Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-12-17
Republican Caucus Meets and Receives
Report of Assignments
Made.
List of Important Positions That
Will Undoubtedly be Adopted
Today.
Sawyer is Given the Chairmanship of
POStOffices and Post
Roads.

was charged with the arrangement of
the Republican representation upon the
general committees, completed its work
this morning and reported to caucus
which was called together before the
Senate met. The caucus considered the
lists submitted and adjourned to meet
tomorrow morning, without action
upon the report.
AS nearly as can be gathered from
the expressions of many Senators the
assignmentsumade by the committee
are generally satisfactory.
The list of assignments submitted to the
republican caucus for approval shows the
following as chairmen of the committees
named:
Aldrich, rules; Allen, relations with
Canada; Allison, appropriations; Cam
eron, naval affairs; Carey, education and
labor; Casey, railroads; Chandler, immi-
grafton; Cullom, interstate commerce;
Davis, pensions, Dawes, Indian affairs;
Dixon, patents; Dolph, coast defenses
Frye, commerce; Hale, census; Hawley,
military affairs; Higgings, manufactures;
Hlscock, organization and expenditures
of executive departments; Hoar, judici-
airy; Jones New, contingent expenses,
senate; McMillin, District of
Columbia; Henderson, printing;
Mitchell, claims; Morrill,, finance;
Paddock, agriculture and forest.
cry; Pettigrew, dro-centennial; Plat,
territories; Plumb, public land; Power, to
examine branches of the civil service;
| Proctor, to establish a university of tae
United States; Quay. library; Sanders,
enrolled bills; Sawyer, postoflces and
postroads; Sherman, foreign relations;
Shoup, Indian depredations; Squire, trans.
portation routes to sea beard Stanford pub
lie buildings and grounds; Stewart, mines
and mining; Stockbridge, fisheries; Teller,
privileges and elections; Warren, irriga-
ton; Washburn, improvement of The Mis-.
sissippi river; Wilson, revision of laws;
| Wolcott, civil service and retrenchment:
The majority membership of some of
the important committees is as follows,
,, Chairman name frst):
Finance-M Aldrich. Allison, His
cock, Jones (Nev.), Sherman.
Rules-Aldrich, Henderson, Sherman.
Appropriations - Allison, Cullom,
Dawes, Hale, Plumb, Stewart.
Education and labor-Carey, Hans
broueh, McMillin, Washburn.
| Railroads Casey, Hawley, PETER, Pet.
tigrew, Power, Stockbrdge.
lmmigration-Chander, Dubois, Hale,
Proctor, Squire.
Inter state commerce-CulIom, Chan
dler, Higgins. Hiscock, Wilson, Wolcott.
| Pensions-Davis, Hansbrough, Shoup.
| Indian affairs-Dawes, Manderson, Pet
tigrew, Stockbridge
Judiciary-Hoar, Mitchell, Platt, Teller,
Wilson.
Agriculture and Forestry = Paddock,
Casey, FELTON,, Mcmillan, Warren,
Terrltories-Platt, Carey, Hansbroueh,
Shoup, Stewart.
Public lands-Plumb, Allen, Dolph,
Paddock, Pettigrew, Sanderson.
Postotfices and roads-Sawyer, Dixon,
McMillin, Mitchell, Washburn.
Foreign MISUNDERSTANDING, Davis,
Dolph, Frye, Hiscock.
Indian depredations- Shoup, Allen,
Chandler, Paddock.
Public buildings and grounds-Stan-
ford, Carey, Morrill,, Squire.
Mines and mining-Stewart, FELTON,,
Jones, Power, Warren.
Privileges and elections-Teller, Chand-
Ter, Higgins, Hoar, Mitchell.
Irrigation - Warren, Casey, Dubois,
Stewart.
Improvement Mississippi river-W ash
burn, PETER, Pettigrew, Power.
Civil service and retrenchment-Wo
colt, Dawes, Morrill,, Stanford, Wash
burn.
The senators from the northwestern
states are we'll taken care Of. While
Hans brough did not secure the CD airman-
ship. he did get the assignment to impor-
tant committees; those on the District of
Columbia, census, territories, pensions,
education and labor. Sen. Kyle's name
does not appear ON the list, although Sen.
PETER, his alliance colleague, is placed on
FIVE committees: claims, census, improve
ment of the Mississippi river, railroads,
and to examine the civil service 1t is
learned that Senator Kyle was approached
with view to ascertaining his prefer
ences. but his response was non
committal and he vaguely limited
at the expectation that alliance senators
would receive committee assignments
from botn republican and democratic eau.
cuses. Doubt also has been cast upon his
soundness in republican principles so up
to his time the republican caucus has
been unable to place him, although it
may tomorrow.