The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-11
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gave way to Mr.. Dingieyj and accepted
i the craftsmanship OF merchant inarlne
and fisheries 35s a, S g,T.,
Three committee have already. beer,
. appointed in the Fifty-first Congress.
& tfecedents have been followed in their
p appointment OF chairmen. Nelson Ding
ley, Jr., has been made chairman OF the
ways and means. Gen. David L. H en-
derson has been placed next to the
E Speaker. on rules, and Ashley Il. Wright
y or massachusetts,, chairman of mileage
Predicating the selection Of the new
committees upon the Speakers. action in
the Fifty-first and Fifty-fourthS Con-
crosses, the chairman of the remaining
committees Of Importance will be as fol-
lows:
observation-disclosures w. Wadsworth,
New York; leader Of the minority, Jas
5. Williams, Mississippi
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES G. Cannon,
Illinois, minority, Joseph d. Sayers,
Texas "
Banking and currency-Jo II.
Walker. Massachusetts; minority. Mich
olas N. Cox. Tennessee.
Claims-Charles N. I3rumn1. Penn,
sylVania; minority, N. N. Cox, Tennessee
Coinage, weights land measures
CHARLES w. Stone. Pennsylvania: minor
1ty, John NJ. Allen, Mississippi
District Of Columbia-Jo seph w Bah
COCK, Wisconsin,: minority James D.
Richardson, Tennessee.
Foreign affairs-Rcbert r. Pitt. I'LL
nois: minority, Hugh A. Dinsmore, Ar
kansas.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Bartho!dt, Mis-
souri,; minority, Stanyarne Wilson,
North Carolina
Indian affairs-Jamcs S. Sherman. New
york; minority, John NJ. Allen, Missss-
ippi.
Interstate and foreign. commerce
william P. Hepburn. Iowa. All the mi
nority members Of the committee in the
last Congress were wiped out in the last
election.
Invalid pensions-Cyrus A. Subway,
New Hampshire; minority, William l..
Terry, Arkansas.
LabOr-John J. Gardner, New Jersey:
minority, w. J. Talbert, South Carolina.
Mississippi levees-Gcorge w Ray,
New York; minority John NJ Alien
Mississippi.
l'ibrary-Alfred G. Harmer. Pennsyl-
vanin; minority, Amos J. Cummings,
New York.
Manufactures w. rarls. In
diana; minority Clifton r. Beach Ohio.
Merchant marinc-Sercnn T.. Payne
New York; minority, Albert L. Bcrr,
Kentucky.
Military Affairs-John a. r. Hull
Iowa; minority, Geo. IS Mcclellan, New
York
Mines and Mining-Robert G. Cous-
ms, Iowa; minority, Il. c. Tate, Geor-
Bia.
Naval aTairs-Chas. A. Boutcllc
Maine; minority. Amos. j. Cummins
New York
Pacific railroads.&c.. T. Powers, Yer
mont; minority, Wm. Srlzer, New York
Patents-Josiah ID. Hicks, pennsyl-
vania; minority. Thomas j. Strait
South Carolina.
observation-disclosures S. Loud, C;,lifor-
ma; minority, Claude a. Swanson, Viz
ginia.
PRINTING! George D. Perkins, Iowa;
minority, James d. Richardson, Tennc-
see.
Public lands-John f. Lacy, iowa: mi
nority, Thomas c. NlcRca, Arkansas
Railways and oana!s-Chas. y. Chick
erinE, New York; minority, Peter ]
Otey, Virginia
Rivers and harbors-Warrcn b. Hook
er, New York; minority, Thomas c.
Catchings. Mississippi
Notwithstanding S. Knox, Massa-
chusetts: minority, Sam b. Cooper,
Texas.
War claims-Thad. Ar Mahon. Penn.
sylvania; minority, John F. FitZgern!u
Massachusetts.
Congress they will be sandwichcl IN
the various committees, as the Speaker
sees ut. Gen. Henderson in a recent
speech said that he needed enlirhtcn-
ment as TO their Qualifications. Snrrr pr.
SAID TO be expressing preferences by
letters, while others are supplying the
necessary enlightenment by dcmonstra-
lions on the floor of the House.
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