Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-09

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House Will Do Nothing.
Washington, December S-The prob
abilities are that the week in the Sen
ate will be given up largely
to caucussng by all parties, and that
the Senate daily sessions will be
brief. with little effort at legislation.
The introduction of bills will be contin-
ued, though no work of consequence can
be done until the committees are filed.
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 doctrine resolu-
ton. It is understood that Senator
Morgan will pay his respects to Ambas-
sador Pauncefote and Lord Salisbury.
The Republican caucus committee of
the Senate Will hold its first formal
meeting Monday, after the adjournment
Of the Senate for the purpose Of con-
sidering the question of filing the COM
mittee vacancies and selecting chair
men of the various committees. While
nothing has been finally agreed upon,
ii looks now as if the chairmansh.p of
THE MORE IMPORTANT
committees would be assigned as fol-
lows:
Agriculture, Proctor; Appropriations,
Allison; Coast Defense, Squire; Census,
Chandler; Commerce, Frye; District of
Columbia, Mcmillan; Finance, Morrill,;
Fisheries, Perkins; Foreign Relations,
Sherman; immigration, Lodge; Indian
Affairs, Pettgrew; Interstate Com
merce, Cullom; Judiciary, Hoar; Mill
tary Affairs, Hawley; Naval Affairs,
Cameron; Postofices and Post Roads,
! WOlcOtt Printing. Hale; Privileges and
Elections, Mitchell Of Oregon; Public
! Buildings and Grounds. Quay; Relations
With Canada, Carter; Rules, Aldrich;
Territories, Davis.
A majority of these assignments go to
| the Senators whose names are mention
ed by virtue Of seniority, but there are
/ some exceptions made necessary by the
+ probability of senior members receiving
other assignments. Senator Platt l., ,
/ for instance, senior Republican on In
dian Affairs and Territories, and the
only Republican member on Patents
and Revision OF the Laws and could
HAVE HIS CHOICE
of the Craftsmanship of these commit
tees, but for the probability of his be-
ing given a place on the Finance Com
miltee in which event he would sur
render his place at the head of Indian
Affairs to Senator Pettigrew and on
! Territories TO Senator Davis. and prob
! ably become chairman of either Patents
or Revision Of the Laws. Senator
Mitchell Will have his choice of the
chairmanship of either Privileges and
Elections of POstofficeS and Post Roads.
but will choose the first and will thus
advance Wolcott to the head of Postof
| fees and Post Roads. On the other
! hand, Senator Teller is at the head of
the Republican membership of no com
mittee, and one of the problems with
which the caucus committee has to
deal is that of furnishing him with an
acceptable committee. Senator Chan
/ dler Is not member of the caucus com
mittee, but as the existing members of
the committee all get other chairman.
! ships, he is enabled to take the place
at the head of this committee. Senator
Hale secures Printing because the Re-
publican membership is entirely vacant.
Among the
IMPORTANT CHAIRMANSHIPS
concerning which there is no certainty
as yet are those of Contingent Epenses
Claims, Education and Labor, Enrolled
Bills, Library, Pacific Railroads. Pat
entS, Pensions, Railroads and Revision
of the Laws
Senator ShOup is the senior Republi-
can on Pensions Senator Jones. of Ne
vada, viii in all probability be returned
to his old position on Contingent Ex-
penses, Notwithstanding his independ-
eni prOclivities. Senator Mitchell IS the
only Republican member of the Com
mittee on Claims, and as he VIII prob
ably resign his Craftsmanship, it will
be necessary to reconstruct the commit
tee entirely. Senator Hansbrough could
have the craftsmanship of this commit
tee. but it is understood that he has
virtually declined it,
There are some committees on which
memberships are
AS MUCH SOUGHT FOR
as are the chairmanships of others.
! These are Appropriations, Judiciary.
! Finance Foreign Relations and Com
merce There has been some talk of
| increasing the Lass committee from nine
members to eleven. but the prObabii-
ties are against this If it is not in
creased, and if the Republicans organ
! iZe. Senator Brice will retire from the
committee and his place will be filled
| by a Republican. The aspirants are
Senators Quay, Pettigrew and Perkins
| II appears probable that the Finance
! Committee Will be enlarged from eleven
| 10 thirteen members. In that event the
! Republicans Will name Senator'S Cam
eron and Platt for the two places az
their disposal, and The Democrats would
! probably select Senator Daniel as their
additional representative. Senator's
! WOlcOtt and Lodge are slated for For
eign Relations. The membership Of the
! judiciary Committee has been but
slightly discussed. There are two va
cancies there, and it is possible they
NAV be given to Senators Davis and
! ThurstOn, or to Thurs-0n and some
other new man. There are four places
to be filed on Commerce but nothing
is certain about the filing of these ex-
| cept that one of the places viii go to
Pacific coast member, probably Senator
Squire.
| Senator Mitchell, as chairman of
TLJE CAT-CT-S COMMITTEE.