The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-08-22
Mr.. HOLMAN Transferred from appropriations
TO Indian Affairs and His Former Place
Given to Mr.. Sayres. Of Texas.
Springer ;Deposed from Ways and Means
and Put on Banking and Currency.
Tariff Reform Wilson Given the Position Va
Gated BY the Illinoissn-The Latter Sur
prised-How the Indianians Fared.
SPEAKER CRIsP's SURPRISES.


WAsHIN GToN. Aug. 2l.-There wore some
surprises for Indiana in the House commit.
tees as announced by Speaker Crisp to-
day. Mr. johnson. of the Sixth district. 10
thoroughly satisfied with his committee
assignments. He was paid rare compli-
ment in being placed on banking and cur.
rency, which will be one of the most I'M
portant committees in this Congress. IL
will have before 1t number of PROPOSE
tions for q com plete revision of the curren-
cy system, and will have under considera-
tion, within o few days. the Voor.
hees bill increasing national bank circula-
tion to the full par value OF bonds
deposited. Mr.. johnson is In favor of this
proposition. The banking and currency
committee Is headed by Mr. Springer. OF
Illinois, who has been chairman of the
committee on ways and means, and the
cotnmittee throughout has been selected by
Speaker Crisp with view to the ability OF
each member to consider intelligently and
properly the important measures which are
to come before it. Mr.. johnson was also
placed upon the committee on revision or
the laws. of which Mr. Browne. his pre-
decessor, was chairman during his last
term In Congress. Mr.. Johnson asked to
be placed upon banking and currency and
requested. as stated some time ego In the
Journal. not to be returned to the COM
mittee on elections.
Judge Waugh, of the Ninth district. took
Mr.. Johns sons place on elections and is re-
turned to the committee on agriculture.
Both of these assignments are importans
ones. and they give Judge Waugh an op-
portunitY to display his talents In law and
interest in agricultural affairs.
HOLMAN TURNED DOWN."
The most remarkable change In com.
mittee assignments. so far as the Indiana
delegation is concerned. is that of Mr.. Hol-
man, who Is dethroned from the chalrman-
ship of the committee on appropria-
tions. tho most powerful committee
position In Congress. and releRated
to the insigni6ant position OF chairman
of the committee. on Indian affairs. This
committee has no appropriate on bill TO
prepare, and since this Congress intends to
scale do wn everything and encourage no
new enterprises. Mr. Hoima Will have
nothin to do except to look after his cor
resp ondehce and sleep on the lounge in has
com mittee room. He will. however, have
at bis disposal q committee clerkship.
worth g, 900 q year and q mess engershln
which Will give two of his cons tituents
Mr.. Bynhm goes back to his old position
on ways and means. with which he Is well
satisfied.
Ii was ARRANGED that Mr. Martin. OF the
Eleventh district. should step down and
out of the SchairmanshIp of invalid pen-
sions. as his district il too strong with the
soldier element TO admit OF the radical on
slaught whlch it Is proposed to make on
the pension system and 1t was thought
that Mr.. Martin would prefer not to be
embarrassed by having to support tho
Democratic scheme of "raiding the pen
sioners." At the final moment. however. 10
was thought advisable to retain Mr.. Mar.
mittee with men who would oppose the
present pension system. Thus MIR. Martin
is made scapegoat and is willing to take
part of the responsibility for the present
administrators pension policy.
Mr.. Cooper Is made chairman of the COM
mittee on irrigation of arid lands, POSI-
tIon which will deal with pIoblems of
which he knows nothing. This was des.
perate effort of the Speaker to a3poase u
painful demand for committee chairman
ship.
Jason Brown goes on elections and ex-
peDditures in the Department of Justice,
Mr.. Brookshlre eoutstripped them all. and
surprised every one By going upon appro-
given the Indianapolis member.
The other Hoosiers are assigned upon
committees as follows: Mr.. Conn. manu-.
factures; Mr.. Bretz. public buildings and
grounds and military affairs; Mr.. MoNaRny.
war claims and expenditures In the Treas.
ury Department.; Mr.. Hammond. commit
tee of claims and ventilation and
acoustics: Mr. Taylor, pensions and reform
of the civil service.
