The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1893-08-25
SOME SURPRISES.
Speaker Crisp Appoints the House
Committees.
Several Changes in Important Positions
Springer and Holman Dropped from
Their Old Places But Go to
Other Committees.
House Committees.

yesterday in the greater interest that
everyone felt in the announcement of
the committees. The speaker had kept
his intentions SO secret that surprises
were expected, but no one was pre-
pared for the radical changes made in
the personnel of some of the important
committees. Springer. of Illinois. gives
way to Wilson, of West Virginia, on
the ways and means committee, and
Springer is now chairman of the COM
mittee on banking and currency.
The committee on banking and cul-
rency is said to be opposed to free coin
age.
The list of he more important com
mittees is as follows:
Ways ard means Wilson Of West Virginia
chairman: McMillin o: Tennessee Turner OF
Georgia. Montconerv of kenfu ky, Whiting Of
Michigan, Cochran Of New York. Stevens OF
Massachusetts BRYAN OF Nebraska, Breckin-
ridge Of Arkansas, Il NUN OF Ia';iana Tarsney
OF Missouri. Reed OF Maine Burrows o: Michi
gan, PAYNE of New York d IL OF Pennsyl
wanna, Hopkins of Illinois, G ar OF Iowa
Coinage, weights and measures Bland of
Missouri, chairman: Tra": of New York, Kill
gore OF Texas, Epstein OF Virginia Stone Of
Kentucky. Alien of Mas sachUSetts. BankEead
of Alabama. Kramer of MARYLAND. Earter OF
Ohio Coffee of Wvominr N keiyhan of Ne
brasSa, C. w. Stone of Pennsylvania, johnson
of Ohio Din-ley OF Maine Sweet Of Idaho,
H1geu Ct Iowa, Aldrich of Illinois, RawlinS Of
Utah
Banking and currenc Springer OF Illinois,
chairman: Sper5y of CCnnecticut. Cox Of Ten
nessee Cobb of Missouri. Culberson OF Texas,
Ellis of Kentucky. Cobb OF a abama Warner
Of New York, Johnson OF Ohio Black OF
Georgia, Hall of Missouri, Walker of Massa-
chusetts, Brosius Of PENNSYLVANIA, Henderson
Of Illinois, Russell of Connecticut Haugen OF
Wisconsin, johnson Of Indiana
Appropria tions-Savers Of Texas, chairman:
Breckenridge OF KentuckV, DocaSery Of Mis-
souri Campton of Indiana, O'Neil of Massa-
chusetts. Livingston of Geor ia, Washington of
Tennessee. Robertson of Louisiana. Brookshire
OF Indiana, Williams OF Mississippi, CooalOs CT
New York, Henderson OF Iowa CogSyell OF
Massachusetts, Bingham of Pennsylvania,
Dingley of Maine, Grout Of Vermont Cannon
of Illinois.
Interstate and foreign commercc-Hise of
Virginia, chairman: Price of Louisiana. Brick
ner o: Wisconsin. Geary of California. Hork Of
Tennessee, Mallory of Florida, Patterson OF
Tennessee, CaTuth OF Kentucky, DurbOrrow of
Illinois Brawley of South Carolina, Bartlett of
New York. O'Neill, Of PENNSYLVANIA, Randall OF
Massachusetts,. Storer o: Ohio Bslden OF New
York, Hepburn of Iowa. Fletcher of Minnesota
Rivers and harbors- L :.rcharI of louisiana,
Chairman: Catchngs Of Mississippi, Lester of
Georgia, Clarke of Alab Una. Jones of Virginia,
Page of Rhode Island Anderson OF West Vir
ginia, Causey of Delaware, Ciminetti of Cali
fornia. McCulloch Of Arkansas. Barnes of Wis
consin. Henderson Of Illinois, Hermann OF Ore
gon Stephenson of Michigan, Hooker OF New
York, Grosvenor of OHIO. Reyburn Of Penn
sylvania
Foreign aff,irs-McCrearv. of Kentucky.
New York Ravner Of Marvlan1, Geary Of Cali
fornia Price Of Iowa, Tucker of Virginia Dens
more of Arkansas, Everett OF Massachusetts,,
Hit OF Illinois, Harmer OF PENNSYLVANIA Storer
OF Ohio Blair Of New Hampshire. Draper OF
Massachusetts and Voorhees, of New York.
Committee on pensions-Moses of Georgia,
chairman: Henderson of North Carolina. Jones
of Virginia. Houk Of Ohio, SnoGgrass OF Ten
nessee, Taylor OF Indiana Isle OF Kentucky,
Clark of Missouri. B .ker of Kansas Louden-
slayer of New jersey. Lucas Of South Dakota,
White Of Ohio. Tawney of Minnesota
Committee on invalid pensions Martin OF
Indiana, chairman: Fan OF Missouri. Hare OF
Ohio. McLettrick OF Massachusetts, Baldwin OF
Minnesota, Graham of New York Med ,nald
of Illinois ErimaU o. Pealsylvanii Fielder Of
New Jersey. Taylor OF Tennessee, Picker, Of
South Dakota Lacec Of Iowa. Apseley OF Mas
sachusetts, Meikeljohn of Nebraska Strong Of
Ohio
Elections O'Ferrall Of Virginia chairman:
Brown of Indiana, PAXTON OF Kentucky. Lock
wood of New York, Lawson of Georgia, Hayes
OF Iowa. Patterson Of Tennessee. benson of
Alabama, Woodland of North Carolina, Taylor
OF Tennessee. Waugh OF Inciana Daniels OF
New York. McFali OF Massachusetts, Thomas
OF Michigan, Wheeler of Illinois.
The Craftsmanship OF the other com
mittees were as follows:
Merchant marine AMI fisEeries-Fiihian OF
Illinois
Agricultrre-Ha,ch of Missouri
Military afTairs-Outhwaite of Ohio
Naval affairs-Cummings Of New York
North Carolina.
Public lands-McRae OF Arkansas
Indian affairs Holman of IGdiana
Territories Wheeler of Alabama
Railways and canals-CAtchings Of Missis-
sippi
Private land c!aims-Pendleton OF West Vir
ginias
Manufactures Page Of Rhode Island
Mines and mining -Weado. * Of Michigan
Public buildings and grounds -Bankhead Of
Alabama
Pacific automatically Of PENNSYLVANIA
Levees and improvements of the Mississippi
Allen Of Mississippi
Education-Enloe of Tennessee
Labor-McGann OF Illinois
Militia-Forman Of Illinois
Patents-Covert OF New York
Invalid pensions Martin of Indiana
Pensions-Moses OF Georgia
Claims-Bunn Of North Carolina
War claims-Bel;zhoover Of PENNSYLVANIA
District OF Colum5ia-Heard OF Missouri
Revision of the laws-Eilis Of Kentucky.
On expenditures in the state eparrment-
Lester of Virginia
On expenditures in the treasury department.
Bsrwig of Wisconsin
On expenditures in the war department.
Montgomery OF Kentucky.
On expenditures in the navy department.
McMillin of Tennessee
On expenditures in the post office department
Oates OF Alabama
On expenditures in the interior department.
Turner of Georgia
On expenditures in the department Of justice
-Dunphy OF New York
On expenditures in the depa rtment OF agri
:uiture Edmuuds OF Virginia
Public buidiugs-Crane of Texas
Library-Ferlows OF New YORK
Printing OF Tennessee
Civil service-De Forest Of Connecticut
Election Of president and vice president
Fitch OF New York
Ventilation and acousiics-Shell OF South
Carolina
Alcoholic liquor tranic-Enslish Of New