People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-03-24
THE MINORITY.
The Senate Republican Caucus Makes As
signment of the Minority Representation

III
The Senate Republican Caucus Makes As
signment of the Minority Representation
on the Standing Committees.
WASHINGTON. March 1.-THE republican
members Of the senate went into caucus yester
day morning at 10 O'Clock for the purpose Of re
ceiving the report Of its committee making as
signment Of minority Chairmanships and mem
bership Of the various committees At moor
the caucus had not finished its work, and when
the senate was called to order the republicans
entered the chamber without being ready tC
make any report Something Of a contest was
manifested when it came to filling the vacancy
on the committee on appropriations There
was debate Of some length on the subject Of
the removal Of Mr. Stewart Of Nevada, from
the committee. Mr.. Stewart found one or two
champions, but the caucus was practically
unanimous in their decision that, inasmuch as
Mr. Stewart had been the recipient Of chair
manship at the hands Of the majority, he should
not be permitted 10 remain on the important
committees as a representative Of the minor,
lty. He was therefore removed, and Mr.. Tel
Ter, Of Colorado, was substituted in his place
The minority representation on the commit
tee was in the evening announced by the chair.
man Of the caucus as follows:
Committee on agriculture and foresry-Mc-
MILAN, Washburn, Proctor, HansbrOugh.
On appropriations Allison, Hale, CullOm,
Teller
Auditing contingent expenses Of the senate
Jones, Of Nevada.
On the census-Hale, Stockbridge Dixon,
HansbrOugh
On civil service and Observation-Disclosures
Washburn Morrill,, Lodge.
On claims-Mitchell, Davis Stewart, PETER.
On coast defense-SQuire, Dolph
COasts-H awley, Higgins
Frye Jones Of Nevada Dolph
Cullom, Washburn, Quay.
District Of COlumbia-McMillan, WalcOtt,
Gallinger, HansbrOugh, Proctor
On education and labOr-Carey, Stanford,
Washburn, Lodge.
On engrOssed bills-Allison chairman.
On enrolled bnIs-Dubois.
On epidemic diseases-Jones Of Nevada,
StOckbridge, Quay.
To examine the several branches Of the civil
service-Power Gallinger.
On fnance-Morrill Sherman, Jones, Ali,
son, Aldrich.
On foreign relatiOns-Sherman, Frye, Dolph,
Davis
On the improvement of the Mississippi river
and its tributaries 49, Washburn, Pettigrew,
HOar
On Indian a1lirs-Platt, Stockbrldge, Petit.
grew, Shoup
On interstate cOmmerce-CullOm, Wilson,
Chandler, Higgins.
On irrigation and reclamation Of arid lands
Stuart Dubois Carey, Hansbrough.
On judiciary HOar, Wilson, Teller, Plat,
Mitchell,
On the library
On manufactures Higgins, Gallinger
On military afairs-Hawley, Cameron, Man.
derson. Davis. 49,.
On mines and mining-Jones Of Nevada,
Power, ShOup, Allison
On naval atfairs-Cameron, Hale, Stanford,
Stockbridge
On organization, conduct and expenditures of
the executive department-WilsOn Proctor
Dubois Lodge
On patents-DixOn Platt Wilson.
On pensions ShOup Hansbrough, Gallinger,
Hawley
On post offices and post rOads-Mitchel, Nc
MILAN, WalcOtt, Dixon, Washburn.
On printing Henderson.
On private land claims Hale, chairman; Tel
Ter, Dixon
Ga privileges and elections-Hoar, Mitchell,
Chandler, Higgins.
On public buildings and grounds-Stanford,
Morrill,, Quay, Squire
On public lands-Doph Pettigrew, Carey
Dubois, Power.
On railroads-Hawley, Stockbridge, Petit
grew, Power, PETER
On relations with Canada -Hoar. Hale. Dolpb
Higgins
On the revision Of the laws Of the United
States-Wilson, Platt
On revolutionary claims Cameron, chair
man; Frye, AldriCh
On rules-Aldrich, Henderson
On territories-Platt, Davis, Carey, Shoup,
Hansbrough
Transportation routes to the seab0ard-Gal.
linger, Squire Mitchell, Aldrich
On Pacific railrOads-Davis, Carey, Wolcott
Mcmillan
On Indian depredations -Shoup, Chandler.
Pettigrew, Carey
Select committee to investigate condition of
Potomac river front of Wasbington-Frye
chairman; Sherman, Proctor
To inquire into all claims of, citizens Of the
United States against the government of Mica.
ragua-Hawley, chairman Stewart, Mitchell
On woman suffrage-HOar, chairman QUAY.
On additional accommodations for the library
Of congress Morrill, chairman; Dixon
On the five civilized tribes of Indians-Teller,
chairman; Platt
On the transportation and sale OF meat prod.
ucts-Platt chairman: Power.
To establish the university of the United
States-Proctor, Sherman, Dolph. Washburn
On the entsRpial-Pettigrew Sher.
man, Cameron, Hawley, Wilson Cullom.
To investigate the geological survey-Carey
On national banks-Chandler, Henderson
On forests and reservations-Teller, Davis.
On corporations in the District of Columbia
Aldrich, chairman Mcmillan
To investigate trespasses upon Indian lands
Higgins
The republicans cOntented themselves with
removing Mr.. Stewart from the appropriation
committee He remains q representative Of
the minority in other committees, and is the
ranking member of the minority in the commit
tee on irrigation and reclamation of arid lands.
Mr.. Teller, as will be seen, gives up his place
on the committee on privileges and elections.
of which he was chairman and would be the
ranking member, and goes TO the foot Of the list
on the appropriations committee.
Mr.. Higgins is substituted for Mr.. Teller on
the elections committee
The republicans retain all OF their members
of the committee on the Judiciary BY reason of
the fact that it has been increased from a total
membership Of nine TO eleven
With the appointment OF the new chairman Of
the senate the pay Of the Old clerks stops and
the new ones begun Us soon as they will be
sworn in. For this reason there was number
of new committee clerk appointees sworn yes.
terday afternoon.
NOMINATIONS.
The President Sends to the Senate List OF
Nominations.
WASHINGTON, March l6.-President