The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-15
Republican. Senator'S Caucus Committee Pro
gramme

Republican Senator'S Caucus Committee Pro
gramme.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE Republican
Senator'S caucus committee which is
charged with the arrangement of the Re-
publican representation upon the Senate
committees, completed It's work this morn
ing and reported to the caucus. The eau
Gus considered the list submitted and ad-
journed till tomorrow morning without
taking action upon the report.
AS nearly as can be gathered from the
expressions OF many Senators the assign
ments generally are satisfactory. 1t was
found impraoticable to meet all the ex-
pectations of new Senators, bat the dis
satisfaction existing is believed to be con-
fined to less than half dozen Senator'S
Sanders and Powers, OF Montana, wished
to be assigned to the committees on ap-
preparations and finance, but the committee
was unable to comply with their requests.
There Is no vacancy in the case of the fin
ance committee ana but one on the appro-
priations committee as at present organ
lied. The caucus committee assigned
| Senator Cuilom to the vacancy on
| the appropriations committee, and to meet
the request of the Pacific coast Senators
! they will be given representation on that
| important committee. They added one to
the membership and assigned Senator
| Stewart to the new place. Senator Petit
grew was assigned to the Craftsmanship of
| the committee on quadro-cenIenniai
The Democratic Senators have been mott
fed the Republicans have practically COM
| pleted their committee list and will hold a
caucus this afternoon for the purpose of
arranging their own representation upon
| the committees.
Hoar, In accordance with his seniority,
becomes chairman of the judiciary COM
mittee, relinquishing his place as chair
/ man of the committee on privileges and
elections, to which Teller succeeds. Three
vacancies in the mem bership of the judici-
airy committee, resulting from the retire
ment of Edmunds, ingalls, and Eyarts, will
be filed by the assignments of Mitchell,
Teller and Plat The places vacated by
Edmunds ana Eyarts on foreign relations
the committee assigned by Hlscock anC
Davis. Quay succeeds Evarts as
chairman OF the library committee. Stock
bridge is assigned to the committee or
naval affairs and Indian AFFAIR.", and re
tains his craftsmanship of the committee or
fisheries.
Wolcott is given a new place on the
Interstate com mittee and retained as chair
man of the committee on civil service an(
retrenchment, and as member of thu
committee on postoffice and post roads ant
private land claims.
Senator Proctor is assigned to the mill
tary committee Senator Dubois, another
new Senator, is assigned to mem bership OF
the committee on irrigation, emigration
manufactures and expenditures. His col
league, Senator Shoup, was given tn,
craftsmanship of the committee on IndiaI
affairs. Senator Carey of Wyoming, il
given the craftsmanship of the COMMITTEES
ON education, and place on the pubh
building committee.
Here is list of assignments submitted
to the Republican caucus for approval
showing the following as chairmen. Com
mites named: Aldrich, rules; Allen re-