The sun., 1901-12-18
SENATE COMMITTEE CHANGES
APPROVED IN CAUCUS AND WILL
me- ADOPTED TO-DAY.
Places for wellin gton and McI.aurin-scn.
ator Dcpew Goes TO the Committee
on the Revision OF Laws-The Conn
mittee ON Philippines Enlarged.

WAsUIyoroN, Dec i7.-The changes In
the Senate Committees arranged by the
Republican Committee on Committees were
approved by caucus Of Republican Sena-
tors held this morning
There was some curiosity "a TO what dis
position would be made of Senators Yelling
ton and McLaurin. tho former having read
himself out Of the Republican caucus, and
the Democratic caucus refusing TO include
the latter In the list OF committee assign
ments given by the minority The Repub-
leans forming the minority party were
therefore forced to assign the two indepen-
dents or they would have no committee
work at all.
The two Senators will retain membership
on practically the same committees they
now ill, but Mr. Wellington is deposcd from
the chairmanship of the Committee on
Establishment OF the Univ ersity OF the
United States, and his name go s to the foot
Of the list OF Republicans on that committee.
and the others he now holds.
Mr. McIaurin retains membership on
Claims Indian Affairs, Manufactures, In
dustrisl Expositions and TRANSPORTATION
Routes, and Is also assigned to the Commit
tee on Improvement OF the Mississippi
River, losing membership on Coast Defences
and immigration.
One OF the important committees whose
membership Is increased is that on the Phil
ippines, the number being raised from eleven
TO thirteen and Messrs Burrows of Michigan,
McComas Of Maryland and Dietrich, OF
Nebraska, added 10 the Republican side.
One new committee is created with the title
Standards, Weights and Measures and Mr..
Kittridge Of South Dakota made chairman.
Other changes follow:
Senator Cullom Of Illinois Nils the vacancy az
%ss.Ts nsap spoonsr I and FAIRBANKS are added 10
bership. ,,-,.
chairman Of the Interstate Commerce. Committee
and Messrs. Foraker OF Ohio. Clapp OF Minnesota
and Sad 2. M Kssn n o Ss% jersey epscss
Mr. Elkins as chairman OF the Geoiogioal surrey
Kean al the head OF the Committee on National
Mason Of Ilinoi, oils th. vacant chslrm.nshp
on Post Onices and Post Roads, being succeeded
North Dakota and Mr.. Dietrich Of Nebraska. dis
Sn S.Iss ssbs ins has sf boSer Of S iowa
chairman Of the Committee on pscnc Railroads
OF Privileges and Elections. being succeeded on
Of the law, s HI DsRew oi In New ,vaf
Burnham OF New Hampshire:
Stewart of Nevada Is TO be chairman oi Indian
sco,, Of Wsss H Vfsinia and T giving way on PotomSe
River front TO Mlard OF Nebraska MI Beveildge
Of Indiana Is the new chairman OF the Territories.
on Kansas Mr. Perkins Of California goes TO the
head of the Committee on Civl service. being
succeeded on Fisheries by his colleague, Mt Bard.
MT. Deboe Of Kentucky replaces wellington OF
Maryland as chairman OF the Committee on the
OF the United States. Gamble OF South
Dakota succeeding to the vacancy crested a. the
head OF Indian Depreciation. Mr., Quay OF Penn
syivana goes TO his old place on the Appropria-
lion Committee and gets the chairmanship OF the
Committee on Organization OF the Executive de-
pariments. vice Mr., McComas OF Maryland. irans-
lerred to Education and Labor.
Mitchell OF oregon takes the ehAirmanship OF
Coast Defcnoes.
Quaries OF wisconsin Is assigned to nrst place
on Census, being succeeded on TranspoHatlon
Routes by Dillingham; Of Vermont.
Messrs Depew OF New York and McComas OF
Maryland are added to the Committee on the Ju.
iiciary. No change Is made In the personnel of
ne Committee on Finance, but Senator Jones OF
Nevada Is transferred from TO the minority 70 the
Repu blican side.
The minority assignments were completed
~ the Democratic caucus and the two lists VIII be
adopted by the Senate 10 morrow as the Commit
OF the new chsirmsnships on the Democratic |
that on Revolutionary Claims, and Nj Bacon OF
jeorgia the other. Woman Suffrage. Mr. Daniel.
low chairman OF the latter commltee, goes TO the
lead OF the committee OF TRANSPORTATION OF Meat
Products. and II also assigned 20 membership on
he Appropriations Committee. MeSsrs. Teller
n Colorado and Money OF NlsslsSslppi MI vacan-
lies on the Finance Committee: hessrs RAwllns |
y ttAh and Baily OF Texas are asst gncd TO Foreign
relations hcSsr>. McLAurln of Mississippi car
mack Of Tennessee. Foster OF Louisiana aud hiter-
on OF Colorado 10 Interstate Commerce. McSsrS.
turner Of Washington Culberson Of Texas and
urn 80 Navai AfAlrS. MesSTs. Dubois Of Idaho,
,At tcryon and ChTmark to Philippines