The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-17
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w committee designations for the

TITAsHINGTON, Dec 16-In making
w committee designations for the
Fifty-seventh congress the sen
ate committee on committees win give
Senator Kearns the following import
ent places. Chairman committee on
national banks. positions on forest tes-
erYations, irrigation and reclamation
of ARID lands, mines and mining, In
dian de7redatiOns, Pacific islands and
public lands
IL addition to his present commit
tees Senator Rawlins VIII be given a
place on the committee on foreign re-
lations
Senator Heitfeid VIII be given p aces
IN addition TO present ones On the
committee on public Iands District of
Columbia and irrigation of arid lands.
Senator Clark of Montana. i'm addi-
ton To present commit &c. goes on the
committee on Indian affairs District
of Columbia, and mines and mining
Senator Gibson of Montana is on the
committee on public lands anG irriga-
tiOE of Grid lands
Patterson Of Colorado is placed on
the committees on commerce, priv
ileges and elections. revision of laws
and irrigation of arid lands
The chairmanships going TO western
senator's are. Claims. Warren, rail-
roads. Clark of Wyoming: Indian af-
fairs, Stewart; coast defense. Mitchell:
fisheries, Bard; forest reservations,
Burton, civil service, Perkins, irriga-
ton and reclamation of arid lands,
simon; public lands, Hsnsbrough; ma
tionaI banks. Kearns.
The Craftsmanship of the committee
on territories viii so to BeveriGge of
Indiana. Senator Dubois as the only
minority western senator on the COM
mttee, took good care OF his western
colleagues and saw that all got the
place they asked for Dubois took
what was left and gets places on
oceanic canals, Philippines, privileges
and elections. postofiices and postroads.
and Indian affairs
Thomas Is 4 1pointed.
The president today sent the nom
nation of Arthur L. Thomas to be
postmaster OF Salt Lake City to the
senate for continuation.
Senator Kearns called upon the sec
rotary of war today, requesting that
some piece. )f field ordnance from the
civil or Spanish war De turned over
Il the Utah Indian way veterans at
Provo There is a desire among these
Hlu SoLLeiS 10 organize a SecIOR or
artillery composed of the sons of veter-
ans of Indian wars, ana these pieces
are wanted because Of historical assoc
citation GEd also to be utilized by the
organize ton. The law provides for
the disposition of captured guns 10
Grand ARMY posts. but none providing
fOr Indian war veterans IT is
thought the request of the senator viii
be granted, but if not, he VIII intro
duce a special bin for that purpose in
congress.
The postofce department today
promised Senator Dubois that the city
of POcatello viii nave a free delivery
service as soon as the money is avail
able, and this service viii begin not
later than the 1st of July next and
possibly sooner.
Senator RaWlins today introduced a
biz for the relief of C. J. Arthur.
George Wood, Henry Luut. Joseph S.
Hunter Joseph Hunter and David
Bullock. This bill reimburses Them
as bOndsmen for 81. 725.44 paid into the
treasury on account of shortage OF
accounts OF John Catterly formerly
postmaster at Cedar City. Titan