The morning times., 1895-12-25
DIVIDING Up THE PLACES
Democratic Senators Caucus 90
the Reorganization.
PLACING THE NEW MEMBERS
whole, Plan OUTLINED at "A Meeting of
the Steering Cemmittee-Chang nges
10 br Made In rhe More Important
Commitfee~-Nfiis VIII Go OH For
rign Relations.

The committees of the Senate will be
| recognized next week and will then pass
! into the hands Of the Republicans.
| The Democratic Steering committee held
| a long session yesterday afternoon in the
room of the Committee on Appropriations
| and heard those Senators who desired to
be heard with regard TO their committee
| assignments.
After this was done a subcommittee.
| headed by Mr.. CoCkreIl. was appointed to
| take the whole matter in hand and report
| 10 the full committee Thursday. This COM
! nitiee VIII Then call i caucus OF the
| Democratic Sens tors. proba bly, Friday
1 when the assignments, as agreed upon, Will
BE- approved.
As sosn rs mis- is done the list viii be
| handed the Republicans, and the motion
| viii be made the next day in the Senate
| TO reOrganize the committees in accordance
with the list. which viii then be sent to
| the clerks desk and read. No vote will
be taken on the question, but me reorgani-
| zation Will be Igreed 10. il has in the
| past. By i simple vive voce-
PLAYING NEW SENATOR'S
In addition TO the read iustrnent of the
assignments OF other Senators. the COM
miltee has had 10 place the new members,
Bacon of GenrgiI. Chiffon OF Texas. Martin
| OF virginia. and TliIndn Of South Carolina
The cOiuuIittce had, when it adjourned
last uicht agreed upon the new men it
would add TO the important committees
of the SENATE The Committee on pprO-
priatinHs will consist of the present mem
bers. CockrcIl. Gail. Blackburn. and Brice,
with the addition of Mr. Faulkner of West
Virginia The committee having bcca in
creased by the Repubhcans from nine to
thirfeen-
The Committee on Foreign Relations,
.F4i, .lc
eleven, VIII retain the present four Demo-
crats, ArSsrs- Morgan. Gray, TurpIe, and
Daniel. For Mr.. Butler. whose term has
expired IL has been decided TO place
thereon. Mr. NILS of Texas
The committee found it hard work to
reconcile the conflicting claims for this
very desirable brrth- Mr.. Call. by reason
OF h3S Seniority OF seryics. in this Senate. de-
man,led tf,. assignment, but the committee
thought II best to deny Mr.. Call. and they
therefore, agreed upon the Texan.
FOR SOUTHERN MEN.
Mr.. Pasco Of Florida has been added I'd
the minority representation on the Com
inlttee ON Commerce. the committee tBai,
handles the river and harbor bill. The
other members VIII be MeSSrs. vest. Cor
man. White, Murphy, and Berry.
Mr.. WaltlIall of Mississippi gees TO the
Committee on Finance, his democratic
associates being Messrs- voorhees,. Har-
riS, est, Jones OF Arkansas, and White.
This committee. will thus consist OF six
Republicans. six democrats, and one Popu-
list, the latter being Jones OF Nevada.
Its financial policy can be easily deter
mined v hen tits known thaIit Stands as Iol-
lows: Six Democrats. one Populist u nj one
Republican fOT free coinage. making total
OF eight for TIE unlimited coinage of silver
to five against.
Mr. Daniel OF Virginia. goes to the .Iudic-
iaTy, his Democratic associates being Pugh,
George, Villas, Hill and Lindsay.
MINORITY PLACES ASSIGNED.
The eleven minority chairrnanships, all
by Republicans, will be divide among the
oldest Democrats in point OF service.
Or these Mr.. Cockrell. becomes chairman
Of the committee On Engrossed Bills: Mr..
Morgan of NiCara guam Canal; AIR. Vest Of
Transportation; and Sale of Meat Products;
Mr.. Harris of Epidemic Diseases; MIR. yoOr-
hees, Additional Accommodations for tie
Library: and Mr.. ornlan OF Corpora tions I'D
the District of Columbia.
The other chairmanshipS viii be divided
among Senators Call Pugb, George. Jones
and Blackboard Under this policy Mr.. Pasco,
whois ranking member on the committceon
Private Land Claims. the beSt committee
and room given the minority. VIII he COM
PEELED to give way to Someone else. Mr..
Pasco's entrance INTO the Senate only dating
back to 1887.