The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-17
The SENATE committees
List Of Chairmen Selected at tn,
Republican Caucus.
THE POPULISTS TAKEN CARE OF
Senators Jones. Stewart, Allen and pcf-
fer VIII Head Important Committees.
Mcssrs Kyle and Butler Arc Also
Rendered. Re publican Policy.

Washington, Dec. 16-The Republi-
can committee to fill the committees Of
the senate completed its labors tonight
and directed that call for a caucus for
tomorrow be issued Immediately upon
the adjournment of the senate. When
this caucus convenes MIR. Mitchell,
chairman Of the committee. will submit
and the caucus will approve the follow
ing list of chairmen, which 1t Will be
seen takes care of every Republican and
Populist member of the senate:
Agriculture, Proctor Vermont; ap-
propriations, Allison, Iowa; contingent
expenses, Jones, Nevada, Populisp;
census, Chandler, New Hampshire;
civil service and retrenchment. Prit-
chard, North Carolina. claims, Teller,
Colorado; coast defenses, Squire, Wash
ington; commerce, Frye, Maine; Dis
trict of Columbia, Mcmillan, Michigan;
education and labor, Shoup, Idaho; en-
rolled bills, Sewell, New Jersey.
TO examine the several branches of
the civil service-Peffer, Kansas Popu-
lisD; finance. Merrill. Vermont; fish
cries, Perkins, California: foreign re-
lations, Sherman, Ohio; immigration,
Lodge Massachusetts; improvement of
the Mississippi river, Nelson, Mime
sofa; Indian affairs, Pettigrew, South
Dakota; Indian depredations. Wilson.
Washington; interstate commerce. Gull
lom Illinois, irrigation, Warren, Ken
lucky; judiciary, Hoar, Massachusetts;
library, Hansbrough. North Dakota;
manufactures. Wetmore, Rhode Island;
military affairs. Hawley, Connecticut;
mines and mining, Stewart, Nevada
| CPopulisD naval affairs, Cameron,
| Pennsylvania; organization and ex
penditures in the executive department,
Butler, North Carolina (PopulisD; Pa
cific railroads, Gear, Iowa patents, Plat,
Connecticut; pensions, Gallinger, New
Hampshire; postofiices and post roads,
Wolcott, Colorado; printing, Hale,
Maine: privileges and elections. Mitch
ell, Oregon; public buildings and
grounds, Quay Philadelphia; public
lands. Dubois, Idaho; railroads. Clark,
Wyoming; relations with Canada, Cart
| er, Montana; revision Of the laws, Bur-
rows, Michigan; rules, Aldrich, Rhode
Island; territories. Davis, Minnesota
transportation and routes to the sea-
board, Mcbride, Oregon. To establish
the University of the United States,
Kyle, South Dakota (PopulisD; Inter-
national expositions, Thurston, Ne
braska; to investigate the geological
survey. Elkins. West Virginia; national
banks. Mantle. Montana; Forest reser-
Vatlons, Allen, Nebraska Populist).
TO investigate trespassers on Indian
lands, Baker Kansas. The special
committee to investigate the Ford's
theater disaster will be left open for
one OF the Utah senators.
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Irnder tho ,ro,o,. Do.,.
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