Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-09
SENATE COMMITTEE PLANS
Result Of the Republican Caucus for
Reorganization.
NOTHING FINALLY AGREED UP0'
Probable Composition OF Numbcr
of Desirable Chnirmn nships-Qucs-
ton of Seniority Does Not
Govern in All Cases.

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Govern in All Cases.
WASHINGTON, Dec S.-The republican
caucus committee Of the senate will hold
its formal meeting Monday after the ad-
journment of the senate for considering
the question of filing the committee va
canciss and select chairmen Of the various
committees. While nothing has be;n finally
agreed upon, it looks now as If the chair
, II anships of the more importlnt committees
! would be assigned as follows:
Agriculture. Proctor; appropriations, ALI
son; coast defenses Squires census Chan
der; commerce Frye; District of Columbia,
Mcmillan; finance, Morrill,; fisheries, Perkins;
! fc!eign relations Sherman; immigration,
| Lodge; Indian affairs, Pettigrew; interstate
| commerce Cullom judiciary, Hoar; military,
affairs, Hawley; naval affairs, Cameron; post
offc and post roads, Wolco,t; pratt g. Hale;
privileges and elections, Mitchell Of Oregon;
| public buildings and grounds, Quay; relations
with Canada, rules, Aldrich; territories,
| Davis.
A majority of these assignments go to the
senators whose names are mentioned by
virtue Of seniority. but there are some ex-
| ceptions made necessary by the probability
of senior members receiving other assign
ments
| Senator Plat is for instance, senior re-
| publican on Indian affairs and territories,
and the only republican member ON pat nts
and revision of laws. and could have his
choice of the craftsmanship of these com
mittees, but for the probability of his being
| given place on the finance committee in
which event he would surrender his place
at the heat of Indian affairs TO Senator
| Pettigrew and on territories to Senator
Davis, and probably becoms chairman Of
! eitker patents or revision of laws. Sen
ator Mitchell will have his choice of the
cLirmanshp of either privileges and cleo
| tions or postoffices and post roads, but Will
| cheese the first and will thus advance VOL
cot: to the head of postoffices and post roads.
SCHEMING FOR TELLER.
On the other hand Senator Teller is at
the head of the republican membership Of
no committee and one of the problems with
| which the caucus committee has to deal is
that of furnishing him with an acceptable
commit ee. Senator Chandler is not a mem
Der of the census committee, but as the ex-
listing members of the committee all get
other chairmanshps, he is enabled to take
| the place at the head of his committee. Sen
ator Hale secures printing because the re-
publican membership is entirely vacant.
Amcng the important chairmanshps con-
| cerning which there is no certainty as yet
are those of contingent expenses, enrolled
! bills labor, library, Pacific railroads, pat
ents, pensions, railroads and of revision OF
laws. Senator Shoup is the senior republican
on pensions, but 1t is probable he will surren-
der the Chairmanship to Senator GallingeT
and accept another assignment. Senator Jones
of Nevada will in all probability be returned
to his old position on contingent expenses
| notwithstanding his Independent proclivities
| Senator Mitchsll is the only republican mem
Der of the committee on claims, and he will
probably resign his membership If 1t is neces-
sary to reconstruct the committee. Senator
| Hansbrough could have the chairmanship oi
| this committee, but ii Is understood he has
virtually declined it.
DESIRABLE CHAIRMANSHIPS.
There are some committees on which mem.
barships are as much sought after as are the
charmansnips of Others These are appro-
priations. judiciary, finance, foreign relations
and commerce. There has been some talk o
increasing the last committee from nine mem.
bers to eleven but the probabilities are
against this. If it is not increased and if the
republicans organize Senator Brics will retire
from the committee and his place will be
filled by republican. The aspirants are
Senators Quay, Pettigrew and Perkins. II
appears probable that the finance committee
will be enlarged from eleven to thirteen mem
bers. In that event the republicans vii
name Senators Cameron and Platt for the
two places at their disposal and the demo
Gratis would probably select Senator Daniels
as their additional representative. Senator!
Wolcott and Lodge are slated for foreign
relations. The membership of the judiciary
committee has been but slightly discussed.
WHERE THURSTON COMES IN.
There are two vacancies there, and it is
possible they may be given to Senators Davis
and Thurston, or TO Thurston and some Other
new man. There are four new places to be
filed on commerce, but nothing is certain
about the filling Of these, except that one OF
the places will go to Pacific coast member
probably Senator Squire Senator Mitchell, as
chairman of the caucus committee, has beer
devoting himself to procuring data fer tht
guidance of tho committees deliberations. II
finds ther- are forIy-siX standing and four.
teen select committees. At present the dem
ocrats control forty-six of the committees
the republicans nine and the populists five
There are fifteen new republican senators
who have no committee assignments. In the
event of the republicans being allowed tC
organize they will have Craftsmanship fol
each republican senator, with one to spare
even after the Utah senators snail take theil