The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-10-29
i'LANs OF THE HOUSE
S Organization and Probable Business Dis.
CuSSed.
.dP0RTAAT
FOREIGN
POLICY.
gpcalscr Reed ana Hlis Iicntcnnnts-
All Have IIad Experience In Pre-.
rinns Congresses Espccini Con-
ORGANIZATIONS over the Recovery OF
congressman LEill.

';f Tho simultaneous appearance recently
I'm Now York city of Thomas b. Reed anu
I Serene Il. Payne has revived discussion vi
4 tho organization of tho next house Bp-
s lief is that the two men came together by
appointment and that thu question of the
shairmanship Of Tho ways and means ooRl-
mittcc has been under consideration bo-
tween thcm. Mr.. Payne is tho ranking
member of the new house in connection
with that place. anu general speculation
las assigned him to 1t. Mr. Reed of course
4 has not spoken.
z Now that they have Ind time to look
carefully over tho field and to weigh their
picked men against the measures to be
& taken up, tho Republicans feel confident
: Of the outlook rs respects tho part to DO
played by the house. In It's leading NOM
4 bers 1t would appear to be body from
which tho party may expect to receive only
benefit:
To begin with, the speaker will nj his
Office completely. Ono of the most rcso-
{ lutc men of his time, with the experience
Of one cvontful term i'll tho place To guido
him. he will have the respect of his oppo-
nents and the enthusiastic admiration OF
his party friends. He Is in thorough
touch with his party on all of tho vital is
sucs-financc, tariff, foreign policy. His
party, 1t is conceded, would get tho benefit
Of his best services III tho chair in any cir
oulnstanccs, but in tho circumstances thnt
exist this is luauo doubly sure. Mr. Reed,
with perfect right, nspires TO tho prcsi-
aency, and nasterful and successful
handling of tho business of this incoming
house may, it has boon suggested, insure
him his desire. His record in tho chair
will DO fresh and to the point wlcn tho
national convention meets, and consp!o-
uous winning in tho ono Office may land
him safely in tho other.
MIR. Reeds principal lieutennnts in di-
rccting tho business of tho house will bo
tho chnirmcn Of these committees: WAYS
and means, appropriations, foreign affairs
coinage, weights and measures, and thu
judiciary. And, rs has just been stated
tho Republicans esteem themselves fortu-
nato In the possession of men especially
we'll equipped for those places Well con
sidercd gossip has assigned Mr. Payne of
New York to ways AMI means, Mr. Can
lion of Illinois to appropriations, Mr.. Hit
OF Illinois to foreign affairs, Mr. Dingloy
of Maine to coinage, weights md measures
md Mr.. Dalzcll of PENNSYLVANIA to the
judiciary. Each of these mon has seen
ferrico on tho committee with which his
nnmo Is now connected, and Mr. Cannon
and Mr.. Hit have presided in former
house over appropriations and foreign nf-
fairs respectively. And IL is under such
experienced guidance that tho Republicans
expect tho business of tho next house to
DO not only satisfactorily but promptly
dispatched and tho national campnign
most materially influenced in their favor.
There is especial congratulation over the
recovery of Mr.. Hit, whose life for weeks
last spring and summer seemed to hang as
by u thread. He is now strong ngnin. md
tho lntcst intelligence Is that no will report
for duty in December prepared to stand
tho strain of an arduous session Tho Re-
publicans nre looking to Mr. Hit for adj
vice and leadership i'll very important
and difficult part of their programme. It
Is mooted question indeed whether before
Che session ends the chairman of tho for
elgn affairs committee may not become in
6 sense tho leader OF tho house. Hawaii,
Cuon, Nicaragua, Venezuela, will claim
attention. Mr.. Hit Is regarded rs tho
best informed man in the country on tho
"details of foreign affairs MS affected hy leg
1slation. He knows the Hawaiian uucs-
ton by heart and supported the Dole gov
ernmcnt in tho last house In n speech
which was highly complimcntcd for its
breadth of view and its sturdy and pro-
gressiye Amcricansn
And, as in SIr. Reeds case, with respect
to the sponkcrship, SO in Mr.. Hits cnso
with respect TO tho craftsmanship Of for
cign affairs. a shining promotion, IL ia
pointed out, mny await Success. Mr.. Hit
and MIR. Reed arc very close friends. They
are likewise in thorough agreement on
public questions. If they should work
together successfully next winter and
spring and Mr.. Reed comes to DO prcsi !.
dent, may not Mr.. Hit como to be- sccro-
tary of stntc9 Such an appointments in
such circumstances would, In tho opinion
OF several prominent mon, DO both likely
and altogether fit Washington Star,