Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-18

pOsAible. IL was feared that cOnimuni-
cation with the troops was cut of on
account Of the snow, but advicts dated
the 18th inst. were received today,
showing that the fear was Rroundluss.
The ofiicom and men wounded In the
recent storming and capture OF Fort
Nilt, and the subsequent pursuit. OF the
tribenmen IN the mountains, are still
making good progress toward recovery.
The troops are well supplied with food,
ammunition, ETC., In quantities sui.
ficient 10 last until snow disappears.
Principal Committees of the senate.
WAsniSoToN, Dec. 1.-THE prlnci-
pal committees Of the Senate are Us
follow:
gricul,ure-Paddock (chairmsnl
Mcmillan, Casey, Warren, FELTON,,
George, Gihaon oil Louisiana, Jones OF
Arkansas and Bate.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ison (chnirman),
Dawes, Plumb, Hlle, Cullom, stewart,
Cockreil, Call, German and Black
burn.
Commerce-Frye (chairman), Jones
OF Nevada, D'lph, Sawyer, Cullom,
wAshburn, Quay, Ransom. Coke,
Vest, German, kenna, aud Gibson OF
Louisiana.
Education and Labor-Carey (ohsir-
manG stanford, Washington, Nc.
MILAN, Gansbrough, George, Pugh,
Barbour and Kyle.
Flnance-Morrill, (chairmau), Sher.
ruGn, Jones Of Nevnda, Allison, Aid
rich, HiscDck, Voorhees,, Mcpherson,
Harris, HANSON and Carlisle.
Privileges anu Elections - Teller
(chairm,n), Hoar, Mitchell, Chandler,
Higgins, Ransom, Pugh, Gray and
Turpie.
Foreign Relations - Sherman
| tchairmRn), Frye, Dolph, Davis, His.
cock, Morgan, Butler, Kenua aud
/ Gray.
Interstate Commerce Cullom
! (chairmAn), Wilson, Hlscocl, Chsnd.
| Ter, Higgins, Harris, German, Jones
OF Arkausss, Barbour aud Colquiti.
Judicisry-Hoar(c hairman), Wilson,
Teller, Plat, Mitchell, Pugh, Coke,
Vest aud George.
NRyalAtiaiss- Cameron (ehairmanL
Hale, : Stanford, Stockoridge, Chandler,
Mcpherson, Butler, Blackburn and
Gibson OF Louisiana.
Military Atislfs-H1wley (chalr-
mani, Cameron, Msnderson, Davis,
Proctor, Cockrell, wslthall, Bate and
Palmer, Villas and Brice.
Postoiilc.s and Post Roads-Sswyer
(chairmauh Mitchell, Mcmillan, VOL
colt, Dixon, Washburn, COlquitt,
Blodgctt, Brice, Irby aud Chiffon,
Ruies-Aldhch (ohairmanl Shor-
man, Mandrrson, Harris and Black.
burn.
Railroads-Cssey (chairman). Haw.
ley, Stockbridge, Pettigrew, Power,
PETER, Blackburn, Barry, Bate, Cor.
don and Palmer.
Public Lands-Plumb (chairmRn),
Doph, Paddock, Allen, Pettlgrew,
Sanders, Morgan, walthali, Barry,
PRSco and White.
Indian AfIairs--DAwes chairman,
Plat, StookbTidge, Manderson, Petit
grew, Shoup, Morgan, Jones OF Arkan-
sas; Daniel and Villas.
Territorles--Platt (chairman), Stew
art, Davis, Carey, shoup, Hans
brough, Jones OF Arkansas; Carlisle,
Faulkner, Gordon and McPherson.
Transportation Routes 10 the Sea.
board-squire (ehRirmanl, Mitchell,
AldTlcb, Casey, Ballingor, Gibson OF
Louisiana; George, rurpie and Cor
don.
Private Land Claims - Ransom
(chairman) Colquitt, Pasco, Teller,
Sanders, Hale anu Proctor
Mines ana Mlning-StewArt (ohair-
mani, jones OF Nevada; Power, War.
rem, Folton, Bate, Call, Chiffon aud
Troy.
Coast Defenses-- Dolph (chairman),
HRwley, Squire, Higgins, FELTON,,
Berry, Gordon, Chiffon anu Irby.
Irrigation and Reclamation OF Arid
Warren (chairman), Stewart,
Casey, Sanders, Dubois, Jones' OF Ar.
kansas, Br!ce, Kyle, and Gibson Of
Maryland.
Fisberie.--siockbrldge (chairmsn),
Dawes, stanford, Squire, Power,
Blodgett, Call, Ransom and Gibson OF
Maryland.
migration-Chandle (chsirman),
Hslv, Squire, Proctor, Dubois, Noor.
heos, MePhearson, Daniel and Cock
rell.
The following are choirmen OF the
other committees:
Contingent Expenses OF the Senate
Jones Of Nevada.
Census-HAle.
Civil Service and Rs,renohment-
Molcott.
Claims-hiitchell.
Dist!ici Of Columbia Mcmillan.
Enrolled Bills--6Andes.
EngTossed Bili--CockTell.
Epidemic Diseases- Harris.
To Examine the Several Branches
OF the Civil Service-Power.
Improvement Of the Mississippi River
and ils Observation-Disclosures.
Library-Quay.
Organization, Conduct and Expeudl.
lures Of the Executive Departments
Hiscook.
Patents Dixon.
Printing Mastersop.
Public Buildings and Grounds
Stanford.
Revision OF the Laws OF the United
States-NilsOn.
Revolutionary Clalms-Coke.
Select committee ehairmen are a.
follows