New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-27
THE SENATE COMMITTEES.
THOROUGH REORGANIZATION NECESSARY
MANY VACANCIES ON THE REPUBLICAN SID
PROBABLE APPOINTMENTS.
mr. TELEGRAPH TO THE TNBuSE.1

mr. TELEGRAPH TO THE TNBUSE1
Washington, Nov o6.-The first business CT import
ance to be done by the Senate after reassembes will
DO the reorganizng OF the standing committees several
Of which have been left without charmen since March
A, and almost all without full quota Of members.
Among the conspicuous committees which are now
without charmen those Of TIE Judiciary the Dis
trict of Columbia Claims, Education and Labor and the
Library. The Judiciary Committee, one Ct the most
august and powerful in the Senate, has suffered the
loss OF three of Its strongest members since the ad
journment Of Congress. Tie resignation OF Mr.. I'd
munds Its chairman has only recently taken effect,
while political reverses In New-lorS and Kansas In
1890 defeated for reelection two other leading commit
tee workers, Messs. ingalls, and Evarts Mr.. Eoar, Of
Massachusetts,, now left the ranking member and ne
will undoubtedly succeed chairman, giving up in
turn the highly desirable chairmanship lie now holds
that Of the Committee on Privileges and Elections.
The Committee on the District Of Columbia is left
In almost the same condition that OF tn, Judiciary.
Senator ingalls, was the chairman and the two men,
bers next below him Messrs. Spoon,r and Far
we'll All three lost their seats in the political up.
heaval of year ago. Mr.. Mcmillan Of Michigan,
who has served but one term in Congress- thus finds
himself in the line of succession to this important
craftsmanship. Probably no one will dispute his
claim to It, for the place is laborous one and the
reputation to be won I'm it purely local. Senator
spooner presided over the Committee claims, Of
the Understanding all the Senate list Senator Nit
his succession to this post Of hardship he wishes to
take it. will not be questioned. The Committee on
Education and Labor has been made usually con-
spcious for years by the legislation fahered upon
the Senate through it by its jealous, though somewhat
visionary chairman, Henry W. Blair. Senator Wilson,
Of Iowa, is entitled by precedence to take up the
burden Of reforming the universe by legislation,
dropped by the New-Hampshre statesman last March.
Mr.. Wilson has a minor craftsmanship, that Of the
Committee tho Revision of the Laws, which he
will doubtless relinquish for this graver task.
Senator Evarts was the chairman of the Joint Com
mittee on the Library, and the not very arduous,
but the highly digniGed, labor of directing Con-
grcssional purchases of "public art" and author
izing statues to Revolutionary and other heroes
Is likely to devOlve Senator WOcott OF Col
orado whose critical artistic judgment has been
safely established by the testimony in debate among
others, Of frank expert Senator Plumb.
Senator Hoars transfer to the craftsmanship Of the
Judiciary Committee will leave the Committee on
Privileges and Elections without head. Senator
Frye Is the second member in rank, but he will prob
ably prefer to retain his place at the head OF the
Committee on Commerce. Mr.. Teller. of Colorado Is
the only other Republican member left on the Com
mttee Privileges and Elections, Mr. Spooner and
Mr.. Evarts having held the other two majority places
But Mr. Teller has the Committee on Patents and may
prefer to stay there, so that an entirely new men,
Der of the committee may have to be made chairman
The Senate committee, perhaps will have to be
made again thoroughly this winter than that
on foreign relations Mr.. Sherman remains the chair
man, of course, but the majority side two members,
aessrs. Edmunds and Evarts, have retired, while
Messrs. Brown Payne and Eusts of the minority, have
left the Senate. The sole remaining Democratic MEM
ber Mr. Morgan, Of Alabama resigned last March, but
withdrew his resignation after persuasion. Mr. Far
wells defeat In Illinois leaves vacant the minor chair
manship Of the Committee on Enrolled Bills as we'll as
g dess e R s Saca ne On various commit
tees must be filed, and the outlook for promotion on
the Republican side Is extremely faterng to members
comparatively new in service.
There win be fewer good places to be distributed
on the Foreign Affairs Committee being the only ones
of really rstclass importance to be disposed Of Two
| select committees lose chairmen, Mr.. Moody from
| that Indian Depredatons, and Mr.. Edmunds from
that to establish the University Of the United States
The latter maintained almost solely in furtheranct
of q pet project of the Vermont statesman and may
| not survive his withdrawal from public life. The
| other under Mr.. Moody's leadership, got an i'm
portant bill through the last Congress- but 1t is likely
TO lapse into compliment inactivity for the next two
| years.