The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-03-16
THE COMMITTEES NAMED.
Men Who Win Restrain anc Direct the
Present Senate

WASHINGTON, d. c., March 12.-At
1915 to-day Mr.. Platt asked and OBJ
tsined unanimous consent of the Senate
10 have suspended so much of the rules
as require the standing committees to
be elected by ballot, and as require the
election of committee on expenditures
of public monies, that committee to be
represented by one for the "organiza-
ton, conduct and expenditures of the
executive apartments" Mr.. Platt
then offered a resolution (which was
agreed to) for the election of standing
committees as follows:
Agriculture and Forestry : Paddock, Blair.
Plumb, higgins, Mcmillan, George, Gibson,
Jones (Ark.) and Bate.
Appropriatious-Aliis Dawes. Plumb, Hale,
arSel, Beck Cockrel Call and German.
ara Vance.
Census-Hale Morrill,, Wilson qa.) stock
bridge, Davis, Berry, Blackburn, Blodgett and
Turpie.
Ciylservice and dRetrenchment-Chace, Dawes,
Henderson, STAFFORD. Wash5uTn, Walthall, Will
son (Md.l, Berry and Brown.
Claims-spooner, Hoar Mitchell, Higgins,
Wolcott Jones (Ark), Wilson (Md), Pasco. anu
Faulkner.
Coast Lefense-DoIph, Cameron, Hawley,
Hiscock, Mcpherson, Hampton, and Reagan.
Commerce-ITye, Jones (Nev) Dolph, Cam.
erou, Sawyer Cullom, Washburn Ransom, Coke,
Vest, GJrman, kenna, ana Gibson.
District of Coum bia-Ingalls, SpOoner, Far
well, Mcmillan, Higgins, Harris Vance, Daniel,
aid Faulkner.
Education and Labor-Blair Wilson Qa)
Stanford, Stewart, Washburn, George, Pugh,
Payne, and Barbour.
Engrossed Bills-Farwell. Qusy, and Colquitt
Epidemic Diseases-Ilerrls, Hampton, Eustis,
Berry, Hale, St0ekoridge and Marston.
To Examine the Several Branches of the Civil
Service-HiggiEs, AIdrich, Allison, Hampton,
and Quay.
Organization Conduct and Expenditures on
the Executive Observation-Disclosures, Plumb,
Sherman, Frye, Spooner, Cockrell, kenna, Glib
son and Barbour.
Ftnance-Morrill, Sherman, Jones New. Ali
son, Aldrich, Hiscock, voorhees,, Beck, McPheI-
sCu, Harris and Vance
Fisheries -stockbridge, Dawes, Stanford,
Hampton and BlOdgett.
Foreign Relations-5hermau, Edmunds, Frye,
Evarts, Dolph, Morgan, Brown, Payne, and
Eustis.
Improvement Of the Mississippi River-Yash-
burn. Farwell. Hawley, Marston, Eustis, Wal
thnll, and Bate.
Indian Affairs-Dawes Platt stockbridge,
Manderson. Wolcott, Morgan, Jones (Ark.
Hearst and Daniel.
Interstate ommerce--Cullom, PIatt, Blair,
Wilson (Ia.l HiseocK, Harris, German, Reagan
and Barbour.
Judiciary -Edmunds, ingalls,, Hoar Wilson
(a.). EvaTts, Iugh, Coke, Vest and George
Liybry-EvGrts, Hoar and Voorhees,.
Mauufactures-McMilla Quay, Platt Col
outfit and Blodg
Military AfaiIs-Hawley, Cameron, Mander-
son, stewart, Davis, CockGel, Hampton Wa'thall
and Bate.
alnes aud Mining-sewart Jones (Nev.).
Mitchell, Teller, Bate, Faullner and Hearst.
Naval AtIairs-CameTon. Hale Stanford, Stock
bridge, Marsion, McPhers0n, Butler, Blackburn
aud tray.
parents-TeIler, Chace. Platt Hiscock, Gray,
Eeuua and Reagan.
Pensions-Davis Blair, Sawyer, Paddock,
Marston, Turpie, Blodgett, Faulkner and Bsr-
Po:t once end Post Roads-sawyer, Chace.
Mitchell, Quay, Mcmillan, Colquitt Wilson
lad1. Reagan and B.odsett.
Printing -MandeTson, Hawley aud German.
Private Land dCl4lms-RansOm, Colqultt, Pesco,
Edmnuds, Stewart. ingalls, and No!co,t.
Privileges and Elections-Hoar, Frye. Teller,
Eyaris. epoonSr, Vance, Pugh, quay and Iurpie.
Public buildings and grOunds-Stauford, Nor
Til, SpooneT, Quay, Vest Daniel and Pasco.
Pubic lands-Piumb Blair, Dolph Teller,
Paddock Morgan Walthsu Berry and Pasco.
airoads-Mitchel sawyer, HaWley, Stock
bridge, Wolcott, Marston. Brown, Kenra, Black
burn and Berry.
Revision of Laws-wilson Qa. Stanford, Teller,
Wilson (Md.), Daniel.
Revolutionary Cleims-Coke, Pugh, Hearst,
Chace and Morrill,.
Rules - Aldrich Sherman, Ingalls,, Harris,
Territories-Platt, Cullom, Manderson, Stew
art, Davis, Butler, Payne, Jones (Ark.) Black
burn.
transportation Routes TO seaboard-Qusy,
Mitchell Culom, Dawes, AIdrich, Gibson, Vest,
George, Turpe.
The resolution was adopted, and Mr..
Platt offered a resolution, appointing
the following select committees:
To Investigate the Condition of the Potomac
River Front of Nashingt ton-McP PhersOn, RAN
som, Barbour, Manderson, Spooner, and Ed
munds.
To Inquire into Claims Of Citizens OF the United
States against Nicardgua-Morgan, Wilson tMd.l
Hearst, Hoar, and Cameron.
On Woman cuiIrag6-Nauce, Brown, Beck
Blair, Caace, Farwe,l and Nolcott.
Additional Accommodations for the Library of
Cougress-ToOrh. es Butler, Morrill,, Eyarts and
MArstOn
on the Centennial OF the Constitut .on and D is
coyery of America-HIscock, sherman, Hoar,
HAwley, Voorhees,, Eusts, Colquitt.
ON Five CIVILIZED Tribes OF lndIaus-Butler,
Morgan, Dawes Cameron, Teller.
Oh the Presidents Message Transmitting the
Report 0 theP &Ci6c Railway Commss ssion-Frye,
Dawes Hiscock. Davis, Morgan, Butler, Hearst.
Relations with Canada-Hoar, Allison, Hale,
polpH, Pugh, Butler and VOORHEES,.
o. the transportation and sale of Meat Prod
uCte-Nest, Plumb, AaudersOn Cullom, Coke.
In CATION ana Reclamation OF Arid Lands
Stewart Allison. Plumb, Hiscock, German,
Reagan aud Jones (Ark.)
After long and interesting debate on
the question of the appointment of a
select committee ION relations with
Canada" the resolution was adopted,
and the Senate went into secret session,
and upon tie doors being opened ad-
iourned.