Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-05
THE NEXT HOUSE
The Way It is Expected the Com
mittees Will Be Arranged.
how Mr. REED WILL SELECT CHAIRMEN
important Positions to Go to Ex.
perienced Men.
GOSSIP AT THE CAPITOL

There being no indication of a contest
over the speakership of the next House
| the interest in the organization of that
| body has already centered upon the chair
| manships Of committees. There has been
| great deal of gossip upon this subject
| for some weeks. and many Of the old re-
| publican members go home for the long
summer recess pretty well satisfied how
some of the important chairmanships will
CO. For the craftsmanship Of the ways and
means committee Payne of New York.
Dalzell of Pennsylvania and Hopkins of
Illinois are mentioned.
Mr.. Dingley of Maine, who is one of the
most capable men in the House, and eS-
pecially for this position, would probably
be as apt as any one in the House to get
this position If he desired it, but it is pe-
lieved that he will prefer to remain on the
committee on appropriations. If he stays
on the appropriations as simple member
he will probably have the craftsmanship
Of some other committee.
The Ways and Means.
Mr.. Payne is longest of service of the
three republican members of the ways and
means committee, and it is believed that
he will get the craftsmanship, but both
Hopkins and Dalzell are capable men, and
have good experience in the ways and
the three will go on the ways and means,
one as chairman and one as second, and
that the third will be appointed to the COM
mittee on rules, position which has come
to be regarded as the most influential In
the organization next to the speakershfp.
1t is said that Henderson of Iowa will
probably get the craftsmanship Of the ap-
propriations committee. Cannon OF lln-
nos was chairman of this committee when
Mr. Reed was before Speaker, and some
expect him to go back to his old place.
He is thoroughly familiar with the gov
ernment and is rigid economist; but he
dropped out of Congress for one term and
is now ranked on the committee by Gen.
Henderson of Iowa. Henderson Is one OF
the most popular men In Congress ana mas
had almost as much experience as Cannon
Hit of Illinois will probably be chairman
of the committee on foreign affairs.
Hepburn of Iowa, it is thought, Will be
chairman of the committee on interstate
and foreign commerce; and Boutelle OF
Maine of the naval affairs committee:
While the placing OF Poliver at the heao
of this committee is talked about, 1t Is re-
garded as more probable that Boutelle will
get this craftsmanship and Dolliver will go
on the ways and means committee. II is
said that Cogsweil of Massachusetts, may
be chairman of the District of Columbia
committee.
The Financial Committees.
Though not the ranking committees the
most important in the House may be those
banking and currency. Whether the policy
is to attempt financial legislation or to
postpone it until some more opportune
time, it is a matter of greatest importance
that these committees should be so organ
lied as to insure conservatism An unruly
finance committee might be almost de-
structive to the new management In Con-
greSS.
The coinage committee is probably the
more important of the two. 1t has been
To npntz Ia
ment in making DIP this committee and
the craftsmanship is claimed for western
man. In the Fifty-third Congress, Bland
was chairman. 1t is believed that Mr.
Reeds organization of the committee will
be conservative. There is much uncer-
tainty as to who the chairman will be, but
Charles w. Stone of Pennsylvania. Walker
of Massachusetts will expect to be chair
man of the committee on banking and cur
rency, and he will probably get 1t, though
some say that BroSiuS may be selected.
Grosvenor of Ohio who has been spoken
of as chairman of the committee on judi
ciary, will probably go on the ways and
means committee, and either Ray of New
chairman of judiciary. The chairmanship
of the committee on elections is expected
to go to Daniels of New York.
other Expected Assfgnments.
Other important chairmanships are ex-
pected to be assigned as follows: Post
office and post roads, Loud Of California;
rivers and harbors, Hermann of Oregon;
education, Thomas of Michigan; en-
rolled bills, Hager of Iowa; alcoholic
liquor traffic, Morse CT Massachusetts,;
claims, Cooper of Wisconsin,; immigration
Gillet of New York. or Stone of Pennsyl-
vania: Indian affairs, Sherman of New
York; invalid pensions, Pickler of South
Dakota; labor. Aplsey of Massachusetts;
improvement of the Mississippi river, Nor
ris of Illinois; library, Adams Of Peensyl-
vania; manufactury, Chickerinn of New
York; merchant marine and fisheries. Per-
kins of Iowa: military affairs. Curtis of
New York; militia, Wright of Massachu-
setts; mines and mining, Stephenson of
rois: patents, Bowers of California; pen
sions, Loudenslager of New Jersey; print
ing Broderick of Kansas; public buildings
and grounds, Milliken of Maine; public
lands, Lacey of Iowa: war claims, Mahon
of Pennsylvania; revision of the laws John
son of Ind; private land claims, Coffin Md;
Civil Service Reform.
If Hopkins of Illinois is not made chair
man Of the committee On ways and means,
but is given membership on that commit
tee, he will probably be, in addition, chair
man of the committee OH civil service re-
form.
The committee on rules of the next House
will probably consist of Cannon, Dalzell
Crisp and Catchings, in addition to the
Speaker, who will be chairman ex ofilcio.