The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-13
PROGRAMMED.
Senate Committee Assignments.
The Annexation Question Again
Earnestly Discussed.
Prompt Confirmation Of presiden-
tial Nominations.
Representative Houk Not SO III as
Reported.
He Is Going About as Usual--A Cabinet
Meeting but Nothing OF
Much Importance
Done.

tinued absence OF the Niee-President, Mr.
ingalls, acted today, as yesterday, as pre-
siding officer pro tenn.
The message OF the President transmit
ting the papers in the case OF Louis Re
was presented and laid on the table. After
a wait of several minutes, Mr.. Edmundi
broke the stiffness by statement that h,
had been requested by Mr.. Plat to SAY
that the gentlemen representing both side
OF the chamber who had in charge recon
mendations for the committees OF the Sen
ate would be ready to call attention to tn,
subject in very short time, and 10 ash
the Senate TO remain in session or 10 take
a short recess.
No motion for a recess was made, and
the Senate continued in session without
any attempt TO transact business
At 1918 o'clock Mr.. Plntt asked and OBJ
tanned unanimous consent TO have sus
pended so much OF the rules as requir,
the standing committees 10 be el ected b,
ballot, and as require the election OF d
Committee on the Expenditures Of Publ,
Moneys, that committee 10 be represented
by one for the Organization. Conduct and
Expenditures OF the Executive Depart.
mcnts."
Mr. Plat then offered a resolution.
which was agreed 10, for the election Of
standing committees IA follows
Agriculture and Forestry go Paddock,
Blair, Plumb, Mcmillan, George, Gibson
Jones OF Arkansas and Bate.
Appropriations Nilsson, Dawes, Plumb
Hale, Farwell, Beck, Cockrell, Call aud
German.
Contingent Expenscs-Jones Of Nevada,
Paddock and Vance.
Stockbridge, Davis. Berry, Blackburn,
Blodgett and Turpic.
Civil Service aud Recommendations,
Dawes, henderson, Stanford, Washburn,
Wal,hall, Wilson Of Maryland, Berry and
Brown.
Claims-Spooncr. Hoar, Mitchell, Hig
gins. Wolcott, Jones, OF Arkansas Wilson.
OF Maryland; Pasco aud Faulkner.
Coast Dcicusc-Dolph, Cameron. Haw.
ley, liiscock, Mcpherson, Hampton and
Reagan.
Commerce-Frye, Jones, Of Nevada;
Dolph. Cameron, sawyer, Cullom. Wash.
burn, Ransom, Coke, Vest, German.
kcnna and Gibson.
District Of Columba-Ingalls, Spooner,
Farrell, Mcmillan. Higgins, Harris, Vance,
Daniel and Faulkner
Education aud LAbor-Blair, Wilson, oI
Iowa; Stanford, Stewart, Wash5urn,
George, Pugh, Payne aud Harbour.
Engrossed Bills-Farwell, Quay and Col.
quit
Epidemic Diseases Harris, Hampton,
Euslis, Berry, Hale Stockbndge and Mars
ton.
To Examine the Several Branches Of III,
Civil Seryice-niggns, Aldrich, Hampton
and Quay.
Organization, Conduct and Expcnli.
lures Of the Executive liz.
cock. Plumb. sherman, FRYE, Spooncr
COckrcll, Kenna, Gibson and Barbour.
Finance Morrill,, sherman, Jones oI
Nevada, Allison, Aldrich, Hiscock, NOor.
hees, Beck, Mcpherson, Harris and
Vance.
Fisheries - stockbridee, Dawes, Stun
ford, Hampton and Blodgeit
Foreign Rclations-Shcrman, Elmunls,
Frye, Eyarts. Dolph, Morgan, Brown,
Payne and Eustis.
Improvement Of the Mississippi River
Washburn, Farwcll, llaw.ey, Mars,on
Eustis, Wallhall and Bate.
Indian Affairs Dawes. Plat, Stock
bridge, Mandcnon, WOlcoti, Morgan
Jones, Of Arkansas, Hearst and Daniel.
Interstate Commerce Cullom, Platl
Blair, Wilson. OF Iowa; lliscock, Harris
German, Reagan and Barbour
Judiciary-Elmunds, ingalls,, Hoar
Wilson, Of Iowa. Eyarts. Pngh, Coke
Vest and Geouse.
Lbmry-Eyarts. HIoar and Voorhees,
Manuiacturcs-Mc Mcmillan, Quay, Plat
Colquili aud BlodgctL
Military Aflaim-llawlcy. Cameron,
Henderson, Stewart, Davis, COckrcll
Hampton, Walthnll and Bate.
Mines aud Mining-Siewart; Jones, o
Nevada; Mitchell, Teller Bate, Faulkner
and Hearst.
Naval Antin-Cameron Hale. Stan.
ford, Stockbrilgc, Marston, Mcphcnon
Butler, Blackburn aud Gray.
Paicnls-Tcller, Chacc, Plat, lliscock,
Gray, konna end Reagan.
Pcnsions-Dayir, Blair, Sawyer, Pad
dock, Marslon, Turpic, Blodgcti, Faux
ner and Barbour.
Posioniccs and Posiroads - Sawyer
Chace, Mitchell, Quay, Mcmillan, Col
quit, Wilson Of Maryland, Reagan ant
BlodgciL
Printing-Mandenon, Hawley and Cor
man.
Private Land Claims Ransom, Colqul,t
Pasco, Edmunds, Stewart, Ingalls, an,
Wolcott
Privileges and Elections IIoar, Frye
Teller, Eyarts, spooner, Vance, Pugh
Quay and Tupic.
Public BuildinH and Grounds stanford
Morrill,, spooner, Quay, Vest, Daniel nm,
pascO.
Public Lands-Plumb, Blair, Dolph
Teller, Paddock. Morgan, Wallhall, Berrl
aud Pasco.
Railroads Mitchell, Sawyer, HIawloy
stockbridgo, Wolcott, Manlon, kyown
Kenna, Blackburn and Berry.
Revision Of I.aws-Wilson Of Iowa, Stan
ford, Teller, Wilson Of Maryland, Daniel.
Revolutionary Claims-Coke, Hearst
Pugh, Chacc and Morrill,.
Rules-Aldnch, Sherman, ingalls,, lIar
ris and Blackburn.
Torritorios-Plati, Culloni, Henderson
Stewart, Davis, Butler, Payne, Jones o
Arkansas, Blackburn.
Transportation Route IN Scaboard-Quay
Mitchell, Cullom, Dawes, Aldrich, Gibson
Vest, George aud Turpie.
The resolution was adopted, aud Mr