The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-03-11
Caucus COMMITTEE WORK,
HAVE ACCOMPANIED mUCu.,,
SAID ONE OF THE MEMBERS.
Ahe work Not Yet Finished, hut gIay
be Completed Today or
NOnday

II u
Ihe work Not Yet Finished, Hut MAY
be Completed Today or
Monday.
WASHINGTON, March 1O.-The sena-
tors composing the democratic caucus
committee appointed for The purpose of
revising the senate committees ad djourned
this evening after the third session last
ing six hours. 1--WE have accomplished
much today" said one of the memb bers.
although we are not yet through with
the assignments "
1t Is possible the committee will finish
tomorrow, and will then report to the
caucus which may be called after the
session OF the senate Monday or Tuesday
morning, for il the senate comm, tt .es
are not reorganized by Monday the ses
sion will be very brief and another ad-
lournment will in all probability be taken
for another three days, so that democrats
can In the meantime complete the work
OF organization. As soon as the COM
mittee has agreed it will notify the re-
publicans and will call upon them to
submit the report of their caucus work.
This will be incorporated in the report
to the caucus of the democrats and
whstever shall be agreed upon will 90
before the senate 10 the shape of a reso.
luton. The fact that all combinations
are being held back and that the ap
polntees of Mr.. Cleveland can not be
held until they are confirmed, is incen
tive sufficient to cause the committee to
be expeditions as possible and they are
losing no time. The labor of the gentle
men who are doing this work is more ar.
duous than might be supposed. When
any particular committee had been agree
upon 1t often happened that ubse quent
shifting of the members compelled q re-
modelling Of the whole scheme. The
main trouble has been Caused by descre
tion to fill in all the committees and Sc
lect chairman with due regard to the
geographical distribution of sen
stors. 1t was found in a numbe,
OF instances that after dem cratl
had been assigned to the committee tha
the minority membership of the commit
tee contained soEe Of the republican
Senators from the same state as tn,
democratic selection. This has createt
a great deal Of trouble, and as one O
the committee says, has been productiv,
of the only trouble yet met. 1t is un
derstood that there las been no pressure
to bear and that no strife for place ha
been stirred up.
The only chairmanship that has bee1
q disturbing factor was not because O
aspirants for the place but because no
one wanted this caairmauship of tn
Committee on Indian depredations,
position that entails a great deal of h.r,
work, which does not return any com
persatipg political advantage or pres
tjRe. There has been some talk to th
effect that the democrats intende
, abolishipg some of the minor com
mittee but it hss been decide
that the Republicans should have jus
as much as they gave their or
ponents in the last Congress. Tn
| means elven chairmsnships, and Countin
? the conference room, which goes to NJ
Sherman an even dozen comfortab
rooms, with the necessary clerks for tt
: minority. At the previous meetings II
/, ! committee has been bothered by the il
reference of callers. Today imperativ
orders were issued, and no one was pc
: mitted to see any senator charged wit
/ this duty.