Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-12-24
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Tho Committeeman stewart Talks for
Free Coinage and NV. Morrill, Giyes
Notice that He will Reply.

W ASuTNGrON, Dec. lG-Nr Henderson
presided over the Senate to day president
pro tenn. On motion OF MIR. Cullom, rule
81 for the appoin tment of committees by
BALLOT was suspended, aud a resolution was
offered by him for the appointment of the
standing and select committees. The reso-
luton was read and agreed to. They were
as follows
AGrculture-Pa Paddock, chairman; McMil-
Ian. Casey, Warren FELTON,, George Gibson
of louisiana. Jones of Arkansas, and Bate.
Appropriations Allison, chairman
Dawes. Plumb, Hale, Cuilom Stewart,
Cockrell, Call, German and Blackburn
Contingent expenses OF the Senate--Jones
of Nevada, chairman; Paddock and Ran
som.
Census-Iiae, chairman Stockbrdge,
Dixon, Hansbrough, PETER, Berry, Black
burn. Blodgett and Turpie
Civil service and rotrenchment-W olcott,
chairman; Dawes, Stanford, Washburn,
Morrill,. Waltharn, Call, Gordon and Irby.
Claims--MitchoIl, chairman; Allen, Stew
art, Sanders, PETER, Pasco, Faulkner, Villas
and White.
Coast delences Dolph, chairman; Haw-
ley, Squire, Higgins, FELTON,, Berry, Cor
don, Chiffon and lrby.
Commerce Frye. chairman; Jones OF
Nevada. Doph, Sawyer, Culom, Wash
burn, Quay, Ransom, Coke, Vest, German,
Kenna, Gibson OF Louisiana.
District of Cuumbia-McMillan, chair
man; Higgins, Plumb, Wocott Gallnser
Marlborough, Harris, Hanson, Faulkner,
Barbour. Gibson Of Maryland.
Engrossed biIls-CockrslI, chairman; AL
lison and Warren.
Education and labor--Carey chairman;
Stanford, Washburn, Mcmillan, Hans
brough. George, Pugh, Barbour, Kyle.
Enrolled b.lls-Sanders, chairman; Dubois
and Colquitt,
Epidemic dsease-Ha Harris, chairman; Ber-
nv, White. Irby, Stockbrige, Gallnger and
Felton,.
To Examine the several branches OF the
civil service-PoNer, chairman; Gaillnger,
Peffer, Gray and Villas.
Finance-Morrli, chairman; Sherman,
Jones Of Nevada Allison, Aidrich, Hiscock
VOORHEES,, Mcpherson, Harris, Ransom and
Carlisle.
Flsheries-Stoc&bridge chairman; Dawes,
Stanford, squire, Power, Blodgett Call,
Ransom aud Gibson Of Maryland.
Foreign relatous-Sherman chairman;
Frye. Dolph, Davis, Hlscock, Morgan, But
Ter, kenna and Gray.
Immigration-C Chandler, chairman; Hale
Squire, Proctor, Dubois, Voorhees,, Nc
Pherson, Daniel and Cockrell.
Improvement OF Mississippi river and its
tributaries asahurn. chairman; Petit
grew, Power, P.fier, WaithaIl, Bate and
Palmer.
Indian sfTairs-Dawes, chairman; Platt
Stockbridge, Henderson, Pettigrew, Shoup
| Morgan, Jones of Arkansas, Daniel and
! Villas
Interstate commerce-Cullom, chair
man; Wilson, IIi,cock, Chandler, Wocott
Higgins, Harris, German, Jones Of Arkan-
/ sas, Barbour aad Coiquitt.
Irrigation and reclamation of arid lands
W arrer, chairman; Stewart, Casey, San
d9rs, Dubois, Jones OF Arkansas, Brice,
Kyle and Gibson of Maryland.
Judiciary-Hoar, chairman; Wilson,
Teller, Platt, Mitchell, Pugh, Coke Vest
AMI George
Library Quay, chairman; Wocott and
Voorhees,.
Nnnufactures-Hi Higgins. chairman; Du-
bots, Gailinger, Blodgett and Gibson OF
Maryland.
Military etTairs-Hawley, chairman;
/ Henderson, Davis, Proctor, Cockrell, Wal
thall, Bate and Palmer.
Mines and mining chairman
Jones of Nevada, Power, Warren, FELTON,,
Bate, Call, Chiffon aud Irby.
Naval Gtfsrs--Cameron chairman; Hale
Stanford StockbrdEe Chandler, McPher
son, Butler, Blackburn and Gibson OF
! Louisiana.
Organization conduct and expenditures
of executive departments HiscocI, chair
man; Casey, Wilson, Proctor, Dubois,
| CoCkrell. kenna, German and Blackburn.
Patents-Dixon, chairman: riutt, sand
ers, Carey, Gray, Chiffon aad Kyle
Pensions Davis, chairman; Sawyer,
! Paddock, Shoup, Hansbrough, Gallinger,
Turpie, Blodgett, Palmer, Villas and Brce
Post offices and post roads-Sawyer,
chairman; Mitchell, Mcmillan, Wolcott,
! Dixon, " ashburn, Colquitt. Blodgett Brice,
| lrby and Chiffon.
Printing -Manderson, chairman; Hawley
and German.
Private land claims-Ransom, chairman
Colquitt, Teller, Sanders, Hale and Proctor
Privileges and elections-Ieler, chair
man; Hoar, Mitchell, Chandler, Higgins,
Ransom, Iugh, Gray and Turpie
Public building and grounds-Stanford
chairman; Morrill,, Quay, Squire, Carey,
Vest, Daniel, Pasco and Brce.
Public lauds-Plumb, chairman: Dolph
Paddock, Alien, Pettigrew, Sanders Nor.
Ralroads-Casey, chairman; Hawey
Stock bridge, Pettigrew, Power, PETER
Blackb burn, Berry Bate. Gordon and Pal,
mer.
Revision of laws OF the United States
Wilson chairman; Platt, Proctor, DAME
and Call.
Revolutionary claims-Colle chairman
Pugh, BrIce Cameron and Sawyer.
Rules-Aldrich, chairman: Sherman
Henderson, Harris and Blackburn
Territories-Illtt, chairman: Stewart
Davis, Carey, Shoup, Hansbrough, Jones Of
Arkansas, Carlisle, Fsuisner Gordon ano
Mcpherson.
Transportation routes to seaboard-
Squire, thurman; Mitchell, Aldrich, Casey
Ga.Iingor, Gibson Of Louisiana, George
Turpie md Gordon.
Seect committee TO investigate condition
of Potomac river front OF " sshington-Mc
Pnerson, chairmln. Ransom, Barbour, Saw
yer, Sherman and Frye.
Nicaragua Morgan, chairman
Palmer, White, Stewart and Mitchell.
Woman sulirage-'Kansom, chairman
Carlisle, George, Hoar, Allen, Quay and
Warren.
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