frye, Teller,
Evarts, Spooner Vance, Pugh, Quay and Turpie.
Public buildings and grounds-Stanford Nor
rill. Spooner Quay, Vest Daniel and Pasco
Public lands-Plumb. Blair, Doph. Teller,
Paddock, Morgan Walthall. Berry and Pasco.
Railroads-Mitchell Sawyer, Hawley, Stock
bridge, Wolcott. Marston Brown, Kenna, Black
burn and Berry.
Revision of Laws-Wilson Ga Stanford, Teller
Wilson (Md.) Daniel.
Revolutionary Claims-Coke, Pugh, Hearst,
Chace and Morrill,.
Rules - AldriCh Sherman, ingalls,, Harris
Blackburn.
Territories-Platt. Cullom, Henderson, Stew
art, Davis, Butler, Payne, Jones (Ark.) Black
burn
Transportation Routes to seaboard-Quay,
Mitchell, Cullom, Dawes. Aldrich. Gibson. Vest,
George, Turpie.
The resolution was adopted, and Mr..
Platt offered resolution, appointing
the following select committees:
To Investigate the Condition of the Potomac
River Front Of Observation-Disclosures Ran
som, Barbour, Henderson, Spooner, and Ed
munds.
To Inquire into Claims of Citizens of the United
States against Nicaragua-MOrgan, Wilson (Md.),
Hearst Hoar, and Cameron.
On Woman Suffrage-Vauce, Brown. Beck
Blair, Chace, Farwell and Wolcott.
Additional Accommodations for The Library of
Congress-Voorhee s, Butler, Morrill,, EYarts and
Marston.
On the Centennial of the Constitution and is
covery of Amerca-Hlscock. Sherman, Hoar,
Hawley, VOORHEES,, Eusts, ColQuitt.
On Five Civilized Tribes of Indians-Butler,
Morgan, Dawes, Cameron, Teller.
On the Presidents Message Transmitting the
Report OF theP acifc Railway Commission-Frye,
Dawes, Hiscock. Davis, Morgan, Butler, Hearst.
Relations with Canada-Hoar, Allison, Hale,
Dolpb, Pugh, Butler and VOORHEES,.
On the Transportation and Sale of Meat Prod
ucts-Vest Plumb, Henderson, Cullom, Coke.
Irrg cation and Reclamation OF Arid Lands
Stewart Allison Plumb, Hiscock, German,
Reagan and Jones (Ark.).
After long and inter esting debate on
the question of the appointment of
select committee ION relations with
Canada" the resolution was adopted,
and the Senate went into secret session,
and upon tie doors being opened adj