The Portland daily press., 1891-12-18
In The SENATE.
Members Learn the Committees on Which
They VIII Serve.

Members Learn the Committees on Which
They VIII Serve.
WASHINGTON, December 17-Mr. Man
derson presided over the Senate as presi.
dent pro tenn today. On motion of Mr..
Cullon. rule "A for the appointment OF
committees by ballot was suspended and a
resolution was offered by him for the ap-
p0intment OF standing and select commit
tees. The resolution was read and agreed
to. Among the appointments are the fol-
lowing:
opriations-Messrs. Allison. chairman
Dawes, Hale, Cullom, Stewart, Cockrell, Call,
Dcrman and Blackburn.
Civil Service aud Retrenchment-Mes
Walcott. chairman; Dawes. StS nford, Wash
burn, Morrill,, Spailhall, Call, Gordon and Irby.
Coast Def nces-Messrs. DUlph, chairman
HHSawley, squire, Higgins, FELTON,, Berry, Gordon
Chiffon and Iiby.
.Commerce-Nessrs. Frye. chairman; Jones OF
Nevada, Dolph, Sawyer, Cullom. Washburn.
quay; Ransom, Coke. Vesi, German, Kenna,
Education and Labor-Messrs. Cary, chair
man; stanford. WoshbVrn, McMillin, Hans.
brough, George, Pugh Barbour and Kyle.
Epldsmic Diseases-Messrs. Harris, chair.
man; Ferry, White, lrby, stockbridge, Calm
ger and FELTON,.
To Examine the Several Branches o, the Civil
PETER, Gray and Villas.
Finabces--Messrs. Morrill,, chairman; Sber-
man, genes OF NevadA. Allison, Aldrich, His
COCK, voorhees,, Mcpherson, harris, Ransom
Fisheries-Messrs. stockbridse, chairman;
Stanford. Squire, Power, Blodgett, Call, Ran.
som and Gibson OF Maryland
Foreign Relations Messrs. Sherman chair
man; Frye. Dolph, Davis, Hiscock, Morgan,
Butler, Kenna aud Gray.
: 1mmigratton-Messrs.- Chandler, chairman;
fhers0n Daniel, Cockrell.
Improvement ot the Mississippi River and
It's Tributaries -Messrs. WashbuTp, chairman;
Palmer.
Ipdian Affairs -Messrs. Dawes, chairman.
Platt, Siockbrdge, Sanders0n, Pettigrew,
shoup, Morgan, Jones Of Arkansas, Daniel
Iaterstate Commerce-Me Messrs. Cullom, chair.
man; wilson, Hiscock. Chandler, Woicott Hig-
gins, Harris. German, Jones of Arkansas, Bar
Judiciary-Messrs. Hoar, chairman: Wilson,
Teller, Piatt, Michel, Pugh, Coke, Vest,
Manufactures-Messrs. Higgins, chairman
Dubois, Galllnger, Biodgett, Gibson OF Mary.
land.
Military Affairs-Messrs Hawley. chairman; /;
cameron, Mshderson, Davis, Proctor, COckrell,
Naval Af9ts-Messrs. Cameron, chairman
Halo, Stanford, Stockbridge Chandler, Nc
Pherson, Butler, Blackburn and Gibson Of Lou
isiana.
Pehsions-Messrs. Davis, chairman; SAWYER.
Paddock, Shoup. Bansbrough, ,(ia llinger, ,Turpie,
Bl0dgett, Palmer, Villas, Brice
Privileges and elections-Messrs Teller.
Chairman; Hoar, Mitchell, Chandler, Higgins,
Ransom, Pugh Gray, Turbie.
Railroads Messrs. Casey, chairman; Haw-
ley, Sfoekbridge, Pettigrew, Power. Peffer,
Blackburn. Berry Bate. Gordon. Pa mer.
woman Suffrage-MesSrs Ransom. chair
man; Carlisle, George, HUar, Allen, Quay. War
ren. \
On Presidents message, transmitting report
OF racine Railroad Commissiou-Messrs. Frye.
chairman, Dawes, Hiscock Davis, Carey, Nor.
gan, Turpie, Faulkner. White.
On relations With Canada-Messrs Allan
chairman; Hoar, Allison, Hale Dolph, Pugh'
voorhees,, German, Carlisle.
Forty Per Cent for Maverick Claimants.
WASHINGTON. December 17.-The Comp
troller of The Currency has decided ro
make dividend of 40 per cent to claimant ts
of the insolvent Maverick National Bank
OF Boston. 1t will take several days To
prepare checks, and due notice will be Civ
en- when they are ready for delivery to
creditors.
On Legal Point.
WASHINGTON, December 16-It Is stat
ed that II a contest is made over Senator
elect Htll's right to seat. it will be pure
ly On the question of Law whether by hold
ing the Office of Governor of New York at
ter March 4, 1891. he thereby renuncIated
the senatOrshiD.
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