Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-11-24
THE LITTLE LEGISLATURES"



Speculation rs 10 the Personnel of Com.
mittees OF the Next House.
Washington, Nov, lathe house COM
mitfces which are expected to be OF the
greatest Importance In the next con-
gress are the ways and means. appro-
priations. rules. banking and currency.
coinage. weights and measures. river
and harbors. and public buildings and
grounds. The first three named always
head the list In order OF impcrtance.
The others are expected to assume Inn
portance In the next congress because
OF the special conditions which win
prevail during that congress. The
banking committee will certainly be one
of the most important committees on
the Hist. II there should be an effort. as
Is hinted there may be, TO revise the
currency laws and change the present
system. The probability that the re-
publican party. when II comes into
power In the house. win want to formu-
late a policy on this question. win have
the effect. also. OF advancing the coin
age committee TO a position of the first
rank. The river and harbor and public
buildings committees win have the del
icate task OF providing for public Inn
provements.
with so many new members on the re-
publican side of the chamber and all of
them feeling that Il would be necessa-
ry for them to make n showing to their
constituents. there will naturally be a
pretty general clamor for applications
for postoffice buildings, customs houses
and river and harbor improvements
Mr.. Hermann of Oregon. takes first
place In the republican membership OF
the committee Mr.. Miiliken of Maine
leads the republican membership COM
mittee on public buildings.
Mr.. Walker of Massachusetts IL the
senior member. and his chances of the
chairmanship of the banking and cur
rency committee are best. Mr.. Stone
| of Pennsylvania would naturally be-
come chairman of the committee OF
weights and measures and coinage. II
| he desired the place. In the natural
order OF events. Hon. ]. G. Burrows of
Michigan win become chairman of the
ways and means committee, with Mr..
Reed In the speakers chair, and there
is little doubt that he will be given this
important post. which carries with II
| the republican leadership on the floor
| of the house. IL he fails In his ambition
| 10 succeed Senator Patton In the SEN
| ate. with Mr. Reed In the speakers q
| chair and Mr.. Burrows In the senate.
| there would be only three republicans
| OF the present committee left 10 choose
| from. these being Mr.. Payne of New
| York. Dalzell OF Pennsylvania and Hop
kins OF Illinois. Mr.. ID. T.. Henderson
| of Iowa is the ranking republican mem
| Der OF the appropriations committee.
| with Mr.. Cannon OF Illinois also possi-
i biiity. II Is possible that neither
| Messrs. Cannon nor Henderson viii get
the place. for. In the event OF MIR. Bur-
rows becoming chairman OF the ways
and means committee, the probabilities
are strong that the east would demand
the chairmanship OF the next important
which would be the appropriations
In that contingency. General Cogswell's
chances for being promoted to the head
Of the committee would be excellent.
IL Reed becomes speaker Of the house
the republican chairmanship of the
committee on rules will probably be
composed of himself and the ehairmen
/ Of the appropriations and ways and
| means committee. He pursued this
| plan in the Fffty-first congress-, and
there is reason 10 believe that he would
| revive IL rather than Initiate Speaker
Crisp In the policy OF distributing hon
| ora.
DEMOCRATS ARE SILENT.
The democratic senators who are al
present In the city decline. almost
| without exception. to discuss the prob
| able plans OF tine democratic leaders
In the senate with reference to supple.
| mental tariff bills at the Forthcoming
session OF congress-