New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-20
18th St.
THE SESSION OF THE HOUSE
A REPORT BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBERS OF THE wAYs
AND MEANS CoMNnTTERJTHE HoI4-

| AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBERS OF THE WAYS
AND MEANS CoMMITTERJTHE HoI4.
DAY RECESS.
Washington, Dec 19-It being understood that there
would be but short session Of the House this morning.
the attendance Of members small The Committee
on Rules held brief meeting, and determined to re-
port to the House a rule empowering the Speaker to
appoint the committees of the last House, with the
following changes The membership OF the Committee
Ways and Means increased from thirteen TO fifteen
members; the Quadro Centennial Committee from nine
to eleven members; the Committee Indian Depredl
lion Claims to be dispensed with.
The journal having been read and approved on
motion OF Mr.. McSlln, Of Tennessee concurrent
resolution agreed to providing for holiday recess
from Wednesday, December 90, until Tuesday, Janu-
airy s.
Mr. McNillin, of Tennessee, from the Committee on
Rules, reported the rule designating the commit
tees of the House, and the membership thereof
He made brief statement m explanation Of the
port The membership of the Committee Ways
and Means was increased from thirteen to fifteen.
The for this the fact that since the num-
Der had been fixed at thirteen there had been large
increase in the membership of the House. The Com
mttee Qua1ro- Centennial had beer increased from
nine to eleven and similar increase had been made
in the Committee on immigration. The Committee
on Indian Depreciation Claims had been abolished for
the reason that at the last Congress law had been
passed submitting these claims TO the courts. The
name of the Committee Commerce had been changed
to the Committee Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
The method Of designating the chairman of any com
mttee was changed in this: Formerly, in the event
of the death of a chairman the second member sue
ceeded to the Office This changed by giving inc
appointment of the chairman TO the Speaker
Mr. Springer, of Illinois, suggested that the dcslg-
nation of the QuadroCentcnnal Committee should be
hanged 10 the Committee the Columbian Exposi-
tion
Mr. McMlnln jocularly remarked that 1t might be
called the Committee on the Chicago Exposition; but
he had no objection to the change proposed, and the
suggestion agreed TO- The report was then adopted
Mr. Enloe of Tennessee, offered resolution for the
appointment of special committee OF five members
10 inquire into the charges made against the COM
missioner OF Pensions and the administration OF his
Office Referred 10 the Committee on Rules.
Mr. Chapman, of Michigan, announced the DEAN Oh
his colleague Melbourne H. Ford and In respect 10
the memory of the deceased the House adjourned
until Wednesday, with the understanding That on that
day no business shall be transacted except mat re-
r.. ring 10 the recess resolution and % the announce
ment OF committees 10y the Speaker. 49,
The changes In the committees Will make eight
more committee places to be filled by Democrats,
heinz understood that the minority membership OF the
committees is 10 remain unchanged.