The morning call., 1891-12-18
CONGRESS-.
THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-Senator Man.
derson presided as President pro tenn.
Rule "a. for the appoin ntment OF CON-
mittees by ballot, was suspended, and q
resolution vas offered for the appointment
of standing and select committees. The
resolution was adopted.
The principal committees are as follows
Agriculture Paddock (ChaIrman). Mcmillan.
CASEY, as, Warren. f.ilon, George, Gibson Of
Appropriations Allison (Cbaiiman), Dawes.
Plumb. Hale, Cnllom. Stewart, Cockrell. Call,
German and Blackburn.
Commerce-FTye Ohairman), Jones OF Nevada,
Dolph, Sawyer, Culom. Washburn, Quay, Ran
som, Coke. Ves, GormaD, Keuna, Gibson OF
LOUISIANA.
Education and Labor-Carey Chairman Stan
ford, Washburn. Mcmillan, Hausbrough, George,
Hugh, Barbour and Kyle
FlDance-Morrill (Chalrman) Sherman. Jones
OF Nevada, Allison, Adricn, Hiscoc<, voorhees,,
MCPHERSON, Harris. Rausom and Carlisle.
Privileges and Elec!ions-Teller (Chairmanl
boar Boar' Mitchell Chandler, Higgins, Ransom,
Foreign Rslaiions-sherman chairman, FRYE,
Doiph, Davis, Hiscock, Morgan, Butler. kenua
Interstate Commerce -Cullom chairman. VIII
son, HiscOck, Chandler. Wolcott, Higgins Har-
Iisi German. Jones of Arkansas. Barbour aud
Judiciary-Hoar tChairman) Wilson. Teller,
Plat, Mitchell, Pugh. Coke, Vest ana George.
G Naval Affairs : Cameron Chairman, Hale.
Butler. Blackburn, and Gibson of Louisiana.
Mllitary Affairs - Hawley (Chairman) CAM
eroD, Henderson, Davis, Proctor, Cockrell, Walt
hall Bate ana Palmer.
Peusons-Davs tChaIrman). Sawyer, Paddock.
Shoup Hansbrouel, Gallinger, Turpin, Btodgett,
Palmer. Villas and Bricr.
Posioifces and l'ostroads-S Sawyer (Chairman)
Mitchell, Mcmillan, Wolcott, Dixon, Wash.
burn Colqpl,t; Bodgeti Brice. Irby and Chiffon.
Rules-Aidrleh (Chairman), Sherman, Man
terson, Harris and blackburn
bal RtaallroSdsa;Casey Chairman. Hawey, Stock
bridg'' bg PeItigrew, Power, feffer. Blackburn,
Public LaBds-Piumb (Chairman). Doph Pad.
dock, Allen, PeItigrew Sanders, Morgan, Walt
hail. Barry, fascO and White.
Indian Affairs - Dawes (Chairman), Platt,
Siockhridge, Mandsrson, Peltgrew Shoup, Nor
gan, Jones Of Arkansas, Daniel and Villas.
Territores-platt Chairman, Stewart, Davis.
Carey, Shoup, Hansbrough, Jones of Arkansas,
Carlisle, Faulkner, Gordon and McPherson.
TRANSPORTATION Routes 10 Seaboard Squire
Charnan), Mitchell, Aldrich Casey, Ballinger
Gibson OfLouisiana. George Turpie and Gordon
Private Land Claims - Ransom chairman,
Colquitt, Pascoe, Teller, Sanders, Hale and
Mines and Mining-Stewar: {Chairman( Jones
OF Nevada, Power, Warren, FELTON,, Bale, Call,
Chiffon and Irby.
Coast Defenses-Dolph chairman, Hawley,
aud Irby.
Irrigation and Reclamation of Aud Lands
warren (Chalrmanl, Stewart, Casey, Sanders,
Dubois jones OF Arkansas, Brce, Kyle and Glib
son OF Maryland.
fisHotieS - StccRDfluEe kCuairmdn), Dawes,
Stanford, Squire, Power. Blodgett, Cali, Ransom
and Gibson OF Maryland.
