Connecticut western news., 1893-08-24
WORK OF CONGRESS.
SPEAKER CRISP NAMES THE HOUSE
 COMMITTEES.
Many of the Chair manships Given to South ern Men-springer Was Surprised When He Got His Assignment-Ths Record of the Silver Fight.


 WASHINGTON, Aug 22.-The list of com mittees in the house was given out. The principal changes made by Speaker Crisp in the chsirmanships of committees announced by him had been discounted in the public mind by the publications pre- viously made concerning their compost tion. The chief surprise was therefore occasioned by the assignment given Mir. Springer.
 He had generally been accorded place at the head of the committee on foreign affairs in case of transfer from the com mittee on ways and means. No one had suggested him for membership on bank ing and currency. The announcement of the list it was read from the clerks desk was the first intiination that mem- bers had of the speakers determination in the matter.
 Of the committees of the fifty-second con- gress, those on the eleventh census, CoIum- bian exposition and to investigate the Panama Canal company have passed into history and are not on the list this year. With the four committees previously ap- pointed-rules, mileage, accounts and en- rolled bills-there is 8 total of 55 named for the filty-third congress. Upon sec tional lines chairmanships Of 32 commit tees go to the south and 23 to the north.
 The ChairmanshIp List
 The chairmanships as announced by Speaker Crisp are as follows:
 Elections-Mr. o'Ferrall VaD.
 Ways and Means-Mr. Wilson tW. Va-). Appropriations-Mr. Savers (Tex0. The Judiciary-Mr. Culberson CTex.). Coinage, Weights and Measures Bland CMo).
 Banking and Currency-Mr. Springer Qlls). Foreign Affairs-Mr. McCreary KyD. Interstate and Foreign Commerce-Mr. Wiss Va.).
 Rivers and Harbors-Mr. Blanchard Q.a.). Merchant Marine and Fisheries-Mr. Fithian Uls.).
 Agriculture-NIr. Hatch (Mo.).
 Military Affairs--Mr. Outhwaite (0.). Naval Affairs-Mr Cummings (N. Y.). Postoffices and Postroads-Mr. Henderson CN. O..
 Public Lands-Mr. McRae (Ark). Indian Afrairs-Mr. Holman und.). Territories-Mr. Wheeler (Ala.).
 Railways and Canals-Mr. Catchings (Miss.). Private Land Claims-Mr. Pendleton (W Val. Manufactures-Mr. Page (R. IJ.
 Mines and Mining-Mr. weadock CMich.J. Public Buildings and Grounds-Mr. Bank head (Ala.).
 Pacific Railroads-Mr. Reilly (Pa). Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River-Mr. Allen (Miss.).
 Education-Mr. Enloe Tenn.l.
 Labor-Mr. McCann ulls.).
 Militia-Mr. Forman QllsD.
 Patents-Mr. Covert (N. YD.
 Invalid Pensions-Mr. Martin Qnd). Pensions-Mr. Moses (Ga).
 Claims-Mr. Bum (N. O.
 War Claims-Mr. Beltzhoover Pa.). District of Columbia-Mr. Heard (MoD. Revision of the Laws-Mr Ellis (KyD. On Expenditures In State Department-Mr. Lester Va.).
 Expenditures In Treasury Department-Mr. Barwig (Wis.)
 Expenditures In War Department-Mr. Mont gomery (KyD. Expenditures In Navy Department-Mr. Mo Millin fTenn.).
 Expenditures In Postofice Department-Mr. Oates (AlaD
 Expenditures In Interior Department-Mr. Turner tGa.).
 Expenditures In Department of Justice-Mr. Dunphy (N. YD.
 Expenditures In Department of Agriculture Mir. Edmunds (Ya).
 Expenditures on Public Buildings and Grounds-Mr. Grain Tex).
 Library-Mr. Fellows (N. YD.
 Printing-Mr. Richardson (TennD. Civil Service-Mr De Forest (Conn.J. Election of President and Vice President Mir. Fitch (N. YJ.
 Ventilation and Acoustics-Mr. Shell (S. O.. Alcoholic Liquor Traffic-Mr. English (N. JD. Irrigation of Arid Lands-Mr. Cooper Und.l. Immigration and Naturalizaton-Mr. Geis- senhainer (N. JD.