The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-11
NEXT SPEAKER OF The HOUSE
Little Doubt That Thomas B. Reed Will
Again Be The Gar.
GOSSIP As TO COAMITTEE CHAIRMEk
who VIII BE Fortunate IL Seniority selec-
ton 1. Made-Thsre May BE Excep-
tions-Plscing the democrats,
Crisp the Leader.

There is little doubt that MIR. Reed
will be the Speaker of the next House
of Representatives. II he follows the
course he did in the Flfty-nrst congress-
ne will appoint as chhlrmen oil tne GoIh-
mittees those men who have served as
heads of the Republican minority OF the
committees in the Democratic Congress
cs 1t Is possible that he VIII not tol-
low the rule strictly Dut N most Gas YES
he will do so. Many Of the men VIII be
those he first placed on the committees
in the Fifty-first Congress, but there VIII
be very few who will be the same chalr-
men he selected at that tune a great
many of the men selected by Mr.. Reed
in the Fifty-nrst Congress as chdlfnen
of committees are no longer in Congress;
There are a few exceptions, and they VIII
probably secure their old places.
THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE.
If julius G. Burrows should not secure
the senatorShip which he Is seeking IN
Michigan he Will be made chairman OF
the Committee on Ways and Means, 9TH
erwise it would naturally fall 10 Serene
IL. Payne, OF New York. Major Mckin-
ley, it scarce needs to be mentioned, held
this place before. 1t is also quite likely
that Mr.. Dlngley. of Maine will be a
member of that committee, un'ess ne
should prefer to remain on Approprla-
lions
Although Joseph c. Cannon, of Illinois,
Is now a member Of the Committee on
Appropriations, and YVES chairman OF TINS
doubted If he will be made chairman. 1t
was known at the close of the last ses-
sion that on account of something that
took place, in the way of publishing
statements of the appropriations the
present senior member of the committee,
!, David b. Henderson, of Iowa, and Mr..
| Cannon were both candidates for chair
| man of the comTnittee, in case a Repub-
| lican Congress should be elected. Mr..
| Henderson Is at the head OF the minority,
! ana Mr.. cannon Is at the foot OF the
| list. and there would have to be some
| strong reasons for jumping the latter up
| to the top,
| The JUDICIARY.
In all probability George w. Ray, of
| New York, will be chairman Of the Jul
| dietary Committee, although there will be
| a strong and perhaps successful effort 10
| make William a. Stone, of Pennsylvania,
chairman OF this committee. Neither of
| these gentlemen We're selected by Mr..
| Reed. In fact, none of the Republicans
| who served on the Judiciary Committee
| under Mr.. Reed are now members Of
| that committee in the present Congress,
| and only one has been returned-J $.
| sherman, OF New York, and he would Ike
| the other men who failed TO be returned
| TO the Fffty-second Congress, begin at
| he foot of the list. Ezra b. Taylor, of
| ohio, was chairman of this committee in
| the kifty-first Congress.
In the natural order of things, Charles
| Daniels, of New York, would be the
i 'HdlfjndIl OF llt committee on Elections.
I There will be no Republican members OF
the House who were members OF this
| committee in the Congress presided over
! by Mr. Reed except John f. Lacy OF
\ Iowa, and he Is in line for the chairman
| sinp of another committee, which he may
| prefer, and he Is not a member of the
| Elections Committee now. Jonathan III
| Rowell, OF Illinois, was chairman of this
| committee in the last Republican Con-
| gress.
1
Joseph II. Walker, of Massachusetts
| will no doubt be chairman Of the Com
| mittee on Banking and Currency. He IL
| the only Republican on the COMMITTEES
who was member OF IT during the Fifty
first st.0 Congress; Then. George W. +.
man. Charles w. Stone. OF Pennsylvania
is in line for the chairmanship of the
| Committee on Coinage. Weights and
Measures, although he is a new member
| since the F1fty-hrst Congress. None OF
| Mr.. Reeds appointees are now members
| OF that committee. Charles T. Wickbam
was chairman in the Reed Congress.
None OF the men whom Mr. Reed Sc
lected as members of the Committee on
Commerce, now called Interstate and
Foreign Commerce, Is a member of the
new House. First on the list OF the Re-
puoicans OF the next House is William
4: Hepburn, OF Iowa. He may secure
the prize, although IL appears from
the manner in which the old committees
| are constituted, and the retirement of
many Republicans that Iowa would get
more than her share OF chalrmanships
and this may dispossess Hepburn, or IL
may affect some other Iowa man.
Binger Hermann, of Oregon, will be-
yond doubt be chairman OF the Commit
tee on Rivers and Harbors. He was
appointed member of that committee
by Mr.. Reed, and ii is known that n
warm friendship exists between the two
| men. General Henderson, OF Illinois, was
chairman before, bat he will not be a
member of the next House. Grosvenor
OF Ohio and Stephenson. Of Michigan
were appointed members at the same
time, but Mr.. Hermann is their senior
on the list.
FoRFIGN AFFAIRS.
Robert r. Hit, of Illinois, was chair
man OF the Committee on Foreign At
fairs In the Fifty-frst Congress, and
there Is no doubt that he Will again
MI that position. Charles A. Boutelle,
| of Maine, Is another man who sIr. Reed
appointed to q chairmanship and he viii
again be at the head Of the Committee
] an Naval A3AirA Another Maine man.