The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-06

select 1. is impossible TO say. voorhees, viii
most likely choose the finance committee, as all
tariff and money questions are considered by
it, although the immigration committee is also
a strong committee for politician, and know
Voorhees, takes 8 great interest in those ques-
tons, because am member OF it myself. 1t IS
possible that Cleveland would like Senator Nc
Pherson, who is second on the list OF the
finance committee 10 ee Chairman, and excel
tive influence may be brought 20 bear upon
Voorhees, TO take the immigration committee.
But then McPnerson is st the head of the
list on the naval affairs committee, and doubt
that he would like to give up that committee. as
it will control vast expenditure OF money.
II voorhees, should yield the Craftsmanship OF
the finance committee to Mcpherson. and the
latter eccep. the position, Senator Butler, OF
South Carolina, who liz not at the head oil
any of the committees, would become chairman
of the naval affairs committee. II would seem
peculiarly appropriate that Senator Carlisle, OF
Kentucky should head the finance committee,
but he is Last on the list, being preceded also
by Senator'S Harris OF Tennessee, and Vance, OF
North Carolina / presume, however, that
Voorhees, win choose the finance committee If
he Is in good heaIth Well, that makes me
smile Voorhees,. you know, was at one time
almost q Greenbacker. and his falling heir TO
the Fl nance committee 10 very rich.
As between the committees on appropriations
and military affairs se3s.or Cockreil, OF Mis-
sour, IN case he 10 reelected, VIII no doubt
choose the former, in which case Senator Walt
hail, of Mississippi, can have the latter II he
should prefer il 10 that Of civil service
and retrcnchment, or that in improvement of
the Mississippi river, or that on public lands.
which is headed by Senator Morgan, OF Ala
bama, but who slso heads the prsferable COM
mi;:ee foreign relations. l think Nalthall
will choose the military affairs committee. In
= - al n&nA$ All
committee would go 20 Senator Call, of Florida.
have no doubt but that Senator Morgan will
choose the Craftsmanship of the committee on
foreign relations. which is most important
one, although he Is also at the head of the list
in the Indian Affairs and public lands COM
mittees.
Senator Ransom. OF North Carolina, is at the
committee OF commerce, most important CON-
Inittee. which has charge of the river and harbor
bills. He is good friend to the Lake Washing
ton canal.
The committee on pos.ofices and postroads is
an i'm portant committee, as the appointment of
ali the presidential postmasters is referred to
il. Senator Colquitt, OF Georgia, heads the list
on this committee, but he is very i'll and is re-
ported not expected TO live, and senator Blodg-
ett OF New Jersey, who Is second on the list,
told ne he would not be a candidate for re cleo
ton. which would give this important commit
tee to Senator Brice, of Ohio
The committee on public buildings and
grounds is also an important committee, con-
trolling large appropriations, and Senator Vest,
OF Missouri, can be chairman if he wants to, al
though he comes after Colquitt on the Quadro-
centennial committee. He will no doubt choose
the former.
Senator Berry. of Arkansas, stands third on
tho committee on public lands being preceded
by Morgan, whom we have assigned
to the foreign relations and Walthall
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first on the coast Cefsnces and census commit
tees. but he will perhaps prefer the public lands.
Senator Doiph made similar exchange at the
beginning oil the present congress.
Senator Pssco CT Florida, is at the head OF
the list on the committee on claims.
The committee on coast defenses. which is my
committee now, Will probably be headed by
Senator Gordon, OF Georgia.
Another important committee Is that on
judiciary, of which Senator Pugh, of Alabama,
stands at the head, and which l think no will
choose over that of privileges and elections, on
which he stands second to Senator Vance, of
North Carolina, who is supposed to be too i'll to
ever again take his seat.
The committee on privileges and elections
would thus fall to Senator Gray, of Delaware, if
he is reelected. /: would just suit him, too,
for he is always talking about such questions,
although he stands first on the committee On
patents.
Senators Voorhees, and Mcpherson having
been assigned to the finance and naval affairs
committees, the immigration committee would
fall to Senator Daniel, OF Virginia, unless he
should prefer that on revision of tho laws, of
which he stands at the head, in which case
Senator Hill would head tho immigration COM
mittee.
Senator Jones, OF Arkansas stands at the head
OF the list on the committees on Indian affairs
and territories. and he will no doubt prefer the
late fU
Kentucky.
Senator Turpie will be chairman of the COM
mittee OF pensions and Senator Blackburn of
that railroads. which he would no doubt
prefer to that on the census. on which he stands
second to Berry, whom we have assigned to
public lands.
Senator Harris is at the head of the list on the
committees on District of Columbia and inter
state commerce. If he should prefer the former
Senator German could have the latter il
he wanted to give up the printing committee
II, however, Harris should choose she interstate
commerce committee, Senator Faulkner would
then get the District OF Columbia committee.
Senator Kyle. who voted with the Democrats
on most questions at the last session, stands
next to Senator Gray on the committee on pat
ents, and as We have given Gray the privileges
and elections committee, the South Dakota sem
ator will probably fall into the patents commit
tee Craftsmanship, If he acts with them.
There are number of lesser standing COM
mittees, there being forty-four in all, besides
ten select committees, so there will he enough
to go around, a few OF the more insignificant to
be courteously gwen to the opposition or Pop
ulists.
This programme may be altered considerably
by private arrangement. or preference, or by
political influence Some OF the snators nav go
into the cabinet, and an effort may be
made TO obtain some of the more important
committees for such able senators as German.
Carlisle, Villas. Blackburn. Palmer, Mills But
Ter or HILL"