Evening journal., 1899-01-10
CHAIRMAN MEREDITH.
The Kent Man Secures The
Corporation Plum.
JOHN PYLE ON CITIES AND TOWNS

MIluEA5 THIS AFTERNOON
WILMINGTON SENATOR'S WE'LL
BECOGNgZEED IN THE MAKE
Special Dispatch Evening Journal
Dover, Jun. lO.-President Of the
Senate Charles Ii. saimons this after.
Noon announced TO the Stale Senate
the appointment Of the Standing COM
mitsees for the present session. They
were nol fully competed until iate this
morning, although he had .abored as
ls'duouslg n their formulation for sew
eral days, This is the list:
Clplrluons Messls. Meredith
Pyle, Moore Hart Knox ANA Peane.
fwi9
Cities and -Mesars. Pyle
Knox. Eanow, Alice and Maui,
Enrolled Bills -Nessls. Abbott
Moore, Blakey, Fariow ana AAee.
Elec,ions-M Messts. Lewis, Knox, Far.
low, PenHowill and Slaughter
-Messrs. Hart Blakely
slaughter, Alee and Lewis.
Claims -Messrz. snughGer Shakes
lpeare, Hart, MeFarin and Moore
Finance Msssrs. Farl0w, Brasurt.
Maul Abbott and Meredith.
Vacant Lands-Messrs. Pyle, Shakes
peare, Mhull, McFhrlin and Lewis.
Judiciary Massrs Knox, Slaughter,
lBhhay Pyle and Brasue.
Revised STATUTES Messrs Mautg,
Blakely, Slaughter Abbott and Mere
dith.
Agriculture -Messn. Shakespeare,
Lewis, MCFarlin, Maun and Brasure.
Printing -Messis Slaughter Alice
Moore, Shakespeare and Meredith
Edugati0n- -MessIs. 2Soore, Brasure
lPyle, Pennewill and Lewis.
Fish, Oysters and Game-Messrs
Hart, McTar1n, Meredith. R.akeiy and
Far-6w.
ANNOUNCED BY THE CHAIR.
Shortly after the Senate resassem-
bled this afternoon President sa.mons
arose from his chair, drew paper
from his pocket ana said:
Senators. IT is my p.eaeure to an
nounee to you the appointment Of tn,
following standing committees II
making my seld-Nions l have endeavor
ed TO act lmpsrual.y towards the mem
bers OF this body, and also to serve
the pub.lc interest"
After making this brief Introductory
announcement he read of the appoint
ments, the senators paying the closest
attention as their names fell from hi:
lips
AT the conclusion Of the reading the
committee list was handed to Cerl
IKenncy TO be paced in the journal
It viii be impossible for the clerk tC
print the senate manuals ~ntil after
the House committees have been ap-
pointed, as the Senate resolution
adopted yesterday provides that the
House committees shah be embodied
in the pamphlet. Therefore, Il wou.o
be well for pers ms having business
with the Senate to cut out this 1st
which is ofli1ia. in every particular.
FlAVORlABI-Y COMMENTED UPON.
AS soon es the commiNees had beer
lanrounced many favorable comments
were heard on thsir composition, ant
lthe pleasure s.me OF the senators felf
TAT the Eberal recognition given then
was manifest.
THE CfI.AIBAlANsHlFs.
I'd must not be lost sight OF that the
Senate is Democratic hy but one ma
ljority. and Chat the committees are
naturally Democratic in their make
up President saimons had fourteen
chailmlnsL.qs 20 give out or thll
number he gave eleven to the Demo
crnts; two to the Regular Repubh
leans, and one TO Union Republicans
THE Democratic chairmen are Senator
Meredith on Corporations; Pyle OF
lCites and Towns; Lewis on Elections
lEhm on ACcoun.s; Slaughter ol
lCaims: Far.ow on Finance; Pyle OF
Vacant Lhnds; Mauli On Revised stat
Iutes; Slaughter on Printing; Moore o
! lEdu1ati0n. and Hagt On F1sh. Oyster
and Game The Regular Republican
80 honored are Knox on judiciary an
shakespeare IN Agriculture. Senate
Abbott is the one Of the four Unio
RepubNcan members TO be given
chaimanship. his committee havin
the arduous duty Of seeing that th
Senate and House bills are proper,
enrolled.
The Committee ON Corporations, con
cerning which there has been so muc
said, is particularly strong. It's men
bership has been increased from fiv
\ to six, and the prediction that Senate
, W. T. Moore Would be its chairma
= has not been fulfgged. Senator Mere
dith. who was chairman Of the con
! mittee two years ago, and who is il
Itimateiv arouainted with the reouiri