The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-22
COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE
Appointed BY Republican Caucus and
Democratic Steering Committee
NAMES OF SOUTHERN MEMBERS
Every Republican. Except Burton OF
Kansas. Was Given a Chairmanship.
Simmons and Overman Jared Well.
vacancies Left for LaFollette and
Gearin.

Vacancies Left for LaFolIette and
Gearin.
Washington. December 18.-Stand-
ing committees of the Senate were an
nounced today in accordance with as
signments arranged by a committee
appointed by the Republican caucus
and the Democratic steering commit
tee acting separately. Every Repub-
Hcan Senator was given a chairman
ship. except Burton Of Kansas. Va
cancies were left for Senator LaFol-
lette. of Wisconsin and Senator Gearin
of oregon, neither Of whom have been
sworn in.
The chairman and Southern mem
bers are as follows. first named being
chairman:
ADDrODriations-Allison Berry. Till
man. Daniel. German.
Foreign Relations-Cullom. Morgan,
Bacon Money.
Finance-Aldrich. Daniel. Money,
Bailey. German.
Judiciary-Clark, (Wyoming) Ba-
con. Pettus. Culberson. Blackburn.
Commemorative. Berry. Martin,
Clay. Mallory. Foster.
Interstate Commerce-Elkins, Till
man. McLaurin. Carmack.
Military Affairs-Warren, Pettus.
Blackburn. Overman, Taliaferro.
Naval Affairs-Hale. Tillman. Mar
tin. McEnery. Blackburn.
Agriculture and Forestry-Proctor.
Money, Simmons. Latimer. Frazier.
Inter-Oceanic Canals-Millard, Nor
gan, CarmacK. Taliaferro. German.
Simmons.
Indian Afairs-Clapp. Morgan,
Clarke. (Arkansas).
Postofice and Postroads-Penrose,
Clay, Culherson. Talliaferro. Simmons.
Philippines-Lodge. Culberson. Car
mack. McCreary.
Privileges and observation-disclosures.
Pettus. Bailey. Overman. Clarke. CAR
kansaS).
Public Buildings and Grounds
Scott, Culberson, Simmons. Clay. Lati-
mer.
Public Lands-Hansbrough. Berry,
McEnery. McLaurin.
Observation-Disclosures, Clarke. Car
kansas) Frazier.
Rules-SDooner. Bacon, Bailey.
Education and Labor-Dolliver,
Daniel.
Pacific Islands and Porto Rico-For-
aker, Mallory. Blackburn.
District of Columbia-Gallinger,
Martin. Mallory. Simmons. German.
Printing-Platt. German.
Cuban Relations-Burnham. Money.
Taliaferro. Simmons.
Immigration - Dillingham;. Nc
Laurin, Latimer. Clarke. (Arkansas)
McCreary.
Pensions - McCumber. TaIiaferro,
Carmack, Overman.
ClaimS-FultOn, Martin. McLaurin,
overman. Frazier.
observation-disclosures, Clay, Lat
inner. Frazier.
Library-Wetmore. German.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Bailey, Cor
man.
Census-Long, McEnery, TaliaferrO.
Audit and Control of the Contingent
Expresses of the Senate-Kean,
Money.
Canadian Relations - Crane, Till
man. Bailey, Clark (Arkansas).
Civil Service and Retrenchment-
Perkins. McLaurin. Clark. (Arkansas).
Coast and InSular Survey-Pines,
Morgan, Berry. Clay. Culberson.
Coast Defenses - Knox. Culberson,
Taliaferro. Clay. Simmons Foster.
Examine the. Severa Branches of
the Civil Service-Bulkeley. Culberson.
Simmons, McCreary.
Enrolled Bills-Dryden. Foster.
Observation-Disclosures. Mallory, McEn-
cry. Bailey, Cverman.
Indian Depredations-Burkett. Ba-
con. Martin. Berry. Pettus. McLaurin.
Forest Reservations and the Protec-
ton Of Game-Brandegee, Morgan,
Tillman. Overman.
Geological Survey-Flint. Money.
Mines and Mining-Dick. Tillman,
Clarke, (Arkansas).
Mississippi River and It's Tributaries
Nelson. McEnery. McLaurin. Car
mack.
Organization. Conduct and Expendi-
lures of the Executive Departments
Carter. McLaurin, Blackburn, Frazier,
Pacific Railroads-Alger. Morgan,
TaIiaferro. McCreary. Latimer.
Patents-Kittridge. Mallory, Foster,
Latimer.
Railroads-Allee. Bacon. Pettus,
Money. Carmack.
Revision OF the Laws of the United
States-Depew. Daniel. Mallory. Bal
ley.
board - Gamble. Pettus, Daniel,
Clarke, (Arkansas).
University of the United States
HemenWay. Clay. Carmack, Black
burn. Foster.
National Banks-Nixon, McEnery.
To Investigate Trespassers Upon IN
dian Lands-Sutherland. Morgan.
on Standards. Weights and Meas
ures-Smoot. McCreary.
Industrial Expositions - Warner,
Daniel, Carmack, McCreary.
Engrossed Bills-Berry.
To Investigate the Conditions of the
Potomac River Front at Washington
FRYE, Martin. Bacon.
Public Health and National Quaran-
tine-Morgan, chairman: McEnery,
Mallory. CuIberson.
Private Land Claims-Teller, Nc
Emery, PcttuS.
TRANSFORMATION and Sale of Meat
PrOductS-Daniel.
Womans Suffrage-Bacon. Berry.
Five Civilized Tribes of Indians
TiIlman.
Additional Accommodations for the
library of CongresS-Martin.
Revolutionary Claims-Clay. Frazer.
Disposition of Useless Paper in the
Executive Observation-Disclosures Fra
zier.
Corporations Organized in the Dis
trict of Columbia-McEnery, Latimer.