The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-11-29
APPLICATIONS POUR IN.
Congressman Reed Is Besieged With Letters
 From Congressmen.

From CongreSSmen
 Washington, Nov. 2S.-Congressman Thomas B. Reed to-day received let ter from MT. Broderick of Kansas, say ing that as the only republican, mem- Der of the committee on printing he might properly claim the chairmanship in the new house, but he would not do so, and he hoped MT. Reed would feel at liberty to place him where he chose. MT. Reed dictated reply, expressing his qualification at MT. Broderick's un- selhshness and adding jocularly that his request was so reasonable that it should certainly be compiled with Mir Brod- erick's letter was then filed away with other papers bearing in MT. Reeds handwriting this endorsement:
 "A rare curiosity, to be preserved for future generations"
 MT. Reed has already received 150 ap- plicattons for chairmanships and com mittee assignments. Up to the hour of luncheon to-day MT. Reeds callers were as numerous as on the preceding days of this week. The members began their visits early and did not cease until ? o'clock. MT. Reed during the late hours of the afternoon brought up the arrears of his correspondence and took short outing. The new members, while modest in their demands, so far as chairmanships are concerned, are eager for appointments to the more prominent committees. where they be- | lieve they can best represent their con- stitutents. More than thirty applica- tions have been filed for assignments to the river and harbor committee, and this number will probably be increased to fifty before the close of the week. l To one of the new members who was especially persistent to-day requesting river and harbor assignment Mir. Reed said, laying his hand on the members shoulder and addressing him with fatherly interest: "You can't help yourself or your people at home any better than by going on this com mittee. Your efforts will be equally effective as an ordinary member of the house. Besides, if you are on the com mittee and do not secure as large an appropriation as you desire you will be held responsible, where you might es- cape with Jess censure if you were off | it."
 | The new man concluded that this was right and informed Mir. Reed he would be satisfied with any disposition that might be made of him.
 The statement heretofore that the committees would be all announced at the same time with the exception, pos sibly, of the committee on rules, mileage i and accounts, is confirmed to-day by one of MT. Reeds intimate friends. This gentleman doubts if the list will be complete before the 18th and thinks it will probably not be finished before the 20th of December Mir Reed has made no promises either with respect to chairmanships or committee ~as- signments. He listens patiently to all the requests which are verbally made occasionally adding a bit of good na- tured advice, and Frequently telling a. humorous story or injecting a bon mot into the conversation. Then he prom ises to take the matter under careful consideration and after asking the member to put his wishes in writing bids him good day and turns to the next caller.
 In making up his committees he will be influenced, it is said, not by per sonal, but by party and public con- alterations. He will not hesitate to appoint men whom he cordially dislikes or with whom his relat tions are far more agreeable to the best chairman ships if the public interest demands it. He will, on the other hand, it is as serted, refuse the requests of his mNe intimate friends if he regards them as unfitted for the places they desire MT, Reed has not so far as learned indi- cated whom he will appoint to sin- gle committee, nor is it believed that he will change this rule except in few notable cases. So far as members gen. erally are concerned they will not learn of their assignments until the list is made public.