The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-08-07
HOUSE COMMITTEES.
Speaker Reed Keeps His Promise
to the House.
He Announced, Before Final Adjourn
ment, HIS Selections for the Vari-
GUS Committees of the House
of Representatives.

A-ulIu6 oL OsDu dhItOuhSCu OAAC AouSN
Committees. The committees on ways
end mean and accounts and milage
were announced at the beginning of
the session.
Foreign Arairs-Mr. Robert R Hit, Illinois,
chairman, MeSsrS Robert Adams, Jr., Penn
sylVsnia; Lemuel E. QIigg. New York; Bobert
G. Cousins, iowa; William Alden Smith. Michi-
gan: Joel P. Heatwole, Minnesota: Richmond
Pearson, North Carolina; Frederick II. Giilett,
Massachusetts; Char-eS L. Hendy, Indiana,
republicans Hugh A. DinsmOre, Arkansas;
Champ ClI TX. Missouri: John ). Williams. Mis-
sissippi; Albert 5. Berry. Kentucky, and
William EOwsrd. Georgia. democrats Francis
NeWland, Nevada, silver republican,
Additional memOer Of the ways and means
commfttee-GeOrge B. Mcclellan. New York,
democrat
Apprenticeship. Joseph G. Cannon, Illi-
nois. cha rman- MessrS- II. Bingham, Peunsyl-
vsnia: William w. Circuit, Vermont; Stephen
. A. Northway. Ohio; William A stone, Penn
sylVania; MahlOn Pitney. New Jersey; James
A. Hemen way, indilnL; jams j. Bellon, New
York; Samuel ). Barney, Wisconsin,; w liam
II. Moo ly. Massachusetts; Samuel J. Push,
KENTUCKY. republicans Joseph d. Sayers.
Texas; Alex NJ Dockery. Missouri; Leonidas
Z. Livingston, Georgia; Thomas e. McRae, Ar
KANSAS. ald John 81 Allen, NJ $ 'issippi, demo-
Gratis. and John C Bell Colorado. populiSt
Judicisry-David b. Hender on. Iowa, chair
man Msssrs- George q. Ray. New York; Case
Broder.cx. Kan Sas; Thomas Uplegran, Iowa:
James A. Connolly, Illinois: Samuel w. Nc
Gail, Massachusetts,; John J. Jenkins, Wiscon-
sin; Richard Wayne Parker. New Jersey;
Jesse r Overs rect. I~ni!anI; Warren X.
Baker, West Virginia; DE Alva Alexander,
New York, republicans. William L. Terry,
Arkansas: David A Do Arm md, Missouri;
Samuel W 7. Latham. Texas; William Elliott,
Co.,t, n.-oIs,.- n,.,- ~ IT, la.u-a.l TAnfGf-
ana. and David Il Smith, Kentucky. demo-
Gratis.
Banking and Currency-Mr. JOS H Walker.
Massachusetts, chairman. Messrs- Marriott
BrOSius, louisiana; Henry U. John son, In
diana; Henry c. Van VOorhis, Ohio; James 7.
Mcclure. Minnesota; Charles N. Fowler. New
Jersey; George Spalding, Michigan; Ebenzer j.
Hill. Connecticut; George N. S~outhwick, New
York: George w. Prince, Hin Dis; Jonn NJ
Mitchell. New York, and Adm NJ Capron, Rhode
Island, republicans. Nicholas N. Cox, Tennes-
see; jesse F. StalIlngs, Alabama; Daniel Err
m .ntrout. Pennsylvania, and John w. Maddox,
Georgia, democrats Francis C. Newland, Ne
Vada. silver democrat
Coinage. Weights and Measures-Mr. Charles
Stone. Pennsylvania, chairman; Me Ssrs. jam es
Fl. Southland. Ohio; Edward S. Miner, WiScon-
sin; Ebenezer J. Hill, Connecticut; Thomas
Updegra1, Iowa; JaJoo Yo,t Virginia: William
C. Lowering, Massachusetts; Lucius n. Lit
tauer, New York; Daniel w. Mills, Illinois,
gnd William M. Mcintyre, Maryland, repub-
Iicans. Richard 2. Bland, Missouri; Samuel B.
Cooper, Texas. Rice A. Pierce, Tennessee;
Charles F. Cochran, Missouri, and H. b. Fer
gusOn, New Mexico. democrats. Charles S.
Hartman, Montana, silver republican. Samuel
Maxwell, Nebraska. fusion. Edwin R Ridgley,
Kansas, populist
Interstate and Foreign Commerce-Mr. VIM.
P. Hepburn, Iowa, chairman. Messrs. Loren
Fletcher, Minnesota; James s. Sherman, New
York; Irving P. Magnet, Pennsylvania; Chas-
f. Joy, Missouri; John B. Corliss, Michigan;
Chas. B. Bennett, New York: JAS F. Stewart.
New Jersey; John Simpkins, Massachusetts,;
job A Parham, California; f B. Hawley,
Texas. and Jas r Mann. Illinois, republicans.
