The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-12-17
SENATOR cuLBERsoN OF DEMO.
CRATIC STEERING COMMITTEE
ANNOUNCES ASSIGNMENTS
The Oklahoma Senators, Owen and
Gore, re Placed on Some Very
Responsible Committees and
VIII No Doubt Make Good.


cratic steering committee were made
public this afternoon by Senator Cul.
berson. lis chairman Neither OF the
Texas senators proiited materially
by the Encouragement. In fact. Sen
ator CulbersOn gave up his place on
the committee on postofiices and post
while the only additional assignment
given to Senator Bailey was "A place
on the committee on the expenditures
of the departments. This Is newly
created committee. made TO provitc
places for some OF the new rcpubli-
can senators.
The greatest change was that made
In the committee on Indian affairs
There were three democratic vacan.
"',r occasioncd by the death of Sen
lf'r Morgan and the retirement of
Senator Dubois and of Senator Clark
of Montana. These places were given
to Senators Davis. Payntcr and
Johnston. Senator Davis was cspc.
cilaly eager for a place on this com.
mittcc.
| The work of the steering commit.
tee was approved unanimously by
the caucus this morning. While. Of
course, not all are satisfied, there
is very much less than the usual
complaint because pf the committee
selections.
The new democratic members of
the principal senate committees will
be as follows:
Appropriation Murphy J. Foster.
Louisiana.
Audit and control contingent ex.
pcnsc Of senate James =. Clarke
Of Arkansas.
Canadian reations-Thomas p.
Gore of Oklahoma. Murphy j. Fos.
ter of Louisiana.
Census Asbury G. Latimcr of
South Carolina.
Civil service and rctrenchment-
Robert l.. owen of Oklahoma.
Claims jefferson Davis of Arkan-
sas, Thomas s. Painter of Kentucky.
Commcrcc-A !. McIaurin of Mis-.
sissippi, James T.. Clarke OF Arkan-
sas
District Of Columbia Francis !.
Newlands OF Nevada. thomas II.
Payuter of Kentucky, Joseph f. John.
son Of Alabama,
Engrossed Bills--A. O. Bacon OF
Georgia, chairman.
Foreign Relations. James H. Fra
1ier OF Tennessee, W. =. Whytc of
Maryland
immigration Jefferson Davis of
Arkansas. Thomas H. Paynter of
Kentucky, Thomas p Gore of Okla
homa.
Indian Affairs Jefferson Davis OF
Arkansas, Thomas H. Payntcr of
Kentucky. Robert l. Taylor of Ten.
nessec, Joseph r. Johnston of Ala
bama, Robert l.. owen of Oklahoma.
lnter-occanic canals Robert l..
Taylor of Tennessee, Joseph + John.
stuu of Alabama
Irrigation j. Il Tillman of South
Carolina, Thomas 7. Gore of Ok
ahoma
Judiciary James r Clarke of Ar
= kansas, Lee Severn of North car
olna, lsidore Raynor ~ Maryland,
Military affairs James McCreary
OF Kentucky.
Pcnsions--Houry VI. Teller of Col.
crado, James n. McCrrary of Ken
lucky, Robert l.. Taylor of Tennes.
see, Thomas p, Gore OF Oklahoma.
lippines-IIenry NJ Teller \of
Colorado, Francis C. Neslands of
Nevada los + Johnston + Ala,
bama
Postonices and post roads Robert
l.. owen of oklahoma. John II.
Rankhead of Alabama.
Privileges and elections Thomas
H. Paynter OF Kentucky, Thomas p
Gore Of Oklahoma, John H. Bank
head of Alabama.
Public lands-Jcfferson Davis OF
Arkansas, Robert l. Owen of Okla.
homa
Rules-William p. Whytc of Mary.
land
Territories l.. owen of
oklahoma