The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-17
REPUBLICANS
ON COMMITTEES
Senate Caucus Decides On
ChairmalShipS.
VERY MANY SURPRISES IN The LIST
MoLaurin WeHLooked Out For and
Wellington Also Remembered.
Interoceanic Canals Left
For Morgan.

The Republican members OF the Senate
held caucus this morning and finally
passed upon the revised committee list
which was prepared by the committee OF
committees The new list contains many
surprises. and matters have been so ar
ranged as to give a big Republican ma
jority in each body.
Senator McLaurin OF South Carolina,
who claims to be a Democrat. attended
the caucus and was rewarded by being
placed on six committees as Repub-
lean. Senator Wellington also attended
and was we'll cared for. While he was
deposed as Chairman of the Committee
on the University OF the United States,
he was placed On no less than eight i'm
poTtant committees
During the meeting Senator McLaurin
made brief statement Of his position
claiming that he could not consistently
act with the Democrats. He was given a
place on the following committees:
Claims. Mississippi River, Indian Affairs
Manufactures. Executive Departments, and
Transportation.
Senator Wellington was placed on the
following committees: Coast and InsuIaT
Survey; Coast Defences, Corporations in
the District Of Columbia. District OF Col
uabia, University os the United States,
Public Buildings and Grounds, and Indus
trial Expositions-
Senator Deboe mas displaced 4Ir- Vel
Iington as Chairman Of the Committee en-
the University of the United States. Sen
ator Foster fills the Republican vacancy
on the Committee cn The District OF Col
uInbia.
The Chairmen of the Committees FOR
this session are TO be as follows:
Agriculture, Proctor; Appropriations.
Allison; Coast Survey, Foster Of Wash
fng;on. Contingent Expenses. Jones Of
Nevada. Census, QuarIes; Civil Service
Perkins; Claims, Warren; Coast De
fences, Mitchell: Commerce. Frye; Ger
pCrations in the District of Columbia,
AIdrich; District Of Columbia. Mcmillan:
Education and Labor, AicComas; Ep-
crossed bills, Hoar; Enrolled bills.
Seweu; University CT the United
States. Deboe; Examination Of Civil
Service, CIapD; Finance, Aidrich;
Fisheries. Bard; Foreign Relations, Cul-
ION; Forest Reservations, Burton: Geolo-
gicaI Survey, Kean; immigration. Pen
rose; Mississippi River, Nelson; Indian
Affairs, Stewart; Indian Depredations,
Gamble; Interstate Commerce, EIkins; r.
rigation, Simon; Judiciary, Hoar; Library.
WetmoTe; Manufactures. McCumber. Mil
itary Affairs, HawIey; Mines, Scott; Naval
Affairs. Hale; Expenditures in Executive
Departments, Quay; Pacific Islands and
Porto Rico, Foraker; Pacific Railroads,
DoIliver; Patents, PTitchard; Pensions,
GaIlinger: Philippines, Lodge; Postoffices.
Mason; Printing, Plat OF New York;
Land Claims, Hale: Privileges and EIec-
tions. Burrows; Public Buildings and
Grounds Fairbanks; Public Health, Jones
of Nevada; Public Lands. HansbOrough;
Railroads, Clark OF Wyoming; Relations
with Canada, Hanna; Relations with
Cuba. Plat OF Connecticut; Revision of
the Laws, Depew; Rules, Spooner; Terri
tories. Beveridge: Potomac River, Mil
lard; Woman Suffrage, Wetmore; Indus
trial Expositfons, Burnham; National
Banks, Kearns.
The Craftsmanship of the Committee on
Interocean1c Canals is declared vacant SO
that the Democrats can name Senator
Morgan for the place. Four Republicans
have been added to the Canal Commit
tee-Senators Mitchell. Millard. Kittredge,
and Pritchard. This VIII give the domi-
nart party big majority in the body sld
will make the proposed canal bill a Re
publican measure
No Programme Marked Ont.
No attempt was made 10 agree upon ~1y
programme OF legislation for the SESSION.
This viii be taken up at later caucus
The matter was discussed informally and
it was decided TO wait until after the holi-
day recess before preparing any calen-
Gar.
The session will be brief and business
like and the Republicans mean TO use
their big majority to advantage. The
Democrats will be made to come to time
or do without legislation. There viii
ne none of the fIibustering which r:arked
the last session