Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-11-16
THE NEXT HOUSE.
How The Recent Elections VIII Affect
The Committees.
THE DEMOCRATIC LOSS IN EXPERIENCED MEM
BERs-A BALANCE EsHEET-CoMMIrTEE CHAIR
MEN AND MEMBERS LEFT AT HOME.

BERS-A BALANCE CESHEET-CoMMIrTEEC CHAIR
MEN AND MEMBERS LEFT AT HOME.
OF the 325 members of the House Of Repre-.
sentatives. 119, or more than one.third, will
| retire at the end Of the coming session. to be
succeeded in the next Congress by men chosen
In their places at the recent election. In a few
OF the cases-such, for instance, as Hewitt, OF
New York; Daniel and Tucker, of Virginia;
Mitchell, of Connecticut, and Others-the retire.
ment has been voluntary, either to accept some
other position or to attain the peace and quiet
| OF private life. But as rule the changes have
been wrought by the popular will. In num-
Der OF districts the sitting members had their
party Endorsement, but were defeated at the
polls. OF the new members to come in with
the next Congress 81 are democrats and 80
are republicans.
essential to good service in Congress as ability.
Ihe supremacy SO long maintained by the
south in ante-bellum times is generally attribu-
te0 In q large degree, at least, by writer's OF
political history, to the custom then prevalent
IN that section OF continuing their Congress
men in public life. 1t passes almost an axiom
among men OF legislative experience that at
least one term OF Congress Is necessary for the
EDUCATION OF a member; that he cannot become
prnnclent In the rules and practical methods Of
legislation In less time than one term. 1t is
Continued service that fits members for leader
ship. That is evidenced by The TACT that it is
lenanced as leaders IN either branch Of Con-
greSS.
THE DEMOCRATS DISADVANTAGE.
In the next Congress the democrats maintain
| reduced majority, but they will labor under
the disadvantage OF having large element in.
experienced in national legislation. The re-
publican side, with the exception OF small
percentage, Will consist OF men more or less
trained in legislation. Nearly one-half of the
democrats will be new to the work on hand,
and the embarrassment of that party, in the
event off partisan contest Will be Increased by
among p:,tp 90 moi l.rS nt
It's abiest pariiamentarians and denatels.
Among the memoers OF experience on the
are Morrison,. Hewitt. Hammond, Wills
(kentucky), Weilborn, Warner (Ohio), Van
| Eaton, Tucker, Throck ckinorJon, Sprisgs, Single
Mitchell, Maybury, Lowry, Lowering, Lore,
LIE fevre, hiu lOnio), henley, Geudes, kuen,
Cox tN: ~, CoDo, .aoeli, Bragg and Auams.
lhe republicans lose solne goou men, sucn as
James, kanney ana Slruit, but their list of
Gratis, In point ol the experience and usefulness
OF members not elected To the next Congress. is
small.
THE EFFECT UPON COMMITTEES.
The effect OF the changes upon committees
will be marked. Ways and means loses Morri-
son (chairman), Hewitt, Harris (C4a.), and May
bury. All its republican member are re-elecIeu.
Ii the regular order OF promotion Is Observed
with regard 70 this committee in Lne neXt
House, Aaiiis (Texas) will get the cnalrmansnIp.
lhe elections committee loses Lowry kuuert-
SOD, Boyle, Green IN. j.. Croxtop, Martin and
Hail, democrats, anu Pay ue aud Ely, repuuii-
| Gains. Its chairman, Turner (Ga.), Is returned,
anu may again be assigned To The head OF Luls
committee. the appropriations commitLee
ioses CaUell, LIE FeVre anu ADAMS N. " al
ueinocrats. Ii Mr.. Randall lives wui pruo.,-
Dly retsiln the cnalrnanohlp OF this cOlnnli tee.
Tue judiciary comInlttee loses its chairman
IA ucker) ana Also Hammond, Eueu ana ben-
nett, &c OeinOcrats, ana h;,nuey ana Hepburn, re-
pubiicans. Culbertson (TeXas) holus the rank-
Lag position Ior cuairIllsan. Ine coinLulLlee uu
Il IA n I'm sl,pTi -
with Miller, Arnot and Findluy, democrats, ana
nrauy, repuuican. Canuier (tra.) is nrsl on .ne
" llktDs (OnIO), VINO is second. lne cisI,Ins OF
krmentrOuL &ka.l,wh0 Is not u member, viii be
urged Tor this ciIairmanship. The cou,niLtee
On coinage, weights ana measures loses Sey-
mOur, ueiiiocrat, aud Jalnes, Lit lie anu teIlOu,
republicans. It's Chairman lbianu) Comes up
smiling with a re-elecLiOn aud VIII in ali prOua-
ullity retain Ills place AS lead OF the
as his paternity oi the ''doiiar0i the dauuies IL
iooKeu upon as giving hlm u strong title to the
position 1he commerce. committee lUSes Caiu.
wen and Irion, democrats, ana Jounsou, repub-
iIcan. keagan (Texas), its Chairman, is re-
eiecaed. ana viii again get the pace II wants
1t. The committee on rivers and harbors has
iUsL Las he"~, " li,is thy.j, ana Rlsu Murphy,
Gibson anu Carleton, democrats aud SGone,
Burleigh and Markham, republicans. Blanch-
ara (La) Is second ON The committee, and sLanus
IL SoOu chance 10 get the cnAlrIuausnIp. Tue
coinnIlttee On agriculture fuses Aiken, GraeL,
" mans and treuerick, democrats, anu Wnite,
fleice ana SWlHDuriIe, repuDiicins. Hatcn, It's
chairman, will probably retain the place.
