The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-12-18
SENATE COMMITTEES.
The List Presented and Adopted Yesterday
Vance and Hin Unassigned.

vance and Hiu Unassigned.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1Z.-Mr. Manderson
presided over the Senate to-day as presi-'
dent pro TEN. On motion of Mr.. Cullom.
Rule "a, for the appointment of committees
by ballot, was suspended and q resolution
was offered by him for the appointment OF
the standing and select committees- Mr..
Cockrell remarked that as Senators Hill
and Vance have not yet taken their seats
in tho Senate the committee places IN
tended for them were temporarily assigned
to other Senators with the understanding
that they resign them in favor Of the ab-
sent Senators when they appear. Senator
Hill will serve on the following commit
tees: Interstate commerce. territories. inn
migration, relations with Canada. expendi-
lures in the public departments. Senator
Vance will retain the committee places
which he occupied In the last Congress. as
follows: Woman suffrage. chairman; con-
tingent expenses of the Senate, finance.
District of Columbia, privileges and elec-
tions The resolution for the appointments
of committees was read and agreed TO.
They were as follows:
Agriculture Paddock, CHAIRMAN; MCMILLAN,
Casey, Warren, FELTON,, George, Gibson of LOU
isana. Jones OF Arkansas ana Bate
Appropriations-Allison. chairman; Dawes
Plumb, Hale Cullom, stewart, Cockrell. Call.
German and Blackburn.
Contingent Expenses OF the Senate-Jones or
Nevada, chairmaD; Paddock and Ransom.
Census-Hale, chairman; etockbridge, Dixon,
Hansbrough, PETER. Berry, Blackburn, Blodgett
and Turpie.
Civil service and Observation-Disclosures,
chairman; Dawes, stanford. Washburn, Morrill,
Walthall, Call, Gordon and lrby.
Claims-Mitchell, chairman. Allen, Stewart
Sanders, PETER. Pasco, Faulkner, Villas aud
White.
Coast Defenses-Dolph. chairman; Hawley,
Squire. Higgins, FELTON,, Berry, Gordon. Chiffon
and Irby.
Doph, Sawyer, CullOln. Wash5urn. Quay. Ram
som, Coke. Vest, German, konnatand Gibson OK
Disirict OF Columbia-Mcafillan, chairman;
Higgins Plumb, Wolcott, Gallinger, Hans
brongh, Harris, Ransom, Faulkner, Barbour and
Gibson OF Maryland.
Education and Labor-Carey. chairman; STAN
ford, WashburD. Mcmillan, HansbrOugh. George,
Pugh. Barbour and Kyle.
Enrolled Bills-sanders, chairman; Dubois and
ColQuitt.
White, Irby, stockbridge, Gallinger and FELTON,.
Examine the several Branches OF the civil
Service - Power. chairman; osaiinger, Pensr,
Gray and Villas.
Finance Morrill,. chairman; sherman. Jones
OF Nevada, Allison, Aldrich. Hiseock, Voorhees,,
Mcpherson, Harris. Ransom and Carlisle.
Fisheries-stockbridge chairman; Dawes,
Stanford. Squires, Power, Blodgett, Call. RAN
som and Gibson OF MdfAanLu.
Foreign Relations sherman. chairman; Frye.
Dolph, Davis. Hiscock, Morgan, Butler, Kenna
ana Gray.
Immigration - Chandler, chairman; Hale,
Squire Proctor. Dubois, Voorhees,, Mcpherson,
Daniel and Cockrell.
Improvement of the Miss ssippi River and its
-Washburn, chairman: Pettigrew,
Power PETER. Walthall, Bate and Palmer.
Indian Affairs Dawes chairman; Platt. stock
bridge, Manderson, Pettigrew, shOup. Morgan,
Jones OF Arkansas, Daniel and Villas.
Interstate Commerce-Culom, chairman: VIII
son. Hiscock, Chandler, WolcOtt, Higgins. Har-
ris German, Jones of Arkansas. Barber and Col
quit.
Warren. chairman; stewart. Casey. Sanders, Du-
bois, Jones of Arkansas, Brice, Kyle and Gibson
OF Maryland.
neutrality-suspicious., chairman; Wilson, Teller,
Platt Mitchell, Pdgh. Coke. Vest and George.
Library-cuay, chairman: Wolcott and Noor
hees.
Manufactures Higgins, chairman: Dubois,
Gallinger. Blodgett aud Gibson OF Maryland.
Military AIairs-Hawley, chairman: Cameron.
Manderson, Davis, Proctor, Cocsrell. Nalthall.
Bate and Palmer.
Mines and Minlng-stewart. chairman: Jcnes
of Nevada. Power. arren, FELTON,. Bate. Cali,
Chiffon aud Irby.
Naval Afairs-Cameron. chairman; Hale. STAN
ford, stockbridge, Chandler. Mcpherson, Butlers
Blackburn and Gibson OF Louisiana.
Organization. Conduct ana Expenditures or
the Executive Observation-Disclosures. chairmans
Casey, Wilson. Proctor. Dubois. Soekrell, kenna.
German and blackburn.
Patents-Dixon. chairman; Piatt. sanders,
Carey, Gray. Chiffon and Kyle.
Pensi0ns-Davis chairman; sawyer, Paddock,
shoup. Hansbrouee. Gallinger. Turpie. Biodgest,I
Palmer, Villas and BFice.
Rosto1dees and Postroads-sawysr, ohAirmaz