The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-13
SENATE PRocEEDINGs.


Standing Comzntttses Appointed
Political Union with Canada.
WASHINGTON, March l2.-In the
continued absence OF the president
ingalls, acted rs presiding officer. A
message of the president, transmit.
ting papers in the case OF Louis Riel,
was presented and laid on the table.
The senate then relapsed into idleness,
awaiting the report of the committee
on standing committees. At 1915 p.
M. Platt obtained unanimous consent
10 have suspended so much OF the
rules as require the standing commit
tees be elected by ballot and rs require
the election OF a committee on expen-
ditnres OF public money, that COM
mittee 10 be represented by one for the
organization. conduct and expendi-
lures of the eqeeu,ive departments.
Platt then offered resolution,
which was agreed 10. for the election
OF standing committees as submitted
by him. The leading committees are
as follows:
Agriculture aud forestry - Pad.
dock, Blair, Plum, Higgins, Nc
MILAN. George. Gibson. Jones OF Ar
kansas. Bates.
Appropriations - Allison, Dawes.
Plumb. Hale, Fsrwell. Beck. Cockrell,
Call. German.
Civil service-Chace, Dawes, Man
derson. Stanford. washburn. walth-
all. Wilson Of Maryland, Berry and
Brown
Coast Defense Dolph, Cameron,
Hawley. Hitchcock. Mcpherson,
Hampton and Reagan.
finanee-Morril, sherman, Jones
of Nevada. Allison. Aidrich. Hiscock.
Voorhees,. Beck. Mcpherson. Harris,
Vance.
Fisheries stockbridge. Dawes. STAN
ford. Hampton. Blodgett.
Foreign ReIatIons-Sherman. Ed
munds, Frye, Egarts. Dolph, Morgan,
Brown, Payne. Eustis.
Interstate Gofamerce-Callon Piatt,
Blair. Wilson OF Iowa, Hiseock. Har-
ris, German, Reagan, Barbour.
Military Affairs Hawley. Cameron.
ManderSon, stewart, Davis, Cockreli,
Hampton. Waithan, Bate.
Mines ana Mialng-Stewart, Jones.
of Nevada, Mitchell, Teller. Bates,
Faulkner. Hearst
Naval Affairs--s;smeron. Hale, Stan
ford. ssockbridge. Marston, Nc pher-
son. Butter. Blackburn, Gray.
Privileges aad Hoar.
Frye. Teller, kyarts, Spooner. Vance.
Pagh. Qnay, Iurpse.
Public LaEsis- Plumb, Blair, Doiph,
Teller. Paddock. Morgan. Waithaii,
Berry. Pasoo.
Railroads Mitchell, Sawyer, Haw-
lev, sfoekhrislge, We colt. Marston,
Brown, heans, Blackburn.
TerFitofies- PiaGt, Cuiiom. MaEsier-
son, Stewart, DAVIS, Butter, Payne,
Jones, of Arkansas. Bl.ckbarn.
Claim. ,pooneF, Hoar, Mitchell,
Higgins, Wolcotf. Jones, OF Arkansas,
Wilson. 0i Mars land, Pasco. Faalk-
ner.
Contingent Expenses-Jones. of Ne
vada, Paddock. Vance.
Census Hale, Morrill,, Wilson. ol
Iowa, StockbTislge. Davis, Berry,
Blackburn, ksesigett, TuTpie.
Commeree-krye. Jones OF Nevada,
Dolph. Cameron. sawyer, Callona,
Washharn. kanscps. Coke. Vest, Cor.
man. kenna, oibsn.
District of Columbia ~ ingalls,,
Spooner. Fsgwels. NJ McMillan. Higgins
Harris, tance, Daniels. Faulkner.
Education atd labor Blair. Wilson
OF Ios y. Stamford. cte@ art, Washbarn,
George. rugh. Payne anu Barbour.
Esagross~d bids Farweii, Quay, Col.
Qaitt-
Epidemic diseases Harris, Hsmp-
tsn. Eastis. Berry, Hale. Stcckhridgs
aud AsrsssIn.
Te examine the several branches oi
the civil seryirss-HiggInS. Aiirich
Alslsan, Hampton, Quay.
Organization. conauc; snd expendi-
sarss of the executive departments
Hsseock, Plumb, sherman. Frye,
spoonsr, CsxkvIl. keanx. Gihson. Bar.
lOQF.
Improvement OF the Nissis<ippi
river-Wa~Ahurn Farwen. Havlsy,
Narston. Easti-. Waithzii. Bate.
indian affairs-Dawes. Piast. stock
orsdge. handerson, wolcost Morgan,
Jones Of Arkansas, III art. Daniels.
Icdiciary-Einunds. ingalls,. Hosr.