Immigration = Chandler (ChaIrman) Hale.
squire, fIoelor, DUBOIS, voorhees,, McPherson,
Following are the Chairmen of other COM
mittees:
Contingent EXPENSES, Jones of Nebraska; Gen.
sns, Hale; civil Service and Retrenchment,
Wolcott; tiaIms, Mitchell; District of Columbia,
McMIllen; Enrolled Bills, Sanders; Eugrossed
Bulls. cockreil; Epidemlc Diseases. Harris; to
examine several branches OF Tie Civil Service,
Power; Improvement OF the Mississippi River
. snd Is Trlhularles, Washhurn; Library Quay;
Organization, Conduct and ExpeHalIu ures OF the
Executiye Departments, HiScock; Patents.
Dixon; Printing, Mandersou; Public Buildings
and Grounds, Stanford; Revision of Laws of the
United States, Wilson; Revolutionary Claims,
Coke; Manufactures, Rigging.
The Charmen of the select committees are
as follows:
To Investigate the Condition Of the Potomac
River Front OF Washington, Mcpherson; Nica-
raguan Claims Morgan; Woman suffrage, Ran.
som; Additional Accommodations for Library of
Congress, voorhees,; on Presidents Message,
transmitting Report OF Pacific Railway Commits.
sion, Frye; on the Five Civilized Tribes OF In
dians, Butter: on Transportation OF Meat Prod
ucts, Vest; on Relations with Canada, Allen; to
Establish the University Of the United States,
Proctor; Indian Depredatlons, ShOup; Quadro-
Centennial, Petiigrew
The President pro TEN. laid before the
Senate the credentials of Senator-elect Hill
of New York, aud they were read and
placed on file.
Mitchell offered a resolution, which was
: referred to the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations, instructing that committee to inquire
into the advisabllity of appropriate action
looking to the invitation of the Governments
OF the world for conference in connection
with the Worlds Fair to discuss interna-
tional arbitration and laws.
Mitchell also introduced a bin providing
for the construction of two frst-claSs
revenue cutters for service on the Pacific
Coast, one OF which is to be at least 450 tons
and the other not less than 6U0 tons dis
placement, each to be constructed and
equipped 10 secure speed Of fifteen knots
an hour.
Turpie then proceededsgto address the
Senate in support of the joint resolution,
proposing an amendment'to the Constitu-
tlon providing for the election of United
States Senators by direct vote of the peo-
pie Of the several States.
Turpie argued strongly in favor of the
proposed amendment, and, referring to the
coming Worlds Fair and the occasion there
for, said it would be most felicitous should
we signaliZe it by the adoption of his
amendment. thus Publishing to that grand
commercial court OF the worlds commerce
and exchange that the great republic of the
West had given to its people direct control
of the Legislative Department of the Gov
ernment AT the close of Turpie's speech
the joint resolution was referred to the
Committee on Privileges and Elections.
At the conclusion of Turpie's spec ch
Stewart, according TO notice, took the floor
to address the Senate on that part of the
Presidents message relating to free
coinage. He said that the President
was laboring under missapprehen-
sion when he stated that the advocates
of free coinage believed the act of 1890
would raise silver to par and keep it there.
That act, he observed. was opposed by
Democrats. The anti-silver Republicans,
with the votes 6f free coinage Republicans,
contended that 1t amounted to pledge that
the Government would maintain free COIN
age. 1t was expressly stated in the act that
it was the established policy o! the United
States to maintain the two metals on a
parity with each other on the present legal
ratio. Stewart then argued at length in
favor of free coinage.
A number of bills were introduced. among
them the following:
BY Sawyer-Amending In several ways the
act authorizing the sale of timber on the
lands reserved for the use of the enominee
Indians of Wisconsin.
BY Teller -Appropriatng SIS, 900 to intro.
duce and maintain domestic reindeer in
Alaska.
BY Plumb-To remove limitation on ar.
rears Of pensions
At the conclusion of Stewards remarks
the Senate adjourned until Monday.
RECIPROCITY.