The rustler., 1891-12-25

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MAsmtxarox. Dec fa-The repub-
lican caucus committee % the senate /
yesterday completed is szork and made /
its selections for the chairmanshipS Il
notified the democratic membcrs that
Il was ready b hear from them regard
Inc memberships.
Mr. IlnaG In accordance with his
seniority. become chairman 81 the
judiciary committee. rciinqusshiue his
place a. chairman of the committee on
privileges aud elections. q which Mr.
Teller succeeds
The three vacancies In the member.
ship - the Judiciary committee. result
Ing from the retirement II Messrs Ed
munds Ingalls, and Evarts. are filed
by assignment Of MessrS Mitchell
Teller and Platt The places vacated
hy MessrA Edmunds and EFarts on the
foreign relations committee are 49,
signed t. Messrz iliscoek and Davis.
Mr. Quay succeeds Mr.. Everts a. chair
man Of the library committee. Mr..
Z stock bridge. who was said 20 desire
/ this place, was otherwise provided for
to his entire satisfaction, being as-
signed to mem bership Of two impar-
/ tant committees, namely. naval affairs
/ and Indian Affairs and retaining his
craftsmanship Of the committee ON
/ fisheries
Mr. Walcott. who had also been
spoken of in connection with the
library craftsmanship, was given a new
place on the important Interstate COM
mercc committee and retained as chair
man of the committee on civil service
and rctrcnchmcut and as a member Of
the committee on post office aud post
roads aud private land claims.
In the list Of committee assignments
as submitted 20 the caucus for approval
are the following;
MIR PETER Claims: examine several
branches Of the civil service; census;
improvement Of the Mississippi river:
railroads.
Mr.. Plumb-PubIic lands. chairman;
appropriations; District OF Columbia;
transportation and sale of meat prod.
ucts tseicctl.
It is apparent from the list that the
senators from the northwestern states
have been well taken care of in the
matter OF ehairmanships and places on
important committees While Messrs
FELTON,, Dubois and llansbrough do not
secure chairmanships, they do ret AS
signments on committees that originate
large part Of the important legisla-
tinn of congress. The name Of Senator
Kyle does not appear upon the list
although senator PETER, his alliance
colleague is given four committee as
signmeuts; II was learned that Senator
Kyle was approached with n view Ia
ascertaining his preferences, but that
his response was non-cummittal and
vaguely limited at an expectation that
the alliance senator's would receive
committee assignments from both the
republican aud democratic caucuses
Doubt has also been cast upon his
soundncss ia republican principles st
that up to this time the republican eau
Gus has been unable to place him, nj
though it may do so to-day.
Among the committee assignment,
submitted TO the caucus for approva
were the following: Mr.. Manderson
printing (chairmanl, rules, military
affairs. Indian affairs; Mr. Paddock
agriculture and forestry (chairmanl
audtt aud control of the contingent ex
penscs of the senate, pcusto pub.il
lands, Indian depredations tselecO
additional accommodations for tn,
library of congress tseleetE Mr.
. Peffcr, claims, to examine tin
several branches of the civil service
/. census, Improvement of the Mississippi
: river aud railroads. Mr.. Plumb, publi
. lands tchairmanl, appropriations, Dis
trict of Columbia, transportation an
sale OF meat products (selectl; Mr
Proctor, to establish the university o
! the United States tchairmanl, revision
of the laws, immigration, military n
!. fairs, private land claims and 81
: ganization, conduct and eXpendit
urcs Of the executive department.
: MIR sherman. foreign relations (chaii
" mani. finance, rules quadro-centennii
(selectl. university Of the United State
tseiccu. to investigate the conditio
of the Potomac river front at Washing
= ton: Mr. Teller, privileges and election
> (chairman) judiciary, five civiize
tribes Of Indians tsclectl, private Ian
claims: Mr. Nocott, civil service an
retrcnchment (chairman), District {
:, Columbia. inter state commerce, POI
: Offices and post roads and library. =
The democratic senators have bee
:. notified that the republicans have pra
= tically completed their committee Iii
: and held IA caucus yesterday aftcrnoo
> for the purpose of arranging their ow
representation upon the committees
~ An important change in the commi
- tees Is the elevation of the commit,
. on irrigation and arid lands from $
!, lect to u standing committee. Senate
= Warren, of Wyoming, although a ne
senator has been placed at its head
u reason of his familiarity with this su
= ject
"A Thirty Lives Lost.
q. LONDON, Dec. Is The gale has bee
,e especially severe in South Wales Son