The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-08-25
THE HOUSE COMMITTEES
Speaker Crisp Makes Z Gen.
eral Shake up.

! WASHINGTON, Aug. %. THE principo
changes made by Speaker Crisp in th
Craftsmanship OF committees announced b
him yesterday had been discounted in tn
/ public mind by the publications previous
ly made concerning their composition. Th
chief surprise was therefore occasioned by
the assignment given Mr.. Springer. HI
had generally been accorded place at th,
head of the Committee on Foreign Affair
| in case of transfer from the COMMITTEES
on Ways and Means No one had sug
| gested him for membership on Banking
and Currency The announcement Of the
list as it was read from the Clerks desk
was the first intlmation that members had
of the Speakers determination in the mat
ter.
The Coinage, Weights and Measures get,
Mr.. Bland again as chairman, and tht
committee is for free coinage by one. This,
however, will not have much effect, as the
silver bill will be out Of the House before
they can get to work. The Banking and
Currency Committee is anti-silver.
The chairmen Of the various commit
tees are as follows.
Ways and Means-Mr. Wilson (iN. Va).
Appropriations-Mr Sayers Tex.
The Judciary-Mr Culberson (Tex.)
Coinage. Weights and Measures - Mr..
Bland MOI
Banking and Currency-Mr Springer
Ul).
Foreign Affairs-Mr McCreary (Ky).
Elections-Mr. OFerrall CVa).
Agriculture-Mr Hatch (Mo.).
Military Atfars-Mr. Cultivate (Ohio. }.
Naval Affairs-Mr. Cummings On. W.
Postoflices and Postroads-Mr. Hender-
son IN. C).
Indian Affairs-Mr. Holman Qnd.).
Railways and Canals-Mr. Catchings
Miss.).
Private Land Claims-Mr. Pendleton
(W. Va.
Manuiactures-Mr. Page sR. D.
Pacific Railroads.&c.. Reilly (Pa.).
Labor Mr.. McCsnn Qll.)
Patents-Mr. Covert IN. W.
Invalid Pensions-Mr Martin Qnd)
Pensions-Mr. Martin Qnd.)
pensions-Mr. Moses (Ga.)
C.aims-Mr. Rnnn (N. c..
War Claims-Mr Belzhoover (Pa).
Expenditures in Department of Justice
Mr.. Dunphy IN. ".
Expenditures in Department Of Agricul-
ture MIR. Edmunds (Na.)
Public Buildings-Mr Grain (Tex.l
Library-Mr. Fellows IN. W.
Frinting-Mr. Richardson (Tsnn).
Civil Service-Mr De Forest (Conn.)
Election of President and Vice Presi-
dent-Mr. Fitch (N. W.
Alcoholic Liquor Traffic-Mr. English
On. j..
Immigration and Naturalization-Mr
Geissenhainer IN. J.).
The principal committees are made up
as follows:
Ways and Meaus-Wilson, West vir-
gnia McMillin, Tennessee; Turner, Geor-
gia; Montgomery, Kentucky; Whiting,
Michigan; Cochran, New York; Stevens,
Massachusetts; Bryan, Nebraska; c. R.
Breckinridge, Arkansas; Bynum, Nebraska,
Tarsney, Missouri; Reed, Maine; Burrows,
Michigan, Payne, New York. Dalzell
Pennsylvania; Hopkins, Illinois, Gear
Iowa.
Appropriatins-Sayers, Texas; Breckin.
ridge, kentucky; Dockery, Missouri; Comp
ton, Maryland; O'Neil, Massachusetts,;
Livingston, Georgia; Washington, Tennes-
see, Robertson, Indiana; Williams, Illi-
nois; Coombs, New York. Henderson,
Iowa; Bingham, Pennsylvania; Dingley,
Maiuc' IIuut, NclLuout SdillOu llIlHOls.
Coinage, Weights and Measures--Bland,
Missouri Tracey, New York; Kilgore,
Texas; j. Epes, Virginia; Stone, Kentucky;
Allen, Mississipp; Bankhead, Alabama;
Rayner, Maryland; Harte, Ohio. II. A.
CoGeen, Wyoming; McKeghan, Nebraska;
Stone, Pennsylvania; johnson, North Da-
kota Dingley, Maine; Sweet, Idaho;
Aldrich, Illinois; and Rawlins, Utah.
Banking and Currency-Springer, Illi-
nois; Sperry, Connecticut; Cox, Tennessee;
Cobb, Missouri; Culberson, Texas; Ellis,
Kentucky; Cobb, Alabama; Warner, New
York; johnson, Ohio; Black, Georgia; Hall,
Missouri; Walker, Massachusetts; Brosius,
Pennsylvania Henderson, Illinois; Russell,
Connecticut; Haugen Wisconsin; Johns0a,
Indiana.
Interstate and Foreign Commercs-Wiss>
Virginia; Price, Louisiana; Buckner, Wis
consin; Geary. California; Houk, OhiN
Patterson, Tennessee; Csruth, Kentucky;
Durborow, Illinois; Brawley. South Caro-
lima; Bartlett, New York; O'Neill, Penn
sylvanla; Randall. Massachusetts,; Ssorer,
OHIO; Belden, New York; Hepburn, lowe,
and Fletcher, Minnesota.