The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-12-19
The senate.

The senate.
WAsiiiNGroN, Dec. II. - Henderson
presided over the senate as president pre-
tenn. On the motion Of Cullom rule u
Gor the appointment Of committees by
ballot was suspended. and a resolution
was offered by him for the appointment
Of standing and select committees. 1t
was read and agreed to. They include
the following:
Agriculture Paddock. chairman: Nc
MILAN. Casey. Warren, FELTON,, George.
Gibson OLOuisiana). Jones ARKANSAS.
and Tate.
Appropriations - Allison, chairman:
Dawes. Plumb, Hale. Cullom. Stewart,
Cockrell, Call. German and Blackburn.
Claims - Mitchell, chairman: Allen
Stewart. Sanders, Pfeifcr, Pasco. Faulk-
ncr, Villas and White.
immigration - Chandler. chairman:
Hale, Squire, Proctor. Dubois. Noorhics,
Mcpherson. Daniel and Cockrcll.
improvement of Mississippi river and
chairman: Petit
grew. Power, Pfeifcr. Walthall, Bate and
Palmer.
Indian affairs &C., Dawes, chairman:
Plat, Stockbridge, Henderson, Petit
grew, Shoup, Morgan, Jones ~(Arkansas),
Daniel and Villas.
Interstate Commerce -Cullom chair
man; Wilson, Hiscocl1, Chandler, VOL
colt. Higgins. Harris. German, Jones
(Arkansasl. Barbour, and Colquitt.
Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid
| ,apIg -- Warrnp chairman. Stewart
Casey, Sanders, Dubois, Jones (.Arkan-
sas,, Brice, Kyle, and Gibson (Maryland).
Military Affairs -Hawley, chairman;
Cameron, Henderson, Davis, Proctor.
Cockrell, Walthall, Bate and Palmer.
Mines and Mining Stewart, chair
man; Jones NEVADA, Power. Warren,
FELTON,, Bate, Call, Chiffon, and Irby.
Pensions-Davis. chairman; Sawyer,
ter, Turpie, Blodgett. Palmer, Villas, and
Brice.
Postoillces and Postroads- Sawyer.
chairman; Mitchell, Mcmillan, Wolcott,
Olson, Washburn, Colquitt. Blodgett,
Brice, Irby, and Chiffon.
Private Land Claims-Ransom. chair
man; Colquitt, Pasco, Teller, Sanders.
Hale, and Proctor.
Public buildings and grounds Stan
ford, chairman; Morrill,, Quay, Squire,
Vest Daniel. Pasco and Brice.
Public lands Plumb, chairman;
Dolph, Paddock, Allen, Pettigrew, San
ders, Morgan, Walthall, Berry, Pasco
and White.
Railroads-Casey, chairman; Hawley.
Stockbridge, Pettigrew. Power, Pleffer,
Blackburn, Berry. Bate, Gordon and
Palmer.
Territories Plat. chairman; Stewart,
Carey, Shoup, lIansbrough,
Jones (Ark.), Carlisle, Fauldner, Gordon
and Mcpherson.
On transportation of meat products
Vest, chairman; Coke, Plumb, Power
and Casey.
On relations with GRANDDAUGHTER,
chairman; Allison, Hale, Dolph, Pugh,
Voorhees,, German and Carlisle.
Indian depredations Shoup, chair
man; Paddock, Chandler, Faulkner,
Coke, Carlisle and Colquett.
Observation-Disclosures chair
man: Hiscock, Sherman, Cameron. Haw-
ley, Wilson, FELTON,, Cullom, Colquett.
Vest, kenna, Gray. Villas and Gibson
'Maryland).
Besides the full committees given
above. the northwestern senators have
following committee positions:
Kyle National university, patents.
Casey - Transportation routes to sea
board, conduct of executive departments.
- National university, com
merce, education and labor, civil service
and r~etrenchment. Sanders 49, Patents;
Of committee on enrolled bills.
Power Chairman of committee to ex-
anime civil service, fisheries. Davis
relations. Hansbrough- Dis
trict Of Columbia education and labor
census.
The president pro TEN. laid before the
senate the credentials of Senator-eIect
OF New York and they were read and
on file. Turpie then addressed
the senate in support of the joint rcso-
luton introduced by him on Dec. 10
proposing an amendment to the consti-
tuition providing for the election of
United States senators by the direct vote
Of people OF the several states.
At the conclusion Of Senator Turpie's
speech Stewart. according to notice, took
the floor to address the senate on that
part Of the presidents message relating
TO free coinage. At the conclusion Of
Stewards remarks the senate adjourned
until Monday.