Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-03-15
The Democratic Caucus Committee
Makes Its Report.
THE REPUBLICANS GET ELEVEN
Chairmanships, Which is Just the
Number They Allowed the
Democrats When They Were
in Power and Dividing the
Honors for Both Parties-The
Positions Assigned West Vir-
ginia's Representatives in the
Upper House.

WASHINGTON, 3NC., March 54.-The
Democratic caucus finished its laoors
to-day so far as the reorganization OF
the committees of the Senate is con-
cerned. The session Of the caucus w2s
not so long as was anticipated, despite
the fact that there was some discussion
! on the subject Of the reorganization Of
the elective offices of the Senate.
! 1t will be seen that the committee
provided chairmanships for Senators
| PETER and Kyle, the Peoples members
and permitted Mr.. Stewart to retain the
chairmanship of the committee on
mines and mining which he held under
the Republican organization. The Re-
/ publicans are given eleven committees,
| just the number they gave the Demo-
Gratis.
The official list as given out by Mr..
! German is as follows:
On Agriculture-George, chairman;
Bate, Ransom, PETER, Roach-Repu0li-
/ cans 3.
Appropriations-C chairman;
Call, German, Blackburn, Brice-Re-
publicans 4.
Contingent Expenses-White, of
Louisiana, chairman; Camden-Repub-
/ licans l.
Census-Tnrpie, chairman; Berry,
White, OF California, Murphy, PETER
Republicans 4.
Civil Service-Call, chairman; Wal
thau, Gordon, Irby-Republicans, 4.
Claims-Pasco, chairman; Daniel,
Berry, Caffery, Allen of Nebraska
Republicans, 4.
Coast Defences-G Gordon. chairman;
Irby. Mills, White of California, Smith
Republicans, 4.
Commerce-Ransom, chairman; Coke,
Vest, German, White Of louisiana and
White of California, Murphy-Repub-
| licans, 6.
District of Columba-HarriS, chair
man; Faulkner, Gibson, Hunton,
Smith, Martin-Republicans 5.
Education and Labor-Kyle, chair
man; George, Hunton, Caffery, Murphy
Republicans 4.
Engrossed Bills-Cockrell, Martin
Republicans L, (chairman).
Enrolled Blls-Caffery. chairman;
/ Mitchell, of Observation-Disclosures 1.
Epidemic Diseases-Harris, Irby,
White, of neutrality-suspicious. 4,
! (chairman.)
To Examine the Several Branches Of
the Civil Service-Peffer, chairman;
Gray, Vilas-Republicans 2.
Finance-Voorhees, chairman; Nc
Phersun, Harris, Vance, Vest, Jones of
ArkanSas-Republicans 5.
Fisheries-Coke, chairman; Call, Glib
son, Hill, Mitchell, of Wisconsin-Re-
publicans 4.
Foreign Relations-Morgan chair
man; Butler, Gray, Turpie, Daniel-Re-
publicans 4.
Immigration-Hnl, chairman; Voor-
hees, Mcpherson, Faulkner, Pefer-
Republicans t.
Improvement of Mississippi River
Bate, chairman; Walthall, Palmer, PEI
fer-Republicans 3.
Indian Affairs-Jones, Of Arkansas,
chairman; Morgan, Smith, Roach, AL
len, OF Nebraska Republicans A.
Interstate Commerce-Butler, chair
man; German, Brice, White, Of Louisi-
ana; Camden, neutrality-suspicious. 5.
Irrigation and Reclamation Of Arid
Lands-White, of California, chairman;
Jones, Of Arkansas, Kyle, Roach-Re-
pubIicsns 4.
Jndiciary-Pugh, chairman; Coke,
George, Villas, Hill, Lindsay-Republi-
/ cans 5.
Library-Mills, chairman; Voorhees,
Republicans l.
Manufactures - Gibson, chairman;
Smith, Caffrey-Repubicans 2.
! Military Affairs-W Walthall, chairman;
Cockren, Bate, Palmer, Mitchell, of
/ Wisconsin-Republica 4.
Mines - Stewart, chairman; Bate,
Call, Irby, Mills-Republicans 4.
Naval Affairs-McPher chairman;
Butler; Blackburn, Gibson, Camden
Republicans 4.
Expenditures of Executive Depart
ments-Smith, chairman; Cockrell,
Hill, Wathall, Caffery-Republicans 4.
/ PatentS-Gray, chairman; Kyle.
Mills, Republicans 4.
Pensions-Palmer, chairman; Brice
Villas, Camden, Catfrey-Republicans 4.
Post Offices and Post RoadS-Colquitt,
chairman; Villas, Irby, Mills, Hunton,
/ Hill-Repnblicans 5.
Printing-Gorman, chairman; Ran
sOm-Repubicans l.
Private Land Claims-Ransom, Col
Quit, Pasco, Berry-Republicans 3.
! (Chairman.)
Privileges and Elections-Vance.
chairman: Gray, Pugh, Turpie. Palmer
Republicans 4.
Public Buildings and Grounds-Vest,
chairman; Daniel, PaSco, Brice, Cor
don-Republicans 4.
Public LandS-Berry, chairman; Wal
thall, Pasco, Villas, Martin, Allen, Of
ka-Republicans5.
airoads-Camden, chairman; Berry,
! Gordon, Palmer, neutrality-suspicious.
Is.
Relations with Canada-Murphy,
chairman; Pugh, COlquitt, Hunton,
Mitchell, of Wisconsin-Republicaus 4.
Revision OF the Laws-Daniel, chair
man; Call, LindSay-RepublIcans, ,.
Revolutionary Claims-Coke, Pugh-.
Republicans, 3. (Chairman).
Rnles-Blackburn, Chairman; Harris,
Gorman-Republieans, ?.
Territories - Faulkner, chairman;
Hill, Blackburn, Bate, Call, White OF
! alifornia-Republican 5.
Transportation Routes TO the Sea-
board-Irby, chairman; George, Turpie,
Gordon-Republicans, 4.
Pacific Railroads-Brice, chairman;
Morgan, Faulkner, White Of Louisiana,
i Neutrality-suspicious., 4.
Indian edations-Lindsay, chair
man; Faulkner, Kyle, White, OF Louis
ana, Cockrell-Republicans 4.
Select committees to investigate Po-.