Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-22
REEDS LITTLE LIST.
The Speaker Announces the Remain
der of the house Committees.
HIS GRATITUDE TO HIS FRIENDS
Shown by Nearly All Of the Best Places
Being Given to Them.
PENNSYLVANIA FARES VERY WELL
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WASHINGTON, December 21.-The anx-
iously awaited announcement of the House
committees came to-day, but it was not un-
til the very last minute. Speaker Reed
kept back the list as long as possible, in
order to give himself the opportunity OF
making changes in it, should they become
necessary But after the days business was
done, and the House ready to adjourn for
the Christmas holidays, there was no further
occasion TO delay the announcement, which
was made several weeks earlier than has
been the practice in the last few Con-
crosses.
The result of the Speakers labors is, as a
whole, admired. OF course there are few
individual members who are not perfectly
satisfied with their own assignments, but
even these are willing to agree that perhaps
the men who got the places for which they
were contending had the better claim to
them.
KEYSTONE PEOPLE PLEASED.
The Pennsylvania members are all well
pleased with the assignments made them.
No fewer than seven chairmanships are dis
tributed among the delegation from that
State. Mr.. Bingham, of Philadelphia, gets
the Committee on Postofices and Postroads,
for which he is peculiarly adapted on ac-
count of his long service as one OF its men,
bers and the study he has given to the sub
jeet coming Tithin the range of its work.
Mr.. Mccormick, of Williamsport, is
equally we'll suited in his selection to be at
the head of the Committee on Railways and
Canals.
Mr.. Dalzell gets what he wanted, the
chairmanship of the Pacific Railroads He
will introduce the same iunding bill which
was before the last Congress. Mr.. Scranton,
of Scranton. being new member, is spe-
cislly honored in getting a chairmanship,
even though but small one, that of Ex-
penditures in the State Department. Mr.
Atkinson, of Mifhintown, gets a private
room as chairman Of Expenses in the Treas
ury Department, and Mr.. Yardley another.
as the head of the Committee on Expenses
10 the War Department
Mr.. O'Neill, of Philadelphia, is in some
measure compensated for the loss of the
craftsmanship of the Committee on Com
meree, which he desired, by securing the
first place on the Library Committee. The
other assignments of Pennsylvania members
are as follows:
PENNSYLvANIA's PLUMS.
Mccormick, Judiciary, Education; w lit of
Susquehanna Banking and Currency; Mutch-
Ter, Of East0n, Coinage, Weights and Measur g.
Private Land Claims; o'Neill, of Philadelphia,
Commerce; Townsend, of New Brighton.
Rivers and Harbors; Bingham, PHILADELPHIA.
Merchant Marine and Fisheries, and Eleventh
Militia, Private Land Claims; Scranton
OF Scranton, Foreign Affairs; Osborne, of
MIkesbarre. Military Affairs Labor: Watson
OF Warren, Naval Affairs, Public Lands; Har-
lures Interior Department: Rife, of Mid
dietown, Territories, Indian Depreciation
Claims; Reilly, of Pottsville, Mines
and Mining; Darlington of West
Chester, Public Buildings and Grounds: scun
Of Somerset Levees and Improvement of the
Mississippi River. Pensions; Culbertson, of
Girarq- Patents, War Claims; Craig, of Brook
N1lles Invalid Pensions, Expenditures of Post |
office Department; Ray. of Waynesburg, |
Claims. Expenditures of the Navy Depart |
ment; Maish of ork, War Claims; Atkinson. /
fures On Public Buildings; YardieS. OF DoyIes-
town, Revision of the Laws; Bayhe of Allie |
gheny, Reform in the Civil Service; Dalzell. of
Pitts burg, Elections; Buckalew. of Blooms
burg. Election of President and Vice President;
Kelly Of Philadelphia, Manufactures; Ran
dali; of Philadelphia, Appropriations; Drummer,
HIS FRIENDS REWARDED.
One very apparent thing in the formation
of the committees is the care Speaker Reed |
has taken to reward his friends and set
down those who voted against him. Mr..
Harmer, of Philadelphia, was in line for
the craftsmanship of the Committee on
Naval Affairs, but be voted and
worked Tor Mckinley, and gets an
insignifcant assignment. The Speaker
has also looked out very carefully for his
colleagues from the State of Maine. Mr..
Dingley he put on the Wa7s and Means
Committee. which is equivalent to a chair
of any other committee. Mr.. MiIli-
ken gets the ehairmanship of the Committee
on Public Buildings and Grounds, and Mr..
3outelle, the remaining member of the
Maine delegation, that on Naval Affairs.
This favoritism has caused good deal of
talk among the less fortunate members. The
formation of the committee on the election
Of President and Vice President is also the
subject Of some comment tonight. This is
the committee which is to report a Federal
election law, and the Speaker has placed
upon it several of the ablest debaters on the
Republican side, among them being Lodge.
Ot Massachusetts,, Henderson, of Iowa. and
McComas, of Maryland. The Democratic
part of the committee is, however, notice
ably weak
Mr.. Mason, of Chicago, is made the Chair
man OF the special committee to investigate
She Ohio ballot box forgeries A Demo-
cratic member, commenting on this. re-
marked that it looked as though the Speaker
wished to make hIppodrome of this in
Testigatlon. LIGHTNER