The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-13
COMMITTEES.
Republicans Haze About Completed
the List OF Chairmanships.
PLEAS FOR EARLY ORGANIZATION
Frowncd Upon by Oldor Mem
bers Of the Sonato.

WAsmNGrov, Dee. l3. The members Of
The Republican cl;icus committee OF the
senate have been engaged ia conferences
with other mcmbcrs OF the senate In an
effort to assure themselves that the ~.
slgnmcnts of committee chairmanshlps
which they have mrdo will prove satiS'nc-
tory when the list shall loo presented TO
the cauCus
Tho committee has practically com
plctod this branch of It's work. and the
members feel, after comforting with their
colleagues. the nllutmcnts they hnvr niadp
will be acceptable to the Republican scnn.
tors The committee has had difficulty in
finding suitable ana acceptable chair.
mauship for Senator Shoup, hut have now
solved tho problem by assigning him TO
the committee on education and labor, OF
which senator Kyle OPopJ Is chairman.
This arrangement will permit the ar
rangcmcnt heretofore made, placing Son.
ator Galllnger at the head of the pensions
committee. II II quito definitely settled
that Senator Plntt shall hond the commit.
tee on patents and senator Burrows on re-
vision of the laws
The committee will devote tho rest of
the week 10 the consideration Of tho
makeup OF bodies OF the committees, and
hope now 10 be nblo 10 report TO tho full
caucus on Monday. Considerable work
In this line has already been accomplished,
and II may be stated that tho full mniority
representation i'm three or four principal
committees has been decided upon This
places Senators Davis aud Thurston on
Judiciary, Cameron aud Lodge on foreign
rotations, Platt aud Wolcott on finance
The younger element Of the Republican
senators are now pressing upon their col
leagues the importance Of organization OF
the senate before the Christmas holidays
for the effect which, they argue, the
prompt action will have upon the coun.
try. They begun their crusade yesterday,
and are Of the opinion that the caucus
committee are sufficiently convinced OF
the soundness Of the argument TO hasten
matters as much as possible. Some OF
the older senators are inclined 10 think
that this plan would involve unsecming
haste and thus antagoniZo them.
Congressional Proceedings.
Mr. Grow (Rcp., Pa made speech In
the house yesterday of almost an hour on
the portion OF the president smcysugs refer
the old protective tariff laws with the new
customs law. lie snid that the new tariff
law had produced a deficiency Of sl3i ,00O,-
900. while under protection measures from
1886 TO 1893 the revenues had exceeded tho
expenditures by sl.Sl000O,OO0 He attrib-
utcd tho depletion Of the gold reserve to
the payment OF current deficiencies out of
the reserve, and maintained that the
greenbacks would not menace the reserve
II there was sufficient revenue. IL being
apparent that Secretary Carlisle's report
would not be ready this week, the house
adjourned over until Monday.
Representative McEwen Of Now Jersey
presented a petition OF Alfred 5. Franklin
Of West Hoboken, ". j., asking congress
TO assist him In obtaining justice and qucll-
ing corruption, which he charges exists
in govern ment Offices He makes charges
Of negligence against Mr.. stump, the
commissioner of immigration, and other
officials NJ the immigration office on Ellis
island; against United States District Al.
tornsy Wallace McBarlan, and also
charges Novello, Ever e. Co. OF New
York with violating the alien contract
labor law.
The proceedings Of the senate were moro
varied than interesting They covered
the entire range OF legislation from tho
introduction of tho petitions, bills, etc, To
the passage OF bills, including two formal
addresses A bill extending the Chicago
port of entry so as 90 cover the state OF
Illinois received the final endorsem.nt Of
the senate. Having already passed tho
house, the bill probably will be tho first
bill Of the Fifty-fourth congress to become
q law.
Almost an hour OF tho session was dc.
voted 10 listening 20 a speech by Senator
PETER In advocacy Of his bill curtailing
the expenses incurred in congressional
and providing that a sergennt-at.
arms shall take the place of the commit.
tees now snnt out by tho two houses az
escorts 10 their homes Of tho remains OF
the deceased members
One Defendant Left ont.
CHICAGO, Dec. l3 Judge Horton dis.
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