Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-13
P POLITICAL COS ZIP
Some of the Chairmanships That Are Con-
sidered Reasonably Certain.
Mr. DinEley Likely to Head the Ways
and Means Contest Over
Rivers and Harbors.

Speaker Reed did not appear at the Capt.
tol today. and 1t was announced that he
had remained at his hotel to work on the
formation of the committees. 1t has been
quietly hinted about that Mr.. Reed will
not give out the committees until the end
of next week. and that Immediately there
after Congress would adjourn for the
Christmas holidays. This being the pro-
gram, quite a number of members see no
necessity for remaining in Washington
longer. and several of them, including Mr..
Hopkins of Illinois, will return to their
homes this week. Although nothing seems
to be absolutely known concerning the
chairmanships of the leading committees,
over which there is a contest, the impress
sion continues to grow stronger daily that
Mr.. Dingley of Maine will be chairman of
ways and means instead of Mr. Payne of
New York. who ten days ago was supposed
to be booked for the leadership of the ma
jority on the floor. This week Mr. DingIey
has Leen recognized by the Speaker to
make the motions which naturally devolve
upon the floor leader, and this, with other
circumstances. are accepted as almost con-
elusive evidence that he is to be chairman
of ways ana mears. Mr.. Milliken and Mr.
Boutelle of Maine are also in line for chair
manships. the former being the ranking
member On public buildings and grounds
and the latter on naval affairs In the Fiji
ty-first Congress all three headed commit
tees. Almost as much uncertainty exists
concerning the Craftsmanship of the appro-
priations committee as ways and means.
The Appropriations Committee.
Next to the latter it is the most important
committee in the House. The contest lies
between Gen. Henderson of Iowa, the pres
ent ranking member and Mr.. Cannon of
Illinois, who would have been the ranking
member had he not failed of election to
the Fifty-second Congress-
AT nrst the chances seemed to favor Mr.
henderson. They now seem to point to
Mr. Cannon. 1t is pointed out that it might
rot be good policy to permit Iowa to be at
the mead of the appropriations committees
IN both the House and Senate. Senator
Alhson, who is the ranking member of ap-
preparations in the Senate, and its old chair
man, wodld naturally resume the chairman
snip under any plan of a reorganization of
that body.
the committee on rules. if not at the head
or the appropriations committee, which is
considered very desirable place and thus
be provided for in this way. With Grosve-
nor or ONO, who 1T is said has retired from
the contest for chairman of the rivers and
harbors, out Of the way. this important
chalrmanship is supposed to lie between Mr.
Herman OF oregon and Mr.. Hooker of New
Y ork The Pacific coast members are anx-
1ous that Mr.. Herman should have II. al
though Mr.. Hooker is working hard for it,
Probably Fixed.
The chairmanships of the following COM
mittees seem to be almost certain: Foreign
affairs, Hit of Illinois; judiciary, W. A.
Stone OF Pennsylvania; Pacific railroads
Powers of Vermont; banking and currency.
Walker of Massachusetts,; interstate COM
merce, Hepburn of Iowa; electio (Which
Will probably be divided, Daniels of New
YORK. and naval affairs Boutelle of Maine