The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-17
SENATE KEEPS
PLACE FOR THE
SILENT SENATOR

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE Republican
senators held a caucus today to receive
from the committee on committees its re-
port on the assignment OF senators to the
various committees.
The report was presented by Senator
Hale. chief OF the committee and was ac-
cepted by the caucus.
large number OF changes we're made
in the assignments to craftsmanship. in
cluding the following:
Senator Knox, from coast defences to
rules; Senator Kittredge, from patents TO
! interloceanic canals Senator Hopkins.
from fisheries TO enrolled bills; Senator
smoot from weights and measures To pa
tents; Senator William Alden Smith from
disposition OF documents to National
banks; Senator Bulkeley. from civil SER
| vice examination To railroads; Senator
Nixon, from National banks TO coast de-
fences
New senators secured the following
chairmanshps:
Bourne OF oregon, fisheries; Dixon of
Montana, civil service examination
Borah OF Idaho, weights and measures
The chairmanshp of the committee on
library was reserved for Senator Wet
more.
Several new committees have been crea-
ted Tor the purpose OF giving chairman
ships TO new Republican senator's
Senator Hemenway receives the place on
the appropriation committee, left by
Senator Wetmore. and Senator Proctor
Is added TO that committee.
The vacancy on the committee on
finance is TO be filled by Senator Hopkins
OF Illinois
Senator Knox leaves the committee on
inter-oceanic canals and the three sena-
tors, McCumber. Flint and Brandegee be-
come the new members.
A place on the committee on ptyblic
buildings is reserved for Senator Wetmore
OF Rhode Island, when he returns TO the
senate
The chairmanship OF the Republican
committees of the senate now stands as
follows:
Agriculture and Forestry-Proctor.
Appropriattons--Allison.
Contingent Expenses Senate, Kean.
Canadian Relations--Crane.
Census-Long.
Civil Service and Retrenchment-Per-
kins.
ClaimS-Fulton
Coast and Insular Survey-Piles.
Coast Defences-Nixon.
Commerce-Frye.
cuban Relations-Burnham.
District OF Columb mbia,-Gallinger.
Education and I.abor-Dolliyer
Enrolled Bills-Hopkins.
=. Examine Several branches OF the Civil
SerYlce-Dixop.
Financo-Aldrich.
Fisheries--Bourne.
Foreign Relations-C Cullom.
Forest Reservauons-Brande
Geological Survey-Flint.
lmmigration-Dillingh =.
Indian Affairs-Clapp.
Indian OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Inter Oceanic Canals Kittredge
Inter State Commerce-Elkins.
Irrigations-Ankeny
Judiciary-Clark CWyoming).
Library-Wetmore
Manufactures-Heybur
Military Anairs-Warren
Mines and Mining-Dick.
Mississippi River and Tributaries-Nel.
SON.
Naval Affairs-Hale.
Executive Departments-Carter
Pacific Islands and Porto Rico-Fora-
ker
Pacific Railroads-Burkett
Patents-Smoot
Y Pensions-McCumber
Philippines--Lodge.
Postoffice and Post Roads-Penrose.
Printing-Platt.
Privileges and Elections-Burrows
Public Buildings and Grounds-Scott.
Public Lands--Hansborough.
Railroads-Bulkeley.
Revision OF the Laws-Depew.
Rules-Knox.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Transportation Routes-Gamble
University OF the United States-Herf1-
enway.
Expenditures in the Treasury Depart
ment-Briggs.
Industrial Expositions-warner.
Potomac River Front--Ia Toilette.
Trespassers upon Indian Lands-Suther-
land
National Banks-Smith
Standard Weights and Measures-Borah
Expenditures In the War Department
Dupont.
Expenditures in the Department of JUS
tice-Brown.
Expenditures I'm the Navy Department
-Guggenheim.
Expenditures in the Interior Depart
ment-Richardson
Expenditures I'm the Department Of Ag-
riculture-Stevenson.
When the senate convened Senator Halo
offered n resolution for the rcorganiza-
ton of the senate committees and the
committees were appointed in accordance
with the caucus action OF the two parties
Among Democratic senator's awarded
Corporations in the District OF Colur-
'ia-Mallory.
Engrossed Bills-Bacon.
Woman Suffrage-Clay.
Useless Papers in the Executive Depart-
lents--M Money.
Private Land Clams-Teler.
Revolutionary Claims-Taliaferro
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