New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-26
THE HOUSE COMMITTEES
. STRONG AND EFFECTIVE oRGANizA-
TON ASSURED.
SPEAKER REEDS DIFFICULT TASK WE'LL
,xpARr1ALLY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Inv rr,ropApu TO THE TnIBuNE.I

Inv TELEGRAPH TO THE TnIBuNEI
yash,nr,on July 25.-A more carefui ihspe.,io"
of the list OF House committees .'i"' W." xnressed
HE last night confirms the opinion theh 49, -,
r. n,ork,nr organization Of the House Vi
representatives Of the LVth Consress WI, D1 ,,,t
.,,onger and more efficient than tha' "a ' ~,
rorgress Speaker Reed evidently impro'eu .'e
lime and excellent opportunities ano'ocu '. I'D
soec,aI session TO measure the ne" he""' -
test and observe their respective qua'ii0", -
III a. "a consult their preferences ana SO ia' 90
might he crafty their desires. In some case" -
was OF course. impossible TO 90 '"is' o 60
Of other considerations. such as a due feeN IT.
ceoeranhical claims seniority of service cue -,
80. H., In his difficult task of assigning the
.,r.o hundred and sixty Representatives ana peie
oates TO committees the Speaker received "
,,x hundred letters and petitions from '''
and their friends and rev lroi" p '''
v,ere opposed to some OF them' ~ 70 -, A.,
h.,ber these letters and petitions did not auu "
-a.h., than subtract from the difncuiues Vi WV
task. ou.ons who did
7, had heen freely asserted by persons WIN u''
~, knovv the Sneakers mind. and VINO "eie pei
hans disposed to measure him win d !aiu
,he,r own that in making his committee aS'e"
o,,s no would seek to punish certain neIhoe,
ubo had not favored his nomination ior III. -,
- 80 ubo had sharply and unfavorapy criu-
,.d b,s course as Speaker. An Inspection oi VI.
committee list shows how uniouhoeo al" 49,
these assertions were. In the case Vi 1,.oo !,
,ho was chairman Of an important coi"'.
the last Congress and who had been so'ne~'" ,
,ot ~ saw savage with his criticlsihs vi '"' -,
AIS course In several respects 1t IS khown y. and
,r,,n..s correspondent that number OF letters an"
D.,,ons from prominent and inhueh'iai n''i. 80"
ana firms were sent TO washington 80
AGAINST the reappointment, WHICH, ho"'''
made last night u T., roe,sine 10
The wisdom Of the Speakers course III le'"'e
II. tho committees until after the passage OF
.,r ,ow was not only recognized by the maJoIis
:, ,he House but completely and spendois ,h
c.,ed nv the result different course VIZ"
aoub,edly have postponed for weeks the ehAo ~,
~ the law and caused further heavy losses Vi is
enue as well as injury TO the ouS"e'' ~
interests Of the country.
THE NETWORK ASSIGNMENTS
,,,,o s.o,e has Jared well in the distribu-
oha,ruanshps and other committee places
~, souer than ten of the more IMAM my '"
,ansh,ns fell 10 her share. Mr.. Payne Ie'p PFC
"A chairman of the Committee on .ne'ona &C
ena Fisheries and. of course retains .,' p. Nv
.econd on the Committee on Ways anu -n'a'
49, remains AT the head of the COMMITTEE on
n,,.ors ard Harbors and is also a memper Vi 'ie
committee on Irrigation OF Ara laius' sli. ana
man ,s continued al the head OF lhdiah Aii"'i
a.so as q member OF the Committee OIL
and Foreign Commerce; MI Ray is promoted ~ t'le
Craftsmanship of the important commune ga "
xapa Pensions and retains his place as neihoei "a
the Committee on the Judiciary Mr. "d"S"oi."
reappointed chairman of the committee oii 90
cuI,ure and also as a member of the committee Oh
Expenditures in the Treasury Department M
Odell Is promoted to the Craftsmanship OF 'he 'o"i-
n,,,ee on Accounts and retains his place as mem
her NJ the Committee the District OF Coiuihoi",
Mr. brewster is promoted to the chairmanshp OF
the Committee on Alcoholic Liquor Traihc
also appointed a member of the COMMITTEE l -
valid Pensions; Mr.. Chickering retains tAe ca.
,nansbin of the Committee on Railways ana canals
opa also his Mace as a member Of the Committee on
Printing; Mr. Glet retains the chairlnahshp Vi ''ie
Committee on Expenditures in the Depai 'ihen -
Agriculture and also his place as d meHoer Vi .,ie
Committee on Public Buildings ana Grounus, MI,
uigg is reapponted chairman Of the Somm abd T on
Expenditures in the Departme9t OF mnittee on
:Rs r. ssS va. ssnan..n members are as
signed as follows Mr.. Belford to Elections Commit Mt
tee No and the Committee on C 6eysiUp No
and the Committee on Labor: Mr.. Belden to A A
opaons MIR r. to S JdSiaJy ona hs
ing and Currency and Education Mr. Mtche 10
Banking and Currency Patents and IN
Congress; Mr.. Ltauer TO coinage Weignts ana ana
sns
Postofices and Postroads; Mr.. Mahany to Military
fars Mr. fn' Fooe 70 Posioe and PostrOads and
Territories: Mr. Fischer TO Indian Affairs ana FIX
10 Manufacture and Pensions Mr. Ward to Mines lines
and Mining and Patents Mr. hurley TO fa Sa Hsss
sippi River; Mr.. Shannon to District Of Columbia,
and Mr.. Bennett TO Interstate anu fUleibH I'M
merce and Expenditures in the Navy Department.
The assignments Of the Democratic Representa-
tyes from New-York follows: Mr. Cummings,
10 Naval Affairs and Library: Mr.. McCiellan TO
Ways and Means and Invalid Pensions; Mr. suzer,
10 Military Affairs and Patents; Mr.. Vehsiage. 10
Militia and Expenditures in the Department OF Agr-
culture and Mr.. Bradley. 10 War Gains ana Ex-
penditures in the Department of Justice
II will be noted that the Empire state has two
members of the Committee on Ways and Means, one
member Of the Committee on Appropriations, two
members Of the Committee on Naval Affairs. three
members of the Committee on Military Affairs, TWO
members of the Committee on Banking and Cur
rency, two members of the Committee on Post
Offices and Postroads. members OF the Commit
tee on Invalid Pensions. two members OF the Com
m,ttee on Agriculture one member OF the Com
mittee Foreign Affairs, two members Of the Com
mittee on Judiciary, two members of the Committee
on Indian Affairs one member of the Committee on
Rivers and Harbors. two members OF the Committee
hers OF the Committee on Merchant Marine and
Fisheries These are all leading and important COM
mlttees.