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NAMED NY REED.
Speaker of the House Announces n
List of Committees.

NAMED NY REED.
Speaker of the House Announces n
List of Committees.
Washington, July 26.-Speaker Reed
Saturday night at $3.50 announced the
house committees. The committees on
ways and means, accounts and mileage
were announced at the beginning of the
session. The chairmen of the various
committees and the positions occupied
by the Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Iowa
and Wisconsin men are as follows:
Foreign Affairs-Robert E. Hit, Illinois,;
Robert g. Cousins, Iowa; William Alden
Smith, Michigan; Charles ]. Hendy, Indi-
ana. republicans.
Appropriations-Josep g. Cannon. ILL
nois: James A. Hemenway. Indiana Sam
uel s. Barney, Wisconsin; William H.
Moody, Massachusetts; Samuel j. Pugh,
Kentucky, republicans.
Judiciary-David B. Henderson, Iowa:
Thomas Updegraff, Iowa; James A. Con-
molly. Illinois; John j. jenkins, Wisconsin;
Jesse r. Overstreet, Indiana, republicans.
Banking and Currency-Joseph H. Walk.
". Massachusetts,: Henry U. Johnson. In
diana; George Spalding. Michigan: George
w. Prince. Illinois, republicans.
Coinage, Weights and Measures-Charles
w. Stone, Pennsylvania, Edward S. Miner,
Wisconsin; Thomas Updegraf, Iowa: Dan
lei w. Mills, Illinois. republicans.
Interstate and Foreign Commemorative
liam p. Hepburn. Iowa; John B. Corliss,
Michigan; James r. Mann, Illinois, repub-
licans; William II. Hinrichson, Illinois,
democrat
Rivers and Harbors-warren B. Hooker
New York; Henry A. Cooper, Wisconsin,;
Walter Reeves, Illinois; Roswell P. Bishop,
Michigan, republicans.
Agriculture--James w. Wadswcrth, New
York; Vespasian Warner, Illinois; Edward
sauerhering Wisconsin; Horace G. Snover
Michigan; William Lorimer, Illinois, re-
publicans
Military Affairs-John A. Thull, Iowa;
BENJAMIN r. Marsh. Illinois: Michael Grit
mn, Wisconsin; hugh H. Belknap, Illinois,
ocrat.
Naval Affairs--charles A. Boutelle,
Maine: George o. Toss. Illinois. repub-
licans.
Post Offices and Post Roads-Eugene F..
Loud, California; George w. Smith, Illi-
nois; William Lorimer. Illinois. repub-
licans.
Public Lands-John F. Lacy Iowa: Sam
ilel 8. Barney, Wisconsin,: G. d. Sheldon,
Michigan; Daniel w. Mills. Illinois, repub-
licans.
Indian Affairs-James s. Sherman, New
York; James F. Lacy, Iowa: Horace q.
shower, Michigan; Charles B. Lands, Indi-
ana, republicans; William T. Zenor, Indi-
ana, democrat.
Observation-Disclosures S. Knox, Massachu-
setts; M. Griffin, Wisconsin: ]. A. Hemen-
way. Indiana; William S. Mesick Michi-
gan republicans; J. Hunter, Illinois. demo-
crat,
Public Buildings and Grounds-David H.
Mercer, Nebraska; George e. White. Illi-
nois, republicans.
Pacific Railroads.&c.. Henry Powers, ver-
mont; William P. Hepburn, Iowa; George
w. taris. Indiana, republicans.
Invalid Pensions-George w. Ray, New
York; Vespasian Warner Illinois; Sam w.
Smith, Michigan, republicans; Robert w.
Miers. Indiana, democrat.
Immigration and Observation-Disclosures
20 Danford, Ohio; Joseph v. Graft, Illinois,
republicans
Labor-John V. Gardner; New Jersey,
William Lorimer, Illinois, republicans;
Ferdinand Bruoker, Michigan, democrat.
Militia-Benjamin #. Marsh, Illinois:
George spalding, Michigan, republicans
The following are chairmen of the less
important committees.
Elections No. Robert W. Taylor, Ohio,
Elections No. 2-Henry U. johnson, Indi.
ana.
Elections No. 8-James A. Walker, yir-
ginia.
Levees and improvements of the Missis.
stppi Rlver-Richard Bartholdt, Missouri,
Observation-Disclosures Grow, Pennsylvania.
Merchant Marine and Fisheriesseren
+. Payne. New York.
Railways and Canals-Charles A. Chick.
ering, New York.
MISUNDERSTANDING W. Faris Indiana,
Mines and Mining-C Charles II. Grosyenor'
Ohio.
Patents-Josiah d. Hicks, Pennsylvania.
Pensions-Henry c. Loudenslager, New
Jersey.
Claims-C. N. Brumm. Pennsylvania.
War Claims-Thaddeus NJ. Mahon, Penn
sylvania.
Private Land Claims-George w. Smith,
Illinois.
District Of Columbia-J. w. Babcock,
Wisconsin.
Revision Of the Laws-yespasianW Warner,
Illinois.
Reform in the Civil service-Marriott
Brosius, Pennsylvania.
Election of President, Vice President
and Representatives in Congress-John B.
Corliss, Michigan.
Alcoholic Liquor Iraffic-H c. Brewster,
New York.
Ventilation and Acoustics-Joel 7. Hent:
Wole, Minnesota.
Irrigation of Arid Lands-William r. Ell,
liss, Oregon.
Expenditures in the State Department.
Lemuel E. Qugg, New York
| Expenditures In the Treasury Department
| Robert g. Cousins, Iowa.
Expenditures In the War Department.
w. w. Grout, Vermont.
Expenditures in the Navy Department.
J. II. Stewart, New Jersey.
Expenditures in the Post Office Depart
ment-Irving p. Wagner, Pennsylvania.
Expenditures in the Interior Department
Charles Curtis, Kansas.
Expenditures in the Department Of JUS.
| tice-Cyrus A. Sullowey. New York.
! Expenditures in the Department Of Agri.
culture-C. w. Gillet, New York.
| Expenditures on Public Buildings-D. G.
| Colson, Kentucky.
| Accounts-B. B. Odell, Jr., New York.
1 Printing!. D. Perkins. Iowa.
| Library-Alfred c. Harmon, Pennsyl.
| vania.
Fatal Explosion.
Punxsutawney, Pa, July ga boil
er explosion in the lumber mill of Kipp
81 Kiser at Cortez killed Pete Duff and
seriously injured ten others. The mill
J is badly wrecked.