The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-25
FOR SENATE COMMITTEES,
Selections Made by Democrats,
Who Are in the Minority
This Session.
Lists to Be Given to Republicans and
Reorganization Will Quickly
Follow.

committees of the Senate will be reorgan-
lied next week and will then pass into the
hands of the Republicans. The Demo-
cratic steering committee held long ses-
sion this afternoon in the room of the
Committee on Appropriations and heard
those Senators who desired to be heard
with regard to their committee assign
ments.
After this was done subcommittee,
headed by Cockrell, was appointed to take
the whole matter in hand and report to the
full committee Thursday. This committee
will then call a caucus of the Democratic
Senators Friday, when the assignments
as agreed upon will then be approved.
AS soon as this is done the list will be
handed the Republicans and the motion
will be made the next day in the Senate to
reorganiZe the committees in accordance
with the list, which will then be sent to
the clerks desk and read. No vote will be
taken On the question, but the 1eorganiza-
ton will be agreed to, as it has in the past,
by simple viva voce.
In addition to the readjustment of the
assignments of other Senators, the COM
mittee has had to place the new members,
Bacon of Georgia, Chiffon of Texas, Mar
tin OF Virginia and Tillman of South Caro-
lima. The committee had, when it ad-
journed tonight, agreed upon the new
men it would add to the important COM
mittees OF the Senate.
The Committee on Appropriations will
consist of the present members-Cockrell
Call, Blackburn and Brice-with the addi-
ton of Faulkner of West Virginia, the
committee having been increased by the
Republicans from nine to thirteen.
| The Committee on Foreign Relations,
which was also increased from nine to
eleven, will retain the present four Demo-
crats-Morgan, Gray, Turpie and Daniel.
For Butler, whose term has expired, it has
been decided to place thereon Mills of
Texas. The committee found it hard
work to reconcile the conflicting claims for
this very desirable berth. Call, by reason
of his seniority of service in the Senate,
demanded the assignment, but the COM
mittee thought it best to deny Call, and
they therefore agreed npon the Texan.
Pascoe of Florida has been added to the
minority representation on the Committee
on Commerce, the committee that handles
the river and harbor bill. The other
members will be Messrs. Vest, German,
White, Murphy and Berry.
Walthall of Mississippi pes to the Com
mittee on Finance, his Democratic asso-
cates being Messrs. Voorhees,, Harris,
Vest, Jones of Arkansas and White. This
committee will consist of six Republicans,
six Democrats and one Populist, the latter
being Jones of Nevada. Its financial poll
icy can be easily determined when it is
known that it stands as follows: Six
Democrats, one Populist and one Repub-
lican for free coinage, making a total of
eight for the unlimited coinage of silver to
five against.
Daniel of Virginia goes to the Judi
ciary, his Democratic associates being
Pugh: George, Villas, Hill and Lindsay.
The eleven minority chairmanships, all
of them small committees and now held
by Republicans. will be divided among the
Oldest Democrats in point of service. OF
these Cockrell becomes chairman of the
Committee on Engrossed Bills, Morgan of
Nicaraguan Canal, Vest of Transportation
and Sale of Meat Products, Harris of Epi-
demic Diseases, Voorhees, of Additional
Accommodations. for the Library and Cor
man of Corporations in the District of
Columbia. The other chairmanships will
be divided among Senators Call, Pugh,
George, Jones and Blackburn. Under this
policy Pascoe, who is ranking member
on the Committee on Private Land
Claims, the best committee given the mi
norlty, will be compelled to give way to
some one else, Pascoes entrance into the
Senate only dating back to 1887.