Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-05

List OF Com ma ttteeo oo AuuOunSco "
the Speaker Of The Hossc.
Speaker Reed Saturday night announc-
ed the House committees The commit
tees on ways and means, accounts and
mileage were announced at the beginning
of the session. The chaiTBen OF the va
rious committees and the positions occu-
pied by the Ohio, Michigan, Indiana,
Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska and Wisconsin
men are as follows:
Foreign Affairs-Robert r. Hit Of I'LL
nois, Robert q. Cousins Of Town, William
Alden Smith Of Michigan, Charles L. Hendy
of Indiana, Republicans
Approprlations-Jo q. C,nnon of I'LL
nois, James A. HemeDway Of Indiana, sam
uel s. Barney of Wisconsin. William a.
Kent1cky. Stephen w. Northway Of Ohio.
Republicans; Alexander II. Dockery OF Mis-
souri,, Democrat.
Judiciary-David r: Henderson, OF iowa
Thomas Updcgraff OF Iowa. James A.: Con-
molly of Illinois, John j. Jenkins or Wiscon-
sin, Jesse Il. 0verstreet Of Indiana, hepubi-
cans.
Banking and Currency-Joseph ii. Walker
of Massachusetts. Henry ". johnson OF In
diana, George Spalding OF Michigan. George
w. Prince of Illinois, Republicans.
Coinage Weights and Measures Charles
w. Stone of Pennsylvania. Edward q:
Miner Of Wisconsin, Thomas Updegrah or
Iowa, James II. Southard OF Ohio. Daniel
Maxwell OF Nebraska, Fusion -,
Interstate and Foreign Commerce-Will-
lam l.. Hepburn Of Iowa, John Is. Corliss OF
Michigan; James K Mann OF Illinois OF S;po,S mepI,o-
Democrat.
Rivers and Harbors- Warren b. Hooker of
New York, Henry a. Cooper OF Wisconsin,
Walter Reeves Of Illinois, BOSWELL y. Bishop
Of Michigan, Theodore X. burton OF Ohio,
Agriculture James W. wadsworth OF New
VAr .ata NUa.s. All w
Sauerhering of Wisconsin, Horace u. Snover
OF Michigan, William Lori,ner Of Illinois,
Republicans.
Military Affairs-John A. Thuil Of Iowa,
Benjamin +. Marsh Of Illinois. Michael Grif-
fin OF Wisconsin. Hugh r. BeIknap Of Iili-
nois, Republicans; Thomas H. Jett OF HI
nois, Democrat.
Naval Affairs-CharIes A. Boutelie Of
Maine. George L. Foss Of Illinois. Republi-
cans.
PostofIices and Postroads- Eugene f..
Loud of California. George w. Smith of iii
! nois William Lorimer or Illinois. Repubii-
cans.
Public LandsJohn f. Lacy OF Iowa, Sam
uel $. Barney of Wisconsin. q. ID. Sheldon
| of Michigan, Daniel w. Mills OF Illinois,
| Republicans.
Indian Affairs-James s. Sherman Of New
| York, James II. Lacy OF Iowa. Horace G..
| Snover of Michigan, Charles b lands OF
| Indiana, Republicans; William Il. Zenor OF
Indiana, Democrat
Territories-William =. Knox OF Massa-
| chusetts, NJ. Griffin Of Wisconsin. J. A. Hem.
enway Of Indiana. William y Mesick OF
| Michigan, Republicans; j. Hunter OF I'LL
nois, Democrat.
| Public Buildings and Grounds David II.
| Mercer of Nebraska. George II. White of
| Illinois, Republicans.
Pacific Railroads.&c.. Henry Powers of
| Vermont, William p. Hepburn OF Iowa, Geo
| w. Faris Of Indiana, Republieans.
Invalid Pensions-George w. Ray OF New
York, vespasian Warner Of Illinois n, sam
! w. Smith of Michigan, Republicans; Robert
| w. MIers Of Indiana, Democrat.
Immigration and Observation-Disclosures
Danford Of Ohio, Joseph v. Graf Of Illinois
| Labor-John J. Gardner OF New Jersey
| William Lorimer of Illinois. Republicans
Ferdinand Brucker Of Michigan. Democrat
| Militia-Benjamin +. Marsh OF Illinois
George Spalding of Michigan, Republicans.
The following arc the chairmen of the
less important committees:
Elections No 1-Robert w. Taylor, Ohio.
Elections No. 2-Henry U. Johnson, Indi
Elections No. 3-James A. Walker, vir
ginia.
| sppi RIver-Richard Bartholdt, Missouri.
Observation-Disclosures Grow, Pennsyivania.
Merchant Marine and Fisheries-Sereno
| Payne, New York.
Railways and Canals Charles A. CHECKER
Manufactures George w. Faris. Indiana
Mines and Mining Charles ii. GrOsvenor
Patents-Josiah ID. Hicks. Pennsylvania.
Pensons-Henry g. Loudensiager, New
| Jersey.
Claims-C. N. Brumm. Pennsylvania.
| War Claims--Thaddeus n. Mahon, Penn
| sylvania.
Private Land Claims George w. Smith
Illinois.
District of Columbia j. w. Babcock, Wis
consin.
Revision of the Laws -vcspasian Warner
| Illinois
Reform In the Civil Service Marriott Bro
sius, Pennsylvania.
| Election of President, Vice President ant
Representatives In Congress b. Coz
liss, Michigan.
Alcoholic Liquor Traffic q. Brewster
| New York.
Ventilation and Acoustics joel p. Heat
woie. Minnesota.
Irrigation of Arid Lands William II. E
| liss, Oregon.
Expenditures In the State Department
Lemuel II. Quigg, New York
| Expenditures In the Treasury Departmen
Robert q. Cousins Iowa
Expenditures In the War Department
| w. w. Grout, Vermont
| Expenditures In the Navy Department.
F. Stewart, New Jersey
Expenditures In the POstOfifce Depart
ment-Irving T.. Wagner, Pennsylvania.
| Expenditures In the Interior Department
| Charles Curtis, Kansas.
Expenditures In the Department OF Ju'
tice-Cyrus A. Sulloway, New York.
| Expenditures In the Department or Agr
culture-C. w. Gillett. New York.
Expenditures on Public BniIdings-D. G
Colson. Kentucky.
Accounts-B. II. Odeli. Jr.. New York
Printing!. ID. Perkins. Iowa.
Library-Alfred O. Harmon. Pennsylvania