The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-15
SENATE COMMITTEES.

Chairmen Selected by the Republicans-Pef-
fer Placed, but Kyle Left to the Democrats.
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
WAsHINGToN, Dec. A-President Harri-
son will be enabled to send In his nomina-
tions after tomorrow morning, unless the
Senate strikes snag confirming the rear
rangement of committees. The reason there
has been no new nominations sent to the
Senate during the present session is that
the committees have been reorganized. Sew
eral of them. notably the committee on
judiciary, which have no head, are TO re-
ceIve the greatest number of nomi-
nations There have been a lot OF
nominations made during the recess
of Congress sent TO the Senate, but they do
not require Immediate action. for the OIL
GERS are all discharging their duties. This
morning IN caucus, the Republican Sena-
tors agreed upon the reorganization of all
the committees. naming chairmen for q
number of the most important ones, and as
soon the Democratic Senators report tho
minority members, the rearrangement viii
be formally announced aud confirmed in
the open Senate. That will probably bo
among the very first things done tomorrow
when the Senate convenes. large num-
ber of appointments Will then be made.
The chairmen of the committees, as ar
ranged. are follows: Aldrich, on rules;
Allen, relations with Canada lselect: ALI
son, appropriations; Cameron, naval
AFFAIRS; Carey, education and labor;
Casey, railroads; Chandler, immigra-
tion; Cullom. interstate commerce;
Davis PENSIONS: Dawes. Indian affairs;
Dixon, patents; DOlph, c0astdefenses; Frye,
commerce; Gailinger. manufacturers; Hale.
census Hawley, military affairs: Higgins.
manufactures; Hlscock, organization. con-
duct and expenditures in the executive de-
partments; Hoar. judiciary; Jones of
Nevada. TO audit and control contingent
oft AZ
of Columbia; Manderson. printing;
Mitchell, claims; Morrill,. finance;
Paddock, agriculture ana forestry; Petit
grew, quadro-centenn Platt, territories:
Plumb, public lands Powers. to examine
the several branches OF the civil service;
Proctor TO establish the University of the
United States tselectl; Quay. library; Sand
ders enrolled bills: Sawyer. postoffce and
post-roads; Sherman. foreign relations,
chairman; Shoup. Indian depredations lse-
lectl; Squire. transportation routes TO the
sea-board; Stanford. public buildin rs ana
grounds; Stewart mines and mining; Stock
bridge fisheries: Teller. privileges and
elections; Warren. irrigation; Washburn.
improvement of the Mississippi river; Will
son. revision of the laws; Woscott, civil
service and retrenchment.
The Senators from tho North western
States have been we'll taken care of in the
matter of chairmanships and places on i'm
portant committees. While Messrs. FELTON,.
Dubois and Hamsbrough do not secure
committees that originate large part of
the important legislation of Congress-. The
name of Senator Kyle does not appear upon
the list. although Senator Peffer. his Alli-
ance colleague. is given four committee
ssignments-claIms, to examine several
branches of the civil service. the census,
Improvement of the Mississippi river and
its tributaries. IL Is learned that Senator
Kyle was approached with a view TO ascer-
tanning his preferences but that his re-
sponse was non-committal. and vaguely
limited at an expectation that the Alliance
Senators would receive committee assign
ments from both the Republican and DEM
ocratic caucuses. Doubt has also been cast
upon his soundness in Republican princi-
pies, so that. mp To this time, the Republic
an caucus has been unable to place him.
although it may do so Tomorrow.
Speaker Crisp spent the day at the Capl-
tol seeing members of Congress and others
and attending to his correspondence. He
has ascertained the wishes OF great num-
Der of the members Of the House. The
clusOn had yet been reached as TO the CON-
mittees nor had any of the various chair
manships at his disposal been rendered to
any persons. The character of the commit
tee on rules has not yet been decided on.
and the proposition 20 make il up without
reference TO the chairman ships of the ways
and means and appropriations 10 still under
discussion, and there seems TO be n strong
probability that that plan will prevail.
there being a prejudice among the average
run of members against placing all the
power of the House in the hands of the
cnairmen of the two leading committees.
The greatest trouble will be To get the
right men 10 serve on rules. As an inde-
pendent committee. this will be more dlfli-
cult of organization than any other. There
are but two Democratic members of this
committee besides the Speaker and two
Republicans. There may be a proposition
made 10 the House 10 increase the number
by adding one moro member 10 the ma