, 1891-12-17
CONGRESS TODAY.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE COMMIT
TEES OF THE SENATE.
Introduction Of Bills ana a speech
on ElectLng Senator'S by
Ihe People.

WASHINGTON, Dec. FIN the senate
Manderson presided, as president pro tenn.
Rule "a for the appointment Of committees
by ballot was suspended and a resolution
was offered by him for the appointment of
standing and select committees. The res.
olution was adopted. The principal com.
mittees are as follows:
Agriculture Paddock, chairman, Nc.
MILAN, Casey, Warren, Felton,, George
Gibson, (La.,) Jones, (Ark.,) and Bale.
Appropriations - Allison, chairman.
Dawes, Plumb, Hale, Cullom, Stuart,
Cockrell, (Cala.,) German and Blackburn.
Commerce. Frye, chairman, Washburn
Quay Ransom, Cole, Vest, German, Ken
ner, Gibson, (La).
Education and Labor Casey, chairman.
stanford, Mcmillan, Hansbrough, George,
Pugh, Barbour and Kyle.
Finance-MorIill chairman. Sherman
Jones, (Nev.,) 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, chairman.
Frye, Dolph, Davis, Hiscock, Morgan, But
Ier, Kenna and Gray.
Interstate Cullom, chairman
Wilson. Hiscock, Chandler, Higgins Har-
ris, German, Jones, (Ark. Barbour and
Colquitt.
Judiciary Hoar, chairman, Wilson,
Teller, Platt, Mitchell, Pugh, Cook, Vest
andsGeorge.
Naval affairs Cameron, chairman,
Haley, Stanford, stockbridge, Chandler,
MCPHERSON, Butler. Blackburn and Glib
Military affairs -HawIey, chairman,
Cameron, Manderson, Davis Proctor,
Cockrell, Waltham, Bate and Palmer.
L Pensions Davis, chairman, SAWYER,
Paddock, Shoup, Hansbrough, Galiiger,
IurPln, Blodgett, Palmer Villas and Brice.
Postof1ice and Post Roads-Sawyer,
chairman, Mitchell, Mcmillan, Walcott,
Dixon, Washburn, Colquitt, Blodgett,
Brice, Irby and Chiffon.
Rules - Aldrich, chairman, Sherman.
Manderson, Harris and Blackburn.
Railroads Casey, chairman, Hawley,
tockbridge, Pettingrew, Power, PETER,
Blackburn, Barry Bate, Gordon and
Palmer
Public Lands Plumb chairman, Dolph,
Paddock, Allen, Pettingrew, Sanders,
Morgan, Walthall, Barry, Pasco and
White.
Indian Alfairs-Daws, chairman, Plat,
Stockbridge, Manderson, Pettigrew, Shoup,
Morgan, Jones Of Arkansas, Daniel and
Villas.
Territories PIatt chairman, Steward,
Davis, Carey, Shoup, Hansbrough, Jones
of Arkansas, Carlisle, Faulkner, Gordon
and Mcpherson.
Transportation routes to seaboard
Squire, chairman, Mitchell, Aldrich, Casey,
BallingeT, Gibson (Ia.) George, Turpin
and Gordon.
Private land claims RANSOM chairman,
Colquitt, Pasco, Teller, Sanders, Hale and
Proctor.
Mines and mining Stewart, chairman,
Jones, (Ney.) Power, Warren, FELTON,, Bait,
Call Shilton and lrby.
Coast defense - Dolph, chairman, Haw-
Ley, Squire, Higgins FELTON,, Berry, Gordon,
Chiffon and Irby.
Irrigation of arid lands Warren, chair
man, Stewart, Casey, Sanders, Dubois,
Jones, (Ark.) Brice, Kyle and Gibson,
(Maryland.)
Fisheries --Stockbridge, chairman, Dawes,
Stanford, Squire Power Blodgett, Call
Ransom and Gibson, (Maryland.)
immigration Chandler, chairman, Hale,
Squire, Proctor, Dubois, Voorhees,, Me-
Pherson, Daniel and Cockrell
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. Turpin then proceeded to
address the senate in support Of the joint
resolution proposing an amendment to
the constitution providing for the election
OF United States senators by direct vote
Of the people Of the several statei.
At the conclusion Of Turpins speech,
Stewart, according to notice, took the floor
to address the senate on that part Of the
Presidents message, relating to free COIN
age, and in conclusion ofStewart' remarks
the senate adjourned until Monday,