The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-23
READY FOR WORK AFTER CHRISTMAS.
House Committees All Appointed and
the Members Generally Pleased.
Speaker Reed Maintains His Repu-
tation as an Energetic officer.
Places In Which Maine Congress
men Will Show Their Ability.

listened to the reading of the list with
marked attention, as the number who knew
to what committees they had been appointed
was very small. With less than half dozen
exceptions, everybody was pleased.
OF the Maine members, Mr.. Reed heads
the committee on rules. Mr.. Boutelle has
the craftsmanship of that on naval affairs
and serves in those on expenses of the De-
partment of Justice and census. Mr.. MILL
public buildings and grounds, and Mr.. Ding
ley Is one of the fortunate holders Of coveted
places on the ways and means committee.
Mr.. Dingey also serves on the merchant
marine and fisheries committee.i
Judiclary-E. B. Taylor Ohio; Stewart, Yer
chanan. , New New jersey; es Thompson, % ohio; McCor
mick, Pennsylvania; Sherman, New Jersey;
Reed, Iowa; Culbertson, Texas; Oates, Alabama;
derson, North Carolina; Stewart, Georgia.
Bs king and Currency = Dorsey, Nebraska;
Conger, Iowa; Morrill,, Kansas. Wilbur, New
sets; Wright, Pennsylvania: Evans, Tennessee;
Dargan, south Carolina; Covert, New York;
shively, Indiana; Wike, Illinois; Haynes, Ohio.
Wickham, Ohio; Walker Massachusetts, Carter,
Montana; Comstock. Minnesota; Bartlne, Neva-
da; Knapp; New York; Taylor, Illinois; Bland,
syvanla; Wilcox, Connecticut; Williams, Illi-
nois; Joseph, New Mexico.
Commerce-Baker, New York; Mason, Illinois;
ham, Ohio; Browie, Virginia; Lind, MINNESOTA;
Randall Massachusetts; Stockbridge: Jr., Mary
Turner, Georgia; PbeIaa. tennessee; o,Neall,
Indiana; Wilkinson, Louisiana; Walker, Missou-
ri.
Rivers and Hartors-He illinois,
Grosvenor. Ohio; Herman, Oregon; Bowden,
Virginia; Clark. Wisconsin; Mofitt, New York;
Stephenson, Michigan; Townsend, Pennsylvania;
tor hama ard Ial t.la ma
Iatching,, Mississippi; Gibson, Maryland; stew
art, Texas; Lester Georgia; Clark, Alabama
Ser Mercha Nat Marine and FlsheIlesJ rgsv N: Far
Maine; Bingham, Pennsylvania; B ,nks, Massa-
chusetts; Clark, Wisconsin; Wheeler, Michigan;
Wheeler, Alabama; Wise, Virginia; Fithian I'LL
nois; Price, Louisiana.
Agriculture Kansas Conger, Iowa;
sylvania; Bliss, Michigan; Hansborough, North
Dakota HILL Illinois, Wilson. Kentucky; Hatch,
Missouri; Stahlnecker, New YORK; Morgan. Mis-
Illinois; Brookshire, Indiana; Joseph, New
Foreign Affairs Hit, Illinois; Ketcham, New
York; Rockwell, Massachusetts; Morrow Cali
fornia; Dunnell, Minnesota; Thompson, Ohio;
Scranton, Pennsylvania; Coleman. Louisiana; Nc
Creary, Kentucky; Hooker, Mississippi; Chipman,
Michigan Fitch, New York; Andrew, Massachu-
Setts.
Military Affalrs-Cutcheon, Michigan; Rock
well, Massachusetts; Osborne, Pennsylvania; ;
Sp0oner, Rhode Island; Williams, On o; Lansing,
New York; Snyder Minnesota; Kinsey Missouri ;
ffeuus feexss nw Wise V Virgns % Robertson Lou sIana
Cary, Wyoming.
