Evening journal., 1895-11-26
THE COMING CONGRESS
Candidates For Places In the
House Hard at Work.
THE Task OF REORGANIZATION
Republican Representatives WIN Caucus
on Saturday and tho Senators Early Next
woek-The Reed Rules to $50 Adopted.
Tho Slate For House Omcars.


The Slate For House Omcors.
WASHINGTON, Nov s6.-Thc arrivals Of
congressman in the past "a hours have
been humorous, and the number in town
Is practically doubled. II Is expected that
all the Rspublioan members will be here
by SATURDAY night, when the Republican
caucus to choose officers Of the house will
be hold The headquarters Of the opposing
candidates have been thronged all day by
visiting congressman some of whom are
exceedingly enthusiastic IN the support OF
their friends There is very marked
difference apparent between the two head
quarters At the Ebbit House, where Cen
eral Henderson receives his friends thero
is an air Of quiotness. The general re-
ceivos with stately courtesy. His long rec
ord in congress has made him many
friends, on whom herolies for his election.
At Willards, on the contrary, whore
Major Mcdowell Of Pennsylvania and W.
J. Glenn Of Cuba, n. Y, are installed,
every one Is lively and interested Here,
it is claimed, their election is a certainty,
and there can be no doubt that it will be
made so II the combined efforts Of the
New York and Pennsylvania delegations
can effect It, The New Yorkors realize
that on this fight there hangs a great deal
more than appears on the surface. A VIC
tory now will mean greater Victories for
the two states later In the session. The
only objection offered 20 these two candi-
dates is that they como from locality too
near the homo Of Mr. Reed, who Is to be
speaker
The Vests CleriSship Claim.
The west claims that it should have the
clerkship But it Is oontended, on the
other hand, that Mr.. Reed Is national
not local, candidate, and his being from
tho east should not prejudice the claims
of other oasternors. 1t has not been ex-
pected that Mr.. Reed will visit either OF
the clerkship headquarters, as he viii, OF
course maintain the utmost neutrality IN
the pending contest doubtless realizing
that he has troubles enough Of his own in
the final completion ande revision Of his
committees. At the same time 1t is i'm
probable that either General Henderson
or Colonel Mcdowell will in the slightest
degree embarrass Mr.. Reed by making
oven a purely social call upon him at the
Shoroham.
New candidates for the Offices below
that Of the clorkship arc announcing
themselves, the impression gaining wide
credonce that on account Of the closoness
Of the contests it is a good time for dark
horses. J. W. Bryan of Cincinnati has
come out for the house postmastorship
He has been connected with tho postal
service for 90 years. Charles Golf Of West
Virginia, Major Fairless Of Virginia and
W. d. Catlett Of West Virginia also want
this position.
A caucus Of southern Republicans will
be held Thursday night to decide on a
candidate for one Of the house positions
on whom they can concentrate. A largo
proportion Of the newcomers among the
congressmen called Immediately upon
General Henderson and Colonel Mo
Dowel, evidently desiring to consider the
claims Of each candidate before announc-
ing their preference.
Mr.. Reeds Rules.
Mr.. Reed is looking just as well as any
Of his associates ever saw him and seems
TO be enjoying the most complacent good
humor 1t is not understood that he has
in mind any radical change in his system
Of rules. 1t is probable that the rules Of
the Fifty-flrst congress, with little change,
will be adopted.
It is believed that Mr. Reed win favor
a conservative policy for the Republicans
this winter and Will not seek trouble for
the sake of making things lively His
friends say, however, that If his candidacy
for the presidency is expected TO render
him overcautious and conservative this
expectation will be disappointed They
say that his course will bo directed by his
/ Judgment and not by his ambition. He
I Is not indicating at this time what his
policy win be in any matter
Senator sherman says that there will bo
a senatorial caucus early In the session TO
| decide whether the Republicans shall try
/ to organize the senate. IL is certain that
no steps will be taken until the Utah sem
ators come in, and perhaps not then. The
four chief business committees OF the
house each Of which consists Of II mem-
I bers will require a large quantity of new
material to repair the casualties of the
last congressional elections. OF those
who constituted the ways and means COM
mittee in the preceding congress there ro-
main only four Democrats and the same
number Of Republicans, omitting Mr..
/ Reed, who Of course, will not be on that
committee in the approaching session. IN
l constructing the ways and means COM
( mittee, assuming that all the remaining
1 old members will be retained, two new
mon from the Democratic and seven from
i the Republican side will be selected.
I Payne Of New York, Dalzell Of Ponnsyl-
vania Grosvenor Of Ohio and Dingley Of
Maine have been suggested for chairman.
Appropriations has ten Of the old mem
bers left equally divided between the two
parties. OF this committee one new man
from the Democratic and six from the Re
/ publican side win bo selected. Tho chair
man will be either Henderson or Cannon.
1t IS hard TO say which.
OF the II members Of the last banking
and currency committee six Democrats
and four Republicans romain. Tho six
Democrats may DO continued, but soven
men will have TO be added from tho Re-
publican side 1t is perfectly safe to as
sumo that the coinage committee viii be
SO constructed that there win be no un-
certainty touching the silver question. In
the last congress tho silvor mon were IN
practical control, although they could not
! agree upon such a measure as was desired
! by its chairman. The three Democrats
left on this committee will bo re-enforced
by threo other Democrats, while the five
remaining Republicans Will be increased
to II. Additional representation will per