Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-18
SENATE COMMITTEES.
There Was Not Dissenting Vote on the Re- port of the Committee in the Repub-
 Iican Caucus.

Washington, Dec. 1.-The republicans of the senate in caucus this afternoon adopted the report of the committee ap- pointed to fill the vacancies in the senate. There was not a dissenting vote. Inere are sixty committees in the senate. or these forty-three have been given to re- publicans, six to populists and eleven to democrats. Each vacancy was filled, seven places being assigned to some sen- ators and six to others, with the under standing that Utah will send two sen ators, and should a republican be admit ted from Delaware places could then be made for these senators by resignation on the part of senators having an excess of assignments.
 The committeee agreed on every mat ter that came before, but on the proposl- tions, to-wit to change the name of the select committee to inquire into all claims of citizens of the United States against the government of Nicaragua, to select committee on the Nicaragua canal and to inquire into the claims of citizens of the United States against the government of Nicaragua. They also proposed to increase the committee from five to seven and give the minority the chairmanship and the republicans four members. This would make Senator Morgan chairman and throw to this com mittee all of that portion of the foreign relations committee relating to the canal heretofore considered by that committee. This matter will be determined at the caucus to be held tomorrow immedia tely after the senate adjourns.
 On motion of MT. Lodge, the chairman of the committee. MT. Mitchell was in structed to confer with MT. Gorman chairman of the democratic caucus com mittee with view to securing the 1n- mediate reorganization of the committee on foreign relations, and if this is done the reorganization of others will proba- hly await the holiday recess.
 Changes in the names of committees were ordered as follows:
 "Centenniar' to select committee on international expositions.
 ITO investigate the geological survey" to select committee on the geological survey.
 "Committee on forest reservations to select committee on forest reservations and the protection of game
 "Committee On corporations in the DIS trict of Columbia" to select committee on corpora tions organized In the District of Columbia
 Epidemic diseases" to public health and national quarantine.'
 The personnel of the principal commit tees, so far as the republicans are con cerned. is as follows, the populist assign ments being indicated:'
 Agriculture and forestry-Proctor, chairman; Hansbrough, Warren. Gear and Butler (populisD.
 Appropriations = Allison, chairman; Hale, Cullom, Teller, Quay Pettigrew and Perkins.
 On civil service and retrenchment- Pritchard, chairman; Lodge, Morrill,. Du- bois and Elkins.
 Coast defenses--Squire, chairman; Hawley, Proctor, Burrows, Mcbride and Butler (populisD.
 Commerce-Frye. chairman; Jones (Pop) of Nevada. Quay, McMillan, Squire Elkins Nelson and Mcbride.
 Ird,,oatiop nd Ia abor-ShOup. chairman, Kyle Pop.), Perkins, Mantle and Clark.
 Finance-Morrill, chairman: sherman, Jones Pop) of Nevada, Allison, Aldrich, Platt and Wolcott.
 Fisheries-Perkins. chairman: Proctor, Frye. Wilson and Butler (populiso. Foreign relations-Sherman, chairman; Frye Davis Cameron, Cullom and Lodge.
 Immigration Lodge, chairman; Sew ell Squire, Peffer 0pp), Nelson. Improvement of the Mississippi river Nelson, chairman; Gear, Baker, Carter.
 Indian affairs-Pettigrew, chairman; Platt, Shoup, Stewart Pop). Mantle, Wilson, Allen (Pop) Interstate ommerce-Cullom, chair man: Chandler, Wolcott, Aldrich, Carter and Gear.
 Judiciary-Hoar, chairman; Teller Da- wis. PIatt, Mitchell of Oregon, Clarke and Thurston.
 Manufactures - Wetmore chairman, Cameron and Squlre. Military affars-Hawley, chairman; Shoup, Proctor, Sewell, Warren and Elk ius.
 Mines and mning-Stewart Pop), chairman; Pettigrew, Wilson, Mantle and Warren. Naval affairs-Cameron. chairman; Hale, Perkins. McMillan, Chandler and Dubois.
 Pensions-Gallinger chairman; Shoup, Peffer (Pop). Hansbrough. Hawley. Lodge and Baker. Postoffices and post roads-Wolcott, chairman; Mitchell of Oregon, Chandler Burrows and Carter. Privileges and elections-Mitchell of of Oregon, chairman; Hoar, Chandler | Burrows and Pritchard. 1 Public buildings and gronnds-Quay l chairman; Merrill, Squire, Mantle, War l ren and Gear. Public lands-Dubois. chairman; Petit grew, Hansbrough. Wilson, Carter, Me- | Bride and Allen Pop). | Railroads-Clark, chairman; Gallinger, Gear Elkins, Nelson and Thurston Relations with Canada-Carter. chair l kins.
 Rules-Aldrich, chairman; Mitchell of l Oregon and Teller. To inquire into the claims of all citi- Zens of the United States against the | government of Niearagua-Chairman as | signed to the minority; republicans are | Hawley and Mcbride. | International expositions-Thurston | chairman; Pettigrew Sherman Cameron, | Hawley, Mitchell of Oregon and Warren