The evening times., 1895-12-18
BLOCKED By DEMOCRATS.
Senate Reorganization Receives
a Setback at Their Hands.
REPUBLICANS ARE IRATE
The Hitch Amounts Almost to Dead
Holiday Recess May He Prevented.
The Minority Are Hanging ON to the
Fk~ipOts of,fhe Senate.

The Senate Republicans have made their
/ committee assignments, as recommended by
i the caucus committee, and their selections
were approved yesterday.
The Democrats, while insisting that they
have no desire to delay action, contend
that, as the Republicans have occupied
nearly two weeln in placing the members
Of the majority, It is hardly reasonable to
expect the minority to complete its assign
ments within the next two days.
Senator Mitchell, cha irman OF the Re-
publican caucus cominittce, has been au-
thorized to consult with Senator Gorman,
VINO represents the Democrats, to ascer-
tain how long it will take for the minority
| to prepare Its list of committee designa-
tons. 1t is cOnterdfd that the old members
| OF the Republican party in the Senate, who
have procrastinated In the organization
| oil the committees, are frightened at the
| thought that Speaker Reed will get his
committees organized by tomorrow, and,
| that the Senate may not be able to COM
plcte Its committee list until after the holi-
days.
Considerable feeling was manifested in
the Republican caucus yesterday on this
subject, and II is said now that, il the Demo-
| crats show disposition 10 delay making
their selections, the Republicans will try
to prevent the holiday recess.
On the other hand, IL is said that the
Democrats are not in d hurry to relinquish
| their comfortable committee rooms, and
they may try to force q holiday adjournment
before completing their list of committee
assig nments.
Altogether, the situation is very much
confused, and the Republicans are at the
| mercy of the Democrats for the time being,
unless they decide to violate the precedents
OF the Senate with regard to assignments of
the minority, and fill out the committees
without consulting the Democrats, and take
chances OF forcing a vote In open Senate.
As the matter now stands. they have
..::.dc up the Republican representation on
| the various committees, but they cannot
bring the subject into open Senate until the
minority representation is completed. An
other caucus will he held today to hear
from the Democrats.
THE COMMITTEES.
The list Tie Republican standing and
select committees OF the Senate that have
been Increased are as follows:
On Appropriations, from to IL, as
signing to the Republicans Z, with the
understanding, IL the Democrats insist ON
it. it shall be increased to l3.
On Claims, IRON 8 to IL. assigning TO
the Republicans 4, the Populsts 2.
On Coast Defenscs, from to L, assign
ing to the Republicans 8, Populists /.
On Commerce, from Is to 10, assigning
To the Republicans :, the Populists 1, 8 in
all.
On Finance, from IL to II, assigning to
the Republicans o, the Popuiists /.
On Foreign Relations, from 8 to IL, as
signing to the Republicans
On the judiciary, from Ii to 13, assign
Ing to the Republicans q.
On Military Affairs, from to II, as
signing To the Republicans 6.
On Naval Affairs, from to IL, assign
ing TO the Republicans
On Public Buildings and Grounds, from
to IL, assigning to the Republicans g.
On Rules, from to Z, assigning to the
Republicans f.
On Forest Reservations, from 3 10 z
ciiairnia nship. Allen and Kyle, assigned
TO Popalists; Repuh hiicins. 2.
Changes in the names or committees were
ordered as follows.
Quadro-cenienniul tD Select Committee
on International Expositions.
To Investigate the Geological Survey to
Select comInitteeo on the Geological Survey.
Committee on Forest Reservations 10
Select Committee on Forest Reservations
and the Protection Of Game.
Committee on Corporations in the District
OF Columbia Ia eiectCommittee on Corpora
lions Organized in the District of Colambi&.
Epidemic Diseases to Public Health and
National Quarantine.
THE STANDING COMMITTEES.
The personnel OF the committees, SO far
as the Republicans are concerned, is
follows, the P0puists given assignments
beng indicated:
Agriculture and Forestry-Proctor, chair
man; HansDrough, Warren, Gear, and but
Ter, POpulist.
Appropriations-Alliso chairman; Hale,
Cuiioni, Teller, Quay, Pettigrew, and
Perkins.
To Audit and Control the Contingent Ex-
peises OF the Senaie--Jones, Pop, Nevada,
chairman. and GalliDger.
. ON the Census-Chandler chairman; Hale,
Allison, Cullom, and Pettigrew.
On Civil Service and Retrenchment-
Pritchard.~ chairman; Lodge, Morrill,, Du-
bOis, and Elkins.
Ciaims-Tener. chairman; Mitchell OF Ore
gon Stewart, Pop; Allen, Pop; Burrows,
and Warren.
Coast Defenses-Sguire. chairman; Haw-
ley. Proctor, Blu rrows, Mcbride, ana Butler,
Pop.
Commerce-Frye. chairman; Jones. Pop,
Nevada; Quay. Mcmillan, Squire, Eikins,
Nelson. and Mcbride.
District of Columbia-McMillan, chair
man; GaliiDger, ,Hansbrough, Proctor, Z ritch-
ard, Baker and Wetmore.
Education and Labor-Shoup, chairman;
Kyle, Pop; Perkins, Mantle and Clark.
Engrossed Bills-Chairman assigned TO
minority; Republican members: Allison and
Baker.
Enrolled Bills-Sewen, chairman, and
Dubois.
Epidemic Diseases-Chairman assigned to
minority; Jones, Pop, Nevada; Gallinger,
Quay and Butler.
To Examine the Several Branches of the
Civil Service-Peffer, chairman, Pop; Hoar
and Gailinger.
Finaucg-M drill, chairman; Sherman,
Jones. Pop, Nevada; Allison, Aldrich,
PIatt and Wolcott.
Fisheries-Perkins. chairman; Proctor,
Frye, Wilson, and Butler, Pop.
Foreign Relations-Sherman, chairman;
Frye, Davis, Cameron, CulloIn and Lodge.
Immgration-Lodge, chairman; Chand-
ler, Squire, Sewell, Peffer, Pop; Nelson.
Improvement Of the Mississippi River
Nelson, chairman; Gear, Baker Carter.
Indian Affairs-Pettigrew, chairman;
Platt Shoup, Stewart, Pop; Mantle, VIII
son and Allen, Pop.
Indian Observation-Disclosures, chairman;
Kyle, Pop; Shoup, Sewell, Mantle and Nc
Bride.
Interstate Commerce-Cullom, chairman;
Chandler, Wolcott, Aldrich, Carter and
Gear.
Irrigation and Reclamation OF Arid Lands
Warren, chairman; Kyle, Pop; Stewart,
Pop: Thurston and Peffer, Pop.
Judiciary-Hoar, chairman; Teller, Platt,
Mitchell of Oregon, Davis, Clark and Thurs
ton.