Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-13


relations with Canada was the subject of an
interesting discussion in the Senate yester-
day.
WASHINGTON, March 12.-In the con-
tinued absence of the Vice President Mr..
Ingalls, acted to-day. as yesterday, presid-
ing officer pro tenn of the Senate. The
message of President transmitting the pa
pers in the case of Louis Riel, was pre-
sented and laid on the table. After wait
of several minutes, Mr.. Edmunds broke the
stiffness by a statemant that he had been re-
quested by Mr.. Plat to say that the gentle
men representing both sides of the chamber
who had in charge recommendations for the
committees of the Senate would be ready to
call attention to the subject in very short
time, and to ask the Senate to remain in
session or to take short recess.
No motion for a recess was made and the
Senate continued in session without any
attempt to transact business until 1915
o'clock, when Mr.. Platt asked and OBJ
tained unanimous consent to have suS-
pended 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 Moneys, that
committee to be represented BY one for the
Organization, conduct and expenditures of
the executive departments. Mr.. Platt
then offered a resolution, which was agreed
to, for the election of standing committees as
follows:
THE NEW STANDING COMMITTEES.
Agriculture and Forestry-Paddock. Blair,
Plumb, Higgins, Mcmillan, George, Gibson,
0f Arl-a and RaNn
Appropriations = Allison, Dawes, Plumb,
Hale, Farwell, Beck, Cockrell, Gall and Cor
man.
Contingent Expenses-Jones, of Nevada; Pad
Census - Hale, Morrill,, Wilson, of Iowa;
Stockbridge, Davis, Barry Blackburn, Blodgett
and Turpie.
Civil Service and Retrenchment-Chace,
Dawes, Manderson, Stanford, Washburn,
Walthall. Wilson, of Maryland: Barry and
Brown.
Claims-Spooner. Hoar. Mitchell, Higgins,
Wocott, Jones, of Arkansas; Wilson, of Mary
land; PascO and Faulkner.
Coast Defences-Dolph, Cameron, Hawley
Hiscock, Mcpherson, hampton and Reagan.
Commerce-Frye, Jones, of Nevada; Dolph,
Cameron, Sawyer, Cullom. Washburn Ran
som, Coke, Vest, German, Kenna and Gibson.
District OF Columbla-lngalls. Spooner. Far
well Mcmillan, Higgins, Harris, Vance,
Daniel and Faulkner.
Education and Labor-Blair, Wilson. of
Iowa; Stanford, Stewart, Washburn, George,
Engrossed Bills-Farwell, Quay and Col
quitt.
Epidemic Diseases-Harris, Hampton, Eus-
tbs, Berry, Hale, Stockbridge and Marston.
To Examine the Several Branches of the
Civil Service-Higgins, Aldrich, Allison,
Hampton and Quay.
Organization, Conduct and Expenditures of
the Executive Department-Hiscock, Plumb
Sherman, Frye, Spooner, Cockrell Kenna
Gibson and Barbour.
Finance-MorriIl, Sherman. Jones' of Ne
Beck, Mcpherson, Harrison and Vance.
Fisheries - Stockbridge, Dawes, Stanford,
Hampton and Blodgett.
ONE OF THE IMPORTANT ONES.
Foreign Relations - Sherman, Edmunds,
Frye. Evarts, Dolph, Morgan, Browne, Payne
and Eustis.
improvement of the Mississippi River
Washburne, Farwell, Hawley, Marston, Eustis,
Walthall and Bate.
Indian Aflairs-Dawes. Plat, Stockbridge,
Manderson, Wolcott, Morgan Jones. of Ar
kansas; Hearst and Daniel.
Interstate Commerce-Cullon, Platt. Blair.
Wilson, of Iowa; Hiscock, Harris, German,
Reagan and Barbour.
Jndlciary-Edmunds, ingalls,, Hoar, Wilson,
Of Iowa: Evarts, Pugh, Coke, Vest and George
Ilbrary-Evarts, Hear and Voorhees,.
Manufactures-McMillan, Quay, Platt Col
quit and Blodgett.
Military Affairs-Hawley, Cameron, Mander-
son, Stewart, Davis Cockrell, Hampton, Wal
thall and Bate.
Mines and Mining-Stewart, Jones. of Ne
vada; Mitchell, Teller, Bate, Faulkner and
Hearst
Naval Affairs-Cameron, Hale Stanford.
Stoekbridge, Marston, Mcpherson, Butler,
Blackburn and Gray.
Patents-Teller, Ghace, Platt, Hiscock, Gray,
Kenna and Reagan.
Pensions-Davis, Blair, Sawyer, Paddock,
Marston, Turpie, .Blodgett Faulkner and Bar.
Postofices and Postroads- Chace.
Mitchell, Quay, Mcmillan, COlquitt, Wilson, of
Maryland; Reagan and Blodgett.
Printing-Manderson, Hawley and German,
Private Land Claims-Ransom, Colquitt
Pasco, Edmunds, Stewart, Ingalls, and VOL
colt.
Privileges and Elections-Hoar, FRYE, Teller.
Evarts, Spooner, Vance, Pugh, Quayi and Tur-
pie.
Public Buildings and Grounds Stanford
Morrill,, Spooner, Quay, Vest Daniel and
Pasco.
Public Lands-Plumb, Blair, Dolph, Teller.
Paddock, Morgan, Walthall. Berry and Pasco
Railroads - Sawyer, Hawley, Stockbridge,
Moleott, Marston, Brown, kenna, Blackburn
Revision of Laws-Wilson, of Iowa; Stanford.
Teller, Wilson, of Maryland; Daniel.
Revolutionary Claims-Coke, Pugh, Hearst,
Chace and Morrill,.
Rules = Aldrich, Sherman. Ingalls,. Harris,
Blackburn.
Territories = Platt, Cullom, Manderson,
Stewart, Davis. Butler, Payne, Jones, of Ar.
kansas and Blackburn.
Transportation Routes to Seaboard-Quay.
Mitchell, Cullom. Dawes, ,Aldrich, Gibson, Vest
George and Turpie.
THE SELECT COMMITTEES,
The resolution was adopted, and Mr.. Plat
offered resolution appointing the follow
ing select committees:
To Investigate the Condition of the Potomac
River Front of Observation-Disclosures, Ran
som, Barbour, Manderson, Spooner and Ed
munds.
To Inquire Into Claims of Citizens of the
United States Against Nicaragua-Morgan
Wilson, of Maryland; Hearst, Hoar and Cam
eron.
On Woman Suffrage-Vance, Brown, Beck
Blair Chace, Farwell and Wolcott
Additional Accommodations for the Library
of Congress-Voorhees, Butler, Morrill,, Evarts
and Marston.
on the Centennial of the Constitution and
Discovery of America-Hiscock Sherman.
Hoar. Hawley, VOORHEES,, Eustis aud Colouitt
on Five Civilized Tribes of Indians-Butler
Morgan. Dawes, Cameron and Teller
on the Presidents Message Transmitting the
Report of the Pacific Railway Commission
Frye Dawes, Hiscock, Davis, Morgan, Butler
and Hearst.
Relations With Canada-Hoar, Allison, Hale
Dolph Pugh Butler and Voorhees,.
On the Transportation and Sale OF Meat
D.