The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-25
viii Be Reorganlzed Next Week and Pass.
Into the Hands of the Republicans.
THE COMPLEXION OF THE COMMITTEES.
Democratic Steering Committee 1, oil ds
long session-senafor Daniel
Goes TO Foreign Relations ana
Also Sudieiniy-sIinority Chaire
manships TO BE Divided.

Washington, Dec. 24.-The commit
tees of the Senate will be reorganized
next week and will then pass in 10 the
hands OF the Republicans The Demo-
cratic steering committee held q long
session this afternoon in the room OF
the Committee on Appropriations and
leard those Senators who desired to be-
heard with regard to their coInmittee4
assignments. After this was done il a !;
sub-commlttee, headed by Mr.. Coo1e-f
rell, was appointed to take the whole!
matter In hand and report to the full
committee Thursday. This committeeH
will then call n caucus OF the Denoi
cratic senators, probably Friday, when
inc assignments as agreed upon Will; I
lheh pc approved. AS soon as this ia /
done the list will be handed the Re1n,h |
lichns ana the motion will be made,thei /
next day to reorganiZe the committeest
IN accordance with the list which will I
then be sent to the Clerks desk and
at, rGau; no vote Will be taken on the!
questlon, but the reorganization will be |
agreed to. as 1t has been in the mast by
simple viva voce vote. }@A.4. Is :, :
In addition to the reimbursement of tho
assignments of other Senators the COM
nlttee mas had to place the new MEM
Ders, Rncon. OF Georgia. Chiffon, OF
Texas; Martin. OF Virginia. and Tlllman.
OF South Carolina. Ht"N' =.
me committee on appropriations will
conSlsL OIL the present members-Cock-f
rell Call, Blackburn and Brice-wtth
the addition of Mr.. Faulkner, the COM
mittoc having been increased by the
ltenublicans from nine to thirteen
Ihe Committee on Foreign Relations
which WIS also increased from nine to
eleven, will retain the present four
DemocratS-MorEan Gray TurpIe and
Daniel. For Mr. Butler. whose term
mas expired. 1t has been decided To-
place thereon Mr.. Mills. OF Texas. The
conlfnittce found 1t had hard work TO
reconcile the conflicting claims for this
very very desirable 5i,ta berth. Mr.. Call. by rea=
Senate, demanded. the ignmerita but
pc committee thought 1t best to denai
Nir Call, and they therefore agreed
upon the Texan. IS
70 representation on the COMMITTEES ON
commerce. which handles the River
ana flarbor bill. The other members
VIII be Vest, German, White, Murphy
and Berry. '-",iIeS'Js
), Mr; Walthall, of Mississippi. goes to
me Committee on Finance his Demo-.
CRATIC associates being VOORHEES,, Har.
,rs, ris, vest, Jones. OF Arkansas. and White.
Republicans, six Democrats and one
Populist. the latter being Jones. OF
Nevada. It's financial policy can be
easily determined when 1t is known that
IL stands as follows: Six Democrat ts.5
noe Popuiist and one Republican for
free coinage, making a total of eight for
ne unlimited coinage of silver to five
VI goes TO the
Judiciary. his Democratic associates be-
ing Push, George Villas Hill and Lind
The eleven majority chairmnnships.
all OF them small committees, and now
held by Republicans. will be divided
among the oldest Democrats in point or
service. OF these. MI CockrelI he-%
comes chairman of the Committee on
Engrossed Bills: Mr.. Morgan of Me-
araguan Canal; Mr.. Vest of the Inspec-4
ton and Sale of Meat Products: Mr.
Harris OF Epidemic Diseases; Mr. Voor.S
noes Additional Accommodations for the
Library and Mr.. German of Corpora-
tons i'll the District of Columbia. The
| among Senator's Call, Pugh, George.
Jones and Blackburn. Under this poli-S
cy, Mr.. Pasco, who is ranking memberf
| on the Committee on Private, Land
Claims the best committee and room
| In the minority. will be compelled to-
| give way to some one else, Mr.. Pasc0ss
entrance into the Senate only dating
| back to 1887. sT53sSss