Evening star., 1895-01-04
The Probable Head Of the Ways and
Means Committee.
EITHER PAYNE OR DALZELL
A Strong Banking and Currency
Committee Needed.
CON NFIDENC CE IN MR.. REED

The nomination of Representative Bur-
rows to succeed Mr. Patton of Michigan
in the Senate takes from the republicans
In the House their most capable parlia-
nentary leader next to Reed. 1t viii be a
loss to the party in the House on the re-
organization at the opening Of the Fifty
fourth Congress. He would unquestionably
have been the next chairman Of the ways
and means committee. The selection for
that place in the next House will now lie
between Payne of New York and Dalzell
of Pennsylvania. Payne ranks Dalzell on
the committee as 1t is now organized, but
II is believed that Reed. when elected
Speaker. will select the Pennsylvanian FOR
the craftsmanship and the leadership of the
House.
Mr.. Burrows resignation of his seat in
the present House will soon be sent in.
This will cause a vacancy on the COM
mittec on rules which will have to be
filled by republican. Cannon of Illinois
will probably be selected by Speaker Crisp,
though an effort will be made to secure
the place for Dalzell.
A Possible Presidential Candidate.
The Michigan people here and other
friends of Mr.. Burrows are saying that
his election to the Senate will make him
conspicuous candidate for the presidential
nomination. They say that he will un-
questionably be presented before the ma
tional convention as Michigans favorite
son. They argue that. as he is a sound,
conservative man of experience and abil-
ity, he will be a strong candidate before
the convention if there is a protracted con-
test between Reed, Mckinley and the ether
candidates. Ii is said that Mckinley would
rather see the nomination go to Burrows
than to Reed.
The banking Committee.
While the result in the senatorial fight in
Michigan will probably have no further
bearing tile affairs of the next House.
the new complications that have arisen
over the currency question will make the
composition of the banking and currency
committee both difficult and important. The
new pending bill. it is thought. may even
take precedence in popular interest over the
new tariff bill. The roll call of the next
House is being carefully studied. we'll
by outside fnanciers as by those who will
sit as members in that body. 1t is conceded
that the work will call for the services of
experienced and capable men. The east, 1T
is predicted. will claim the Craftsmanship
of the committee, and will probably secure
it, but there is no thought that the west
will in any sense be rejected. AS the work
in hand Will necessarily be that of recon-
Cling conflicting interests and opinions,
this, it is pointed out, could not satisfac-
torily be done without a just recognition of
the rights of both sides to the ablest pos
sible representation on the committee.
In this matter, as, indeed, in all matters,
Mr.. Reeds friends express the fullest con-
fideuce In his ability to rise to the emer
gency. They point to his thorough UNDER
standing of the situation, as well as to
his wide acquaintance with public men,
and declare. moreover, that the assistance
he is certain to receive from business in
terests everywhere will stand him as much
In hand when he again takes the gavel as
will the assistance of his party friends on
the floor Of the House AS they regard the
situat tion, it Is to be n strong and hearty
pull all together for a return to business
confidence and business prosperity.