The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-15
SENATE COMMITTEES
The Results of the Republican
Caucus.
The Senators Well Satisfied With The As
SlsnmentS.
Filling the Vacancies Chairmen Selected.
How the Committees Are Constituted.
Western Senators Get Good Places.


publican representation upon the Senate
committees, completed its work this morn
ing and reported to the caucus. The eau
Gus considered the list submitted and ad-
journed to tomorrow morning without
action upon the report. AS nearly rs can
be gathered from expressions of many
Senators the assignments are generally sat
isfactory. 1t was found impracticable to
meet all the expectations OF the new Seua-
tors, but the dissatisfaction existing is
believed to be confined to less than half
dozen Senators. Saunders and Powers, of
Montana, wished to be assigned to the COM
mttees on Appropriations and Finance,
but the committee was unable to comply
with their requests. There is no vacancy
in the case of the Finance Committee and
but one on the Appropriations Committee,
as at present organized. The Caucus Com
mittee has assigned Senator Cullom to the
vacancy on the Appropriations Committee,
and to meet the request of the Pacific Coast
Senators they will be given representation
on that important committee. The Caucus
Committee added one to the membership
and assigned Senator Stewart to the new
plftCt. osHdLOI L tlllBTtW Is hSSiButu ~
the chairmanship of the Select COMMITTEES
on Quadro-Centennial. The Democratic
Senators have been notified that the Repub-
licans have practically completed their COM
mttee list and will mold a caucus this after
noon for the purpose of arranging their own
representatives upon the committees.
THE VACANCIES FILLED.
Senator Hoar. in accordance with his
seniority, becomes Chairman Of the Ju-
dietary Committee, relinqushing his place
as Chairman Of the Committee on Privileges
and Elections, to which Teller succeeds.
Three vacancies in the membership of the
Judiciary Committee, resulting from retire
ment-Edmunds, ingalls, and Evarts-were
filled by the assignments OF Mitchell, Teller
and Platt. The places vacated by Edmunds
and Eyarts on the Foreign Relations Com
mittee were assigned to Hiscock and Davis.
Quay succeeds Eyarts as Chairman of the
Library Committee Stoekbrdge is as
signed to the Committee on Naval Affairs,
and retains his craftsmanship of the Com
mittee on Fisheries. WoleOtt is given
new place on the Interstate Commerce Com
mlttee and retained as Chairman of the
Committee on Civil Service and Retrench-
ment, and as member OF the Committee
on Postoffice and Postroads and Private
Land Claims. Senator Proctor is assigned
10 the Military Committee.
Senator Dubois, another new Senator, is
assigned to a membership in the commit
tees Oh Irrigation, Emigration, Manufac-
lures and Expenditures. His colleague.
Senator Shoup, was given the chairman
ship of the Committee on Indian Depreda-
tions and place on the Committee on H.
dian Affairs. Senator Carey of Wyoming
is given the chairmanship of the Commit
tee on Educ alton, and place on the Public
Buildings Committee.
ASSIGNMENT OF cHAIRMEN.
The list of assignments submitted to the
Republican caucus for approval shows the
following as Chairmen of the committees
named: Aldrich, Rules; Allen, Relations
with Canada; Allison. Appropriations;
and Labor; Casey, Railroads; Chandler,
immigration; CullOm, Interstate Com
merce; Davis Pensions; Dawes, Indian
Affairs; Dixon, Patents; Dolph, Coast De-
fenses; Frye, Commerce.; Hale, Census;
Hawley. Military Affairs; Higgins, Manu-
factures; Hiscock, Organ zation and Ex-
penditures of the Executive Depart
ments; Hoar. Judiciary; Jones (Ne-
vada) Contingent Expenses of the
Senate; Mcmillan. District of Columbia;
Henderson, Printing; Mitchell. Claims;
Morrill,, Finance; Paddock. Agriculture and
Forestry; Pettigrew. Quadro-C Centennial;
Platt, Territories; Plumb, Public Land;
Power, TO Examine Branches of the Civil
Service; Proctor, to Establish a University
of the United States; Quay. Library; San
and Postroads; Sherman, Foreign Rela-
tiOns; ShOup, Indian Depredations; Squire,
Transportation Routes to the SeabOari;
Stanford, Public Buildings and Grounds;
Stewart, Mines and Mining; Stockbridge.
