The herald., 1895-12-17
The Republican Caucus committee Of
Senate Completes Its Work

Inc Republican Caucus committee OF the
Senate Completes Its Work
WASHINGTON. Dec. l6.-rhe Republican
caucus committee of the senate completed
its work of assigning the majority menu
bers of the senate committees today and
will be prepared to report to the Repub-
lican caucus tomorrow. The assignment
OF chairmanships is as follows:
Agriculture, Proctor; appropriations,
Allison; audit contingent expenses, Jones
of Nevada; census, Chandler; civil serv-
ice, Pritchard; claims, Teller; coast de-
fense, Squire: commerce, Frye; District
of Columbia, Mcmillan; education and la
Dor, Shoup; enrolled bills, Sewell; exam
ination of branches of civil service, Peiler; !;
finance, Morrill,; fisheries, Perkins: for
eIgn relations, Sherman; immigration,
Lodger improvement of the Mississippi
river, Nelson; Indian affairs. Pettigrew; ;
Indian depredations, Wilson; Interstate
commerce. Cullom: irrigation, Warren;
judiciary, Hoar; library. Hansbrough: :
manufactures. Wetmore; military al
fairs, Hawley; mines and mining,
Stewart naval affairs, Cameron; Or
ganzation executive department But
Platt; pensions. Gallinger; post
offices, Walcott printiug, Hale; privileges
and elections, Mitchell of Greg N; public
buildins quay; public lands, ubos; rail-
roads. Clarke: re .auops with Canada'
Carter: revision of the laws, burrows;
rules, Aldrich; territorle :. Davis; transpor-
tation routes to seaboaid, Nc Bride; Uni
versity of the United States, Kyle; inter-
national expositions; Thurs on, 10 investi-
gate the geological survey; Elkns, ma
tioual banks: Mantle, forest reservations;
Allen, trespasses on Indian lands, Baker;
Ford theatre disaster. to be nlled when
the utah senators come IN.
his disposes of the chairmanships OF
all but eleven committees. The COM
mittees undisposed OF are known as the
minori y committees. The Republicans
now control them and they will fall 10 the
Democrats under the new organization.
The caucus committee has made provision
for the Populist senators, as the Demo-
Gratis did in the last congress, and have
given each of them craftsmanship, giving
each of them the same position held under
the Democrats except senator Kyle. who
has been promoted from the chair
manship of the committee on ed
ucalion and labor to that of the
University of the United states. The COM
mittee will recommend the enlargement of
all the larger committees, including
finance. from eleven to twelve members;
judiciary, from eleven TO thirteen; appro-
priations, from nine to twelve; foreign re-
lations, District of Columbia, commerce,
military affairs. naval affairs and public
buildings. The incentive to this change is
found in the difficulty of harmonizing all
the elements in the party, but it is justified
in the growth of the senate as body.
The Republica membership of the more
important commit .ees OF the caucus COM
mlttees recommend and as adopted will
be made as follows:
Appropriation-Aliison Hale, Cullom,
Taller luay. PattipraN and Perkins.
Foreign Rela ions-Sherman,F Frye, Davis,
Cullom, Cameron and Lodge.
Fnance-M lrrill, Sherman, Allison, AID
rich, Platt, Wolcott and Jones of Nevada,
Populist.
Judiciary-Hoar. Teller, Platt, Mitchell
of Oregon, Davis, Thurs on, Clarke.
Commerce-Frye, Cullom, quay, Squire,
Mcbride. Elkins and Me MILAN.
Interstate Commerce -Cullom, Chand-
Ter, Wolcott, Aldrich, Gear, Carter.
Military atfairs-Hawley, Cameron
Shoup, Proctor, Sewell and Elkins.
Naval affairs-Cameron, Hale, Perkins,
Nc MILAN. Dubois and one other.
Pacific railroads-Gear, Frye, Stewart,
Wolcott and one other.
Senator's Chandler and Burrows are
added to the committee on postoffices;
Senator Warren to that of public buildings
and grounds. and Senators Wetmore and
Prltchard TO the District of Columbia.
After the list is passed upon by the Re-
publican caucus, it will be handed to the
Democrats, when it is supposed they will
proceed to fill out the minority representa-
tio1 on the committees. 1t is supposed
tn " can be made late this week. but the
Republican managers realize they are at
the mercy of the Democrats in this re-
spect. They have given up all hope of the
election of officers before the holidays.
James c. Gibson of South Dakota assist
ant superintendent of the document room,
salary $4,000.
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