Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-05
Speaker Reed Having More Trouble
Than He Anticipated.
MR.. DINGLEY TOHEAD WAYSAND MEANS
Foreign Affairs to Have the
Strongest Assignments.
ANNOUNCEMENT NEXT WEEK

| committee than he anticipated, or than
| was indicated a few days ago. He had
| pretty well made up his mind as to what
| he wanted to do in the main when ne came
| to Washington, Int many difficulties
foreseen have arisen, and some which were
| anticipated have proven unexpectedly stub
| born. The understanding is tina. the an
| nouncement will be made Wednesday or
Thursday Of next week, but Mr.. Reed WILL
have some high hurdles to jump in order
| to finish by that time.
Appropriations Committee.
| The greatest difficulty he has encounter
| ed is the selection of the chairman of the
committee on appropriations This IS much
| mere perpleXing than is the ways and
means AS to the latter there is really no
active fight. though disappointment will
| follow the announcement. Over the s.ppro-
Drlatlon Guardianship there is a very bit
ter rivalry between Henderson and Can
| non, and there seems no prospect OF a set
| tlement which will not excite bitter an
tagoniSnl.
The difficulty is not so much in making
| the selection as in preparing members to
! accept the result without grumbling. Mr..
Reed and certain of his confidential friends
to whom he has assigned the task of as
| sisting him in the diplomatic mission, are
now endcavoring to soothe members who
| are booked for disappointment, and to get
them to agree to accept the situation. 1t is
| being represented to members that Mr..
| Reed has very delicate task before him,
and that he must be sustained in doing, as
| he intends to do, that which will secure the
most perfect and harmonious organization
| and best represent the whole country, with
| out respect to individual ambition In some
| quarters this is readily acQuiesced in, but
| there are many who cannot be convinced
| that the interests of the country and that
| OF their personal ambition do not coin
| eide.
| DinGley for Ways and Means.
| Mr. Reed desires the appointment of Ding
| ley chairman of the ways and means
| committee and will probably make that as
| Segment Dalzell has long since reln-
| pushed all claim to the position, though he
! wants to be a member of the committee.
I Payne is making no fight for the appoint
| ment, but has given Mr.. Reed to under
stand that he expects the assignment a
| matter of course. and it is evident that he
| will not relinquish his claim. He has been
| amiable but entirely 1on-committal to all
| suggestions of self-sacrifice. In selecting
! Mr.. Dingley Mr.. Reed is embarrassed by
| the fact of his coming from Maine, but he
| is assured of the approval of the House,
| and it is believed that he will adhere to
| that selection.
| Henderson and Cannon.
He has slated Gen. Henderson for chair
| nanship of appropriations, but the fact that
| MIR. Cannon will not take his disappoint-
|
| RAISING to him. 1t is understood that eff
| forts have been made to break the force of
| the shock to the Illinois leader but that
| the latter is not to be Soothed. The belief
| prevails that in spite of this Gen. Hender-
| son will be appointed. Dut the pressure of
| Mr.. Cannons friends may ultimately bring
| about change. There is bad blood in the
| fight, and MIR. Reed does not disguise the
| trouble il gives him.
| Another difficulty is that of dealing with
| n III
| that If they are not given the places they
| want it will interfere with their reelection
to Congress. 1t is very earnestly argued
| that everything possible should be done to
| strengthen republicans in close and doubt
| full districts.
Fighting Shy of Chairmn ships.
| One OF the curious things of the struggle
| is the manner in which the old members of
| the Pennsylvania delegation are fighting
| shy of chairmanships. Mr.Reed wants Gen.
| Bingham to take the Craftsmanship of the
| post office committee. The general insists
| upon remaining on appropriations and does
| not want Craftsmanship. Dalzell does not
| want a craftsmanship and is content to re-
| main on ways and means. Harmer has
notified Mr.. Reed that he does not want to
| be chairman of the District committee and
| has relinquished any claim to membership
| Of the foreign affairs. He wants to be only
| a member of the District committee and to
| get fair assignment besides. Reyburn de-
SireS only to remain on rivers and harborS
| and claims craftsmanship. c. w. Stone
| is understood to be assigned to chairman
ship of coinage weights and measures.
| The currency committee is expected to go
| to Walker of Massachusetts.
Foreign Affairs.
| 1t is significant of what is expected to de-
velop during the session that Mr.. Reed is
aiming to make the foreign affairs commit
| tee the strongest of the House. He has said
| that he wants the very best men that can be
| had on this committee, regardless of in
| dvidual preferences. Mr.. Hit will be chair
| man, and members given to understand
| that the assignments on the committee will
| be the best prizes of the list.
Contested Election Cases.
| Mr.. Reed is considering a plan to divide
| the work on contested election cases by
| forming two elections committees in this
! House. The plan. if adopted, would great
! ly facilitate the work of disposing of the
| contests before the House. and would give
the contestants who may be found to be
| entitled to seats for which they now hold
certificates their rights sooner than they
| might obtain them otherwise
| There are thirty-two contests on hand,
and they will furnish much work for
| committee TO Crapple with. The business
| of this committee corresponds largely to
| that of court as it hears all the evidence
in every case and then votes upon it and
reports to the House.
| II is SAID tnil the QUESTION Vi ecOUOHly
counts with Mr.. Reed in the matter, for
| when member is unsea ted the salary for
| the position during the time contest was
, pending is paid to both of the claimants,
as well as the expenses of conducting the
| case before the committee.
The Committee on Rules.
| A fight is being made by Represen ia tive
| Bailey of Texas against the selection of
| Representative Catchings as one of the
| minority members of the committee on
| rules Catchings was the leader of the
| committee on rules in the last House, and
| in the ordinary course of things he would
| be one of the two minority men in this
| Congress. According to custom the eX-
| Speaker, Mr.. Crisp, will be on the rules
| committee as the other minority represen-
| tative AIR. Bailey proposes to enter a
| protest against Mr.. Catchings, and has been
| getting up a petition of protest to present
| to Mr. Reed.
1t is said that in soliciting signers to the
| petition yesterday he stated that he had
| forty signers. Mr.. Catchings is a sound
money democrat, and it is understood that