The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-12-24
THE FIFTY-SEGOND
APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES OF THE
SENATE.
senator Hills Credentials Placed on File.
speech by Senator Turpie on the Prop
osition to Elect United States
Senators by Direct Vote.
SENATE.

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as president pro tenn. On motion O
Senator Cullom rule "a, for the an
pointment of committees by ballot
was suspended, and resolution offer
ed for the appointment of standing
and select committees.
Senator Cockrell remarked that il
the absence of Senator Vance, not We
sworn in, the committee places in
tended for him be assigned to him a.
soon as he takes his seat. They have
been temporarily assigned to his col.
league, Senator Ransom. So, too
places on committees that will be as.
signed to Senator Hill of New York
when he takes his seat, are tempora.
rily assigned to other Senators. That
explains, he said, why many com.
mlttee places were assigned to Senator
Ransom and other Democratic Sen.
ators.
A resolution for the appointment OF
committees was read and agreed to,
as follows:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., chairman:
MCMILLAN, Casey, Warren, FELTON,,
George, Gibson Ua.), Jones ARK. J,
and Bates.
Appropriations-Allison, chairman:
Dawes, Plumb, Hale, Collum, Stew
art, Cockrell, Call, German and
Blackman.
Contingent Expenses of the Senate
Jones (Nev.), chairman; Paddock
and Ransom.
Census-Hale, chairman; Stock
bridge, Dixon, Hans brough, PETER,
Berry, Blackburn, Blodgett and
Turpie.
Civil Service and Retrenchment-
Walcott, chairman; Dawes, Stanford,
Washburn, Morrill,, Walthall, Gail,
Gordon and Irby.
Claims-Mitchell, chairman; Allen,
Stewart, Sanders, PETER, Pesco, Faul-
ker, Villas and White.
Coast Defenses-Dolph, chairman;
Hawley, Squire, Higgins, FELTON,,
Berry, Gordon, Chiffon and Irby.
Commerce-Frye, chairman, Jones
(Nev J, Dolph Sawyer, Cullom, Wash
burne, Quay, Ransom, Coke Vest,
German, Kenna and Gibson Na).
District of Columbia-McMillan
chairman; Higgins; Plumb, Walcott,
Gallinger, Hansbrough, Harris, RAN
som, Faulkner, Barbour and Gibson
(Md.
Engrossed Bills-Cockrell, chair
man; Allison and Warren.
Education and Labor-Carey, chair
man; Stanford, Washburn and Kyle.
Enrolled Bills-Sanders, chairman;
Dubois and Colquitt.
Epidemic Diseases-Harris, chair
man; Barry, White, Irby, Stock
bridge, Gallinger and FELTON,.
To Examine the Several Branches
of the Civil Service-Power, chair
man; Gallinger, PETER, Gray and
Villas.
Finance Morrill,, chairman; Sher-
man, Jones New, Allison, Aldrich
Hiscock, VOORHEES,, Mcpherson, Har'
ris, Ransom and Carlisle.
Fisheries-Stockbridge, chairman
Dawes, Stanford, Squire, Power
Blodgett, Call, Ransom and Gibson
(Md.). :.
Foreign Relations-Sherman, chair
man: FRYE, Dolph, Davis, Hiscock
Butler, Kenna and Gray.
Observation-Disclosures, chairman
Hale, Squire, Proctor, Dubois, VOor
HES, Mcpherson, Daniel and Cock
rell. -,
Improvement of the Mississippi
River and it's misunderstanding
chairman; Pettigrew, Power, PETER
Walthall, Bate and Palmer.
Indian Affairs-Dawes, chairman
PIatt, Stock bridge, Henderson, Pet
tigrew, Shoup, Morgan, Jones (Ar
kansas, Daniel and Villas.
Inter State Commerce-Cullom1
chairman; Wilson, Hiscock, Chand
Ter. Walcott, Higgins, Harris, Cor
man, Jones (Arkansas), Barbour AM
Colquitt.
Irrigation and Reclamation OF Ar,
Lands-Warren, chairman; Stewart
Casey. Sanders, Dubois, Jones Al
Kansas, Brice, Kyle and Gibsol
Judiciary-Hoar, chail man; vii
son, Teller, Plat, Mitchell, Pugh
Coke, Vest and George.
Iibrary-Quay, chairman; Wolcot
and Voorhees,.
Observation-Disclosures, chairman
Dubois, Gallinger, Blodgett and GID
Military Affairs-Hawley, chairman
Cameron, Henderson, Davis, Proctor
Cockrell Walthall, Bate and Palmer
Mines and mining-Stewart, chair
man: Jones New, Power, Warren
FeIton. Bate, Call, Chiffon and lrby
Naval Affairs-Cameron, chairman
Hall Stanford, Stockbridge, Chand
ler Mcpherson, Butler, Blackburn
and Gibson LA ,a
Organization, Conduct and EXpenu
itnres of the Executive Department
Hiscock. chairman; Casey, Wilson
proctor. Dubois, Cockrell, Kenna
German and Blark -
Patents-Dixon, chairman; PAU
Sanders, Casey, Gray, Chiffon ait
Kyle. ,u,or. cow
yer, Paddock, Shoup,, Hans6r0ugn
Gallinger, Turpie, Blodgett, falnei
Villas and Brice. c,
Postoffices and post roads-Sawyel
chairman: Mitchell, Mcmillan, wal
o ontt Dixon. Washburn, Colquitt
I PIodigett, Brice, Irby and Chiffon.
Di Printing = Henderson, chairman
Hawley and German. ponso,, chair