The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-29
WITH FREE HANDS.
sPeaksr'to'Bs Reed Not Embar.
asssd In Making Selections,
THE MAKEUP OF COMMITTEES
A Comparatively Ea,y sIat,or--A solsn-
tine Distribution OF Places Suggested,
The I'sAdlns Chnlrman-Th Ea,luss, OF
tha Task Due TO lIr, Rssd's Yalkovsr

WARRINGTON, ID. u, Nov, 9S,-Ihe
Star says; Speculation rs to tho tormR.
ton Of house committees is based. ON
old committee llsts, aud IL is uncertain
how lar Mr., Reed has considered the
old organization in tho matter.
Common belief 10 that the committee
list Is already practically completed.
This idea 10 in measure confirmed by
the fact that Mt, Rood ia not seeking
SscluiiOn for work nor talking on the
subject With members. Il ia a mistake
y say that he is being greatly impor.
tuned now, most OF the members hay.
Ing already Indicated by letter what
they would like TO have. Generally the
disposition Is TO embarTass him q, little
~ possible. In every respect no Ia hn-
ing treated with the utmost ConsideTa'
ton, aud the new members look upon
him as tho embodiment OF political wis
don, and are generally ready to defer
to him,
This morning, alter receiving a mum.
Der Of calls, Mr.. Roed went out for q
drive and then wont to tho capitol, and
II was announced that he would not DO
at hIs rooms again before s o'clock,
ANEW DEAL,
The probability is that calculations
on tho order OF the old committees
being followed will be disappointed.
Tho construction OF committees has
been unscentitic and seldom repre-
sentative OF the country. Tho organi.
cation OF tho house oil tho Fiity.ilrst
Congress was influenced by the fact
that there had been hot contest over
tho speAkership. and Mr. Reed was not
thOu FREQ from embarrassment IL ia
not likely that in hiI present indie.
pendent position he will fell bound By
an old organization which was not en-.
tirely satisfactory to him when formed.
i is believed that he has been en-.
deavoring to make the best use Of the
material at hand. II is known that he
is anxious to have as symmetrical an
organization as possible and to secure
harmony oil management, He has q
comparatively small number OF expert.
enCed mou, aud will have TO distribute
them widely. 1t is believed that the
only committees on which will be
grouped any number OF old members
will DO tho banking aud currency and
tue appropriations.
PERSONAL SACRIFICE.
As far as can be learned, Mr.. Reed
has talked personal sacrifice to party
interests more than anything else n his
conferences with menbsrs, and has
made no disclosure' as to his commit.
toes. 1t Is believed that little consider.
alton 10 being given by him to the mere
personal ambition OF members.
The conviction 10 growing that Mr..
Dlngley, OF Maine. is booked for the
ways aud means chairmauShlp, and 1t
10 regarded - practically certain that
General Henderson will DO chairman oil
appropriations. Dalzsll may get iudic.
larry or interstate and foreign COM
merce, but he has not for some time ex'
pected ways and means.
Much more attention will be given to
the formation OF the banking and cur
rsncy than heretofore. and the chair
manIhip will BIO regarded as an import
apt assignment.
MIR. Rsed will probably follow tho
plan Of Mr. Crisp, and make a position
on the rules committee an independent
honor, not forming It OF the Chairmen
Of the two leading committees. Some
DISCUSSION is being INDUCED in as to
the assignment which will be given sx-
Speaker Crisp, as leader OF the Democ.
racy. The suggestion has been made
that he might not 20 on tho ways and
means, because this would displace Turn
or, ono Of the oldest DemoCraticmemhsrs.
There Is probably nothing in this. Reed
will likely do By Crisp what Crisp did
by him. assign him to rules and ways
and means.