The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-11-16
ROSTER or THE DEFEATED.


Fallen
WASHINGTON Nov. 9.-of the sls
democrats in the present house. 40
will not return. OF this nunher sixty
one failed To receive denomination or
were not candidates. and the remain
der. eighty-five. were defeated at the
polls. Many of those defeated were
party leaders. had served for many
wears and had chairmanships of im-
portant committees Among the miss
ing will be the following: MIR. Wilson,
of West Virginia. chairman OF the
ways and means committee. VINO mas
represented his district since iss5' Mr..
Springer. of Illinois. who was chair
man Of the WAYS and means com
mittec in the sFifty-second con-
gress and i'm the present house
heads the banking and currency
committee and has represented the
Thirteenth Illinois district since 1874;
Mr. Bland. Of Missouri. the free silver
advocate. who holds the craftsmanship
of the committee on coinage. weights
and measures. and has looked after the
interests Of the Eighth Missouri dis
,rict since is.s. Mr.. Cummings. Of New
York. who has served since the Fifty
first congress. To which he was elected
to succeed :. :. Cox. and who at pres
cnt is chairman Of the committee on
naval affairs: Mr.. Hatch. representing
the first Missouri district. and who
has served since ISIS. has been
chairman Of the agriculture commit
l. ..t.l n
candidate for the speakership IN
the Fifty-sccond congress. and has
championed the ''anti-option bill for
many wears: Mr. Holman. of Indiana.
Father Of the House" who has rep
resented the Fourth district Of his
state, except in the Thirty Forty
fifth and Fortysixth congresses. sine"
$50 and for years was chairman OF
the appropriations committee and at
present heading the committee on In
dian affairs. whose economic policy
caused him io be- called the Watch
dog Of the treasury" Mr. Cultivate,
of Ohio. a member Of the committee
on rules and chairman of the
committee on military affairs. who
began his term IN l,>5. in
| the Forty-ninth congress and has
served the Twelfth district since; Mr..
I, Henderson. Of North Carolina. who has
represented the Seventh North Caro-
lima district since ISIS. and been chair
man Of the committee on post Offices
and post roads for n number of Years.
besides serving on other important
| committees: Mr. Heard, of Missouri.
who has represented the seventh Mis-
souri, district since ISIS. and who Is
| chairman of the committee on the Dis
trict of Columbia: Mr.. James H. Reilly.
OF PENNSYLVANIA. who has served the
/ Thirteenth district three terms since
| 1850. is chairman of the commit
tee on Pacific railroads. and dur
ing this congress has devoted his
time 10 the preparation of a bii
looking to the settlement OF the
affairs IF the Pacific road: Mr.. Martin
Of Indiana. who looks after the inter
es,s Of the Eleventh district, has served
since l>s9. and at present heads the
committee On invalid pensions: Mr.
NcCann who has rc presented the Third
Illinois district since 1891. Is chairman
of the labor committee. and during thi,
congress has cndeavored To pass some
measure looking 70 the peaceful set
Element II strikes and labor troubles:
Mr.. Fithan. of Illinois. who repre-
sents the Seventeenth district and has
served since l-~0. j. the chairman 81
the committee on merchant marine
and fisheries. and the promoter Of thu
free ship bill. Mr.. Brown. of Indiana
who has looked after the Interests
of the Third district since ls-9
and who heads the important commit
tee on elections. Mr.. De Forest. wh'
represents the Fourth Connecticut dis
trict. and who has served since lsy
and heads the committee on reform il
the civil service: Mr.. Geissenhainer
who has represented the third New
Jersey district since 1889. and j, nov
chairman of the committee on immi
grafton and naturalization. Mr.. Enloe
of the Eighth Tennessee district. VIII
made the fight on the republican per
sion Office administration. and VIII
has served in congress since l--s an
i chairman Of the committee on edu
cation
; OF the eleven democratic members q
the WAYS and means committee bu
three Messrs. Turner. Of Georgia
Tarsney. of Missouri. aud McMillin. q
Tennessee-retain their seats in con
gress-
Nv the defeat Of Holman and Blan
and the death Of Charles oNeill. q
Pennsylvania. who were the tire
oldest members Of the house Of repre-
sentatives in continuous service whe
, the present congress convened. tn
position Of Father Of the House
Is left almost without a claimant. TIL
honor Of swearing in Mr. Thomas j
Reed as speaker If the Fiftvfonrt
congress will probably dcvolve upo
Mr. David II. Culbcr~on. Of Tcxa,
or Mr. Thomas J. IIcnders IN. of Ill
nois. both of whom entered upon cor
grcssional life with the Forty-fourt
congress in 1875. and have served eve
since.
r Mr.. Alfred G. Harmcr was clecte
Z r. the Forty->econd congress in 1871
but lost his seat in the Forty-fourtl