Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-18
Senate Standing Committees
Appointed.
Stewart Speaks on the Free
Coinage Question.
Senator Hill's Credentials Presented
and Placed on File.
Republicans Talking About Contesting
His Election-Stephen B. Elkins
Appointed Secretary of War.
Washington Notes.
A associated Press Dispatches.

today Manderson presided as president
pro tenn. Rule "a, for the appointment
of committees by ballot, was suspended,
and resolution was offered by him for
the appointment of the standing and
select committees. The resolution was
adopted.
SENATE STANDING COMMITTEES.
The principal committees are as fol-
lows:
Agriculture-Paddock, chairman; Nc
MILAN, Casey, Warren, FELTON,, George,
Gibson (La.), Jones (Ark.), Bate.
Appropriations - Allison, chair man !;
Dawes, Plumb, Hale, Cullom, Stewart,
Cockrell, Call, German, Blackburn.
Commerce-Frye, chairman; Jones
(Nev.), Dolph, Sawyer, Cullom, Wash
burn, Quay, Ransom, Coke, Vest, Cor
man, Kenna, Gibson (La.).
Education and labor-Carev, chair
man; Stanford, Washburn, Mcmillan,
Hansbrough, George, Pugh, Barbour,
Kyle.
Finance-Morrill, chairman; Sher-
man, Jones (Nev.), Allison, Aldridge,
Hiscock, Voorhees,, MCPHERSON, Harris,
Ransom, Carlisle.
Privileges and elections = Teller,
chairman; Hoar, Mitchell Chandler,
Higgins, Ransom, Pugh, Gray, Turpie.
Foreign relations-Sherman, chair
man; Frye, Dolph, Davis, Hiscock,
Morgan, Butler, Kenna, Gray.
Interstate ommerce-Cullom, chair
man; Wilson, Hiscock, Chandler, VOL
colt, Higgins, Harris, German, Jones
(Ark.), Colquitt.
Judiciary-Hoar, chairman; Wilson,
Teller, Platt, Mitchell, Pugh, Coke,
Vest, George.
Naval afairs-Cameron chairman;
Hale, Stanford. Stockbridge, Chandler,
MCPHERSON, Butler, Blackburn, Glib
son (La.).
Military affairs-Hawley, chairman;
Cameron, Manderson, Davis, Proctor,
Cockrell, Walthall, Bate, Palmer.
Pensions-Davis, chairman; Sawyer,
Paddock. Shoup, Hansbrough, ,Gallinger,
Turpie, Blodgett, Palmer, Villas, Brice.
Postoflices and postroads-Sawyer,
chairman; Mitchell, Mcmillan, VOL
colt, Dixon, Washburn, Colquitt, Blodg-
EFT, Brice, Irby, Chiffon.
Rules-Aldrich, chairman; Sherman,
Manderson, Harris, Blackburn.
Railroads Casey, chairman; Haw-
ley, sStockbridge, Pettigrew, Power,
PETER, Blackburn, Berry, Bate, Gordon,
Palmer.
Public lands - Plumb, chairman;
Dolph, Paddock, Alton, Pettigrew, Sand
ers, Morgan, Walthall, Berry, Pascoe,
White.
Indian affairs - Dawes, chairman;
Platt, Stockbridge, Manderson, Petit
grew, Shoup, Morgan, Jones (Ark.),
Daniel, Villas.
rritories-Platt, chairman; Stewart,
Davis, Carey, Snoup, Hansbrough,
Jones (Ark.), Carlisle, Faulkner, Cor
don, MCPHERSON.
Transportation routes to seaboard-
Squire, chairman; Mitchell, Aldrch
Casey, Gallinger, Gibson (La.), George,
Turpie, Gordon.
Private land claims-Ransom, chair
man Colquitt, Pascoe, Teller, Sanders,
Hale, Proctor.
Mines and mining-stewart, chair
man; Jones New, Power, Warren,
FELTON,, Bate, Call, Chiffon, Irby.
Coast defenses = Dolph, chairman;
Hawley, Squire, Higgins, FELTON,, Berry,
Gordon, Chiffon, Irby.
Irrigation and reclamation of arid
lands = Warren. chairman; Stewart,
Casey, Sanders, Dubois, Jones (Ark. },
Brice, Kyle, Gibson (Md.)
Fisheries - Stock bridge, chairman;
Dawes, Stanford, Squire, Power, Blod-
gett, Call, Ransom. Gibson (Md.)
immigration - Chandler, chairman;
Hale, Squire, Proctor, Dubois, Voor-
hees, Mcpherson, Daniel, Cockrell.
CHAIRMEN OF OTHER COMMITTEES.
Following are the chairmen of the
other standing committees:
Contingent expenses Of the senate
Jones, (Nev).
Census-Hale.
Civil service and retrenchment-Wol-
colt.
Claims-Mitchell.
District of Colum bia-McMillan.
Enrolled bils-Sanders.
Engrossed bills-Cockrell.
Epidemic diseases
To examine the several branches of
the civil service-Power
Improvement of the Mississippi river
and it's tributaries Washburn.
Congressional library-Quay.
Organization, conduct and expendi
lures of the executive departments
Hiscock.
Patents-DiXon.
u hdlluGIEOIl.
Public buildings and grounds-Stan
ford.
Revision of the laws of the United
Revolutionary claims-Coke.
SELECT COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN.
The select committee chairmen are as
follows
To investigate the condition of the
Potomac river front OF Washington-Mc-
Pherson.
Nicarsguan claims-Morgan.
Woman suffrage-Ransom.
Additional accommodations for the IL
brary OF ongress-Voorhees.
On the presidents message trans
mitiing the report of the Pacific railway
ommission-Frye.
On the five civilized tribes OF Indians
Butler.
On the transportation OF meat prod
ncts-Vest.
Manufactures-Higgin
Relations with Canada--Allen.
To establish university OF the
United States--Proctor.
Indian predations--Shoup.
Quadro cen ntennial-Pettgrew
HILLS CREDENTIALS PRESENTED.
The president pro tenn. laid before the
enate the credentials of Senator-elec
Hill of New York, and they were read
md Dlaced on file.