The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-05
NEW YORK'S CONGRESSMAN.
THEIR COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS IN
THE NEXT CONGRESS.
Bourke Cockrn. Fitted 20 ne the Leader or
the Dsmocrnts-Amos j. Cuu,minGs May
Get the Naval Affairs Chsirmanship.


the Democrnts-Amos j. CumninGs May
Get the Naval Affairs Chsirmsnship.
WASHINGTON. July Awhile ex-Speaker
Crisp lie in New York helping Tammsny to cele-
brate the Fourth OF July he will probably take
occasion to talk over the organization OF the
next House OF Representatives with some OF
the New York leaders. It 10 generally con-
coded that Mr.. Crisp will have little or no OPP
position to o reelection to the Speakership.
Tho men who led the opposition to him in his
contest with Mr.. Mills do not love him any
more now than they did then. but they realize
that It would DO useless to antagonize him.
With the hope Of getting desirable positions
upon some OF the leading committees, they
have Joined In a half-hearted endorsement OF
him for another term.
The New York delegation is expected TO play
an important part in the coming Congress. for
no State ever sent stronger delegation than
that which is to represent New York In WASH
ington during the Fifty third Congress. Bourke
Cochran is easily the leading orator in tho
House. and were he more familiar with the
general workings OF that body he would I'M
doubtedly be tho natural leader OF the Demo-
cratic forces. On several occasions last ses-
sion he displayed lack OF familiarity with tho
minor details on certain subjects which would
have embarrassed a man with less tact and
oratorical shrewdness Many OF his friends
have urged him to apply himself diligently to
the work Of the session, but he says the task
n the sans class with Mr. COCHRAN are Col.
Holm r. Fellows and Cen Daniel 9ap,. Sc d
command the attention Of tho f hoase under
almost any circumstance. None of them Is
close student Of the tech,nicslties which are
York deesatioh. and. while hs may not Possess
and SlcEies.' he is more familiar with the
Foutns Of the Honss than any OF his col
Of his facts ant nss @
sieahisut sentences In that resps"th he re-
who probably excelled any man who ever o.
cupied seat in Congress In from three to five
minute speeches.
mittse on Elections In the last Congress. had
occasion to display his oratorical powers. and
br ss ss hf omSs
Congress- Which Convinced lis ass ciates that
en n in nS h SeesSa 70 Ss John
Warner Is also good, debater. and so is Mr..
valuable workers upon the floor. II not active
er OF hs Is
the magnificent discipline they bly, dis
Play when any measure ne relating to New York
House. and New York received four Chairman
mittee on Banking and Currency, Amos Cum
mingss was Chairman Of the Library Commit
% s Gnr%sn H the
dspn c he NGns i h GSsSs1
Of sss especial Es% Sif vii
snships G IN the So%ins copsress'
NJ: L9skwood was near the tan end q the
niad n ginilnr nOSitiOn the Waya n md
Means. Committee, New York had no repre-
q the
each had two members on that committee. Mr..
Chapin OF Brooklyn. who was not returned:
he comee .o Mr. Tasey
second on the Coinage Committee. which
him tns on Of bsyhs to LEAD
success s az had hs had more s' CONFIDENCE 'i II
by some OF his associates. Mr.. Coombs OF
Br9okyn was ce eleventh on the inseT;State
mittse on nm Merchant Marine. and and the former
aso s S4 the ss s ss t
Of tho Private Lands Com mittee. was als9 a
fifth on the Military Committee, and Mr.:
the hibpary Was w se thrd on the Conn.,
Herbert and Mr. Elliott or south Carolina. As
the latter was not reelected. Mr.. Cum innings
would naturally become Chairman OF that i'm
portant committee. He has expressed a de- |
sire for it and his close relations with Mr.. |
Crisp are strong factor In his behalf. Mr.. |
Campbell was fourth on the Commit
tee ON Territories. Mr.. Bentley. who does not |
return. was fourth on the Committee on Rail- |
ways and Canals. John Dewitt Warner was |
fourth on the Committee on Manufactures |
and eighth on Public Buildings. Mr.. Covert |
was sixth on Pacific Rairoads. Mr.. Clancy |
fourth on War Claims. and Col Follows sixth |
on the Committee on the District Of Columbia. |
Messrs. Hendricks 3. Graham. Bartlett. Sickes. |
Ryan. Hines. and Schermerhorn. as new mem |
bers. can hardly expect mem bership on the |
important committees. but 1t is probable that |
some OF the older members Of the delegation |
will be promoted. Mr.. Crisp has not forgotten
the loyal and determined support he received
first fight for the Speakership. and In the event
Of his reelection he will not overlook them in
making up the com mittees.
The calling OF the extra session naturally
occasions active speculation over the commit
tees ut q period much earlier than was an
ticipated. Some OF the members are more in
terested In their commi ttee assignments than
In the I'm portant questions demanding imme-
late consideration by Congress-. As there 10
TO be no fight over the Speakership. tho in
terest will centre around the makeup Of the
Imam cal committees and the reorganization
Of the Ways and Means and Appropriations
committees.