YIN. McAleer. Pennsylvania; Robert C. Davy,
louisiana; VIM h. HinrichSen, Illinois; VIM
c. Adam son. Georgia, and Robert w. Davis,
Florida. democrats.
River AMI Harbors-Warren B. Hooker, New
York. chairman; Henry A. Cooper, Wiscon-
sin; Theodore e. Burton. Ohio; William E.
Barrett, Massachusetts,; Walter Reeves, Illi-
nois; B. B. DoYener, West Virginia; Roswell
P. Bishop, Michigan; Ernest F. Acheson,
Pennsylvania; Page Morris, Minnesota, repub-
licsns- Thomas Cstchinys, Mississippi; Rufus
e. Lester, Georgia; J. g. KInksal, Alabama;
Philip D. McCulloch. ArkanSaS; Albert s.
Kerry. Kentucky; Stephsn NJ Sparksman,
Florida; Thomas h Hall. Texas, dem
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS W. Wadsworth, New
York, chairman. MessrsL Warner. Illinois; E.
Stevens Handy. Connecticut; Edward Sauer-
herring, Wiscou sin; William B. Baker, Mary
land; David B. Wilber, New York; Horace G.
Shower. Michigan; William Lorim sr, Illinois;
Thomas Il Ton que, Oregon; William Connell,
Pennsylvania; George q. Whit, North Car0-
lima. republicans John s. Williams, Missis-
Sippi; John ID. Clardy, Kentucky, democrats.
Jerry Simpson, Kansas. and Alouzo G. Shu-
ferd, North Carolina. populists. ]. William
Stokes. North Carolina; John Lamb. Virginia,
and 7. Y. Callahan Oklahoma, democrats
Military Anai-s-John A.ThuII, Iowa, chair
man. Messrs. Benz. F. Marsh. Illinois; NJ.
Griffin. Wisconsin; John 81. Kelsam, New York;
Lucien +. Fenton. Ohio; Rowland B. Mahany.
New York; Huger Belknap. Illinois; John II.
Mcdonald, Maryland; Walter A Brown, Ten
uessee, republicans. William Sulzer, New
York; c. Martin. North Carolina; Nicholas Cox,
Tennessee; John J. Lentz. Ohio; James Hay,
Virginia; Thomas NJ Jet, Illinois; Marcus A.
Smith. Arizona, democrats.
Naval A~ffsirs-Charles A. Boutelle, Maine.
chairman. Messrs- Samuel G. Hilkorn. Cali
tornia; Melville Bull, Rhode Island; Francis
H Wilson, New York: George E. Foss, Illinois;
A G. Dayton. West Virginia; James ". South
ard, Ohio; 3. c. Loudenslager. New Jersey; F..
q. Hawley, Texas; Thomas s.. Butler. Pennsyl-
vanis. republicans Amos j. Cummings, New
York; Adolph Meyer, Louisiana; Parish G.
Tate. Georgia; T.. S. Plowman, Alabama; Rob-
ert N. Bodine, Missouri. democrats.
Post Ofices and Post Roads Eugene F. Loud,
California, chairman. MesSrs. john H. Ketch-
am. New York; George ". Smith, Illinois;
John J. Gardiner, New Jersey; N. D. Sperry.
Colorado; w. Lorimer. Illinois; K H. Brown
well. Ohio; Wallace I. Foote. Jr., New York:
Henry Il. Bingham, Pennsylvania; Samuel NJ.
Clark, Iowa: Jesse B. Strobe, Nebraska, repub-
Iicans. Claude A Swanson. Virginia: Henry
A Ogden, louisiana; Daniel Erment~out,
Pennsylvania; John A. Moon. Tennessee; Will
liam A. Love, Mississippi; James NJ Griggs,
Georgia; II. B. Ferguson. New Mexico demo-
Gratis
Public Lands-John F. Lacey. Louisiana,
chairman HeSsrsL William r Ellis, OregU..,
Samuel S. Barney. Wisconsin; Monroe II.
Eulp, Pennsylvania; F.C Stevens. Minnesota;
c. d. Sheldon, Michigan; Daniel E. Mills, Hi
nois; Frank NJ Eddy. Minnesota, republicans
John F. Shafroth. Colorado. silver republican.
Rudolph Kleberg, Texas; jams H. Lewis,
Washington; James B. Campbell, Illinois;
Marion De Vries, California: David Meekison,
OlIo, and Marcus A Smith, Arizona, demo-
Gratis.
Indian Anairs-James S. Sherman, New York,
chairman. MeSSrs. Charles Curtis. Kansas: L
f. Fisher, New York; William Eddy, Mime
sofa; Alexander Stewart, Minnesota; James F.
Lacey, Louisiana; Horace G. Shower, Michigan;
Charles B. Lands. Indiana; Samuel J. Bar
rows, Massachusetts,; Horace 3. Packer. Penn
Gylvauia; Charles e. Pearce, Missouri, repub-
Iicsns. John 8. Little, Arksnsa-; William A.
Jones, Virgisnia; Elijah B. Lewis, Georgia;
John q. Stephens, Texas; William T.. zenor,