The Anaconda standard., 1895-12-22
ON THE COMMITTEES
Speaker Reed Has Named His Men
and Business Begins.
THEY'RE TALKING SILVER
Senator Vest Offers a Resolution
and Asks Immediate Considera-
tIon. But Plat ObJects-Ad-
journed TIL Next Tuesday.

washington, Dec zl.-The mouse To-
day responded to the presidents mes
sage by pigeon-holing the resolution
for a holiday recess and preparing to
go to work to provide some means for
the relief of the treasury. The speaker
announced the committees. The ways
and means committee, to which the
message was referred, met Immediate
ly to organize, and on Monday the
framing of bill will commence. When
Speaker Reed laid before the house the
presidents special message. notwith-
standing all the members had read the
document in the newspapers. 1t was
listened to with great attention. There
was no demonstration of any kind.
Speaker Reed Immediately referred the
message to the committee on ways and
means and then announced the men,
bers OF the committees of the house.
AS soon as the reading of the lists had
been completed. Messrs. Cannon and
Dingley offered resolutions for the
printing of documents necessary for the
use of their committees. and 1t was
Immediately evident that the house
was to plunge into the actual business
of the session.
Dingley called up the holiday recess
which had been returned with an
amendment from the senate and moved
its reference to the committee on ways
and means. The motion was agreed to.
although there was a few dissenting
votes from the democratic benches. At
1855 the house adjourned until Mon
day.
| The Committees.
Foreign affairs: Republicans-Hitt
| .Aat nron
Adams, jr., Penn; Quigg. New York:
Cousins, Iowa; Taft, Ohio; Smith.
Mich; Heatwole, Mimi: Pearson, N. c.
Democrats-McCreary. KY; Price. La;
Tucker. Va; Densmore. Ark; Money.
Miss; Newlands, New.
Ways and means: Republicans
Dingley, Maine, (chairman); Payne,
New York; Dalzell, Penn; Hopkins,
Ills; Grosvenor. Ohio; Russell, Conn; /;
Dolliver Iowa; Steele, Ind; Johnson.
Md; Evans, KY; Tawney, MINI. Dem
ocrats-Irish. Ca; McMillin, Tenn;
Turner, Ca; Tarsney. Mo-; Wheeler.
Ala; McLaurin. s. c.
Rules: Speaker Reed (chairman);
Henderson, Iowa; Dalzell, Pa. Demo-
crats-Irish, Ca; McMillin. Tenn.
Appropriations: Republicans-Can-
non, Ills, (chairman); Bingham. Pa;
Grout, VT; Northway. Ohio; Stone.
Pa; Arnold, r. l.; Palmer, Neb.; Blue,
Kan; Pitney. N. j.; Hemenway, Ind;
Mccall, Tenn. Democrats-Sayers.
Tex; Dockery, Mo-; Livingston, Ga; !;
Robertson, La; Layton, Ohio: Bart
lett, N. Y.
Banking and currency: Republicans
Walker, Mass, (chairman); Brosius,
Pa; johnson, Ind; vanvoorhees, Ohio;
McCleary, Mimi; Fowler, N. J.; Le-
fevre, N. Y; Spalding, Mich; Calder
head, Kan; HILL Conn; Cooke, Ills.
Democrats-Cox. Tenn; Cobb. NO.;
Cobb, Ala. Black, Ca; Newlands,
New; Cowan, Md.
Coinage, weights and measures: Re-
publicans-C w. Stone, Pa. (chair-
mani; Hartman, Mont; Loudenslaugh,
N. J.; Hunter, KY; Brewster, n. ";
Hoadley, Ills; Mcclure, Ohio; South
ard, Ohio; Fairchaild, N. Y; Cannon,
Utah. Democrats-Allen. Mich; Bank
head, Ala; McRae. Ark; Sparkman,
Fla; Spencer. Miss; Clark, Ala
Rivers and harbors: Republicans
Hooker. N. Y. (chairman); Herman.
Or; Stephenson, Mich; Ryburn. Pa;
Cooper, Wis; Burton, Ohio; Barrett.
Mass: Reeves. Ills; Towne. Mimi;
Dovenor. w. Va. Democrats-Catch-
ings. Miss, Lester. Ca; Clark. Ala.
McColloch, Ark; Berry. KY.
Railways and canals: Republicans
Chickering. N. Y, (chairman); Cooke.
Wis; Leisenring, Pa; Warner. Ills
Foote, N. Y; Lacey. Iowa; McEwan.
jr, N. J.; Calderhead. Kan. Democrats
-McLaurin. S. c.: Lockhart. N. c.;
McCann, Ills; McKenny, Va; Otey. La
Immigration and naturalization: Re
publicans-Barthold. Mo-. (chairman);
Danford. Ohio: Acheson. Pa: Trace
well. Ind; Howell, N. J.: Barney. Wis.
Mahoney. N. Y. Democrats-Cowan
Md; Wilson. S. c.; Hendricks. KY;
Buck, La.
Indian affairs: Republicans-sher-
man, N. Y, (chairman); Curtis. Kan.
Wilson, Ohio; Meikeljohn. Neb.: Gam
BILE, S. D.; Doolittle. Wash; Fisher, N
Y; Eddy, Mimi: Stewart. Wis: White
Ills; Hyde. Wash; Watson. Ind;
Flynn. Okla Democrats-Allen. Miss.
Maddox, Ca: Pendleton. Tex; Little
Ark; Owens. Ky.
Public buildings and grounds: Re.
publicans = Milliken. Maine. (chair.
mani; Morse. Mass; Mercer. Neb.
Hicks. Pa; Hillsburn. Cal: Keifer
Mimi; Gillett, ~. Y: White. Ills.
Hyde, Wash: Henry. Ind Democrat;
-Bankhead, Ala: Abbott, Tex; Skin
ner. n. c.; sparksman. Fla: Little
Ark.
Naval committee: Republicans
Boutelle. Maine chairman; Robinson
Pennsylvania: Hulick. Ohio; Bull
Rhode Island: Hanley. Indiana; VIII
son. New York: Foss. Illinois; Day
ton. West Virginia Democrats-cum-
minRs. New York; Meyer. Louisiana;
Money. Mississippi; Hall. Missouri;
Tate, Georgia: Hart. Pennsylvania
Military affairs: Republicans-Hull
Iowa. chairman; Curtis. New York
Marsh. Illinois: Woomer. Pennsyl-
vania: Griffin. Wisconsin: Southwick
New York: Parker. New Jersey: Bish-
op, Michigan: Fenton. Ohio; Catron