, 1891-12-15
HEADS OF COMMITTEES
Senator Carey Chairman of the
Educational Committee.
While Senator Warren Will
Look After Irrigation.
A California Senator Goes After
the Chinese Vigorously.
Congressman EnlOe Wants the
Pension Frauds Exposed
senate.

senate
WASHINGTON, Dec. Il - Senator
Washburn today introduced a bill defn-
ing futures" and options, and i'm
posing special taxes on dealers therein.
The articles included are wheat. corn, oats,
rye. barley. cotton and all other farm pro-
ducts, also pork, pork lard and all other
hog products.
The list Of assignments submitted to
the Republican caucus for approval show
ing the following chairmen of committees
Is as follows: Aldrich, chairman com
mittee on rules: Allen, relations with
Canada; Allison, appropriations Camerin.
naval affairs Carey, education and labor,
Casey, railroads; Chandler, Immigration;
Cullom. interstate commerce; Davis.
pensions; Dawes, Indian affairs; Dixon.
patents; Dolph. coast detenses: Frye,
commerce; Hale, census; Hawlcy. military
affairs; Higgins, manufacturs; HiscOck.
organization and expenditures executive
departments; Hoar. judiciary; Jones ne
vada contingent expenses, senate; Nc.
MIllin; district Columbia; Henderson,
printing; Mitchell, claims; Morrill,, finance,
1 dulOGht uBlltllluIdl anu lOFtSItlA.
PettIgrew, quadrO centennial, Plat.
territories; Plumb, public land; Power, to
examine branches of civil service; Proctor,
to establish the university of the United
States; Quay, library; Sanders. enrolled
bills; Sawyer, postofiices and post-roads.
Sherman, foreign relations; Shoup,
Indian depredations; Squire, transporta
ton routes to seabOard; Stanford. public
hutlltnuu aRd rr,prl.. Gtor,u, ,1.,-
and mining; S~tockbridge, fisheries; Teller.
privileges aud elections; Warren, irriga
ton; Washburue, Improvement, Missis-
sippI river; Wilson, revision of laws,
Wolcott. civil service and retrenchment.
In the senate today PETER introduced
by request OF the wage workers political
alliance of the District OF Columbia, a bill
providing for the taking OF a specia
supplementary census of the United
States tor the purpose OF asking each
person, firm, association and CORPORATION
questions relative to their property, debts,
etc. their answers to be published As
quickly as possible in order that the pco-
pie may know how to lcgislate on the
money question. PETER also introduced.
by request, a bill providing for the issue
biennially OF a military register Of the
United States, showing names, addresses.
number OF pchslon cerctiiicates. etc, of
all the surviving persons who have been,
are now, or may hereafter be employed in
the military service OF the country.
In the event that there is not surplus
money enough in the treasury to carry
out the provisions of the act it is the duty
Of the secretary OF the treasury to cause a
sufhcIency cf money in the United States
to be prepared and deposited in the treas
uTy for that purpose. The secretary is to
cause the money TO be expressed in
de~claratorY and not promIssory notes. 1t
is to show plainly on its face that it is full
and not partial legal tender. The notes
are to be ranged in twenty eight denomi,
nations from one mill to s., 900.
Senator Gailinger today introduced a
bill Tor the better protection of the public
service. providing for the dismissal from
the public service of all persons rot cIti-
zens of the United States by nativity or
by having fully completed naturalization
by due process of law.
Senator FELTON, of California introduced
a bill amending the Chinese exclusion act
so as TO require the Chinese removed from
the United States be sent to China in
stead of to the country from whence they
came. Provided further that the burden
VI UIOOl sLdI DC on any SnlntSt ldbuItI
or person who shall claim the right to re
main the United States. Also a bill
amending the ocean mail subsidy act OF
the last congress by providing steamer a
gross register tonnage of not less than
5000 tons of construction material and a
speed of second class Sixteen knots and
900 tons may be employed tor a period
OF not more than five years and receive a
compensation of that class. 1t further
amends the act by the addition Of prohi-
bition of pooling freight or passenger
rates.
Senator Dolph today introduced a bill
to aid several states and territories to re-
claim the arid lands within their bounda-
ries. 1t provides for the l~oaning by the
United States of funds to the states or
territories for the purpose Of assisting in
the construction of reservoirs, wells and
all other works to be used for the devel-
opment and furnishing a water supply
Tor the irrigation in aid Of agriculture.