Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-12-24
HOUSE COMMITTEES.
SPEAKER CRISP HAS PREPARED THE CON-
.PLETE LIST.
BE Makes Kr. Springer, Of Illinois, Chairman Of
WAYS and Means snd Leaves Mills Of-Ar.
Wilson Gets Fourth Place On the Committee.
Bland Heads he Coinage Committee.


were this morning nearly filled with
The members upon whose faces there
was look of anxious expectancy anu
curiosity. Little groups gathered mere
and there discussing the probabilities
and posi- bilitieS Of the committee COM
position.
Mr.. Crisp was late in arriving az the
CapitOl. being evidently DESTROYS OF es-
Gaping from the pressure for favorable
assignments which would be brought
nm on him even in the eleventh hour'
Everywhere there was an air OF anxiety
EXCEPT among the Republican members,
who gazed complacentiy around and
now and then bau-ered some Democrat
lie colleague, who, according 20 rumOI'
would not be favor.te Of fortune.
Mr.. Z. Il. Meredith, Representative
elect from the Eighth Virginia District
appeared and took the oath OF Office.
The Speaker then announced the ap-
pointment OF the various committees OF
tho House. authorized under the rule
agreed 10 Saturday last. The reading
oF the ASSIGNMENTS was listened 70 at
tentiyely. but without any maniieSIa-
zion of approval or disapproyal.
Nr. Meredith. of Virginia, announced
The death Of his predecessor, W. II.
Lee. and as q mark o. respect the House
adjourned 20 meet Tuesday, January o.
The complete list Of the House COM
mittees as prepared by Speaher ZIP Is
asi0llOwS:
WAYS and Means-Wm. NJ. Springer,
Illinois: Benton McNillin, Tennessee; II.
O.. Turner, Georgia; w. l.. wilson, west
Virginia, A. Is. Montgomery, KENTUCKY
j. L. Whiting, Michigan; II. !. SliVety'
Indiana. ". BOurke Cochran, New 0rk
Noses q. Stevens. Massachusetts,; W. j.
BRYAN. Nebraska; +. Is. Reed, Maine, j. Z.
Burrows. Michigan; Joseph MchennG,
California; y. y. Payne, New ork; John
Dalzeu, Pennsylvania. 80
Elections-Cbarles II. O'GerraA, Nlr-
yinia. l.. ". Moore, Texas; j. h. COBB,
Alabar1a; T. n. Painter, kentucky Jason
R Brown, Indiana; ID. y. Lockwood, New
York: T. @. Lawson, Georgia; \. Z. Gil
lespie. Pennsylvania; Geo. JohnstOne,
south Carolina; Nils Haugen, w lscousln'
A A. TAYLOR, Tennessee; X. r. DOan,
ohio. III. L. johnson, Indiana; John +.
Reyburu, Pennsylvania; &. d. Clark, wy
Appropria,ious-W. 5. Holman, Indiana;
". il. Foruey, J.. ID. Sayres, Brecken-
ridge. Kentucky: A. NJ. Dockery, VIM.
Mutchler: II. Breckenridge, Arkansas;
Barnes Comptvn, >. Il. O'Neill. Massa-
chusetts: 3. L. Livingston, ID. Il. HendeI-
son. VIM. Cogsweu, h. II. Bingham, Mel
son Dingley, W. ". Gr0Ute.
Coinage Weights and Measures-R. p.
Bland. Charles Tracy. j. 3. Williams, Z.
Is. Kilgore, S. VI. Robinson, X. Pierce, j.
A. EpDes, O.. y. Williams, Massachusetts;
W. 4. Nickel CHAN, ii. IL. Bartine, Aoner
TavlOr. Illinois; u. ". stone, Pennsyl-
vania. ". y. Johnson, North Dakota.
Banking aud Curreucy-Herry Bacon,
Scott Wise, ". II. Crane, w. II. Cate, w.
". Dicsers0u, Louis Sperry. ". Is. Can't,
y. y. Cox, Tennessee; >. =. COBB, Miss
ouri: ]. IL. Walker. Massachusetts; NJ.
Brosius. Hosea Townsend, T. j. Hender-
J1t.ciarv-D. B. Culberson, W. c.
Oates. ". ID. Bynum. 7. Il. StoCkdale l. III.
G0odniy ht, q. j. BCauer, j. A Buchanan,
Maine. A. j. Chaplin, +. Z. Layton, =. Z.
WOlvertoD, +. b. Taylor, Ohio; James
Buchanan, Nj; r. W. Tarck, Il. II.
Powers. Case BrOderick
Paclhc Railroads.. 3. Riley. 5. T.
Lanham, Edward Lane, Jason Brown, w.
n. Ellis, j. w. Covert, James y. Castle, I.
