Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-05
SPEAKER REED IN A aUANDARY
Has the Usual Difficulty in Making
Tn COmmfttees,


Up Committees.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-Members of the
house who have had interviews with Speaker
Reed during the past two or three days on
the subject Of committee appointments be-
lieve that the committee list will be an
nounced before or not later than the 18th OF
the month. Formerly speakers have not been
able to make their selections before the
Christmas holidays as a general rule, but
Mr. Reed has had the advantage OF a year
practically in which TO make up his mind.
He has said TO several that he is anxious to
have congress finish its business and ad-
journ soon as possible and all the time he
can save on committee selections will tend to
that result. That he has not yet finished his
list is appasent, because today he told two or
three congressman who talked with him
about their committee assignments that he
wanted another interview with them. 1t Is
understood that one OF the chief difficulties
Mr.. Reed is cOntending with Is the appoint
ments from his own state. Messrs. Dingey,
Boutelle and Mliken would each be entitled
to chairmanshp under ordinary conditions
becauss they are among the Oldest members
in point Of service. The naval affairs would
fall to Mr.. Boutelle and public buildings to
Mr.. Milliken, but to have the speakership
and thrse chairmanships given to a state
with four members might provoke feeling In
the less favored delegations How TO make
an equitable adjustment of this matter and
incur no resentment 10 lHc InO2L
knotty problems with which the speaker has
to deal with apart from the relaiive claims
of Messrs. DIngley, Cannon and Henderson
to the chairmanship of the appropriations
and Payne and Dalzell to ways and means
Members who have been cl0seted for brief
times with Mr.. Reed today declare that they
have no knowledge as to what the speaker
intends to do regarding COMMITTEES appoint
ments. A constant stream OF visitors have
been received by Mr.. Reed but they have
"a IA at.nitu nf inf m ThaxS
say that the speaker listens to all they tell
him about committee places which they think
should be allotted to themselves and their
friends and then says that there Is plenty OF
time yet and that he Will give the matter his
most careful consideration. Not even BY lis
sinuation does he let fall any scraps OF In
formation. II Is said on good authority that
Mr.. Reed has slated but few OF the many
new members for their positions yet; that he
intends to meet them first and take their
measure personally. II is known that Mr..
Reed has told certain members who have
been preparing resolutions touching upon for
elgn affairs to confer with Mr. Hit OF Illi-
nols and obtain his views before they in-
troduced their resolutions There Is little
information in this, however, for 1t has been
a foregone conclusion that the chalrmanship
OF foreign affairs will fall to Mr. Hitt the
only possible obstacle being the fear that his
health might not permit him to take up the
work,
Until the committees are announced II is
probable that the house will adjourn over
two days several times for lack OF anything
10 do following the usual course at the be-
ginning OF congress.
Mr.. AIdrich Not "a Cuban Enthusiast.
WASHINGTON, Dec At has been widely
published that Representative Aldrich Of iii.
nois introduced a resolution In the house for
of the Cuban insurgents. and Mr..
Aldrlch is receiving some attention as the
champion OF the struggling Cubans. The fact
is that Mr., Aldrch presented 10 the house
without comment the resolutions for Cuba