The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-03-15
NEW men FOR CHA|RMEN
Republican Senator'S VIII Move Out
Of Their Cosy Offices
Very Soon.
And Their Democratic Successore
Will Come Into the Fruits
Of Victory.
Eleven Chairmansiips Arc Set Aside for
the Defeated Party -- Tho List OF
New Chairmen.

WASHINGTON, March IA. Tho democratic
caucus finished its labors to-day go far as
the reorganization of the committees of tho
senate is concerned. During the session of
the cauous there was prevailing senti-
ment in favor Of the speedy REORGANIZATION
of the clerical and executive force OF the
senate and the sentiment took tangible
shape Immediately after adjournment,
when caucus committee met for the pur.
pose Of considering the subject. This i'm
portant branch of the work Of the maj jority
is now we'll under way and it is probable
that by this time next week the elective
officers of the senate will have been
changed. Either upon standing or select
committees places were found as chairmen
for all OF the new democratic senator's
The republicans were given eleven commit
tees. just the number they gave the demo.
crGts. The Chairmen of the various COM
mittees, as given by German, are az fol-
lows:
Agriculture, George; appropriations
CockreIl; contingent expenses, White, of
Louisiana; census, Turpie: civil service.
Call; claims, Pasco; coast defenses, Cor
don; commerce. Ransom; District OF Co.
lumbia. Harris; education and labor Kyle;
eniolled bills, Cafery; to examine the sev-
eral branches of the civil service, PETER;
finance. Voorhees,; fisheries Coke; foreign
relations. Morgan; imm!lr grafton, Hill; i'm
provernent of the Mississippi river, Bato;
Indian affairs, Jones, of Arkansas; inter
state commerce. Butler; irrigation and REQ
lamation of arid lands. White, of Mary
land; judiciary, PuRh; library. Mills; man
ufacture, Gibson; military affairs, Walthal;
mines, Stewart; naval affairs McPhelso
expenditures of the executive departments,
Smith; patents, Gray; pensions, Palmer;
postotfices and post roads. Col
quit; printing. German; privileges
and elections. Vance; public buildings
and grounds Vest; public lands, Berry;
railroads. Camden; relations with Canada,
Murphy; revision of laws. Daniel; rules,
Blackburn; territories. Faulkner; trans
portation routes to the seaboard, lrby: Pa
oitic railroads, Brice; Indian depredations,
Lindsay; to establish university of the
United States, Hunton; euadro centennial,
Villas: to investigate the geological aurvey,
Martin; on national banks. Mitchell. of
Wisconsin; on forest reservations, Allen, of
Nebraska; to investigate trespasses upon
Indian lands, Roach.
The list is complete with the exception of
the assignment of the senator from Wyom-
ing, and that place has been left vacant
until tho member has been sworn in. At
the conclusion of the caucus German sent
q copy of the list to the republican com
lnttee. which was in session. The republi-
cans decline to givo out ANYTHING tonight,
but will report to republican caucus to-
morrow. Committee changes will probably
receive the sanction Of the aenate to- morrow
by esolution, and tho old chsirmen will
then give up the rooms they occupied and
the democrats will then be in possession of
that important branch of the senate. Nom
nations will then De received and promptly
acted upon.