THE COMMITTEES.
The composition of the most important
committees 10 as follows
Ways and Means-wilson OF West Virginia,
chairman; McMillin OF Tennessee. Turner OF
Georgia, Montgomery Of Kentucky Whiting OF
Michigan. Cochran of New York. Stevens of
Massachusetts. Bryan of Nebraska, Breckin-
ridge of Arkansas, Bynum OF Indiana, Tarsney
of Missouri, Reed OF Maine. Burrows OF Michi.
gan. Payne of New York. Dalzell or Pennsyl
vania, Hopkins OF Illinois, Gear Of Iowa.
Coinage, Weights and Measures-Bland OF
Missouri, chairman; Tracey OF New York. XII
gore OF Texas, Epes of Virginia, Stone OF Ken
ucky. Allen of Mississippi. Bankhead OF Ala
bama, Raynor OF Maryland. Harter OF Ohio. Cof-
feen OF Wyoming. McKeighan OF Nebraska, c.
W. stone OF Pennsylyania. johnson OF North
Dakota. Dingley OF Maine. Sweet of Idaho,
Hager OF Iowa, Aldrich OF Illinois, Rawlins OF
Utah.
Banking and Currency-springer of Illinois,
chairman; sperry of Cennectious Cox of Ten
nessee, Cobb OF Missouri, Culberson of Texas.
Ellis Cobb OF Alabama. Warner OF New York.
johnson of Ohio, Black OF Georgia, Hall OF Mis-
souri, Walker OF Massachusetts, Brosius OF
Pennsylvania, Henderson of Illinois, Russell of
Connecticut, Haaghen Of Wisconsin. johnson OF
Indiana.
Appropriations-sayer OF Texas. chairman,
Brecknridge OF Kentucky. Dockery OF
Ais,ouri. Compton OF Maryland. O'Neil of Massa-
chussetts. Livingston Of Georgia. Washington OF
Tennessee, Robertson OF Louisiana. Brookshiro
OF Indiana. Williams OF Illinois. Coombs of New
York. Henderson OF Iowa, Cogswsll Of Massa-
chussetts, Bingham OF Pennsylvania, Dingiey OF
Maine, Grout OF Vermont, Cannon OF Illinois.
Interstate and Foreign Commerce-wise OF
Virginia, chairman; Price OF Louisiana. Brickner
OF Wisconsin, Geary of California Houk OF Ohio,
Mallory of Florida. Patterson of Tennessee.
Caruth OF Kentucky. Durbor0w OF illinois, Braw-
ley OF South Carolina. Bartlett OF New York.
ONeill OF Pennsylvania, Randall OF Massachu-
setts Storer of Ohio, Beden OF New York, Hep
burn of Iowa. Fletcher of Minnesota.
Foreign Affairs -McCrcary OF Kentucky, chair
man: Hooker OF Mississippi. Fitch OF New York.
Raynor OF Maryland. Geary OF California. Price
OF Louisiana. Tucker OF Virginia, Densmore OF
Arkansas, Everett of Massachusetts,, Hit OF llli-
nois. Harmer OF Pennsylvania. etorer of OHIO.
Blair of New Hampshire. Draper OF Massschu-
setts. VanVoorhis OF New York.
Pensions-Moses OF Georgia, chairman; Hen
derson of North Carolina. Jones of Virginia.
Houk OF Ohio, snOdgrass or Tennessee. Taylor OF
Indiana. Lisle OF Kentucky, Clark or Missouri,
Baker or Kansas. LoudenHager OF New jersey.
Lucas OF South Dakota, White or Ohio, Tawney
OF Minnesota.
Invalid Pensions-Martin OF Indiana. chair
man; Fyan OF Missouri. sare OF Ohio. McEttrick
of Massachusetts,, Baldwin OF Minnesota. Ora.
ham Of New York. Mcdonald OF Illinois. Erdmaa