Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-15
THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
How the Minority Have Been Distributed on
the Senate Committees.

How the Minority Have Been Distributed on
the Senate Committees.
The republican members of the Senate went
into caucus this morning at 10 O'Clock for the
purpose Of receiving the report of its commi ttee
making assignment Of minority chairmanships
and membership Of the various committees.
The caucus was practically unanimous in the
opinion that inasmuch as Mr.. Stewart of Ne
vada had been the recipient Of a chairms nship
at the hands of the majority he should not be
permitted to remain on the important commit
Tee OF appropriations as a representative OF the
minority. He was therefore removed and
Mr.. Teller Of Colorado was substituted in his
place.
So far as finally agreed upon nine Of the
eleven minority chairmanships will be filed as
follows: Mr.. Sherman Of Ohio. being awarded
the conference committee; engrossed bills, Mr..
Allison of Iowa; epidemic diseases. Mr..
Jones Of Nevada: private land claims, Mr.
Hale Of Maine: committee to investigate the
condition of the Potomac river front Of WASH
ington. Mr. Frye of Maine; woman suffrage.
Mr.. Hoar OF Massachusetts; additional
Congress, Mr.. Morrill, Of Vermont; Ave
civilized tribes Of Indians. Mr..
Teller of Colorado; transportation and sale OF
meat products. Mr.. Piatt of Connecticut; cor
porations in the District of Columbia, Mr.
Aidrich of Rhode Island.
sylvan;a. Claims of citizens of United States
against the government of Nlcaragua-Mr.
Hawley of Connecticut
The minority representation upon the Senate
committees was subsequently announced by the
chairman OF the caucus as follows:
Committee on agriculture and forestry-Mc-
MILAN. Washburn. Proctor. Hansbrough.
On approprianons-AIlison, Hale, Cullom,
Teller
To audit and control the contingent expenses
of the Senate-Jones Of Nevada.
On the census-Hale. stockbridge, Dixon,
Hansbrough.
On civil Sc vice and retrenchment-Stan-
ford, Washburn. Morrill, and Lodge.
On claims-Mitchell, Davis, Stewart and
PETER.
On coast defenses-squire, Dolph, Hawiey
and Higgins
On commerce-Frye. Jones New, Dolph,
Cullom, Washburn and Quay.
On the District Of Columbia-McMillan, WAL
colt, Gallinger. Hansbrough, Proctor.
On education and labor-Carey, Stanford,
Washburn. Lodge.
On engrossed bills-Allisou, chairman.
On enrolled bills-Dubois.
On epidemis diseases-Jones Of Nevada,
chairman; Stockbridge, Gallinger. QUAY.
To examine the several branches OF the civil
service-Power. Gallinger.
On hnanee-Morr,il,, sherman. Jones Of
On fisheries Stanford, Squire,
Power.
On foreign observation-disclosures. Frye, Dolph,
Davis.
On Observation-Disclosures, Squire, Proctor,
Dubois, Lodge. :. :. >
On improvement Of the Mississippi river and
its tributaries Washburn. Pettigrex. Power.
On Indian affairs-Piatt, Stockbridee, Man
derson, Pettigrew, Shoup.
On interstate commerce-CuIlom, Wilson,
Chandler, Wolcott, Higgins.
On irrigation and reclamation of arid lands
Stewart, Dubois, Carey, Hansborough
On the judicisry-Hoar, Wilson, Tsiier, Piatt,
Mitchell.
On the kbrary-Wolcott
On Higgins, Galliuger.
On military anairs-Hawley, Cameron, Man
derson. Davis.
On mines and mining-Jouss q Nevada,
Power. Shoup, Allison.
On naval anairs-Cameron, Hale, Stanford,
Stockbridge.
On organization. conduct and expenditures
Of the executive Observation-Disclosures, Proctor,
Dubois. Lodge.
On patents-Dixop, Plat, Wilson.
On penEons-ShOup, Hambroueh, 0aIlinesr,
8Awley.