Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-15
COMMITTEES IN THE SENATE
Republicans Adopt the Changes Rec
ommcnded by the Committee on
Committees.

ommcnded by the committee on
Committees.
WASHINGTON. Dec 14-(Special Tele-
! gram.)-The republican majority in the SEN
ate through it's caucus today, asserted it.
| sell in the announcement OF committee
places 1t would demand in the Fifty sixth
congress. Under the change as presented
| to the minority the republicans assume
complete control Of their organization. Four
new committees have been created-coast
| ana insular survey, Of which Foster of
Washington becomes chairman; Pacific
islands and Porto Rico, Foraker chairman;
Philippines, Lodge, chairman; relations with
Cuba, Platt, chairman Under the present
arrangement, each republican senator is
given chairmanship Of a committee, leav-
ing but eleven committees for the minority
to fill These include corporations organ
ized in the District OF Columbia, engroesed
bills, private land claims, revolutionary
claims, to investigate the condition of the
Potomac river front at Washington, con-
structton of the Nicaragua canal, woman
suffrage additional accommodations for the
library of congress, the five civilized tribes
OF Indians, transportation and sale of meat
products, revolutionary claims.
Senator Aliens old committee, that of for
est reservations and protection of game, is
taken from the minority and given to Bev-
eridge of Indiana, who asked for the chair
manship of foreign relations and other i'm
pcrtant committees. Senators Stewart of
Nevada and Kyle of South Dakota retain
their old committees the former that of
mines and mining and the latter that of
education and labor, both being classed
with the majority.
Tomorrow will Re given over to a reorgan-
nf bn In ba
the minority list not being ready for action
today.
Senator Thurston, under the new arrange
ment, retains his position on judiciary and
on territories, Senator Depew going to the
head OF Thurston's old committee, that of
industrial expositions
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-The republicans
of the senate today adopted the changes
made by the committee on committees. The
more important changes in the republican
members of the committees follow:
Finance-Hansbrough Spooner.
Appropriations-Warre Wetmore, Carter.
Foreign Relations-Wolcott.
Judicary-Fairbanks, Iimon.
Commerce-Hanna, Mason, Depew.
Agriculture-Foster.
Coast and Insuar Survey (new)-Foster,
chairman; Hawley, Mcmillan, Perkins, We'll |
lington.
Contingent EXpenses-Kean, Scott
Census-Quarles, McCumber |
Civil Service-Baker, chairman.
Claims-Warren, chairman; McComas, De- |
pew, McCumber, Kean.
District of Columbia-Stewart, Wellington |
Education and Labor-McComas.
To Examine Into the Civil Service-Ross,
chairman Deboe
Fisheries-Foster
Forest eservations-Beveridge, chair
man; Carter, Mcbride, Depew.
Geological Survey-Kean.
mmigration-Penrose, chairman; Sewell
in place Of Nelson.
Indian Affairs-Thurston, chairman; Mel
son, Baker Quarles, McCumber, Kyle
Indian Depredations-Deboe, chairman;
Mcbride, Ross, Beveridge.
Interoceanic Canals-McBride, Hanna.
Interstate Commerce-Kean.
Irrigaton-Simon, chairman; Stewart,
Quarles.
Manufactures-Scot Foster.
Military Affairs-Burrows
Mines-Clark (Wyo.), Scott.
Naval Affairs-Penrose.
Executive observation-disclosures, chair
man; Beveridge.
Pacific Islands and Porto Rico (new)-
Foraker, chairman; Gallinger, Perkins,
Nelson, McComas, Depew.
Patents-Pritchard, chairman; McComas.
Pensons-Deboe, Quares, McCumber
Philippines (new)-Lodge, chairman; AL |
son, Hale, Davis, Proctor, Mcbride, Bev
sridge
Observation-Disclosures.
Prnting-Platt IN. ", chairman .nkins.
Private Land Claims-Beveridge.
Privileges and Elections-McComas.
Public Buildings and Grounds-Fairbanks
Scott, Quarles.
Public Health-SpOoner, Deboe, Depew.
Public Lands-Clark (Wyo), Kean.
Railroads-Hawley, Wetmure, Scott.
Relations with Canada-Fairbanks Culom |
Relations with Cuba (new)-Platt Comm,
hartman; Aldrich, Cullom Davis, Mcmillan /
Chandler, Spooner.
Revolutionary Caims-Foster. o
Rules-Elkins.
Terrtories-Beveridge. i
Transportation Routes-Quares, chairman; 1
,houp.
Potomac River Front-Hoar, Wetmore,
FOSTER
Five Civilized Tribes-Baker.
Transportation of Meat Products-McCum- U
,er, McComas. i
Industrial Expositions-Depew, chairman; L
Proctor, Hansbrough, Lodge.
National Banks-Kean, chairman.
Trespassers Upon Indian Lands-McCum- Il
er, chairman.
Woman Suffrage-Foster
1t is observed that Kyle Gnd), and u
tewart (sil) are considered in the majority l.
LIST of committees 3
-EW HEAR CURRENCY OERATE