The evening times., 1895-11-11
Places FOR IlE lElDERs
Reed Is Disposed TO Favor Old
and Tried consressmen.
COMMITTEE oHAIRMANsHIPs
Comparatively Few OF the Chairmen
of the Fifty first Congress-, Over
Which He Presided, Are Now Mem.
bers-Httt and Boutelie securely
Slated for LOng-Desired BertIis. :

Each day Increases the number of MEM
bers arriving in this city TO be in readiness
for the formal convening OF Congress three
weeks from today. Some bring their fam
lilies, others simply personal effects, and
some nothing but a hand-satchcl, deferring
permanent settlement until after the hoii-
days.
Mr.. Cannon is among the early arrivals
and is busy selecting headquarters and
king arrangements to push The canvass
or Gen. Henderson Of Illinois for the clerk
ship of the House. The latter part OF this
week Col. William y. Stone Will open the
rooms engaged at Wizards Hotel for The
reception OF cx-Representativc McDowelrs
friends, ,-while Warren b. Hooker will per-
form n similar office for W. j. Glenn of
New Yosk, wbo>3spires to the doorkeeper-
ship. -.
MIR Reed is expected to arrive here some
time during the week and will probably
occupy his old quarters at the Shoreham.
a general understanding prevails to the
effect that list OF committees has al
ready been prepared and only awaits the
period Of fruitioD to obtain publicity Not
only members, but lobbyists, claimants,
and all those Interested in legislation,
are induging in much speculation as To
those who Will bc found TO have secured
the important chairmanshlps.
REED Is NOT SELFISH.
The position occupied by Mr. Reed as an
ayowed President ial candidate is peculiar.
He has never been credited with political
shrewdness or the ability to use opportu-
mites for his own political advantage. He
has usually been "in the hands OF his
friends" There is no reason to believe
that his ma ke-up of the committees will lie
with the view to advancing his interests as
a Presidential candidate.
He will make up the comniittees IN such n
way as to expedite the business that comes
before them, and to carry out quickly and
thoroughly the policy of the party. II Mr..
Reed is not a politician, he is somewhat
Of a partisan, u nj never lets an opportunity
slip TO advance the principles OF his party.
1t is considered probable that the Speaker
will be disposed TO favor the old and tried
members, who have proven their ability.
in the appointment of chairmen OF COM
mittees. A glance at the list shows that
comparatively few of those who beaded
committees in the Fifty-first Congress,
over which Mr.. Reed presided, are now mem
hers of the House. There will he "a
Republican members in the next House. OF
which number 1873 will take their seats
for the first time. II is not probable that
the new recruits will he drawn on very
largely for chairmen OF committees.
If the rule of priority Of position on the
minority of committees in the last House
were followed, It would he easy to name
the chairmen of the leading committees in
the next: but Mr.. Reed will not be bound by
any such rule.
The committees Of the last House were
made UP by a Democratic Speaker whose
selections OF minority members were often
influenced by personal considerations and
in some instances w"rc contrary tothe judg-
ment of the Republican leaders. 81 the
~ fa.r.
Republican members on committee in the
last House viii not have any weight with
Mr.. Reed in the selection Of cbasuNen-
HIT WILL BE SELECTED.
One OF the must important committees
will be that on Foreign Affairs, and every
body agrees that Representative Hit, who
was chairman in the Fifty-first Congress,
will be again selected He has recovered
from lis long illness. and IL is believed will
be able to do the work OF the committee.
The next important committee is that
of appropriations and for the craftsmanship
OF this gossip has been busy with the name
OF Representative Joseph u. Cannon or
Illinois. Gossip is not always correct IN
her predictions, however, and ii would be
more Of a surprise il she Were right in the
present instance than If Illinois We're
passed over by Mr.. Reed in selecting the
head Of this committee.
1t is a fact that Mr.. Reed and Mr. Can 1
non differed frequently in the Fifty-first
Congress, when the latter was IA member
OF the Committee on Rules. besides being
chairman of that un appropriations
There were times when the policy OF Mr..
Reed was blocked by the opposition OF Mr..
Cannon. In the last Congress also diff
ferences occurred while both were minority
niembers of the Committee on Rules, and
the offering by Mr.. Cannon of a resolution
eulogizing the administration OF Speaker
Crisp was distasteful to Nr Reed and
several prominent leaders un the Republi-
can side.
Representative Henderson of Iowa WIS
the ranking Republican on the Apprvpria-
tions Committee last Congress. and he is
a warm friend of Mr. Reed. The honor of
heading the committee is earnestly desired
by this stanch Republican from Iowa
and his friends.
Two names have been prominently dis
cussed in connection with the cilairmanship
of the Ways and Means Committee. One is
Serene Payne. of New York. who has
served on the committee longer than any
other Republican,; the other is John Dal-
zell, of Penns ylvJnia, whose fitness for the
place is universally acknowledged. 1t is
believed that if Mr.. Payne desires the
place and would not be content With any
other chairmanship. he will be appointed.
THE OLD CUSTOM.
There has been considerable gossip
lately about the makeup of the Committee
on Rules. and a rumor is current that Mr.
Reed will return 10 the old custom OF Sc
lecting as his Republican colleagues the
chairmen of the Appropriations and Ways
and Means Committees. In that case it
may be that Henderson of Iowa and Payne
of New York will go on the committee.
Banking and Currency will be another
important committee in the present Con-
gress. Representative Walker OF Massa-
chusetts, was chairman of it in the Fifty
first Congress, and the general opinion is
that he will be again selected. although Mr..
Brosius, of the Ninth PENNSYLVANIA dis
trict, has done good work on the commit
tee, and is talked of as a likely candidate.
G. W. Stone of PENNSYLVANIA was the /
,anking Repu blican on the Committee on
Coinage, Weights, and Measures in the last