8. Coolidge, II. e. SuOtSraSs, John Baines,
j. Z. Flick. John Lind, ID. n. Taylor,
Ohio; John 7. Cain.
Levees and Improvements OF Mississippi
Rivers. NJ Robinson, I. L. StOcktale,
X. Pierce. R. Norton, w. L.Ierry, Il, W.
Everett, II. ID. Harp, :. r. Mallory, ID. II.
Patton. }. G. Burrows, Edward SOUL, j.
NJ. Wilson, =. : Post.
Inter State and Foreign COmUerce-R.
Q. Mills, G.. ID. Wise, Andrew Prince, lsa-
dore RayuCr O.. Ii. Brickner, L. =. Geary,
~ D. d. Hn| NHr. rs.n
Patterson. e.. j. O'Neill, Missouri; Charles
O'Neiu, Pennsylvania; John Lind, q. y.
Randall Bcllamy, Storer, j. II. ketchum
Rivers and HarbOrs-N. g. Blanchard,
r. G.. CltCL.ugs, Charles Stewart, IL. +.
il ester, Georgia; il. r. Clarke, Alabama;
W. II. HAYNES, T. A. i. Werdick, W. A.
Jones, Cbas. a. Page, Same. Byrues, T..
j. Henderson, Illinois; Hlrger Herman, y.
NJ. Stephenson. w. \. stone, Pennsylva-
mia; j. a QGackeuoush.
Foreign AEairs-J. H. BlOunt, j. b. Nc
CrCary, e.. T.. Hooker, L. +. Chapman, A.
u. Elton, j. III. Andrews, d, L. Cable,
ISadore Rayu0r 7. j. Ceary, Il. Z.
Hit. A. G. Harmer, James o. DOnnel,
John Sanford.
Military Affairs j. II. Cultivate,
Joseph Wheeler, Alabama; W. T.. New
berry, 10 H. pattsu, II. Z. Rockwell. !. L.
Mitchell. Oscar Lapagm. r.. +, Mcdonald,
j. L.. Crosby, II. II. Bingham, g. Z. Bel
knaD, W. W. Bowers, >. A. T. Hull
Merchant, Marine and kisberieS-Saml.
w Fowler, O.. ". Fith,an, J.. W Moore,
A. c. Caruth. j. A. Buchanan Virginia,
Robert L. De-'crest, T. IL. Magner, Her
man Stump, h. Il. WheelocS, Michigan,
A. j Hopkins, Illinois, L. r. Atkinson, j.
H. Wilson, kentucky, c. d. Perkins
Iowa.
Agriculture-H. II. Hatch, Clarke,
Lewis, :. n. Anderson, II. N. Youmsns,
G.. w. Smell, W. = Forman, T. L. White.
Anthony Camauetti, Chas. L. Moses, j. Z.
Long, r. Ii. Funston, J. II. Wilson, Ken
lucky, J. L. JoGey, Daniel Waugh, II. 2.
Pensions-R. p. c. Wilson, Missouri;
John :. Henderson, ]. II. Baukhead, T.
H. Norton, w. K, Parrett, Chas. Barwig,
". A. Jones, q. l.. Moses, Louis Stewart
Edward Soul, DAME. Waugh, j. Z. HoUk,
Tennessee; ". W. Bowers.
Naval Afairs-H. a. Herbert, William
Elliott, 4. !. Cummings, J. A. GeiScn-
hGiuer. IS. +. Daniel, Ad0lph Meyer, j.
". Lawson, Virginia; William McAleer,
Henry Plre, Maryland; Q. \. BOutelle,
II. G. Lodge, j. p. Deliver, j. II. Wads-
worth
Post OGices and Post Roads-Jobu p.
Henderson, j. II. BlOunt, 3. a. Kyle, J. NJ.
PattiS0n, Il. <. CROSBY, A. j. hopkins, j. A.
Caldwell, J. l. Wilson. Washington; c.
W. Bergea. r. T. Loud, JnO. T. Game
Public LandS-T. B. McCrae, John o.
Peudleton, J. s.. Geo. Tucker, L. Amer
man, =. ". Bailey, ID. \. Be2rm2nd. J. j.
Seerly, ID ID. Hare, 3. O.. Stout John A.
Picker, Hosea Townsend, Willis Sweet,
{. ID. Clarke.
Indian AHairs-S. W. Peel. J. NJ. Allen.
7. A. Turpin, T. II. Rockwell, ". II.
Brawlsy, ThOs. Lynch, T. ID. English, b.
II. Clover, o. NJ. KEN, j. L. Wilson, Wash
ington; Jos. NcEeDna, ". 3. Hooker,
New York; y. G. Hopkins, d. A. Harvey,
Oklahoma. q
Territories a. Washington, G. 3.
KilSore. c. II. Mansur, 7. J. Campbell, W.
+. Parrett, ". y V. Branch, W. I. Terry,