The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-18
THE SENATE COMMITTEES
Democratic Membars Assigned and
the Committees Elected by
3s.s the Senate.
Mcasrs. Power aud Sanders Both.
Get Chairmanships of Minor
Committees.
Tho Positions Assigned for Senators Hill
and Vance Temporarily Given 70
Other Democrats.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-The democratic
senatorial caucus committee this morning
gave the fnishing touches To the demo-
cratic committee list md son, after IT was
approved BY the CAUCUS and given to Soma
tor Oullom to nda to The republican assign
ment list. The principal committees are
Rra follows:
Observation-Disclosures. chairman; Nc
MILAN, Casey. Warren, Felton, George,
Gibson Clap, Jones (Ark. y and Bate.
Appropriations - Allison. chairman;
Dawes, Plumb, Hale, Cullom, Stewart,
Cockrell, Cali, German and Blackburn.
commerce Frye, chairman; jones
(Ney.), Dolph, Sawyer. Gullom, Washburn,
Quay, Ransom, Cole, Vest German, Kenna
and Gibson lIla.y
Education and I.abor-Carey, chairman
Stanford, Mcmillan, Hansbrough, George,
Hugh, Barbour and Kyle.
Finance-Merrill, chairman; sherman
Jones (Nev.). Allison, Aldrich, Hiscock,
Voorhees,, MCPHERSON, Harris, Ransom md
Carlisle.
Privileges and Elections-Teller, chair
nan; Hoar, Mitchell, Chandler, Higgins,
Ransom, Pugh, Gray and Iurpie.
Foreign observation-disclosures, chairman;
FRYE. Dolph, Davis, Hiscock, Morgan, But
Ter, Kenna and Gray.
Interstate Commerce-Cullom, chairman;
Wilson, Hiscock, Chandler. Higgins, liar
ris. German, Jones (Ayk.), Barbour and
Colquitt.. y
Judiciary-Hoar, Chairman; Allison, Tel
Ter, Platt, Mitchell, Pugh, Cooke, Vest ana
4eDrpe. &5 8## &# #%H$# -
Naval Affairs-Cameron, chairman; Hale,
Stanford, Stockbridge, Chandler, MGPher-
son, Butler, Blackburn and Gibson. Ia
Az MILITARY Affairs - Hawloy, chalrman;
Camnron. Henderson, Davis. Proctor,
CockrelI. Walthnll, Bate and Palmer.
Pensions-Dayis chairman; Sawyer, Pad
dock. Sharp, Hansbrough, Gallinger. Tut
pie. Blodgett, Palmer, Villas and Bryce.
Postoiiice and Post Koads-StaWyer, chalr
man; Mitchell, MCMILLAN. Wolcott, Dixon,
Waahhurn Colauitt, Blodgett, Bryce, Irby
Rules = Aldrich, chairman; Sherman,
Manderson, Harris and Blackburn.
Railroads -Casey, chairman; Hawley,
stockbridge, Pettigrew, Powef. PETER,
Blackburn, Barry, Bate, German and
Public Lands-Plumb, chairman; Dolph,
Paddock, Allen, Pettigrew, Sanders, Nor
gan, Malthall, Barry, Pasco and White;
Indian Affairs-Dawes. chairman; Pllatt,
a atesnDr'uS Morgan Jones (Ark.), Daniel
and Villas. c-
Territories-Platt chairman; stewart
Caroy. Shoup, HansbrouRh, Jones (Ark.),
Carlisle, Faulkner, Gordon and Nc.
Transportation Routes to seaboard-
sauires, cbairman;. Mitchell, Aldrich,
Casey, G~allingerta4 Gibson Clap, George,
Turpie and Gordon.
Priyate Land Cluims-Ransonn chairman:
Colquitt, Pasco, Teller, Sanders, Hale and
Proctor.
Mines and Miningwvs stsy,, s., ehair men
Jones (Nev.), Power, Warren, felton, l5ate,
Call, Chiffon and Irby.
Coast Defenses-Dolph, chairman; Haw-
ley, Squire, Higgins, Felton,, Barry, Gordon,
Chiffon and Irby.
Irrigation Of Arid Lands-Warren, chair
man; Stewart; Sanders, Dubois, Jones
MISUNDERSTANDING, chairman; Dawes,
Stamford, Squire, Power, BlodRett, Call,
Ransom and Gibson (Md.l.
Observation-Disclosures. chairman; Hale,
Squire, Proctor, Dubois, Voorhees,. Nc
Pherson. Daniel and Cockrell.
Tho following are the chairman Of other
committees: Contingent expenses of the
senate-Jones (Neb.); census-*Hale; civil
service and observation-disclosures; claims
Mitchell; District Of Columbia-McMil-
Ian; enrolled bills-Sanders; engrossed
bills-Cockrell; epidemic dlseases-HarI1s
to examine tile several branches Of the
civil service-Power; Improvement Of the
Mississippi river and its tributaries
-Washburn; library --ssQuay; organlza-
ton, conduct and expenditures of
the executive departments - Hisoock;
patents - Dixon; printing - Manderson;
public buildings and gronnds-Stanford;
revision Of the laws Of the United States
Wilson; revolutionary clAims-Coke. The
select committee chairmen are as follows:
TO investigate the condition of the Poto-
mao river in front Of Washington--Mc-
Pherson; Nicaragua claimB-Morgan; wo-
man suffrage--Ransom; additional accom-
modations for the library Of congress
Voorhees,, on the presidents message trans
uniting the report Of the Pacific railway
commission-Frey; on the i've civilized
tribes Of Naturalization; on tho transpor-
tation of meat products-Vest; on relations
with Canada-Allen; to establish university
Of the Unitod States-Proctor; Indian de-
predations-shoup; quadro-centennial-
Pettigrew.
As Senators Hill and Vance have not yet
taken their seats in the senate the commit
tee places intended for them were temper
arily assigned to other senator's with the
understanding that they resign them in
favor Of the absent senators when they ap-
pear. Senator Fill will serve IN the ON
mittses OH interstate commerce., territories,
immigration, relations with Canada, s1-
pondiiures in public departments, and
Vance will retain the committee places
which he occupied in the last congress.
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