Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-03-18
NEW COMMITTEE LISTS.
Democratic Rearrau cement OF the Various
Divisions OF the senate.

Democratic Isearrau cement OF the Various
Divisions OF the senate.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE senate
rial steering committee has practically
completed its labors of deciding upon
the positions democratic senators will
occupy on the various committees dur
ing the democratic ascendancy in the
senate. Mr.. Voorhees, will be chair.
man OF the committee on finance. Mr.
Villas was pushed for chairman Of the
committee on appropriations, but semi
ority in service enabled Senator Cock
rcll to grasp the plum. A new COM
mittce has been formed out of the
old committee of the presidents mes.
sage transmitting the report oil
the Pacific railway commission and
will be officially known rs the COM
mittee on Pacific railways The com.
mittec on the employment "of armed
bodies of men for private purposes" has
been dropped. The COMMITTEES on for
est reservations will be increased to
five. The committees to investigate
the condition OF the Potomac river
front at Washington and to inquire
into all claims of citizens of the United
States against the government Of Mica
ragua will have republican chairmen.
The committee lists so far rs the
democrats are concerned are as follows:
Agriculture and forestry -George, chairman:
Jones OF Arkansas Bates and PETER.
Authorizations -Cocxrell chairman; Call
German Blackburn and Brlce.
Claims-Pasco chairman: Villas White, Dan
lei and PETER
Commerce-Ransom, chairman: Coke, Vest
German, White OF Louisiana: White, OF Cali
fornis and Murphy.
District OF Columbia-Harris, chairman;
Faulkner. Gibson and Hunton.
Education and labor-kyle. chairman:
George, Hunlon Lindsay and Murphy
Enrolled biils-Caffrey chairman; COquit
Examine the several branches OF the civu
service PETER, chairman Gray and Villas
Financc-Voorhces, chairman; Mcpherson,
Paris Vance West and Jones OF Arkansas.
Fisheries chairman; Call, Ransom, Glib
son and Hill
Foreign rela tons Morgan, chairman; Butler
Gray Turpie and Daniel.
| Immlgra tion-Hill. chairman; voorhees,, MO
Pherson, Faulkner and PETER
Improvement OF the Mississippi and Its tribu.
taries--i,ate chairman; Walthall, Palmer and
| PETER
Indian affairs-Jones OF Arkansas, chairman:
| Mor2an Villas, Allen and Roach.
| Interstate commerce-Butler, chairman:
| German. Brice, White OF Louisiana, Candies
and Lindsay.
Irrigation and reclamation OF arid lanes
White Of California, chairman: Kyle, Gibson,
Roach and Beckwith
Judicinry-Pugh. chairman: George CoKc'
Villas, Hill and Lindsay.
| Library-Mills, chairman. and voorhees,
Mauufacturcs-t;ibson chairman. Smith and
Caffrev
Military affairs-Wal,hall, chairman Cock.
rell. Bate, Palmer and Mitchell
Naval afrairs-McPnerson, chairman; Butler.
Blackburn and Camden
Organization condition and expenditures OF
the executive department-Smith, chairman:
| Cockrell, Hill Wslthall and Caffrey
! Pensions Palmer. chairman; Brice, Vliass
| Camden and Carney.
Post Offices nnd post roads Colqnitt chair
man: Villas Irby. Mills, Hunton and Hill
Privileges and elections Vance, chairman:
Puch, Gray. Turpio and Palmer.
Public lands - Berry, chsirman; Walthaii'
Pasco, Villas. Allen and Martin
Public buildings and grounds Vest chair
man: Daniel Pasco, Brice and German
Railroads-Camden, chairman Berry, Cor
III.
Relations with Canada-Murphy, Chairman
Pugh, Colquitt, Hun;on and Mitchell
Revision Of tbs laws OF the United States
Daniel, chairman; Call and Lindsey.
Rules - Blackburn, chairman; Harris and
German.
Territories Faulkner. chsirman: Hill, Bate,
Gordon, Blackburn and White OF California
TRANSPORTATION routes TO the seabosrd-lrby,
chairman George, Turpie, Gordon and Hun
| ton
Pacific railways-Brice. chairman: Morgan
Faulkner, White OF Louisiana and Murphy.
Indian depredations - Lindsey, chairman
Faulkner, Kyle, White OF Louisiana and Cock
rell.
Quadro-centcnnial - Villas. chairman; Col
quit, Vest. Gray, Daniel, Gibson and Lindsey.
To investigate the geological survcy-Martin.
chairman: Jones OF Arkansas and Beckwith.
| To investigate trespasses upon CheroKee
lands-Roach, chairman, and Butler