The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-13
REORGANIZING THE SENATE
Standing and Select Committees Unani-
mOusly Agreed Upon by Resolution.
interesting and Instructive Debate Over the
Proposed appointment ola Select Com
mittee on Relations with Canada.

WASHINGTON, March 12.-In the con-
tinued absence of the vice-president, Mr..
ingalls, acted to-day, as yesterday, as pre-
siding officer pro tenn. The message of the
President transmitting the papers in the
case of Louis Riel was presented and laid
on the table.
After wait of several minutes, Mr.. Ed
munds broke the stiffness by statement
that he had been requested by Mr. Platt to
say that the gentlemen 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 a very short time, and to ask
the Senate to remain in session or to take a
short recess
NO motion for recess was made, and the
Senate continued in session without any
attempt to transact business
AT 1:15 p. NJ. Mr.. Plat asked and OBJ
talned unanimous consent to have sus-
pended so much of the rules as require the
standing committees to be elected by bal
lot and as require the election of a commit
tee 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 for the
election of standing committees as follows:
Agriculture and Forestry-Paddock, Blair,
Plumb, Higgins. Mcmillan, George, Gibson,
Jones, OF Arkansas and Bate.
Experimentation, Dawes, Plumb. Hale
Farwell, Beck, Cockrell, Call and German.
Contingent Expenses-Jones, of Nevada, Pad
Census-Hale, Morrill,, Wilson, of Iowa, Stock
bridge, Davis, Berry, Blackburn, Blodget and
Cfvil-service and Retrenchment-C hace, Dawes.
Henderson, Stanford. Washburn, Walthall, VIII
son, or Maryland, Berry and Brown,
Woicott. Jones, OF Arkansas, Wilson, OF Mary
land, Pasco and Faulkner
Coast Defense-DOlph, Cameron, Hawley, His
cock, Mcpherson. Hampton and Reagan
Commeree-Frye, Jones, Of Nevada, Dolph.
Coke, Vest, German, Kenna and Gibson.
District OF Columbia-Ingalls, Sp0Oner, Far
well, Mcmillan, Higgins, Harris, Vance, Daniel
Education and Labor-Blair Wilson, of Iowa;
stanford, Stewart, Washburn, George, Pugh,
Engossed Bills-Farwen. Quay and Colquitt
Epidemic Diseases-Harris, Hampton, Eustis,
Berry, Hale. stockbridge and Marston.
To Examine the Several Branches Of the Civil
Service-Htggins, Aldrich, Allison, Hampton and
the Executive Department-HiscOck, Plumb,
sherman, Frye, spooner, Cockrell, Kenna, Glib
son and Barbour.
Finance-MOrrill, Sherman, Jones of Nevada,
Allison, Aldrich, Hiscock, Voorhees,, Beck, Nc
Emerson, Harris and Vance.
Fisheries-Stockbrdge, Dawes, Stanford,
Hampton and BlOdgett.
Foreign Relations Sherman, Edmunds, Frye,
Improvement of the Mississippi RiverEwash-
burn, Farwell, Hawley, MarstOn, Eustis, Walt
Indian Affairs-Dawes Platt, stockbridge,
Manderson, Wolcott, Morgan. Jones Of Arkansas,
Hearst and Daniel.
wilson or Iowa, Hiscock, Harris, German, Rea-
gan and Barbour.
Iowa, Evarts, Pugh, Coke, Vest and George.
Library-Evarts Hoar and Voorhees,.
observation-disclosures Quay, Plat. Colquitt
Military Affairs-Hawley, Cameron, Mander-
son, Stewart, Davis, Cockren Hampton, Walt
Mines and Mining-Stewart, Jones of Nevada,
Mitchell, Teller, Bate, Faulkner and Hearst
bridge, Marston, Mcpherson, Butler, Blackburn
ank Gray.
-Patents--Teller, Chace, Platt, Hiscock, Gray.
Pehsions-Davis, Blair, Sawyer, Paddock
Marston, Turpie. Blodgett, Faulkner and Barbour.
Mitchell Quay, Mcmillan, Colquitt, Wilson OF
Maryland Reagan and Blodgett.
Private Land Claims-Ransom, Colquitt, Pas
co; Edmunds, stewart INGALLS, and Wolcott
ETart oo anu Ta1ca P Faye reer
Public buildings and Grounds stanford, Nor
rill. spooner, Quay. Vest, Daniel and Pasco;
Paddock, Morgan, Walthall, Berry and Pasco.
Railroads-Mitchell, Sawyer, Hawley, Stock
bridge, Walcott Marston, Brown, Kenna, Black
Revision of Laws-wilson of Iowa, Stanford,
Teller, Wilson OF Maryland and Daniel
Revolutionary Claims-Coke, Pugh, Hearst,
Chace and Morrill,
Rules : Aldrich, Sherman, ingalls,. Harris
Territories-Platt Cullom, Henderson, Stew
arr, Davis, Butler, Payne, Jones of Arkansas, and
Transportation Routes to seaboard-Quay,
Mitchell, Cullom. Dawes. Aldrich, Gibson, Vest,
George and Turpie.
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 Observation-Disclosures, Ran
To- Inquire into Claims 9 of Citizens na of the
United States Against Nicaragua-Morgan, VIII
son of Maryland, Hearst, Hoar and Cameron.
Blair Chace, Farwell and Wolcott.
Additional Accommodations for the Library
of Congress-Voorhees, Butler, Morrill,, Evarts
On the Centennial of the Constitution and Dis
eovery of America1Hiscock, sherman. Hoar,
On the Five Civilized Tribes of fndians-But-
Ter, Morgan, Dawes, Cameron and Teller
Report of the Pacific Railway Commission NJ
Frye, Dawes, HiscOck. Davis, Morgan, Butler
Relations with Canada--Hoar, Allison, Hale,
Dolph, Pugh, Butler and voorhees,.
On the Transportation and Sale of Meat Prod;
Coke.
Irrigation and Reclamation Of Arid Lands
Stewart. Allison, Plumb, Hiscock, German, Rea-
gan and Jones of Arkansas.
long and interesting discussion took
place on motion made by Mr. Payne %
strike from the list of select committees the
one Son relations with Canada" He re-
garded such an investigation by commit
tee of the Senate as usurpatory of the func-
tiOns of the executive. He also looked upon
the appointment of the select committee on
the subject as an interference with the
duties of the committee on foreign rela-
lions.
Mr.. Hoar explained that on account of
the lateness of the long session and of the
political campaign which followed it, the
special committee appointed at the first
session of the last Congress, on his
motion. had not been able to
discharge its duties, and there
fore il was decided to renew the appoint
ment. 1t was useless, he said. to be blind
to the fact, and no discretion required
silence as to it, that there was q large and
growing body of men in Canada that de-
sired annexation to the United States; but
nobody proposed to accomplish it without
free and intelligent instruction as to the
will of the people of both countries. So far
from there being thought of disrespect to
the last executive in the original appoint
ment of the committee. the proposition had
met with the hearty concurrence of Demo-
cratic Senators who were supposed to have
been in TIE closest relations of confidence