The sun., 1903-11-11
SENATOR MORGAN DEPOSED.
HE'LL NO LONGER BE CHAIRMAN
OF CANALS COMMITTEE.
Senator Hanna Likely to Succeed Him
Senator PenrOse May Go on Finance
COmmittee-SenatOr Hale to Decide
the Claims for Committee Places.


the Claims for Committee Places.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10-As soon as the
Senate adjourned to-day the Republican
Senators went into caucus for the purpose
Of agreeing On appointments to fill existing
vacancies in the charmanships and Rcpub-
lican membership Of the Senate committees.
Two Of the most important Of these are in
the Committee ON Finance, where vacancies
prevent the consideration of the so-calcd
Adrich Financial bill.
The Republicans decided TO take from
Senator John T. Morgan Of Alabama the
the chairmanship of the Committee Of In
teroceanic Canals, because Of his hostility
to the Panama route, and the committee
on committees was authorized to select his
SUCCESSOR, a Republican.
Senator Eawley of Connecticut Is the
ranking Republican member Of the COM
nlittee, but he would not, Of course. re-
lipquish tie Craftsmanship of the Com
mittee on Military Affairs to take that
on Jnteroce1nio Canals. Senator PlGtt of
New York stands next on the list, but he
already heads the Committee on Print
ing and is unlikely to change.
1t is probable, therefore. that Senator
hanna, VINO mas Detll one Vi lAc etlolBcbI
advocates OF the Panama route and stands
third on the committee, will be made its
chairman. He is now chairman Of tho
Committee on Enrolled Bills, which is not q
particularly desirable honor.
Tho caucus, in addition to deposing
Senator Morgan from the craftsmanship Of
the Committee on 1nteroceanic Canals,
authorized the Committee on Committees
to fill the existing vacancies in the Re
publican membership of the committees.
When tho list has been submitted to the
minority, It's steering committee will fill
the vacancies on the Democratic side Of the
committees.
The minority of the Senate, by courtesy
ships OF minor committees, including inter-
oceanic canals, which is by far the most i'm
portant. The transfer Of that committee
TO the majority will increase the number Of
Republican chairmen to fifty-five, and re-
duce the Democratic representation to nine.
While no definite act ion was taken by the
caucus il is the undefst anding that the
Rev. Dr. Prettiman of this city, who has
been acting as chaplain since the death last
spring of the Rev. DR.. NhIburn. the noted
blind chaplain, will ontinue his services
during the extraordinary session.
To Senator Hale OF Maine has been as
81 nr. ,h- delicate t$:i. "i acting az chair
man Of tho CoIrIaittet on Committees and
deciding the connecting cla)nlE OF DIS col
leagues for tho vacant places on the COM
nittee assignments.
The hardest nut he will have to crack
will he to determine whether SenatorElkins
of West Virginia Or Senator Penrose Of
Pennsylvania will he 2 member of the
Ccn,,nittec on Finance.
I. will be embarrassing to Mr.. Hale, of
couIsc, 10 notify M. Morgan that he is to
tc dlopEst' ffrnl the Craftsmanship Of
Inte-cccn,ic Canals, but it has already
been arranged to let Mr., Morgan down as
easily As possible by making him chair
man of the important Committee on Public
Health and Quarantine, formerly presided
| over by Senator Vest of Missouri
There Is no live subject before this hy-
cienic committee such as that involved in
the construction of an interoceanic canal,
but the committee carries with it a private
room, clerks, messengers and all the other
essentials to Senatorial comfort and
happiness. ,..
A vacant place on the Committee on
Finance. however. is something worth
going after, and that is why Elkins, Penrose,
/ Reveridge of Indiana, Clark of Wyoming
and two or three more are after it.
The fight has practically arrowed down
to the Senators fro West Virginia and
PENNSYLVANIA. and the latter is apt to win
out as he represents State so vitality in
terested in the tariff question which may
| be thoroughly considered by this COM
mittee in the next Congress