The evening world., 1891-12-17
HILLS CREDENTIALS ARE IN,
Presented to the Senate and Put
on File To-Day.
Places for Him and for Vance to BE
Opened on the Committees.
ivy ASSOCIATED PRESS.

TEN.
On motion OF Mr.. Culom rule "a (tor the
appointment OF committees by ballot) was
suspended, and a resolution was offered by
him for the appointment OF the standing and
select committees.
Mr. Cockrcll remarked that in the absence
OF Mr. Vance mot yet sworn I'M the Com
mlttee places that were intended for him
and that Will be assigned to him as soon as
he takes his seat, had been temporarily
assigned to his colleague (Mr. Ransoml
30, too, the places on the committees that
would be assigned to Mr.. Hill, OF New York,
when he took his seat, were temporarily as
signed to other Senator's That would ex-
plain (he said) why so many committee places
were assigned to Mr.. Ransom and other
Democratic Senators.
The President pro TEN. laid before the Sem
ate the credentials OF Senator-elect Iiill OF
New York, and they were read and placed on
tile.
The resolution for the appointment of COM
mittees was read and agreed to. They were
as follows:
,Asrieulta!e-Mr; Paddock, Chairman; Messrs.
d..1; Jones |ASk and BHts; M..
Call, Gorman and blackburn
Jopest tNevadaj, CHAIRMAN Paddock and Ransom
,Census,1Messrs Hale; Chairman s,ockbridxe,
SiI' ;ssevise md R..r.nshmsn., Mss,rs; VOL
MsSt,i, &sI,I.l ts GORDON and Irey .''A'"'n' .
sanJss, Mss PMtsheP P.,oS AVsn
hasa Hssn. ean GpRR Berry eoIdcn
Chiffon and lrby.
DSo sss,sr dYsm rY s.s S.s
kansom. Coke, Vest, German. kenns Gibson
District of Columbia --Messrs Mcmillan, Char
man; Higgins. Plumb, wolcott, Gallinger, Hans:
br9uah, Harris Ransom, Faulkner, Barbour and
Enerossel, Bills -Messrs. Cockrell. Chairman; {;
s,sIss,a Snd C.FsY
EnioIlsd Biils % Msssrs .Ha Sanders, ch.rman pu-
'Epidemis Diseases -Msssrs.. Harris. Chairman;
Berry. White, Irby, stoekbridse. Gallinger and
Examine the several branches of the Civil
Fins. Finanss cray 1Messrs @ Morr,n, Chairman; Sherman,
Sss Aso Adoh Md
as asssr. 'FsS ssossSridss
RR:wss s.sa'S[s Ssa SarMlTss Power B0dset
fofSsn s Rsistions NNMsssrs. Sherman. Chairman
Frye, Dolph, Davis Hiseock, Morgan, Butler,
Hale, saa,Te, Preeter, Dubois. voorhees,, nePhsr.
e Rys5 and j.; T1Su-
indian Afiairs"Messrs Dawes. Chairman; platt.
ss J"nss an s shoup Nor
5fass 5Hsoa ss snd r5s Power Warren F''0" Bate Call
Naval Ahair;-Messrs; cameron, GIh.irm.n
Fssso FFss sasSa
ORGANIZATION, Conduct and Expenditures Of the
Kama, KEN @ Soymsa Ui and ihlssGbarnn. a0 o' a
s.na.r. casy pi kgs f'
psy ST.wyes
sat s"ass, fP%H%si Farmer yas .ad Biiss io'''S
sss tend Mi&.n %ss Sson
Washburn, ColQuitt, Blodget, Brice, lrby and
Printing -Messrs Msnderson. Chairman; Haw-
ley; and aPrnan,c ~. uos.r. p.r.o,, Chat,
+ man; Colquitt. Paseo Teller. Sanders, Hale aud
man! Hoar, MITCHELL, Chandler, Higgins Ransom.
Ppgh, Gray and Turpie. ,, ..,,-
man; wilson, Hisoock, Chandler, Wocott. Hig;
gins, Harris. German. Jones tArk), Barbour and
..irripstiou and Reclamation Of Arid Lands
dsrs puSas jones' sse sn b
Tslisr, Plst, Mitchell, Push, cofs' Vest s"di
,,Li1iary-Messrs. Quay. Chairman; wolco.t and
ManuipsturesI I,Mossrs; Higgins. Chairman; Du'
Ss%sreP, MsndsrsqS, Davis. Proctor. cociTsii.
nf fptiis B%dns: bs'Snna and GroundsMe.srs. Stan
terd, Chairman; Morrill,; Q"ay. Squire Carey,
rti.S ssa fa%b Ha2 poph
'Ss .I, p.sss saS wn;:
aiy Sxst Fsei ai.mss
KBeFry. Bate, Gordon and Palmer,
keyision Of Laws Of United States IMessrs, WI.
'pR css tna Ga
Ppgh Brse, Caperop and SAWYER.
Msnaer.on, Harris ana blackburn. '' "'' '"N'
pats ps,s chairman
csrliss. & W fssifnsr, f Gord"n and MsrIsr.en ss AN
hSG,ss sH the
iinger, Gibson la. J, George, Tnrpe and Gordon
s'E:i Ea:a
!, Pam, Whits, stewart and Miisha1 oA"'"AA
,se ssd LSr.s
PcnsressMM NJ Mcssrs po9Theess Gdoes Chairman; Butler
PTsIsn,s MS,s4ss Tr.,;m,,inE Repes. Q
sn pe.sS hiseSS"k, .sS Mp, Davis Carey. Morgan
< i On the Five Cviinsd Tribcs of Indans-Messrs
uti'r. Chairman; fAsco, Dawes. Cameron ant
EOn Transportation of Meat Products-Messrs
West, Chairman; Coke, Plumb. Power and Casey
n On Relations with Canada-Messrs. Allen, Chair
nAn Hoar, Allison, Hale. Dolph, Pugh, Voor
n bees, Gorman and Carlisle,
IA To Establish the University of the United State
Xe-Messrs. Proctor, Chairman; Sherman, Dolph
4Wsshbprn, Squire, Butler, Gibson dad, Barbou
IA Indian -Messrs. Shoup, Chairman n
IPaddock, Chandler, Allen Power. Faulkner. Coke
HCariisle and Kyle.
.xpan aiseook, sherman, Cameron, Hawley wi
kOaniel, Villas and Gibson (Md)
HILLS COMMITTEE Places.
~ Senator Hill will, when he is seated, sery
Aon the following committees Interstate Com
nercC, Territories, immigration, Relation
nth Canada, Expenditures in the Public De
artments.
Senator Vance Will retain the committe
places which he occupied In the last Congress
follows: Woman suffrage, Chairman; Con
Ingent Expenses OF the Senate, Finance, Dis
fict OF Columbia and Privileges and EleC
3Dns.
.f}As to the Possible Contest Owe
III Gov. Hills Seat
VA lBY ASSOCIATED, ,PREssl
IA WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE published state
ments that the Republican Senators hav
VIRTUALLY decided to contest the seats OF Sena
tors Hill, Brice and White attracted some ct
tention among the Senators to-day. Careful