The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-11-19

WASHINGTON, D. G., Nov. 1S.-The
house committees which are expected
10 be Of the greatest importance in the
next Congress are those on tho ways and
means, appropriations, rules, banking
and currency, coinage, weights and
measures, rivers aud harbors aud public
buildings and grounds. Tho frat three
named always bead the list in order OF
importance. The others are expected
to assume importance in next Congress
because Of the especial conditions
which will prevail during that Congress.
The banking committee will certainly
be one OF the most important commit
tees in the entire list II there should bo
an effort, rs is limited there may be, to
revise the currency laws and change the
present system. Such legislation as
this would lift the committee dealing
with 1t FROM its present place OF insig-
nifcance and place it for the time along
with the ways and means committee.
The probability Of an effort to secure
silver legislation, and the probability
tha. the Republican party when it
comes into power in the house, will
want to formulate q policy on this ques-
ton, will have the effect OF advancing
the coinage committee to q position OF
first rank.
IMPORTANT COMMITTEES.
The river and harbor and public
building committees will have the deli
cate task of providing for public inn
provements so far as committee OF the
house can accomplish this work. With
30 many new men as there will be on
the Republican side in the Congress,
and all OF them feeling that 1t will be
necessary 10 make a showing to their
constituents, there will naturally be
pretty general clamor for postotfice
buildings, custom houses and river and
harbor improvements. While the Re-
publican party has always shown a dis
position toward liberality In public i'm
provements. there is q probability Of an
effort TO hold their miscellaneous ap-
propriations Us low as possible.
4ub loW IOtaAkAoh VI LlC uuA
the fact that a presidential election will
be so near at hand will prove strong
arguments in this direction as will the
possibility OF presidential veto.
The Republicans at present have six
Of the seventeen members OF the COM
mittee on river and harbors, and all
their members have been reelected ex-
cept Mr.. Henderson, OF Illinois. With
Henderson out Of the way, Herman, OF
Oregon, takes first place In the Repabli-
can membership Of the committee. with
Stephenson, Of Michigan, Hooker, OF
New York. Grosvenor, Of Ohio, and
Rlngburn, Of Pennsylvania, following in
the order named. 1t cannot of course,
be known whether the next speaker
will follow the seniority rule; II he
should, Mr.. Hermann would become
chairman.
IP REED Is SPEAKER.
Mr.. Mllliken, OF Maine, heads the
Republican membership OF the commit
lee on public buildings, and the chances
are that II Mr.. Reed becomes speaker
MIR. Milliken will he chairman Of this
committee. Mr.. Morse, OF Massachu.
setts. is the only other Republican
member OF the committee returned.
Only three Of the old Republican
members Of the committee on banking
and currency are reelected. They are
Messrs. Walker, OF Massachusetts; Rus
sell. OF Connecticut, and johnson, Of
Indiana. Mr.. Walker is the senior Re-
publican member. He has from the
beginning Of his congressional career
taken an active interest in financial
questions, and his chances OF securing
the craftsmanship would be the best.
OF the six present Republican mem
bera OF the committee on coinage,
weights and measures five have been
reelected to the Fifty-fourth Congress.
They are in order named, Stone, OF
Pennsylvania; Johnson, OF North Da-
kota; Dingley, OF Maine; Hager, OF
Iowa, and Aldrich, OF Illinois. MIR.
Stone would naturally become chair
man Of the committee, but it is sug-
gested that in case OF Mr.. Reeds becom-
Ing speaker he might have n personal
policy with reference to silver which
he would want to pursue, and in that
event might want Mr.. Dingley, OF his
own state. as the leader on this COM
mitiee.
In the natural order OF events, Hon.
). Z. Burrows. Of Michigan. will become
chairman OF the ways and means COM
mittoe, with Mr.. Reed in the speakers
chair, but there is little doubt that he
viii be given this important post, which
carries with 1t the Republican leader
ship on the floor OF tho house. il he fails
IN his ambition to succeed Senator Pat
ten to his seat in the senate. With
Mr.. Reed in the speakers chair and Mr..
Burrows in the senate, there would be
only three Republican members OF the
present committee left to choose from,
these being Messrs. Payne, OF New
York; Dalzell, OF Pennsylvania, aud
Hopkins, OF Illinois.
A CONFLICT LIKELY.
D. B. Henderson, OF Iowa, is the
ranking Republican member OF the ap-
propriations committee, with Mes.rs.
Cogawell, Of Massachusetts,; Bingham,
ot Pennsylvania; Dingley. of Maine;
Grout. OF Vermont. and Cannon, OF
Illinois. coming in the order named.
There 10 likely TO bo conflict be-
tween the first and last named on this
iist. While Henderson Is now the rank
ing Republican member OF tho commit
Zee, Cannon was chairman in the Fifty
hrst Congress and will probably ask to
nave his old place back. II is possible
mat neither Cannon or Henderson will
etihe place, for in tho event OF Burrows
becoming chairman OF tho ways and
means committee, the probabilities are