Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-01-14
HOUSE COMMITTEES.
Tennessee Representatives who Arc on
Committees.
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WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 7.-Speaker
Carlisle has announced his committees
Tennessee gets two chairmen, to-wit:
Hon. A. j. Caldwell, Chairman of the
Committee on the Election Of the Presi.
dent and Vice President; Hon. j. NJ.
Taylor, Chairman of the Committee on
Expenditures in the Navy Department.
or Mr.. Caldwells committee, W. w. Ea-
ton, of Connecticut, was chairman in the
Forty-eighth Congress, and of Mr.. Tay-
lor's, Leopold Morse, of New York.
Tennessee fares we'll in the distribution
of committee favors Mr.. McMillin ex.
changed the craftsmanship OF the claims
committee for place on tie ways and
means.
Mr.. McMilln is also member of the
committee on American ship building.
Mr.. Caldwell is promoted from the COM
mittee on manufactures to the committee
on commerce. and exchanged place on
the railways and canals committee for
the chairmanship of the committee on
election OF president and vice president.
Mr. j. M. Taylor, besides retaining his
! old place on the committee on postoiiices
and post roads, is made chairman of the
committee on expenditures in the navy
department. Pettibone has his old place
on the education committee and new
one on the committee on expenditures of
public buildings.
Mr.. Glass gets Gen. Dibrell's old place
on the agricultural committee; also place
on the Mississippi river committee.
Mr.. Ballentine, who did not care for
promotion, retains both his old committee
positions on naval affairs and militia.
Mr. Neal gets place on the mines and
mining committee and the committee on
claims.
Mr.. Richardson gets on the Pacific
railroad and war claims committees
Mr.. Zach Taylor gets on the pensions
and the expenditures committee in the
postoffice department.
THE CHAIRMANsHIPs.
Electons-Turner, Ga.
Ways and Means-Morrison, Ills.
Appropriations-Randall, Pa.
Judiciary-Tucker, Va.
Banking and Currency-Curtin, Pa.
Rivers and Harbors-Willis, Ky.
Agriculture-Hatch, Mo.
War Claims-Geddes, Ohio.
Claims-Springer, ILL.,
Pensions-Eldridge Mich. -
Expenditures in Navy Department
Taylor, Tenn
Foreign Affairs-Belmont, N. Y.
Naval Affairs-Herbert, Ala.
Military Affairs-Bragg. Wis.
Indien Affairs-Welborn, Tex
Public Lands-Cobb, Ind.
Manufactories-Wi Va.
Territories-Hill, Ohio.
Postoffices and Post Roads-Blount,
Ga.
Mississippi River-King, La.
Labor-O'Neill, Mo.
Buildings and Grounds-Dibble, S. C.
Pacific ay-Throckmorton, Tex.
Characterization, S. c.
Expenditures, p. o. Department
Reese, Ga
Militia-Miller, N. Y.
Reform of Civil Seryice--Cox, N. C.
American Ship Building-Dunn, Ark.
Alcoholic Liquor Traffic-Campbell,
Ohio.
Election OF President and Vice Presi.
dent-Caldwell, Tenn.
District Of Columbia-Barbour Va.
Railways and Canals-Davidson, Fla
Mines and Mining-Clardy, Mo-
Patents-Mitchell, Conn.
Invalid Pensions-Matson, Ind.
Private Land Claims-Halsell, Ky.
Revision of Laws-Oates, Ala.
Expenditures in War Department
Weaver, Iowa.
Expenditures in Public Buildings
Black, N Y.
Expenditures in Department of Justice
Gibson, w. Va.
Expenditures in State Department
Bennett, N. G.
Accounts-Spriggs, N. Y.
Expenditures in Treasury Department
Lowry, Ind.