Naval iAffairs-Boutelle, Maine; Lodge, Massa-
chusetts; Watson, Pennsylvania; Wallace. New
York; DE Haven, California; Doliver, Iowa;
Wheeler Michigan Co .eman, Louisiana; Her
bert, Alabama; Nc o, New Jersey; Whit
thorne, tennessee; Rusk, Maryland; Elliott
The postoffice and post roads-Blngham, Penn
sylyania; Ketcnam, New York; Hopkins Illin is;
Tennessee, Carter, Montana; j.. II. Wilson,
Westminster; Beckwith, New Jersey; Bl9unt,
Crain Texas; Montgomery, Kentucky; Turpin,
Public Lauds-Paysou. Illinois; Turner, Kan
sas; Watson, Pennsylvania; Hail. Minnesota
Lacey. Iowa; Dehaven, Californ =; Plckler, South
Dakota; Townsend, Colorado; Holman, Indiana
Msssspp oahn, Sew Yosk csasy %yo%ins
Indian Affairs-Perkins, Kansas; Clifford, south
Dakota; Harmer. PennSy vania; Arnold, Rhode
Island. Boothman, Ohio; Hall, Minnesota; Me-
Cord. Wisconsin, Wilson, Washington; Pesle
Arkansas; Allen Mississippi; Shively. Indiana;
Idaho.
Territories -struble. Iowa; Baker, New York;
Dorsey; Nebraska; Rie, PenIsylyanla; Morey
Smith Illinois; springer, Illinois; Barnes, Geor-
gia; Kilgore, Texas; nansur, Missouri; Washing
ton, Tennessee; Dubois, IdahJ
Railways snd Canals-McCormick, Pennsyl-
yania; Payne, New York; Cutcheon, Michiga !;
Caldwell, Ohio; Randall, Massachusetts; Sweeney
coSS Alabama; Cate, Arkansas; " Mcclellan, a'fa fn
diana; Lester Virginia; Lester. Georgia.
Mines and Miuing. Carter, Montana; Xandever,
California; Gest, linois; Townsend, Colorado; (;
Kinsey, Missouri; Stephenson. Michigan; Stock
bridge, Maryland McCord, Wiscousin Row aud,
Moth Carolina; Whiting, Michigan; Reilly, Penn
sylyania; Cooper, Indiana; Venabie, virginia {;
Miitia-Henderson. Iowa; Houk. Tennessee;
Henderson, Illinois; Brewer, Michigan; Stevens,
New York; Brosus, Pennsylvania; Kenned ,
ohio; lily, Kansas; Forney. Alabama 5eney,
Ohio; Gibson. Maryland; Blanchard, louisiana (;
Patents-Butterworth, Ohio; Buchanan, New
jersey; Simmons, Connecticut; Pete,s, Kansas I;
Culbertson, Pennsylvania Niedringhaus, Miss u
man, South Carolina. Cowes, North Carolina;
Buchanan, Virginia; Martin, Texas; Wiley, New
York.
Invalid Pensions-Morrin Kansas; Sawyer,
New YORK; Craig, Pennsylv mia; Mute, New
Hampshire; Belknap, Michigan; Flick, Iowa;
Taylor, Tennessee; Wilson, Kentucky; Laws,
night, Kentucky; Turner, Georgia; Lewis, Mis-
sissippi; Martin, Indiana
PsnsiSns1 S0s;; Pssano, New York Finley, Ken,
Setback. Wisconsin; Randall, Ma sachuse IS /;
Hill, Illinois; Brown, Virginia; Henderson North
Norton, Missouri; ParreIt, Indiana
Claims-Ltidaw. New York; Boothman. OHIO /;
Cheadle indiana Finley, Kentucky Hay, Penn
Wilson, Wasli gio1; Burton, Ohio; Mansur, Mis-
8 ,uri; Bum No. TIL Carolns; Pendeton. West
Nlrelm wilcox, connecticut; Carlton, Georgia
War Ulaim Thomas, Wisconsin; Grosvenor,
Ohio; Brewer, North Carolina, Cues, Illinois
Taylor, tennessee; DoIIiver. Iowa; Stone, a k. N,
lucky; Mai,b, Pennsylvania; Enloe, Tennessee
Spln0la, New YORK; Brown, 1ndiana.
