The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-11-19
Speculation as to Speaker Reeds
Committee Chairmen.
HERMANN. RIVERS AND HAReoRs
Burrows, Unless Elected Senator.
Will Lead the Republicans.
The hspubIieans VIII Probably Reform
the Curreney-Demccrzt,c Senators
Des'r Know what WIN BE Done
With the Popxun Tariff Bills.

WAsHIseroS CRY, Nov. Is-The house
committees which are expected 10 De Of
the greatest Importance ia the next con-
gress are the ones on ways and means,
appropriations. rules. banking and cur
rency, coinage. weights and measures,
rivers and harbors. and public buildings
and grounds. The frat three named al
ways head the list in order OF inn
porIance- The others are expected to
assume importance in the next congress
because Of tn. special conditions which
viii prevails during that congress The
banking committee will certainty be one
OF the most important committees on the
list. II there should De an effort, as IL is
hinted there may be. 10 revise the cur
rency laws and change the present sys-
tem- The probability of an effort to se-
cure silver legislation and the probability
that the Republican party, when IL comes
into power in the house, will want 10
formulate q policy on this question, will
have the effect also of advancing the coin
age committee TO a position OF first rank.
The rivers and harbors and public build
iDgs committees will have the delicate
task OF providing for public improve
ments. so lar as D committee of the house
can accomplish this work. With so many
new men As there will be on the Republi-
can side IN congress-. and all of them feel
ing it would be necessary for them 10
make showing 10 their constituents,
there will naturally be a pretty general
clamor OF appropriations for postotfice
buildings, custom houses aud river and
harbor improvements. While the Repub-
lican party has always shown a DISPOSE
ton toward iiberality in public improve
ments, there is q probability of an effort
60 hold the miscellaneous appropriations
as low as possible. The low condition of
the treasury and the fact that presiden-
tiai election will be SO near at
hand will prove strong arguments
in this direction, as Will the posi-
biity OF presidential veto.
The Republicans at present have six of
the seventeen members of the rivers and
harbors committee. and all their members
have been reelected except Henderson OF
Illinois. With Henderson on. OF the way,
Hermann of Oregon takes first place
among the Republicans of the committee,
with Stephens of Michigan, Hooker of
New York. Grosvenor of Ohio. and Rey-
burn ef Pennsylvania following in the
order named. IL cannot, OF course, be
known whether the next speaker will fol-
low the seniority rule. Ii he should. Her
mann would become chairman. Miiliken
Of Maine leads the Republican member
ship of the committee on public buildings,
and the chances are that II Reed becomes
speaker MiI.iken will be chairman of this
committee. Morse of Massachusetts, 10 the
only other Republican member of the COM
mittee returned.
Only three Of the old Republican men,
bers of the committee on banking and cur
rency are reelected. They are Walker of
Massachusetts,, Russell of Connecticut and
Johnson OF Indiana Walker is the senior
member and his chances for the chair
manship are the best.
OF the six present Republican members
of the committee on coinage. weights and
measures. i've have been reelected 10 tn
Fify-fourth congress. They are in the
order named: Stone of Pennsylvania,
Johnson of North Dakota, Dingley OF
Maine, Hsger of Iowa and Aidrich OF
Illinois. Stone would naturally become
chairman of the committee If ne desired
the place.
In the natural order of events J. c. Bur-
rows, of Michigan. would become chair
man of the ways and means committee,
with Reed Ira the speakers chair, but there
is little doubt that he will be given this
important post. which carries with 1t the
Republican leadership on the floor of the
house. II he tails in his ambition to succeed
Senator Patton in the senate.
With Reed in the speakers chair and
NJ Burrows III the senate, there would be
only three Republican members of the
present committee left 10 choose from,
these being Payne of New York, Dalzell
of Pennsylvania. and Hopkins OF Illinois.
D. K. Henderson. of Iowa, is the rank
ing Republican member OF the sppropria-
tions committee, with Coggswell of Massa-
chusetts. Bingham of Pennsylyan
Dingley Of Maine. Grout of Vermont. aud
Cannon Of illinois. ia The order named.
Ii is possible that neither Cannon nor
Henderson slll got the place. for IN the
event OF Burrows becoming chairman Of
the ways and means committee the proba-
hllitiss are strong that the East would de-
mand the chAirmanship Of the next most
important eom mmittes, which would be the
appropriations. Ia this contingency,
Coggswell's chances FER being promoted
20 the head oi the committee would be
excellent
IL Mr.. Reed becomes speaker Of the
house the Republican membership of the
committee on rules viii probably be com
posed of himself and the chairman Of the
appropriations and ways and means CON-
mittees. lie pursued this plan ia the
Flfty-hrsf congress. and there Is reason TO
believe that he woa.d revive u rather than
initiate Mr.. CrIsp's policy OF distributing
the honorS-
Democratic senators who are st present
IN the city decline. almost without cxcep-
tfon, 10 discuss the probable plans of the
Democratic leaders ia the senate Sith
reference 10 the supplemental tariff bills
al she forthcoming Snort session OF con-
sresS The majority Of them content
themselves sita saying they have hsd no
OPP rtuaity FOR party conference and
tnsy do not visit a; tAis sine TO express
personal opinions