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Republican Senators Assigned to the
Committees.
WASHINGTON. December 14.-The list
of Senate committee assignments as sub
mitted to the Republican caucus for ap-
proval is as follows:
Mr.. Allen-RelatiOns with Canada,
chairman: public land claims; woman suf.
frage; Indian depredatiops.
Mr.. Allson-Naval affairs, chairman; !;
military affairs; guadro-ceDtennial; five
tribes of Indians; Revolutionary claims.
man; public buildings and grounds; Paci-
fic railroads; territories; patents.
Mr.. Casey-Railroads, chairman; agri-
culture and forestry; transportation routes
to the seaboard: irrigation; transporta-
tion and sale of meat products; organza-
tion. conduct and expenditures Of the exc
cutive departments.
Mr.. Chandler-Immigration chairman :;
naval affairs privileges and elections; In
dian depredati0ns interstate commerce.
Mr.. Cullom-Interstate commerce, chair
man; commerce; appropriations; quadro-
centennial.
Mr.. Davis-Pensions, chairman: foreign
relations; territories and Pacific railroads.
Mr.. Dawes-Indian affairs. chairman !;
appropriations; fisheries; five civilized
tribes of Indians; Pacific railroads; civil
service and reirsnchment.
Mr.. Dixon-Patents, chairman; post
Offices and post roads; additional accom-
modati0ns for library of Congress; census.
Mr.. Dulph-COast defences, chairman:
commerce; foreign relations public lands
relations W tn Canada; University of the
Mr.. observation-disclosures: enrolled
bills; immigration; irrigation; 0r2aDiza
tion, conduct amt expenditures of the exec
uttve denartments.
Mr.. Felton-Agriculture and forestry
coast defences; epidemic diseases; mines
and mining; quadro-centenniai.
Mr.. Frye-Commerce, chairman; foreign
relations; Pacific railways, chairman
to investigate the condition of the Potomac
river front Of Washington.
Mr.. Observation-Disclosures district of
Columbia: epidemic diseases; to examine
into the several branches of the civil
service.
Mr.. Hale---Census, chairman; appropra-
tions; naval affairs; immigrant N: private
land claims; relations with Canada.
MIR. Observation-Disclosures of Columbia !;
census; territories; pensions; education
and labor.
Mr.. Hawley-Military affairs, chairman :;
printing; coast defences railroads; quadro-
centennial.
Mr.. ns-Manufactures, chairman:
District of Columbia; privileges and
| elections; interstate commerce; coast de-
| fences.
Mr.. Hiscock-Organizatio conduct and
expenditures In the executive departments,
chairman; finance; Interstate commerce;
quadro-centeDnial; foreign relations !;
| Pacific railroads.
MIR. Hoar--Judiciary, chairman; prlvi-
| leges and elections; relations with Canada !;
women suffIase.
MIR. Jones vi Nevada-To audit and con.
troi the contingent expenses of the Senate,
chairman; commerce.; finance; mines and
mining.
Mr.. McMillin-District of Columbia,
chairman; agriculture and forestry; post
offices ana ostrOads; education and labor.
Mr.. MaudersoD-Printlng, chairman !;
rules; milit .ry affairs; indian affairs.
Mr.. Mitchell-Ciaims, chairman; judi
| ciary; post offices and post roads; trans
portation routes to seabord privileges and
elections Nicaraguan claims.
Mr.. Morrill, Finance. chairman; public
buildings and gro inds; additional accom- I
| modatlons ior tne library OF Congress !:
civil service and retrenchment.
Mr.. neutrality-suspicious. and forestry,
chairman; to audit and control the con-
tlngent expenses of the Senate; pensions !:
public lands; Indian depredations; addi.
ti"n'' accommodations for the library of
Congress. s@
Mr.. Peffer-Claims; to examine the sew
eral Drahcneo Ut the civil service; census !;
Improvement of the Mississippi river; rail-
roads.
Mr.. Pettigrew-Quadro centennial chair
man; Indian affairs; public lands; rail-
roads; improvements on the Mississippi
river.
Mr.. Platt-Territories chairman; Judi
ciary; patents revision of laws.
Mr.. Plumb-Public lands, chairman; ap-
preparations; District of Columbia; trans
porbation and sale of meat products.
Mr., Power-Te examine the several
branches of the civil service, chairman;
railroads; transportation and sale of meat
products; mines and mining; improvement
in the Mississippi river
MIR. PrOctor-To establish an University
of the United States, chairman; revision
of laws; immigration; military affairs:
private Land claims; organization; conduct