The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-18
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.

leaders to make 4 contest Oh charges OF
illegal voting.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
The Now Committees ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
i;iips Credentials prcscntSi.
WASHINGTON. D.. c., Dec. I'M.
Henderson presided over the senate as
president pro TEN.
On motion Of Nj. Cullom, rule q (ior
the appointment OF committees by bal
lott was suspended, and q resolution
was offered by him for the appointment
OF the standing and select committees.
Mr.. Cockrell remarked that in the
absence OF Mr.. Vance mot yet sworninJ
the committee places that were intend
ell for him and that will be assigned to
him us soon rs he takes his seat had
been temporarily assigned 10 his old
colleague (Mr. Ransom). So, too, the
places on committees, that would be us.
signed to other senators. That would
explain, he said, why so many commit
tee places were assigned TO Mr.. Ransom
and other Democratic senators.
The resolution ior the appointment OF
committees was read and agreed TO.
They wcrc as follows:
Agricultural-Mr. Paddock, chairman;
others, Mcssrs. McNIillin, George.
Appropriations-Mr. Allison, chair
man; others, Cockrcll, German, Black
burn.
Contingent Expenses Of the Senate
Messrs. Jones New, chairman.
Census-llalc, chairman.
Civil Service and Rctrcnchment-
Messrs. Wolcott, chairman; among
others, Gordon and Irby.
Claims-Alitchcll, chairman; among
others, Faulkner, Villas and White.
Coast Defenses-Dolph, chairman. :
Commcrce-NIrssrs. Fry, chairman
others, Quay, German, Kenna.
Districtof Colunlbia-McA1illin, chair
man; among others, Ransom, Faulkner
and Barbour.
l3ngrossed Bills--Cockrell. chairman.
Education and Labor-Carey, chair
man; among others. McMil!in, George
and Kyle.
Enrolled Bills-Sandcrs, chairman.
Epidemic DiseaScg-Harris, chairman.
Finance Morrill,, among others,
Sherman, Allison, Voorhees, and Car.
Isle.
Fishcrics-Stockbridgc, chairman.
Foreign Northumberland, chair
man; others, Morgan, Butler, kcnna.
immigration : Mcssrs. Chandler,
chairman among others, Proctor, Eoor-
hoes, Cockrcll and Daniel.
Improvement Mississippi River
Washburn, chairman; among others,
PETER, Bate and Palmer.
Indian Afairs-Dawes, chairman;
others, Daniel, Villas and Henderson.
Interstate Commcrco-Cullom, chair
man; among others, uiscock, German,
Barbour.
Irrigation and Reclamation OF Arid
Lands-Warrcn, chairman; among
others, Stewart, Bricc and Kyle.
Judiciary-lIoar, chairman; others,
Teller, Plat and Vest.
Library-Quay, chairman.
Observation-Disclosures, chairman.
Military AtIairs-Hawlcy, chairman;
among others, Cameron, Proctor, Cock
,rell and Palmer.
Mines and AIining-stowart, chair
man.
Naval Afairs-Cameron, chairman;
among others, Hale, Mcpherson, But
Ter, Blackburn.
Organization, Conduct and Expendi-
lures OF the Executive Departments
Hiscock, chairman; among others, Proc
tor, Cockrell and kenna.
Patcnts-DiXon, chairman.
Pcnsions-Davis, chairman; others,
Villas and Brice.
Posioficcs and Post Roads-Sawycr,
chairman; among others, Brice, lrby
and Chiffon.
Printing-Manderson, chairman.
Private Land Claims-Ransom, chair
man; among others, Teller and Proctor.
Privileges and Elections-Teller,
chairman; others, Hoar, Mitchell and
Gray.
Public Buildings and Grounds-Stan-
ford, chairman; among others, Quay,
Vest and Brice.
Public Lands-Plumb, chairman.
Railroads-Casey, chairman.
Revision OF Laws OF. United States
Wilson, chairman; among Others, Plat;
Proctor and Daniel.
Revolutionary Claims-Coke, chair
man; among others, Brice and Cam
Rules-Aldrich, chairman; among
others, Sherman and Blackburn.
Territorics-Platt, chairmani Stewart,
Carlisle, Faulkner.
Transportation Routes to the Sea-
board-Squire, chairman.
N%icaraguan Claims-Morgan, chair
man.
Woman suSlTrage-Ransom chairman;
Carlisle, Iloar, Quay.
Additional Accommodations for the
Library OF Congress--yoorllecs, char
On the Civilized Tribes Of Indians
Butler, chairman; Cameron and Teller.
On transportation OF Meat Products
Vest, chairman.
On Relations with Canada-Allen'