Fisheries; Teller, Privileges and Elections
Warren, Irrigation; Washburne. Improve
ment of the Mississippi River: Wilson, Re-
vision of the Laws OF the United States;
Walcott, Civil Service and Retrenchment.
The PERSONNEL OF THE COMMITTEES.
The majority of the members of some of
the important committees are as follows:
Finance-Morrill, Aldrch, Allison, His.
cock, Jones (Nevada), Sherman.
Rues-Aldrich, Manderson, Sherman.
Appropriations-Alliso Cullom. Dawes,
Hale, Plumb, Stewart.
Education aud Labor-Carey, Il Hansbrough,
Mcmillan, Washburn.
Railroad-Casey, Hawley, PETER. Petit
grew, Power, Stockbridge.
migratinn-Chandler, Dubois Hale,
Proctor, Squire.
Interstate Commerce-Cullom, Chandler,
Higgins, Hiscock, Wilson, Wolcott
Pensions-Davls. Hansbrough, Shoup.
Indian Affairs-Dawes, Henderson, Petit
grew. Stockbridge.
Judiciary-H Huar, Mitchell, Plat, Teller,
Wilson.
Agricultural and Forestry - Paddock,
Casey. FELTON,, Mcmillan, Warren.
TerritOries-Pl att. Carey. Davis, Hans
brough, Shoup, Stewart
Public Lands-Plumb, Allen, Dolph, Pad
dock, Pettigrew, Sanders.
Postoffices and Roads-Sawyer, Dixon,
Mcmillan. Mitchell, Washburn.
Foreign RelationS-Sherman Dolph, Da-
Wis, Frye, Hiscock.
Indian Depredations - Shoup. Allen.
Chandler, Paddock.
Public Buildings and Grounds-Stanford,
Carey, Morrill,, Squire.
Mines and Mning-Stewart. FELTON,.
Jones, Power, Warren.
Privileges and ElectiOns-Teler. Ch and
Ter, Higgins, HOar, Mitchell.
Irrigation Warren, Casey, Dubois, Stew
art.
Improvement Of the Mississippi River
Washburn. PETER. Pettigrew, Power.
Civil Service and Retrenchment-Wol-
colt, Dawes, Morrill,, Stanford, Washburn.s.l
The Senators from the Northwestern
States are well taken care of. While FELTON,
and Dubois did not secure Chairmanships,
they did get an assignment to important
committees = FELTON, to Agriculture and
Forestry, Coast Defenses. Epidemic Dis
eases, Mines and Mining and Quadro- Gen.
tennial, and Dubois to Manufactures, En-
rolled Bills, immigration, Irrigation, Or
ganization and Expenditures Of the Execu-
tive Departments.
KYLE GOES WITH THE DEMOCRATS.
The name Of Senator Kyle does not an.
pear upon the list, although Senator PETER,
his Alliance colleague. is placed on five
committees-Claims.C Census. Improvement
Of the Mississippi River, Railroads and To
Examine the Civil Service. 1t is believed
that Senator Kyle was approached with
view of ascertaining his preferences, but
his response was nOn-committal, and he
vaguely limited at the expectation that the
Alliance Senators would receive committe.
assignments from both the Republican and
llaa tn L
cast upon bis soundness In Republican prn-
ciples, so up to this time the Republican
caucus has been unable to place him, al
though 1t may be done tomorrow.
ASSIGNMENT OF WESTERN SENATOR'S.
In addition to the committees named above