The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-15
SENATE COMMITTEE cHAIRHEN.
The Republican Caucus COM
pIetes it's Assignments.
Inc Sorthwestcrn Senators Wsn Taken
Care of in the Way of Chairmanshtps
and on Important Committses-The
Wouid's Fair People Looked Gut For.
Tho Democrats to Meet To aax to.
Assign the Minorisscs.

WASHINGTON, Dec. I4.-[Speci,ll-
The Republican Sena torsal caucus aom-
mittee, charged with the arrangement
Of Republican rcpresenHon upon the
Senate committees, completed its work
this morning and reported 20 the caucus.
which was called together before the
senate met The caucus considered the
list submitted and adjourned to meet
tomorrow morning without action.
upon tho report as nearly as can be
gathered from expressions of many
Senators, the assignments made by the
comrSsttee are generally satisfactory.
Saunders and Powers, of Montana.
wished TO be assigned to tho committees
on appropriations and finance, but the
committee was unable to comply with
their requests in that respect. There
was no vacancy in the case of the finance
committee, and but ono on the appro-
priation committee as ut present organ
lied. The caucus committee, however.
assigned Senator Cul,om to the vacancy
on the appropriations committee, thus
giving great satisfaction to tho Worlds
talr people, and to NEE the reoue,t of
tho Pacific coast Senator they be
given representation en- that important
committee, added one to the member-
ship aud assigned Senator Stewart to
the new place.
Senator Fettigrew, who has always
been regarded rs friendly TO tho Worlds
Fair projeot, has been assigned to tho
Craftsmanship of the committee on the
quauro-centennial.
The following is tho list of chairman
ships submitted to the caucus by tho
committees: Aldrich, rules; Allison,
appropriations; Cameron, naval affairs;
Carey, educational and labor; Casey,
railroads; Chandler, immigration;
Davis, pensions; Dawes, Indian affairs;
Dixon, patents; Dolph, coast defenses;
Frye, commerce; Hale, census; Hawley,
military affairs; Higgins, manufacture
ers; lllscock, organization and conduct
ana expenditures in the executive de-
partment; Mcmillan District of Column
bia; Henderson, printing; Mitchell,
claims; Paddock, agriculture and for
restry; Pettigrew, quadTo-centennial;
ilatt, territories; Plumb, public lands;
Power, to eNamiao several branches of
civil service; Proctor, to establish q
V,
Saunders, enrolled bills; SAWYER, post
offices and post roads; Sherman, for
elgn relations; Shaup, Indian depreda-
lions; Stanford, public buildings and
grounds; Stewart, mines and mining;
Teller, privileges and electlons;
Warner. irriga ion; Washburn, inn
provement OF the Mississippi rivor; Will
son. revision of laws; Wolcott, civil
service and retrenchment
Senators from the Northwestern
States have been we'll taken care of
In matters of chairmanships and places
on important committees While
Mcssrs. Folton, Dubois and lIansbrough
DO not secure chairmanships they do
get assignments to committees that
originate largo part OF the important
legislation of Congress-
The name of Senator Kyle does not
appear upon tho list, although Senator
Peiier, his Alliance colleague, is given
four committee assignments. 1t is
learned that Senator Kyle was ap-
preached with n view OF ascertaining
his preferences, but his response was
non-committal and vaguely limited at
an expectation that tho Alliance Sena-
tors would receive committee assign
ments from both Republican and Dem
cratic caucuses. Doubt has been cast
upon his soundness in Republican prin-
cipals, so that up to this time tho Re.
publican caucus has been unable to-
place him. although it may do so to-
morrow.
The Democratic caucus committee
had tho assi2 nment of the minority repI
rescntation upon the committees unde.
consideration for some hours this after1
noon. and did little more than conside
the complexion of the Republican as
signments. No action was taken upon
any matters relative to the Democratic
makeup OF the committees, and mono
OF tho new Senators were considered in.
connection with tho possible assign
ments. The committee will consider
tho matter again tomorrow.