The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-25

The Democratic Steering Committee
Decides on the Assignments of the
Democratic senatOrs-SenatOrM Mills
of Texas Gets the Vacant Place on
the Committee ON Foreign Affairs
Wanted by Senator Call of Florida.
senator PascO Goes to the Commit
tee on Commerce.
Washington, Dec. 24-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
this afternoon in the rooms of the COM
mittee 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.. Cockrell was appointed
to take the whole matter in hand and re-
port to the full committee on Thursday.
This committee will then call a caucus
of the democratic senator's, probably FRI
day, when the assignments as agreed up
on will be approved. AS soon as this is
done the list will be handed the republi-
cans and the motion will be made the
next day in the Senate to reorganize the
committees IN accordance with the DSl
which will then be sent TO the clerk 5
desk and read. No vote VIII be taken on
the question, but the reorganization Will
be agreed to, as it has been in the past,
BY simple vive Voce.
In addition to the readjustment of the
assignments of other senators the com
mittee has had to place the new men,
bers, Senators Bacon of Georgia, Chiffon
man of South Carolina. The committee
had, when it adjourned tonight, agreed
upon the new men it would add to the
important committees of the Senate.
The democrats on the committee on APP
preparations Will consist of the present
members, Messrs, Cockrell, Call, Black
burn and Brice, with the addition of Mr.,
Faulkner of West Virginia, the commit
tee having been increased by the republic
cans from nine to thirteen,
The committee on foreign relations,
which was also increased from nine to
eleven, viii retain the present four demo-
Gratis, Messrs: Morgan, Gray, Turpie and
Daniel. For Mr.. Butler, whose term has
expired, ii has been decided to place there
on Mr.. Mills of Texas. The committee
found it hard work to reconcile the con-
flicting claims for this very desirable
ty of service in the Senate, demanded
the assignment, but the committee
thought it best to deny Mr.. Call and
they, therefore, agreed upon the Texan.
Mr.. Pasco of Florida has been added tC
the B~io rity representation on the com.
mittee or, commerce. the committee that
other members will be Messrs. Vest, Cor
man, White, Murphy and Berry
Mr.. Walthall of Mississippi goes to the
committee on finance, his democratic as
sociates being Messrs Voorhees,, Harris
Vest, Jones of Arkansas and White. This
committee will thus consist of six repub-
licans, six democrats and one populist, the
latter being Mr.. Jones of Nevada. Its
financial policy can be easily determined
when it is known that 1t stands as fol
lows: Six democrats, one populist and
one republican for free coinage, making
a total of eight for the unlimited coinage
of silver to five against.
Mr.. Daniel of Virginia goes to the com
mittee on judiciary, his democratic asso
ciates being Messrs. Pugh, George, Villas
Hill and Lindsay.
The eleven chairmanships, all of them
small committees, and now held by repub-
licans, will be divided among the Oldest
democrats in point of service. OF these
Mr.. Cockrell becomes chairman of the
committee on engrosSed bills; Mr.. Nor.
gan of the Nicaraguan canal; Mr.. Vest
of transportation and sale of meat prod
ucts; Mr.. Harris of epidemic diseases
Mr.. Voorhees,, additional accommodation
for thel library, and Mr.. German of cor
porations in the District of Columbia.
The other chairmanships will be divid
ed among Senators Call Pugh, George
Jones and Blackburn. Under this policy
Mr.. Pasco, who is the ranking member
on the committee on private land claims
the best committee and room given the
minority, will be compelled to give way
to some one else, Mr.. Pasco's entrance
into the Senate only dating back to 1887.