The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-18
SENATE COMMITTEES
MIN NORITY MEMBERs FARE Ex-
 CEEDINGLy WE'LL.
Senators Johnston ana Bankhead Get Good Befths--Many Changes
 Announced In PeEsonnel of
 The Chalrmnnshfps.

Announced h Personnel of
 The Chairmanships.
 Washington. Dec. 1.-The Republican Senators held a caucus today to TO- ceive from the Committee on Commit tees its report on the assignment of Senators to the various committees.
 The report was presented by Senator Hale, Chairman of the Committed, and was accepted by the caucus. large number of chairmanship changes were made in assignments. including the following:
 Senator Knox from Coast Defense to Rules: Senator Kittridge from Patents to Inter-Oceanic Canals.
 New Senators secured the following:
 Bourne, of oregon, Fisheries; Dixon, of Montana. Civil Service Examina- tion: Borah, of Idaho. Weights and Measures
 The ciiafrmanship of the Committee on Library. was reserved for Wetmor-. Several new committees have been cre- ated for the purpose of giving chair manships to new Republican Senators. These come in the list known as select committees" Senator Briggs IS at the head of new committee called Ex- penditures in the Treasury Department. Senator Brown, of Nebraska, has Ex- penditures in the Department of Jus tice; Senator Dupont. of Delaware, Ex- penditures in the War Department; Senator Guggenheim, of Colorado, Ex- penditures in the Navy Department; Senator Richardson, of Delaware, Ex- penditures in the Interior Department; Senator Stephenson, of Wisconsin, Ex- penditures in the Department of AErt- culture.
 The vacancy on the Committee on Fi- nance is to be filled by Senator Hop kfns, of Illinois. Senator Carter. or Montana, goes on the Committee on Foreign Relations. Senator Knox leaves the Committee on ter-oceanic SCanals, and the three Senators, McCnmber, Flint and Brandagee. become the new members. The Committee cn Pensions loses Senator Burkett. of Nebraska, and Senators Curtis. of Kansas. and Smith, of Michigan. Senators Burkett and La Toilette leave the Committee on Claims and Senators Stephenson, Borah and Guggenheim take membership.
 Democratic Senators were awarded chairmanships last night as follows:
 Corporations in the District of Col umbia, Mallory; Woman Suffrage, Clay; Useless Papers in the Executive Department, Money; Private Land Claims, Teller; Revolutionary Claims, Taliaferro; Public Health and Nation al Quarantine, Daniel; Additionsi Ac- commodations for the Library or Con gress, Martin: Five Civilized Tribes: TiIlman; Transportation and Sale or Meat Products. McEnery.
 The committee assignments of the new Democrats are as follows: Davis, Claims, Coast and 1nsular Sur vey. Private Land Claims. Expenditures in the Interior Department: Immigra- ton, Indian Affairs, Public Lands.
 Johnston-District of Columbia, m dian Depredatious, . Interior. oceanic Canals. Mines and Mining. Philippines, Indian Affairs National Banks, woman Suffrage.
 Gore-Canadian Relations. 1mmigra- tion, Irrigation, Mines and Mining. Pacific Railroads, Pensions: PriVheges and Elections, Transportation 10 sea- board, Expenditures in the Depart | ment of Agriculture. Owen-C:yil Service, Indian Affairs. Indian Depredations, Mississippi River and its Tributaries Postofice, Post l Roads. Public Lands. Painter--Claims. District of Colum- bia Education and Labor, Immigra- | ton. Indian Affairs. Privileges and | Elections Revision of Laws. Trespasses 1 on Indian Lands. l Taytor-Forest Reservations, Indian l Affairs. Inter-Oceanic Canals. Inter- l state Commerce. Pensions, Railroads, | University of the United States, h. 1 dustrial Expeditures. 1 The chairmanships- of the Repubi.- l can committees of the Senate now l stand as follows: 1 Agriculture and Forestry-Proctor. 1 Appropriations-Alit
 Contingent Expenses of the Senate Keane.
 Canadian Relations-Crane. | Census-Long. | Civil Service and Retrenchment- | Perkins. -.-.----- 1 TV,,It Coast and Insular Survey--Piles. l Coast Defenses--Nixon. | Commerce-Frye. l Cuban Relations-Burham.
 District of Columbia-Gallinger. 1 Education and LAbor-Dolliver. Enrolled Bills-Hopkins. 1 Examine the Several Branches of the l Civil Service-Dixon. | Finance-Aldrich. isheries-Bourne. k Foreign Relations-Cullom. [ Forest Reservations-Brande
 Geological Survey-Fl.nt.
 Immigration--Dillin Indian Affairs-Clapp.
 Indian Depredations-Curtis. | Inter- Oceanic Canals-Kittredge.
 Interstate Commerce-Elksns. l Irrigation-Ankeny.
 Judiciary-Clark of Wyoming.
 Library--Wetmore. ~E | Manufacture-Heybu -s .-e.t.ts
 Military Ahairs--Warren. Z Mines and Mining-Dick.
 Mississippi River and Tributaries Nelson. \
 Naval Affairs-Hale.
 Executive epartments-Carter.
 Pacific Islands and Porto Rico-For- aker.
 Pacific Railroads-Burkett.
 Pensions-McCumber ! Philippines-Lodge.
 Postoffices and Post Roads-Penrose
 Printing-Platt.
 Privileges and Elections-Burrows
 Public Buildings and Grounds-Scott
 Public Lands-Hansbrough.
 Railroads-Bulkely.
 Revision of the Laws-DePew.
 Rules-KnoX. .=...=.
 Territories-Beveridg
 Transportation Routes-Gamble.
 University of the United States Hemenway.
 Expenditures in the Treasury Depart ment-Briggs
 Industrial Expositions-Warner
 Potomac River Front-LaFollette.
 Trespassers Upon Indian Lands Sutherland.
 National Banks-4Smith.
 Standard Weights and Measures-- Borah.
 Fynenditures in the War Departmen'