The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-16

to complete their committee list When
the doors were reopened German immedi-
ately offered resolution naming the COM
mittees Of the senate. The resolution was
agreed to and the senate then adjourned
until tomorrow. Minority representation
on senate committees was subsequently
announced BY the chairman Of the Repub-
Acan caucus - follows:
burn. Proctor and HansbrouGh.
.Appropriasions- Allison. HalA Cullom and
70 audit and control contingent ~xpsu,es ef
census-Haie. 6tockbridSe, Dixon and Hans
brough.
Civil service and Stanford,
Waahburn. Merrill and Lodge
Claims-Mitchell. Davis. stewart and PeAsf.
HigEina
Commerce-Frys. Jones, Of Nevada. DelpA,
CuIlon. washburu and Quay.
District OF Columbia-NcMillan, wolcot4
Galnnger, Hansbrough and Proctor.
Eoucason and labor-Carsy. Stanford. walk
burn and Lodge
Engrossed bllis-Allfson, chairman
Enrolled bilis-Duboia
man, sockbridge, Galiinger and Quay.
To examine the several branCheo Of the civil
oefvice-Power and Gallinger.
A';.nn 'nsnesMMosri; - sherman. Jonsa OF Nevada
Fishsries-stockbridgs. Stanford. Squire and
Foreign rslations-sherman. Frye. Dolph and
Davis
Immigration-C Chandler. Squire. Proctor. Du-
bois and Lodge.
Improvement Of the Mississippi river and
Indian affairs-Platt, Stock bridge, Manderson,
Pettigrew snd sh0up.
Interstate commerce -cullom. Wilson. Chand-
ler. Woicott and Higgins.
Irrigation and reclamation Of arid lands
Stewart. Dubois. Carey and Hansbrough.
On reaesembling there was . debate Of
some length on the removal Of Stewart Of
Nevada from the appropriation committee.
The opinion was practically unanimous
that as Stewart had been the recipient of .
Craftsmanship at the hands of the ma
jority he should not be permitted to re-
main on tho important committee on ap-
preparations as . representative of the
minority. He was therefore removed and
Teller Of Colorado substituted. Az far as
agreed on, nine Of the eleven minority
chairmanships are as follows:
Conference, sherman of Ohio; engroassd bills
Allison of Iowa; epidemic diseases, Jones of
Nevada; private land claims, Hale Of Maine:
committee 70 investigate the condition Of tho
Potomac river 'front.' Frye OF Maine: woman SUI
fraRe. Hoar of Massachusetts,: additional accom-
AuOoot1Oub ICt Tue lOE8ry lOI COuBt0UBs MOIIltA
OF Vermont: the five civiliSed tribes Of Indians.
Teller Of Colorado: transportation and sale Of
market products, Plat of Connecticut: corpora
tions in the District of Columbia. Aldrich Of
Rhode Island; Revolutionary claims, Cameron
OF Pennsylvania; claims of citisens Of the
United States against the government Of Mica
ragua, Hawley of Connecticut
Bish0ps Oppose Anti Chinese Law.
WARRINGTON CITY, March ia digni-
fed delegation was introduced to the pres
ident TO-DAY by Bancroft Davis. recorder of
the supreme court. These were four
bishops of the Episcopal church: Bishops
Paret of Maryland, Potter of New York.
Whitaker of Pennsylvania and Hare of
South Dakota. The object of the visit ID
to discuss with Cleveland the Chinese ex.
clusion law with relation to its bearing on
American interests in China. They said
that the strict enforcement of tho Law
would be apt to endanger the prosperity
and lives of Americans there. They told
President Cleveland that they came 70
him, not rs representatives of the church.
but as citizens. and they had no sugges-
tions to make. but had simply come to
confer with him. Cleveland said In reply
that he had to enforce this a. we'll as other
laws Of tho country. Tho bishops admitted
this, but suggested that it might be possi.
bic to mitigate in some degree the severties
Of the laws operation. The pres ident told
them that he would do what he could and
thA topvioU tnprni fod