The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-19
UNDER SHAKER REED.
Gossip as to the Committees Should
the Maine Man be Chosen.
MR.. BURROWS THE PARTY LEADER.

Ercssmnn VIII Probably Head the Ways |
and Means Conmittes.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.-The house corn: |
mittees which are expected to be of the |
greatest importance In the next congress
are those on the ways and means, appro-
priations, rules, banking and currency,
coinage, weights and measures rivers and
harbors and public buildings and grounds.
The first three named always head the list
in order Of Importance. The others are ex
pacted to assume importance In the next
congress because of the especial conditions
which will prevail during that congress
The banking committee will certainly
be one OF tho most important committees
In the entire list II there should be an
effort, as Is limited there may be, TO revise
the currency laws and change the present
system. Such Legislation as this would
place the committee dealing with it along
side of the ways and means committee.
The probability Of an effort to secure silver
legislation, and the probability that the
Republican party when 1t comes into
power in the house will want to formulate
a policy In this question will have the
effect also of advancing the coinage COM
mittee to position of first rank.
The river and harbor and public build
AhBs Will ndNc buG
task of providing for public improvements
SO far as committee of the house can ac-
complish this work. With SO many new
men as there will be on the Republican
side in the next congress, and all of them
feeling that II will DO necessary for them
to mako a showing to their constituents,
there will naturally DO pretty general
clamor for postoffice buildings, custom
houses and river and harbor Improvements.
While the Republican party has always
shown disposition towards liberulity in
public improvements, there is probable
ity of an effort to hold their miscellaneous
appropriations as low as possible
The Republicans at present have six Of
the seventeen members Of the committee
on rivers and harbors, and all Of their
members have been re elected except Mr..
Henderson, of Illinois. With Henderson
out Of the way Hermann, of Oregon, takes
first place in the Republican membership
Of the committee, with Stephenson Of
Michigan, Hooker Of New York, Grosve-
nor Of Ohio and Reyburn 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.
Mr.. Milliken, Of Maine heads the Re-
publican membership of the committee on
public buildings, and the chances are that
If Mr.. Reed becomes speaker Mr. Miliiken
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 mem
bers Of the committee on banking and cur.
rency are re elected They are Messrs.
Walker of Massachusetts, Russell of Con
necticut and johnson of Indiana. Mr..
Walker is the senior Republican member,
and his chances of securing the chairman
ship would be the best
OF the six present Republican members
of the committee on coinage, weights and
measures five have been re-elected to the
Fifty-fourth congress They are, in the
order named: Stone of Pennsylvania
johnson OF North Dakota Dingley Of
Maine, Hager Of Iowa and Aldrich of I'LL
nois Mr.. Stone would naturally become
chairman Of the committee, but 1t Is sug
gested that in case of Mr.. Reeds becoming
speaker he might have a personal polio,
with reference to silver which he woulf
want to pursue, and in that event NIGH
want Mr. Dingley, of his own state, as tn
leader of this committee.
In the natural order Of events Hon. j.
Burrows Of Michigan will become chair
| man of the ways and means committee
with Mr.. Reed in the speakers chair, an,
there is little doubt that he will be givel
this important post, which carries with |
| the Republican leadership on tho floor O
the house, If no fails in his ambition t
| succeed Senator Patton to his scat In tn
senate With Mr.. Reed In tho speaker
chair. and Mr.. Burrows in the senate
there would be only three Republics
members Of the present committee left +
choose from, these being Mcssrs Payne G
New York, Dalzell of Pennsylvania an
Hopkins of Illinois.
| d. b. Henderson, of Iowa. is tho rankin
Republican member of tho appropriation
committee, with Cogswell OF Massachr
sets, Bingham of Pennsylvania, Dingle
of Maine CIRCUIT Of Vermont and Canno
of Illinois coming in the order namet
There is likely to be conflict between tn
first and last named Of this list. Will
Henderson is now the ranking Republicn
member of the committee, Cannon wa
chairman in the Fifty first congress, an
will probably ask to have his old plac
back 1t Is possible that neither Canno
or Henderson will get the place for In IL
event of Burrows becoming chairman
| the ways and means committee the prol
abilities are strong that the east would d
mand the craftsmanship of the next mo-
important, which would be that of appr
priations. In that contingency Generl
Cogswell's chances for being promoted I
the head of tho committee would be exec
lent.
II Mr.. Reed becomes speaker of Il
house the Republican membership of IL
committee on rules will probably be con
posed of himself and the chairman OF IL
appropriations and ways and means con
mittees He pursued this plan in the III
ty-hrst congress, and there is reason to b
lieve that he would revive 1t rather this
initiate Mr.. Crisp by more generally di