Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-11
|C0NGRESSrAL CHAT.
lsldtnlg d II. Wilson's Entering the
CahInut.
HOUSE cHAIRMANsHIPs.
uew ths Spells VIII Probably Ne Divided
Among the Victorious
Republicans

WASHINGTON, November Io.-in sup
BORT OF the suggestion that william a.
Wilson. OF West Virginia. may possibly
be one Of the Presidents Official FANNY
after the 4th OF March next. tho stase'
ment Is made upon excellent au'hof''s
that Chairman Wilson was the only can
d.dafs IN the present campaign In who"
tho President took sufficient interest 10
induce him 10 eend goodly-sized check
20 aid him in his contest 1t Is also re-
called that Mr.. Wilson was Presiden'
Cleyelands personal choice TOT per
manent Chairman OF the Chicago coh'en-
ton: that no was the Presidents personal
nreference for chairman OF the House
Committee on ways and Means. ana 'ha'
he was generally accepted as beihg the
best. posted exponent Of the Presldeh'
views on the fioor OF the House.
Ninefy-elght Republicans in the present
CONGRESS nave been reelected. but II so
happens that fifty-two of them are no"
serving their first terms. Twelve ihsl.-
bers are serving their second terms. Ahe'
are as follows:
Loud and Bowers. OF California, !ohn.
son, Of Indiana; Hull and ferhlns, VI
Iowa; Broderick. OF Kansas; Gurus nay,
and Hooker. Of New York; kooinsoh su's
w A. stone. OF Pennsylvania, anu
Powers. of Vermont. This leaves only %
Republicans who viii have served three
terms and over when they enter the
next Congress. The list OF them - 81
short as TO be Interesting.
Three tefms-RuSsell. or CONNECTICUT
Post and Smith, Illinois; Dolliver. iowa
walker and Morse. MASSACHUSETTS,
Stephenson. Michigan; SHERMAN ne"
York: Reyburn. Broslus, Wright and u
w. Stone. Pennsy.vanla; Pickler. south
Dakota: Taylor, Tennessee; wilson, OF
Washington. 49,
-Four terms-Hepburn. OF Iowa; Coss-
well. Massachusetts,: Wadsworth, rev
York; Grosvenor. Ohio. and Scranton ana
Dalzcll. pennsylvania. -.
Five terms-Iiopkins, OF Illinois; bou-
telle Maine; Burrows. Michigan: Her
mann. oregon, and Grout. OF Vermont
SIX terms-Htt. OF Illinois; Henderson,
Iowa: Dingley and Anlliken, Maine. anu
Paine, New York.
Eight terms bingham. OF pennsylvania
Ten terms-Cannon. Of Illinois.
Eleven terms-iIarmer. OF pennsylvania
CHAIRMANSHIPS.
Although II seems entirely too early 10
be specializing on chairInanshipS IN tho
next Congress, which (unless convened III
extra session TO meet some emergency
as. for instance, failure TO pass the ap
propriation bills) VIII not assemble uill
one year from December next, speculation
on this subject Is actively In progress. VI
the Republicans who were Oh the ways
and Means Committee when Heed was
Speaker only three-Burrows, OF Michi-
gan: Dingley, Of Maine. and Payne Oh
Kew York-win be In the next House.
In addition 10 these, DalZell. of Pennsyl-
yania. and Hopkins, of Illinois. who are
now on the committee through the APP
pointment OF Speaker Crisp. VIII be IN
The F1fty-fourth Congress.
OF these five. Burrows may so 10 tAe
Senate. Should Burrows 80 the Senate
pipsley, OF Maine, or Payne. or New
York. would. therefore. be next In Sue
cess,on for this committee.
The Craftsmanship Of the Appropriations
Committee will fan either TO Cannon, OF
Illinois. who has the prestige OF being an
ex-chairman of the committee, or Hen
terson. OF Iowa, who has been an actVe
member for more than six years.
The other probabilities are HIT. OF
Illinois. Foreign Affairs; Boutelle, oil
Maine. navy; Bingham. Of Pennsylvania.
Post Office: Grosvenor. of Ohio. or Cur
tis. OF New York. Military Affairs. ana
walker. OF Massachusetts. Banking anu
Currency.