Private Land ClaimS-CaSweli Wisconsin; Dor
sey Nebraska; Wickham. Ohio; Gear, Iowa
Funston, Kansas; Brosins, fennsylyania; Lam
sling, New York; Ewart, Nor, Mor,h Carolina; Machler
cry, Kentucky; Pierce, Tennessee; Brunuer
Pennsylvania; smith, Arizona.
District OF Columbla-Grout, Vermont; Atkin
no. New % YORK snider, MisSesota; Burton. Ohio
Moore, New Hampshirei Hempnill,. South Carroll
Maryland; Campbell, New York Ell 5. s.Kentucky
Revision of Laws Browne. Indiana; Finley,
Soy o6Sy
Bergen, New Jersey Greenhalge, Massachusetts
Oates, a ALBANIA; Manger, Wisconsin; Bullock
fEsa Gxpensss IN shs sae
Pennsylvania; Belden, New York Hit, Illinois
o'Donnell, Michigan; Biggs, California; Brick
Expenses of the Treasury Department-Atkin-
| son, Pennsylvania; Wade, Missouri Browne
ohio; Wilcox, Missouri Pendleton, West Vir
ginia.
Expenses of the War Department -Yardley
Pennsylvania; Mofitt, New jersey; Payson, IL
| linois; Wilson, Washington; Breckiurdge, Ken
| tucky; Bullock, Florida Bum, North irolin
Expenses OF the Navy. Department-Sawyer
1
Browne, Virginia; Clements, Georgia; Cochran
/ South Caro- ina; McClelland, Indiana.
Expenses IN the PostUficc observation-disclosures
| North Carolina; Gambler, Massachusetts; Craig
| Pennsylyania; flood, New YORK; McMillln, Ten
nessee; Walker, Mi souri,; Peel, Arkans as.
| Expenses in the Interior observation-disclosures
| Massachusetts; Harmer, Pennsylvania; Miles
/ Connecticut; Reed, wa; Richardson, Tenues
| see; Owens, Iowa; McRae, Arkansas.
man, New YORK Fear, Iowa; Boutelle, Maine
| Rockwell, Massachusetts; Tarsn-y Missouri
| p rry Sou h Garolna; Lester, Virginia.
1 Expenses in Depar. ment of Agriculture-L;
Fo lette, Wisconsin; Ratnes, New York; Morse
| Illinois; Chipnlan, Michigan; Caruth Kentucky
/ Expenses OH Public Buildings-FlOod, New
| York; Taylor, Iln lis; COnnell, Nebraska
Cheatham, North Carolina; ONeil, Massachu
| Sc Is; Wiley. New York Price, Louisiana.
Library 0Neill Pennsylvania; Sanford, New
| York; t,avidsOn, Florida.
Printing-Russell, Connecticut; Stivers, New
York; richardson, Tennessee.
Election OF President aud Vice President-Lodg
Massachusetts,; Powell, Illinois; Stewart. Ver
mont; Haugen, Wisconsin; McComas, Maryland
| HENDERSON, Iowa; Frank, Missouri; Smyser
| Ohio; Seney, Ohio; Buekalew, Pennsylvania
Hempni South Carolina; Mccarthy. New York
| Tucker, Virginia.
Eleventh Census-Duunell, Minnesota; McKen
ma, California; Taylor, Ohio; Boute IL, Maine
| Bingham, Pennsylvania Adams, Illinois; Shel
| man, New York Frank. Missouri; Bount Ge0l
ga; Holman, Indiana; Tillman, South Carolina
| Washington, tennessee; Owens, Ohio,
Indian Depreciation Claims-Herman. Oregon
Flood. New York; Perkins. Kansas Pugsie,
Ohio; Rife, Pennsylvania; Thomas, Wisconsin,
Barllne, Nevada; Bggs, California; Allen, Mi.
sissippi; Hare, Texas Yoder, Ohio; Rusk, Mar,
Reform in the Civil service-Leh bach, Ne,
Jersey; Bayne, Pennsylvania; Butterworth, Ohio
| HOPKINS, lillnoiSi u eennalge. Massachusetts