The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-09
PLANS FOR THE WEEK
Business Mapped Out for the Two
HOUSES Of Congress.
CHAIRMEN OF COMMITTEES
Legislation VIII Not Be Attempted
Until After the Holidays-Reed
VIII Make His Appointments
the Last Of the Week.

Washington. Dec. s.-The probabilities
are that the senate next week will be
given up largely to caucusing by all
parties. and senate daily sessions will
be brief with little effort at legislation.
The introduction of bills will be com
tinued. though no work of consequence
can be done until the committees are
filled. There is nothing on the calendar
except two speeches. one by Senator
Morgan. announced for Monday on
the Bering sea question, and the other
by Senator Cullom on his Monroe doc
trine resolution.
The republican caucus committee Of
the senate will hold its first formal
meeting on Monday, after the adjourn
ment of the senate, for the purpose OF
considering the question OF filling the
committee vacancies and selecting
chairmen of the various committees.
While nothing has been agreed upon
finally. Il looks now as II the chair
manship of the more important COM
mittees would be assigned as follows:
Agriculture. Proctor: appropriations.
Allison: coast defense, Squire; census,
Chandler: commerce, Fry; District OF
Columbia, Mcmillan; finance. Morrill,;
fisheries. Perkins; foreign affairs, Sher-
man; immigration. Lodge; Indian at
fairs. Pettfgrew: interstate commerce.
Cullom: judiciary, Hoar; military af-
fairs, Hawley: naval affairs, Cameron;
postofice and postroads. Wolcott;
printing, Hale: privileges and elections,
Mitchell of Oregon; public buildings
and grounds. Quay; relations with Can
ada. Carter; rules, Aldrich; territories,
Davis.
A majority of these assignments go
to the senators whose names are mem
toned by virtue of seniority. but there
are some exceptions made necessary
by the probability of senior members
receiving other assignments. Senator
Platt is. for instance, senior republi-
can on Indian affairs and territories,
and the only republican member OF the
patents and revisions of the laws and
could have his choice of the chairman
ship of these committees but for the
! probability of his being given place
: on the finance committee, in which
event he will surrender his place al
the head of Indian affairs to Senator
Pettigrew and on territories to Sena.
tor Davis and probably become chair
man Of either patents or revision OF the
laws. Senator Mitchell will have his
choice of the chairmanship of either
privileges and elections, postofiice anc
postroads. but will choose the first
and will thus advance Wolcott to the
head of postofices and postroads. Or
the other hand Senator Teller is at tbs
head of the republican membership oi
no committee. and one Of the problems
with which the caucus committee hai
to deal is that of furnishing him witt
an acceptable committee. Senate
| Chandler is now a member of the cen
sus committee. but as the existing
| members of the committee all ge
other chairmanships he is enabled t
take the place at the head of this com
mittee. Senator Hale secures prin'
ing because the republican member
ship is entirely vacant. Senator Shou
is the senior republican on pensions
but 1t is probable that he will surren
der the chairmanship to Senator Gal
linger and accept another assignment
Senator Jones of Nevada will. IN a.
= probability. be returned to his old pc
sition on contingent expenses. 1t ar
= pears probable that the finance com
mittee will be enlarged from IL to
! members In that event the republ
cans will name Senators Cameron an
Platt for the two places at their dis
posal and the democrats will probabl
select Senator Daniel as their add
tional representative. Senators Wo
colt and Lodge and slated for foreig
relations.