Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-23
OUR Committeeman.
THE ASSIGNMENTS OF VIRGINIA MEM
BERS BY SPEAKER CRISP.
lions Committec-Farmcr Edmuods OF
Agriculture Disposition OF Others.
From Our Regular Correspondent. J

WASHINGTON, December 22.-Speaker
Crisp will tomorrow announce the stand
ing committees Of the House. and in add-
ton TO what the DIsPATca has already had
in reference 10 the probable formation of
the same. II can now be stated how the Viz
GINA members will be placed with regard
TO their principal assignments. As has been
conceded ever since Mr. Crisp was chosen
Speaker the best Craftsmanship given to
Virginia will 60 to Colonel O'Ferrall, who
not only WAS one of the managers Of
tho campaign of the successful cam
dioate for presiding officer of the
House. but he was the second man
TO Mr.. Crisp on the Elections Com
mlttee for fOur years, and entitled 10 the
honor by length Of service. The other
Democrats who will serve during this Con-
gress On the Elections Committee are:
Moore OF Texas, Cobb OF Alabama, FL
lis OF Kentucky, Brown of Indiana. Gill
llsple of Pennsylvania, Johnston OF South
Carolina, lockwood, of New York, and
lawson of Georgia, and Houghton Of
Wisconsin, Taylor OF Tennessee. John
son OF Indiana. Hepburn of PeDnsyl-
vania, Clark of Wyoming. and Dean
of ONO, Republicans.
Colonel O'Ferrall will also be the second
man on the Committees on Manufactures
and on Library.
OUR FARIER CHAIRMAN.
The other Craftsmanship that has been
accorded 10 Virginia goes 10 Farmer Ed
munds. II will be the Committee on tx
penditures in the Agricultural Department.
Mr.. WISE AND Mr.. MILLS.
Mr.. Wise, OF the Richmond district,
will, IL Is understood, be assigned TO the
Committee on Interstate and Foreign
Commerce. which will be its title IN this
House instead Of plain commerce as il
was IN the last. The chairman Of that
committee will be Hon. Roger q. Mills, Of
Texas, and it will DO one Of the most i'm
portant In the House. Mr.. Wise will also
probably be appointed a member of the
Foreign Affairs Committee.
RIVERS AND HARBoRs.
As stated last week in this correspond
ence az likely TO be the case, Virginia will
have representation on the Rivers and
HarbOrs Committee, and Mr.. jones of the
First district, ~ the member who Is apt to
hear his name read out IN that connection
tomorrow. He has large water trauspor-
tation interests in his district.
NAVAL AFFAIRS.
Virginia also will be recognized on the
Naval Affairs Committee, and DR.. lawson,
of the Second district is TO be assigned
there in view of the fact that nayy-yard
Is located at Norfolk.
The friends of Mr.. Buchanan regret very
much that he cannot DO placed on the Ju-
dietary Committee, but he will serve as a
member Of Public Lands, which il essen
italy a legal committee, and on which men
OF legal ability will be needed. Mr.. Epes
will be assigned to the Committee on
Gniuaun Woiubts aud N1.agur.z auI ~ -
known that this committee will have
plenty to do during the present session.
THE DISTRICT.
Mr.. Meredith will certainly go on the
District Of Columbia Committee, and also
probably on the COlumbian-Exposition
Committee.
Mr.. Lester will be member of the Com
mittee on Railways aud Canals, of which
General Catchings, of Mississippi, will be
chairman.
Mr.. Tucker will 90 back on the Commit
tee on the Election Of President. Vice.
President. and Members of Congress,
for which he had great liking
III the last House and whose duties he IL
familiar with. He will also have one other
assignment.
THE CAROLINA MEMBERS.
North Carolina will have two chairman
ships. Mr.. Henderson will receive that Of
Post-OGices and POst-Roads, and will not
again serve on the judiciary. Mr.. Hem
derson, il Is conceded, will make an ex-
cellent chairman of the Post-Ollce Com
mlttee, and the Speaker was prompt to re-
cOgnIZe his fitness for the position. The
other Guardianship to be accorded to
North Carolina will be that Of Claims, and
Mr.. Bum Is the gentleman believed to be
on the slate for that honor.
The other North Carolina members will
be we'll cared for, but at this writing {
canuot be stated definitely where they
will be assigned.
WAYS AND MEANS.
The Ways and Means Committee, it is
learned on reliable authority, will be COM
posed of the following members Spring
er, of. Illinois. chairman Mcbllllen of
Tennessee, Brecklnrldge OF Arkansas
Wilson OF West Virginia. Whiting Of
Michigan. Shirly Of Indiana, Montgom-
cry OF Kentucky, Fitch Of New York,
Stevens Of Massachusetts, and Bryan Of
Nebraska, Democrats. Reed of Maine,
Burrows of Michigan, Lind Of Mime
sofa, Harmer Of Pennsylvania, and
GrOut of Vermont, Republicans.
OTHER CHAIRMANsHIPs.
Other chairmanships believed to have
been agreed upon are as follows; Appro-
pTiatlOns, Holman OF Indiana; Naval Al
| fairs, Herbert Of Alabama; judiciary, Cul-
berson, of Texas; Agriculture. Hatch OF
Missouri; Foreign Affairs, Blount OF
Georgia; Coinage, Weights, and Measures,
Bland of Missouri; Patents, Illlman OF
South Carolina Labor, Iarsney Of Mis-.
sour; Military Affairs, Cultivate of
Ohio; Invalid Pensions, Martin OF In
diana; Indian Affairs, Peel of Arkansas
Public Lands, McRae of Arkansas; Rivers
and Harbors Blanchard of Louisiana.
Among the prominent old members who
will be properly recognized are; Breck-
;nrIdge of Kentucky, Dockery of Mis-
sour, Sayres of Texas, and Mutchler OF
Pennsylvania, who will all go on the APP.
preparations Committee. Bynum Will
probably be placed on Manufactures, and
many OF the staunchest advocates of the
candidacy of Mr.. Mills Tor Speaker Will
not only have good assignments, but seyc-
raj of them are 10 receive hllrmanshlps,
notable case being that OF Judge Gull
berson, of Texas, who will again head the
Judiciary Committee.