The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-19
The NEXT HOUSE.
Burrows Will Probably Head
Ways and Means.
Other Committees, Provided Mr.. Reed
Should Follow seniority Rule.


wAsHTNGroA, Nov. l0--The house con-
mlstees which are expected TO be OF the
most Importance In the next congress are
those on the ways and means, appropria-
lions, rules. banking and currency coin
age, weights anG measures, rivers and har-
bors and public buildings and grounds.
The FIRST three named always head the
list in order OF Importance. The others are
expected to assume importance in the
next congress because OF the especial con-
ditions which Will prevail during that
congress
The banking committee will certainly
be one Of the most important committees
In the entire list. If there should be an
effort, as is hnted there may be, 20 re-
wise the currency laws and change the
present system.
The Republicans et present have OF
the IL members OF the committee on rivers
and harbors and all their members have
been reelected, except Mr.. Henderson of
Illinois. With Mr.. Henderson out of the
way Hermann of Oregon takes first place
In the Republican membership of the COM
mittee, with Stephenson of Michigan.
Hooker of New York, Grosvenor OF Ohio
and Reyburn Of Pennsylvania following
In the order named. It cannot, OF course,
be known whether the next speaker will
follow the seniority rule. If he should,
Mr.. Hermann would become chairman.
A Place For Miiiiken.
Mr.. Milliken OF Maine heads the Repub-
lican membership Of the committee on
public buildings, and tho chances are that,
II Mr. Reed becomes speaker, Mr.. Millken
will be chairman of this committee. Mr..
Morse of Massachusetts, Is the only other
Republican member OF the committee re-
turned.
Only three Of the old Republican NOM
bers of the committee on banking and
currency are reelected. They are Messrs.
Walker Of Massachusetts, Russell of Con-
nectlcut and johnson OF Indiana. Mr..
Walker Is the senior Republican member.
He has from the beginning of his congress
s;onal career taken an active interest in
financial questions. and his chances Of So
curing the chairmanship would be the
best.
or the six present Republican members
of the committee on coinage, weights and
measures. five have been reelected TO the
Fifty-fourth congress. They are in the or
der named: Stone of Pennsylvania, john
SON of North Dakota, Dineley OF Maine,
Hagcr ofIowa and Aldrich of Illinois. Mr..
Stone would naturally become chairman
OF the committee, but 10 is suggested that,
In case of Mr.. Reed becoming speaker,
be might have personal policy with ref
erence 20 yer which he would want to
pursue, and in that event might want Mr..
Dingley of his own state as the leader Of
this committee.
Wilson's Successor.
In the natural order ofevents, Hon. J. G.
Burrows OF Michigan will become chair
man of the ways and means committee,
with Mr.. Reed in the speakers chair, but
there Is little doubt that Burrows will be
given This important post. which carries
with It the Republican leadership on the
4 Anor of the hnnae- iI BIC fails in his aInhi-
tion to succeed Senator Patton 20 his scat
Ia the scns/i. With Mr. Reed in the
speakers clair and Mr. Burrows in the
senate, there would be only three Republi-
can members Of the present committee
left to choose from, these being Messrs.
Payne OF Now York, DalZell OF Pennsyl-
vania and Hopkins of Illinois.
ID. b. Henderson of Iowa is the ranking
Republican of the appropriations COM
mittee, with Messrs. Cogswoll OF Massa-
chusetts, bingham Of Pennsylvania, Ding
lev Of Maine GrOut OF Vermont and Can
non OF Illinois coming in the order
named There is likely to be conflict
between the first and last named of this
list While Henderson Is now the rank
Ing Republican member OF the committee,
Cannon was chairman i'm the Fifty-first
congress- and Will probably ask to have
his old place back.
1t is possible that neither Cannon nor
Henderson will get the place, for in the
event Of Burrows becoming the chairman
Of the ways and means committee, the
v>robahtltfiae ara efropy that tho met
would demand the chairmanship of the
next most important which would be
that OF appropriations. In that contin-
gency, General Cogswelfs chances for be-
ing promoted 10 the head of the commit
tee would be excellent
Ii Mr. Reed becomes speaker of the
hnnxo- the Republican membership of the
= committee on rules will probably be com.
posed OF himself and the chairman Of the
appropriations and ways and means com
mittees. He pursued this plan in the
Fifty-frst congress, and there IS reason Co
believe that he would revive it rather than
initiate Mr.. Crisp by more generally dis
txibuting the honors.
The Senate "Popiun- Bills.
Democratic senators who are at present
In the city decline almost without excep-
tion 10 discuss the probable plans of the
Democratic leaders in the senate with
reference to the supplemental tariff bills
at the forthcoming short session of con
gress.
The majority OF them content them
selves with saying that they have had no
opportunity for party conference, and they
do not VISA to at this time express per
sonal opinions. IL would seem that
general Democratic conference among the
- -. IL. a.
strongprobabilities soon after the conven-
ing OF the next session, for che purpose Of
determining this point.
IL Is well remembered that there is
faction on the Democratic side OF the
chamber which Is opposed TO any further
efforts at tariff legislation by the present
congress. and 1t i thought possible that
The result Of the late elections may have
influenced Others TO take this view. Sena.