New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-11
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THE NEW SENATORS LUCKY.
SECURING GOOD PLACES ON TIE VARIOUS
COMMITTEES
SENATOR CHANDLER AND SENATOR MOODY
GET CHAIRMANsHIPs-How THE NEW
CoMERs WERE DISTRIBUTED.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TkIBUSE.I

Washington Dec. 10-Thc problem OF asst gn-
ing to the eight new Senator's places on the vari-
Gus standing and special committees OF the Sem
ate was satisfactorily solved this afternoon by
the Re publican caucus. Messrs. Chandler, OF New
Hampshire; Dixon, of Rhode Island; Moody and
Pettigrew of South Dakota; Allen and Squire,
of Washington, and Casey and Pierce, OF North
Dakota, we're the members to be provided for.
Mr. Chandler, former member Of the Sem
ate, prevented from succeeding himself only by
that popularity in the Ncw-IampShire law which
makes the Legislature elect Senator in June,
while his predecessors term expires in March,
naturally received the greatest amount of consid-
Grafton. lie was made the chairman of the only
new standing committee created-that on Immigra-
tion-and assigned also to the Committees
on Naval Affairs, Epidemic Diseases and Indian
Depredations. Mr.. Moody, of South Dakota,
drew the next best prize-thc Craftsmanship of
the Special Committee on Indian Depredations.
lie will also serve on the Committees on Mines
and Mining and Pensions. The other newcomers
distributed as follows among the committees,
old and new:
Mr. Dixon-Post offices and Post Roads Patents, Revo-
lutIonary Claims. Additional Accommodations for the
Library.
Mr. squlre-Coast Defences. Public Buildings and
Grounds, immigration Fisheries.
Pefce-TerrtOries
vice and RetTenchment
Mr. Allen-Public Lands Claims Woman Suffrage.
Mr. Pettgrew-Indsn Affairs immigration, Railroads
Improvement OF Mississippi River.
Mr. Casey-Railroads Organization and Conduct Of
Executive Departments Transportation Seabosd
To provide all these places tie caucus had, in
the first place, vacancies on the following CON-
mittees Epidemic Diseases, Improvement of the
Mississippi River, Naval Affairs, Pensions, Rail-
Additional int tiOnS for no
Patents Posto0lces and Post Roads, Revolutionary
Claims and Woman Suffrage Several resigna-
lions were then obtained. Senator Morrill, gave
up his place the Census Committee: Mr.. Man
derson withdrew from the Committee on Civil
Service and Retrenchment; Mr.. IIoar from
Claims; Mr. Frye from Organization, Conduct and
Expenditures of Executive Departments; Mr..
Stockbridge from Railroads; Dir. Dawes from
Transportation Routes to the Seaboard Mr.. Alli-
son from Immigration and Mr. Wolcott from
Indian Affairs. Finally, the membership OF sew
eral committees was increased-llines and Mining,
Coast Defence and Public Buildings and Grounds,
from to o; Fisheries, from 10 2; Postofices
and Post Roads, Territories, Public Lands and
Pensions, from to 10.
These changes were sufficient to give each Of
the Senators fair share in the committee work
of the body. New members in the Senate gen.
orally get tail-end places on the harder worked
committees, like those of Pensions. Claims; Post
offices and Post Roads, and Public Lands and
Buildings. The latest comers have therefore done
unusually we'll Three of the older members were
also added to the freshly created Committees on
I'm mi gra ton and Indian Depredatlons. The full
membership of each is therefore follows
Immigration (sanding)-Nessrs. Chandler, Hale,
Evarts, Squire, Pettgrew.
Indian Depredaons (specal)-Messrs. Moody Paddock,
Chandler and Allen.
The Democratic Senators will meet in caucus
in day or two to arrange the minority repre-
sentation on these and other committees and COM
pete lists will probably be reported to the Senate
before the holiday recess is taken.