Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-09
Little Doubt That Thomas B. Reed
Will Be the Man.
GOSSIP AS TO COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN
Who viii Be Fortunate if Seniority
Selection is Made.
THERE MAY BE EXCEPTIONS

the Speaker Of the next House of Represen-
tatives. If he follows the course he did In
the Fifty first Congress he will appoint as
ohairmen of the committees those men who
have served as heads of the republican MN
ority Of the committees In the democratic
Congresses. 1t Is possible that he will not
follow the rule strictly, but In most cases he
will do so. Many of the men will be those
he first placed on the committees In the
Fifty-first Congress. but there will be very
few who will be the same chairmen he Sc
lected at that time. great many OF the
men selected by Mr.. Reed in the Fifty-first
Congress as chairmen of committees are no
longer In Congress- There are few ex-
ceptions. and they will probably secure their
old places.
The Ways and Means Committee.
If Julius c. Burlo ows should not secure
the senatorship which he Is seeking In Mich
igan he will be made chairman of the COM
mittee on ways and means, otherwise 1t
would naturally fall to Serene 4. Payne of
New York. Major Mckinley, 1t scarcely
needs to be mentioned, held this place be-
fore. 1t is also quite likely that Mr.. Ding
ley of Maire will be a member of that COM
mittee unless e should prefer to remain on
appropria tons.
Although Joseph G. Cannon Of Illinois is
now a memESr or tDe committee on appTO-
priations, and was chairman Of this COM
mittee in the former Congress, 1t Is doubted
ii he will be made chairman. 1t was known
at the close of the last session that on ac-
count CT something that took place in the
way of publishing statements of the appro-
pl lationS the present senior member of the
committee David B. Henderson of Iowa,
and MIR. Cannon were both candidates for
chairman of the committee in case a repub-
lican Congress should be elected. Mr.. Hen
derson is at the head of the minority, and
Mr. Cannon Is at the foot of the list, and
there would have to be some strong reasons
for jumping the latter up to the top.
The judiciary.
In all probability George w. Ray Of New
York will be chairman OF the judiciary COM
II ittee, although there will be a strong and
perhaps successful effort to make William
A. Stone OF Pennsylvania chairman of this
committee. Neitner OF these gentlemen was
selected by Mr.. keed. In fact, none of the
repuuiicanS VINO served on the judiciary
cUInAiitIee under AR. Heed are now men-
Ders Vi Inat committee Ill the present Con-
sreSS, anu only one mas been returned, j. S.
onerInan OF New YORK, ana ne would, like
tiie OthSr men VINO IalIeQ 10 De returned TO
lne rIity-second Congress, begin at the foot
OF tne list. Ezra u. Taylor OF ONO was
chairman OF TINS committee in the Fifty
nrst Congress.
Ia tue natural order Of things Charles
DanIcls vi New York would De the chair
man of the committee on elcCtIou3. Cnere
VIII DH no repurliCan members of Tic House
VINO were meInters Of this committee In
tne Cons,reSS presided over by Mr.. reed
except john +. Lacy of Iowa and lie IS IN
Iine lor tne cniirnansnip of ai,otner COM
pnttee winch he may prefer, and lie IL not
memeer or tue elections committee now.
Jonathan II. howell OF illinois was chair
man OF this committee in the last republi-
can Congress.
banking and Currency.
Joseph IL. Walker Of massachusetts will
10 DOUBT be chairman Of the committee on
ranking and currency. He is the only re-
Publican on the committee who was a men,
Ger oI lit during the titty-tirst Congress.
Then Geo. W. h. Dorsey of Nebraska was
its chairman. Charles W. Stone of PenE.yl-
wanna is IN liiie for the chairmanship II lne
cuIlinlttee On Coinage, weights anu meas
ures, although he is a new member since
tne flr.y-nrst Congress. None of Mr..
heed's appo.ntees are row members of that
COMMITTEES. Charles T. W icknam was chair
n,an the Reed CCrgress.
None the men whom Mr.. Reed selected
as memDe ers ot the committee on commerce,
now called Interstate and 1orelgn commerce.,
member OF the rev house. karst on
the Inst OF the r.puDlc0ns of The next
House is VIM. p. Hepburn of Iowa. He
may secure The prize, aithCrgh it appears
IIOm the manner in which the old commit
ices are constituted, ard the retirement of
many replpilCans, tnat Iowa would get
more than her share of chairmanships, and
TINS may disposs ess Hepburn, or it may ar
lect some otner Iowa man.
Blnger hermann OF Oregon will, beyond
doubt, be chairman of the committee on
rivers and EarDors He was appointed a
member of that committee by MY. Reed,
ana it is known that warm friendship
exists between the two men. Gen. Hender-
son of Illinois was chairman before, but he
viii not De a member of the next House.
eros senor of Ohio ard Stephenson of Mi,hi-
san were appoiEted members at the same
tine, but Mr.. hermann is their senior on
the list.
Foreign Affairs.
Robert r. Hit of illinois was chairman
of the committee On foreign affairs in the
ifty-iirst Congress, and there is no doubt
that he will again fill that position. Charles
\. Boutelle of Maine is another man whom
Mr. Reed appointed to charmanship, ard
he Will again pe at the head of the COM
mittee raval affairs. Another Maine
man, Setn l.. Milliken, made chairman OF
the committee on public buildings and
grounds by Mr. Reed, Will no doubt cgaiu
secure that place
William w. Bowers of California will no
doubt be chairman of the committee on
military affairs. None of Mr.. Reeds former
appointeeS Is now member of this COM
mIItee of Congress. Byron NJ. Cutcheon
of Michigan was the former chairman.
Eugene r. Loud, another California man, is
at the top of the list for chairman of the
committee post offices and post roads,
although Henry II. Bingham of Pennsyl-
VI ana may be selected. Mr.. Bingham is now
a member of the committee on appropria-
ticns, and may prefer to remain there, as
he chose that in preference to being simply
head Of the minority of the post Office COM
mittee.
John F Lacey of Iowa is in direct line
for chairman of the committee on public
lands. Lewis e. Payson of Illinois was
chairman before. John A. Pickler of South
Dakota will be in line for chairman of the
committee on Indian affairs, and owing to
the fact that SO many Indians are residents
of his state, will be selected for that place.
The late Bishop w. Perkins of Kansas was
chairman of this committee In the Fifty
first Congress.
George ID. Perkins is another Iowa man
who is fortunately placed. He Is in line
for chairman of the committee of terri
tories Isaac S. Struble, whom Mr.. Perkins
succeeded, was chairman before.
Invalid Pensions.
The craftsmanship Of the committee onl in
valid pensions is likely to go to Lewis D.
Apsley of Massachusetts,, vice chairman of
the republican congressional campaign COM.
mittee. Pckler of South Dakota and Lacey
of Iowa are his seniors on the committee,
but as both could probably be chairmen of