The record-union., 1891-12-18
sneciaI 70 the RrcoRp-1IS1oS.

Special TO the REcoRD-UNIoN.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 17.-In the Senate
this morning Henderson presided as
President pro tenn.
Rule q, providing for the appointment
of the committees by ballot, was sus-
pended and a resolution was offered for
the appointment of standing and select
committees. The resolution was adopted.
The principal committees were then an
nounced, as follows:
Paddock chairman, Nc
MILAN, Casey, Warren, FELTON,, George,
Gibson of Louisiana, Jones Of Arkansas
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Appropriations Allison Chairman,
Dawes. Plumb. Hale, Cullom, Stewart,
COckrell, Call, German and Blackb burn.
Commerce-Frye (Chairman), Jones of
Nevada, Dolph, Sawyer, Collum, Wash
burn, Quay, Ransom, Coke, Vest, Cor
man, Kenna and Gibson of Louisiana.
Education and Labor-Carey Chair
man). Stanford, Washburn, AIcMillin,
Hansbrough, George, Pugh, Barbour and
Kyle.
man, Jones of Nevada, Allison, Aldrich,
Hiscock, Voorhees,, Mcpherson, Harris,
Ransom and Carlisle.
Privileges and Elections-Teller Chair
man, Hoar, Mitchell, Chandler, Higgins,
Ransom, Pugh, Gray and Turpie.
Foreign Relations-Sherman Chair
NAM, Frye, Dolph, Davis, Hiscock, Nor
gan, Butler, Kenna and Gray.
Interstate Commerce-Cullom Chair
man, Wilson, Hiscock, Chandler, VOL
colt, Higgins, Harris, German, Jones of
Arkansas, Barbour and Colquitt.
Judiciary-Hoar chairman, Wilson,
JOlaff hIifahal 1tNl-a ocf
and George.
Naval Affairs-Cameron chairman,
Hale, Stanford, Stock bridge, Chandler,
Mcpherson, Butler, Blackburn and Glib
son of Louisiana.
Military Affairs -Hawley Chairman,
Cameron, Manderson, Davis, Proctor,
Cockrell, WalthaIl, Bate and Palmer.
Pensions-Davis Chairman, Sawyer,
Paddock, Shoup. Hansbrough, Gallinger,
Turpin, Blodgett, Palmer, Villas and
Brice.
Postofices and Postroads Sawyer
chairman, Mitchell, McMillin, Wolcott,
Dixon, Washburn, CoIquitt, Blodgett,
Brice, Irby and Chiffon.
Rules-Aldrich chairman, Sherman,
Manderson, Harris and Blackbu
Railroads.&c. (Chairman), Hawley,
Stockbridge. Pettigrew, Power, Peffer,
Blackburn, Berry, Bate, Gordon and
Palmer.
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Dolph, Paddock, Allen, Pettigrew, San
ders, Morgan, Walthall, Berry, Pasco
and White.
Indian Affairs Dawes chairman,
Platt, Stock bridge, Manderson, Petit
grew, Shoup, Morgan, Jones Of Arkan-
sas, Daniel and Villas.
TerritorieS-Platt( (Chairman), Stewart,
Davis, Casey, Shoup, Hansbrough, Jones
of Arkansas, Carlisle, Faulkner. Gordon
and Mcpherson.
Transportation Routes to Seaboard-
Squire (Chairman), Mitchell. Aldrich,
Casey, Gallinger, Gibson of Louisiana,
George, YurDie and Gordon.
Private Land Claims-Ransom Chair
man, Colquitt, Pascoe, Teller, Sanders,
Hale and Proctor.
Mines and Mining = Stewart Chair
mani, Jones of Nevada, Power, Warren,
FELTON,, Bate, Call, Chiffon and Irby.
Coast Detenses = DoIph chairman
Hawley, Squire, Higgins, FELTON,. Berry,
Gordon, Chiffon and Irby.
Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid
Lands = Warren Chairman Stewart,
Casey, Sanders, Dubois, Jones of Ar
kansas, Brice, Kyle and Gibson of Mary
land.
Fisheries = Stockbridge Chairman
Dawes. Stanford Squire, Power, Blodg-
EFT, Call, Ransom and Gibson of Mary
land.
immigration = Chandler (Chairman),
Hale, Squire. Proctor. Dubois, Voornees,
Mcpherson, Daniel and Cockrell.
Following are the Chairmen of other
committees: Contingent Expenses, Jones
OF Nevada; Census, Hale; Civil Service
and Retrenchment, Wolcott; Claims,
Mitchell; District of Columbia, McMil-
lin; Enrolled Bills, Sanders; Engrossed
Bills. CocArell; Epidemic Diseases, Har-
ris; to examine several branches of the
Civil Service, Power: Improvement of
the Mississippi River and its Tributaries,
Washburn; Library, Quay; OrganiZa-
ton, Conduct and Expenditures Of the
Executive Departments, Hiscock;
Patents, Dixon; Printing, Manderson;
Public Buildings and Grounds, Stanford:
Revision of Laws of the United States,
Wilson; Revolutionary Claims, Coke:
Manufactures, Higgins.
The select committee Chairmen are as
follows: To Investigate the Condition of
the Potomac RiYer-front of Washington,
Mcpherson; Nicaraguan Claims, Morgan;
Woman Suffrage, Ransom; Additional
Accommodations for Library Congress-
Voorhees,; on Presidents Message trans
uniting Report of Pacific Railway Com
mission, Frye; on the Five Civilized
Tribes of Indians, Butler; ON Transporta-
ton of Meat Products, Vest; on Relations
with Canada, Allen; to Establish the Uni
yersity of the United States, Proctor; In
dian Depredations, Shoup; Quadro-C Cen
Lenuldl, L tlllSESW.
The President pro tenn. laid before the
Senate the credentials of Senator-elect
Hill of New York, and they were read
and placed on file.
Turpie then proceeded to address the
Senate in support of the joint resolution
proposing an amendment to the Constitu-
ton providing for the election of United
States Senators by a direct vote of the
people of the several States. Turple ar
gued strongly in favor of the proposed
amendment, and, referring to the COM
ing Worlds Fair and the occasion there
for, said it would be most felicitous
should we signalize it by the submission
and adoption of this amendment, thus
publishing TO the 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 Govern
ment.
At the close of Turpie's speech the joint
resolution was referred to the Committee
OF Privileges and Elections.
Mitchell offered resolution, which was
referred to the Committee on Foreign Re
lations, instructing that committee to in
quire into the advisability Of appropriate
action looking 10 an invitation of the
Governments of the world for confer
ence in connection with the Worlds Fair
to discuss international arbitration and
laws.
Mitchell also introduced bill provid-
inr for the construction of two first-claSS