Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-08-26
HOUSE COMMITTEES.
Tho Speaker Announces tho Standing
Com mittees-Some Surprises.

Tho Speaker Announces tho Standing
Com mittees-Some Surprises.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-The interest
In the financial discussion was dwarfed
yesterday in the greater interest that
everyone felt in the announcement OF
the committees. The speaker had kept
his intentions so secret that surprises
we're 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
:he ways and means committee, and
Springer is now chairman of the COM
mittee on banking and currency
The committee on banking and cur.
rency is said to be opposed to free coin
age.
The list of the moro important com
mittees is as follows:
Ways and means Wilson OF West Virginia
chairman: MeMillin 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. Bvnum OF Indiana Tarsney
Of Missouri Reed OF Maine. Burrows OF Mich.
gan, PAYNE OF New York. DAz.li Of Pennsyl.
yania, Hopkins Of Illinois, Gear OF Iowa
Coinage, weights and Measures Bland OF
Missouri. chairman: Tracv OF New York. kil
gore of Texas. Epstein OF Virginia, Stone OF
Kentucky, Allen OF Massachusetts. Bankhesd
Of Alabama Ra-ner Of MARYLAND. Harter OF
Ohio Coffee OF Wyoming McKeizhan Of Ne.
braslSa, C. W. Ston. OF Pennsylvania. johnson
Of Ohio Dlngley OF Maine. Sweet Of Idaho.
Hagen Of Iowa, Aldrich OF Illinois, Rawlins OF
Utah.
Banking and CURRENCY Springer OF Illinois,
chairman; Spcrry of Connecticut, Cox Of Tea
nessee. Cobb OF Missouri. Cuberson OF Texas,
Ellis OF Kentucky. Cobb Of A'abams, Warner
OF New York, Johnson OF Oaio, Hack OF
Georgia, Hall Of Missouri. Walker Of hsssar
chusetts. Bresius Of Pennsylvanis, Henderson
OF Illinois. Russell OF Connecticut Haugen Of
Wisconsin, Johnson OF Indiana
pristions-Sayers Of Texas chairman;
Breckenridge OF Kentucky, Doskery OF Mis-
souri, Campton OF Indiana. O'Seil OF Massa-
chusetts, Livingston o! Georgia, Washington OF
Tennessee, Robertson OF Louisiana. BrOokshire
| OF Ind.n,, Williams OF Mississippi, Coombs OF
New York. Henderson OF Iowa Cogsvell OF
Massachusetts Bingham OF Pennsylvania,
Dingley OF Maine, Grout Of Vermont Cannon
OF Illinois.
Interstate and foreign commerce-Wise OF
Virginia. chairman Price OF Louisiana Brick
ner OF Wisconsin. Geary Of California. Honk q
Tenne s.ec, MALLORY OF Florida, Patterson OF
Tennessee, Caru,h OF Kentucky. Durborrow OF
Illinois. Brawlcy Of South Carolina, Bartlett OF
New York. o'Neill OF sylvania, Randall Of
| Massachusetts, S,prer OF Ohio. Belden OF New
York, Hepburn OF Iowa, Fletcher OF Minnesota.
| Rivers and harbors Blanchard OF Louisiana,
chairman: Catchings Of Mississippi, Lester OF
Georgia. Clarke OF Alabama, Jones OF Virginia,
Page OF Rhode Island Anderson OF West Wiz.
! ginia Causey OF Delaware, Camineth OF Cali
fornia. McCulloch OF Arkansas Barnes OF Wis
| consin Henderson OF Illinois Hermann OF Ore
gon. Stephenson Of Michigan. Hooker OF New
YORK., Grosvsnor OF Oaio. Reyburn OF Penn
| sylvaniA
Foreign affairs-McCreary, Of Kentucky.
chairman: Hooker OF Mississippi, Fitch OF
New York Ravncr OF Marvlani. Geary OF Cali
fornia. Price OF Iowa, Tucker Of Virginia Dens'
more Of Arkansas. Everett Of Massachusetts,
HIT OF Illinois, Harmer OF Pennsylvania StoraT
| OF Ohio. Blair Of New Hampshire Draper Of
| Massachusetts and Voorhees, OF New York
Committee on pensions-Mosss Of Georgia,
| charm IN: Henderson NJ North Carolina, Jones
! OF Virginia, Houk OF Ohio, Snodgrass Of Ten
| nessee, Taylor of Indiana, Lisie Of Kentucky,
Clark OF Missouri Biker 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 Mod maid
| OF Illinois. Erdmaa OF Pennsvlvanih Fielder OF
New Jersey. Taylor OF Tennessee, Picker, Of
| South Dakota, Laoev Of Iowa Apssley OF Mas
| sachuscits. Meikeitohn 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
| Aabsms, Woodland OF North Carolina. Taylor
| OF Tennessee. Waugh OF Inaana. Daniels OF
| New York. McFall OF Mass ichusetts, Thomas
I OF Michigan, Wheeler OF Illinois.
The Craftsmanship of the other CON-
mittees were as follows:
Merchant marine and Observation-Disclosures OF
| Illinois.
Agriculturc-Hatch OF Missouri
Military affairs Outhwaite OF Ohio
| Naval nffars-CummingS OF New York
Post Offices and post roais-HenderSon OF
| North Carolina.
Public lnnis-McRae OF Arkansas
Indian affairs -Homln Of Indiana
Observation-Disclosures Of Alabama
Railways and canals-CAtchtnss OF Missis'
sippL
| Private land characterization OF West Vir'
ginia
Mountaineering Of Rhode Island
Mines and mining -Weadotk OF Michigan
Public buildings and grounds Bankhead Of
| AabamL
Pacific automatically OF Pennsylvania
Levees and improvements OF the Mississippi
Allen OF Mississippi
Educalion-Enloe Of Tennessee
| Labor-McGinu OF Illinois
| Militia-Forman OF Illinois
| PLients-Covert OF New York
Invalid pensions Martin OF Indiana
Pensions-Moses OF Georgia.
Claims-Bunn Of North Carolina
| War claims-Belizhoov OF PENNSYLVANIA
District Of Colnmbia-Hsard OF Missouri
Revision Of thelaws-Ellis Of Kentucky.
On expenditures In the state Department.
Lester Of Virginia.
On expenditures in the treasury department.
| Barwig OF Wisconsin.