The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-15
THE SENATE COMMITTEES.
REPUBLICAN, MEMBERSHIP ON I'M
PORTANT ONES INCREAsED.

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Tho Four New Committees on Insular
AHnirs-stewart and Kyle Are with the
Republicans - Teller and Jones OF
Nevada Arc Turned over to the Minority.
WAsBINGToN. Dec lathe committee ap-
pointed by the Republican caucus to arrange
the membership Of the Senate committees
made their report to the caucus this morning
and 1t was adopted without modification. The
democratic membership OF the committees
has not been completed by their committee
and the formal adoption by the Senate OF the
official list Uf committees will be delayed until
the minority representation ia arranged The
principal change from the present status o.
the committees Is TO give the Republicans com
plete control OF their organization. and, In view
OF the large Republican majority In the Senate.
their committee has gone even further in that
direction by increasing their representation
on sixteen OF the principal committees. tho
majority representation being correspondngly
reduced
Another Important change Ia In the creation
OF Tour new committees to handle the ege-
iatlon consequent upon the Spanish War. The
committees are those on the Philippines. on
relations with Cuba, on Pacific Islands and
Porto Rico. and on Coast and Insular Survey.
Senator Lodge OF Massachusetts, il assigned
To the chairmanship OF the Philippines Com.
mlttee rellnquishing the craftsmanship OF the
Printing Committee to Senator Plat OF New
b h6tk; The other Republicans assigned TO the
Hale. Davis. Proctor. Mcbride and Beveridge.
leaaving the Democrats four places to nil
senator Platt Of Connecticut in taxing the
1 ,,I,, OF the Committee on Relations
Ip yin cu pa leaves the ehairmanship. OF the
Sorth Carolina, who in turn. is succeeded as
Shalpman OF he Committee on Civil Service by
Sss9n asst r. tb kansfs The other
Aldrlch. Cullom,, Davis. Mcmillan. Chandler
and an ; SSpo0p9 sdio With four Democrats named
senatorFoIakeri is Ia be Chairman. are senators
GalLinger. Perkins Fairbanks. Nelson. McCo-
Washington. Mr.. Foster. will be Chairman ' OF
his raIpv cn, on Co.'S, and Insuar SURVEY
s. The new advancement gives each Republican
CONN e. S.v Mr.. Warren 9f Wyoming sue:
,he COMMITTEES on Claims: Mr ' Bev efsn Of OF
InI succeeds Mr. Allen, as Chairman OF the
Thur@ton Of SebrasEFe hsseryMS,iGes Dir
o. South Dakota at the head Of the Indian
a aGIeIs Gopam,,se NJ MccSmas Of Maryland
1--WE Departments, aud Sir. Keen Of New WEI Jer-
% the o%%Stse on n! NaI Gsarm Rnse.
Si r rS nGant By ST 1n MI Wants
the Committee on Public Buiidinss' formerl "
Es@nfyyssia ""f 5 fsnFSs' the Ss
lucky goes 10 the head Of the COMMITTEES on
indian Drrretdati3ns made. vacant by the re-
simon OF Oregon succeeds Mr., Warren on the
Sommitiee on Irrigation. Mr.. McCumber Of
f foT,h 1Pakola taxes the Somnit,eo On Indian
Wisconsin goes to the Committee. on Tranf-
portatIon Routes, succeeding Mr. Plat OF View
AM Il.
man of the Committee on Printing. and Mr.
Dene~ 81 New York succeeds Mr. Thurston as
snaiTnan OF the Committee on Industrial Ex-
Senators Stewart Of Nevada. hitherto classed
| as silyerlte. and Kyle OF south Dakota as an
| sign ments. the former retaining his Chairman
shin OF the. Mining COMMITTEES and the latter
niie9ts Of senator Jones Of Nevada and Teller
"t SoioIado silver Republicans. are turned
cept from the Republicans the chairmansSip
OF minor c9mmlttee. which they rendered
him 10 place OF the Claims Committee.
On the Finance Committee. one OF the lost
| important in tho list. tho Republicans will
hereafter, have eight Of thirteen mem btrs.
| SIooner 81 Wisconsin being added in plnce OF
Msssrs white and Turpee. Democrats whose
Mr.; ,Woieott OF Colorado was added to the
Republican membership ~ the Foreign Re!a-
rs ,tOTs onr max ns sevGn kepuslcans
and Derew were added to the Commerce Com
mlttec. me committee now standing ten Re-
| puh.Hans u seven Democrats. The Aprro-
| nrih'i"ns Committee will consist OF eight Ro-
| pub.icans 70 i've opposition. Messrs War.
rem OF Wyomng,, Wetmore OF Rhode
Island and Carter Of Montana Cling the places
.acatcH by Messrs Quay. German ami FAUX
| ner, Mr., kean of New Jersey is a new RepuI.
| llcan member on the Interstate Commerce
!omm!tteo. making a total OF seven again 81
| four Democrats, On the Judiciary Committee
MrSsrS Fairbanks and Simon have been a ided
| 10 the Republican side. the Democratic ranre-
sentation being corrcSronfnGly curtaled
In addition To the Chairman ahip OF the Com
| miiter on Industrial ENpositlons senator be.
| few has membership on the Committee on
| Forest Reservations on Pubic Health, on Com.
merce. on Claims and on Pacific Islands Nr
! Pidtt re lnGui~hes mhership on the Terri.
| tories ana Expeditions committees. retaining
| those on Census. Finance. Nava! Affairs and
| lnt"roceani" Canals in addition to the new
| chlirmanship OF Printing
| The Caucus Committee changed the names OF
! two ~ the old committees NJ being more in
| line with their scope. The Select COMMITTEES
| on constipation Of the Nicaraguan Canal has
| lc"n maIe Il standing committee under the
| vi" On lntcroccanic Canals" while the
committee on Internal Ex positions will be
| known as the Committee on Industrial Exposi-
tons.
THE ROBERTS CASE