NC All ie!s ailAlis couliiLLec Auscs LOX IN. c.,
Singleton, W orLu,ng ton ana Daniel, (oeln.J anu
hlce ana all, republicans. II IS not unlikely
tuat there VIII be aliOLher warm tg mt over tue
chairnanship of this committee. Belmont, OF
new YORK, VIII probably put in his claim, but
II Will be stoutiy con lesled. Military affairs
loses Bragg, It's chairman; WOiIOro, Fluuiay
vieie and Anderson. (uems), ana Nesley, (rep.j
heeler, o. AaUaina, Is tlrsL III line iur proiAO-
ton, but IT has not been the policy OF the demo-
crats " place an eX-conieuerale ~ the head vi
tnat coinmlttee. ErinentrOuL, Oi Pennsylvania,
mn
turned members. Tue cuances are Luat some
democrat not u memUer Of the present com.
mlttee Will be made chairman. From the
naval committee hewitt, baiIentine ana Lore.
(uems.b anu buck rep, drop out. Herbert, oi
AiaDalna, VINO Is re-eiecLeu, wiII probably re.ain
tue ciiairniansuip. The cuniinitLee ON Dust
o1nces anu post roads ioses i've democrats ana
Two republicans. biOunt, the clairu.au is re-
elected, ana being ALI old member, viii probably
nOiu tAAL cAalriiiaEship. From the DubiIS
lands committee three democrats, Including
,he chairman, and one republican, urup Out
oran, oi OulU, Is ut Tie head Of the remaining
ueMOcrats, Quilt Is not Improbable that Lauue
VI Aiilnols, VIII be given this chalrmaushlp
Ine inuian affairs cOlIimltlee loses It's cuair-
man Nv Weiiborn), together win four other uelnu-
cfa,s ana one iepuDIIcan. Peel, OF Arkansas. Is
lii tne llne oi promotion. hiiI, oi ONO. chair.
MAN Oh the comnilttee on territories, drops Out
Springer Is AZ Tie nead Ol The list, but lie VIII
no doubt aspire 10 something better. Barnes,
vi Georgia, is next ~ Springer. DAVIDSON
cnairnian of the committee OH railways ana
CANALS, Is fe-eecte0, ANA Will probably continue
~ noiu tile place. Use, CHAIRMAN vi commlI-
zee on manufactures; .lar"y, OF mines ana
inInlns; D.DD:e, ol puDiic buildings ana
siounus; ONenI, o. labor: MaIson, OF invalid
peAslons; Springer. OF caIlns aud OaLes of re-
NAslUn Oi the laws, are ali relurned " the next
Congress-. Ui these committees MaLsun is al
most certain 10 remain At LIE heau Ot Invalid
Pensions, ana ONeIll in All probability will re.
main AT Lhe head Of the laUOr coiulnltLee, 1he
facinc RAILROAD cOmmlL.ee iOseS It's chairman
(lnrUckmOrLOn), anu Crisp Is next Oh tue IlsL
ActLae, vi ArKansus Is in line lor the cnai,.
hansnip OF Lne Mississippi river commitLee
anu Wiii most likely get II. Tue cnalriuunsuip "
VI euucatiOn may 20 10 BARNES; that Oh militia
probably W FOruey or McAuOO; tuaL Ut pa Leuts
" iOwnsuenu; LnaL OF pensions To Scout Of
fenusy lValla; Inat OF war ciaIlnS DOsslbly to
stone, OI kentucky.
SprIggs, Chairman of the committee on ac-
counts, 10 among the defeated, ana The chair
mansiiip wl tail TO DOckery. OI The select COM
mlttees that on the civil service iUseo It, CHAIR.
| imam tCOx, OI n. C.,) and Clements, oi Georgia
is neXL On Tie llst; Dunn, CHAIRMAN oi Sn,tr-
buiIulng, etc.; CaiupbeiI, OF alcoholic Aouor
LroItlc, anu ltIcnaroSOn Oh admissions To Lhe
moor. For chalriii;.n VI the lnInltLee on ven
| Lilttlon anu acoustics, Campbell, OF Brook ,yn,
Will probably be cnUsen. Il the select cOlu-
" Missourl, will probably succeed Curtin as
chairman. aeinpuili, SouLn Carolina, VIII
III ail probability succeeu EAruOur as chairman
VI the DlstrlcL cOlnMi.lee.
THE ONLY COMMITTEE LEFT WHOLE
or the entire list Oi committees the only one
which does not lose q member Is tnat ON expen-
ditures for Indians, etc. Il was caiied
| "holinun's junketing committee" and though
heiu up 10 scOrn, every member Is re-etecLeu,
w hlle The Speaker Is bound by rule, save
sucn as his own discretion suggests, In making
up the committees, ne IL governed 10 some ex-
tent by tue records menIoers have made upon
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