New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-29
HOUSE COMMITTEES TO BE APPOINTED
SPEAKER REED INTENDS TO ANNOUNCE HE"
AT THIS ON-ciIAIHMANsiifS
AND ASSIGNMENTS.

wasb,ngtop June q 1gpeciaD.-Thc interest 81
members Of tho House Of Representatives IN inc
subject OF committee chalrmanships an" hss's"
,nents was revived and stimulated anew 'o-uay ~
the report that Speaker Reed would announce '''
committee appointments before the adjournment Oh
the special session There was good warrant 'o'
the r, mort which also bore out what has Dceh ui-
dcritood be the purpDse OF the speaker S'"c ''''
b. ginning of the session.
II is assun cd that the reelected members VINO
were charmen OF committees In the last 'oh8resS
will be assigned. NJ rule. to the same Chairman
ships In this one unless they object or there ID
some other controlling reason for change AZ u
also assumed that, except III cases where there arc
good reasons for different course. the senior mem
Der OF committee whose chairman was mol re-
elected will be promoted TO a chairrlanshp. MI
Cannon, of Illinois. of course. will resume MS pace
NJ the head Of the Appropriations Committee; hr.
Walker OF massachusetts,. will probably be re-
appointed chairman Of Banking and Currency MI.
Wadsworth of New York. Of Agriculture; Mr..
Brumm. OF Pennsylvania, Of Claims, ana I. W.
Stone of the State. of Coinage Mr.. ban
cock Of Wisconsin. will he reappoinied chairman
of the Committee on the District OF Columbia uh-
less he desires some other place. EX-Speaker Grow
will probably resume his place as chairman oil
Education Mr.. Hit chairman OF Foreign Al
fairs Mr.. Barthodi. Of immigration; MI. Shcr-
man. Of New-York Of Indian Affairs; Colo
mel Hepburn. Of Iowa. OF Interstate and
Foreign Commerce; General Henderson. OF the
same State Of judiciary: Mr. Payne. OF New-fcrX,
Of Merchant Marine and Fisheries; Mr.. Hull, oil
Iowa. OF Military Affairs: Mr.. Boutele. OF Maine
of Naval Affairs; Mr. Powers. of Vermont. OF IA
cinc Railroads; Mr.. Loud. of California, OF Post
offices and Post Roads; Mr. Perkins OF Iowa, OF
Printing, Mi Lacey OF the same STATE. OF Iuo'i,
the Civil Service; Mr. Hooker. of New-York. Of
Rivers and Harbors. ana so on.
TO the charmanship Of Public buidlngs ara I
Grounds which held in the last Congress by
the late Mr.. Milliken. Mr. Mercer, of Nebraska;
Will probably be assigned The craftsmanship of
Daniels. of New-York in the last Congress. and 10
that Mr. Royce of Indiana, will probably he as
signed especially in case Mr. Johnson. Of the same
State, VINO Vas chair,nan OF hecIons toilNa NE
the Committee on Appropria ions IS REGARDED as
the equivalent I'm dignity and influence of the chair
rank. Four Republicans who were members CT
that committee in the LlNth Congress were not re-
elected. and the competition for these places Is
naturally brisk. There Will also be Two places on
place of Mr. Bartlett, OF NewYork. who failed OF
reelection and Mr. Layton OF ono. VINO was not
q candidate Another committee wnicn Is Iegar1 yea
as exceedingly desirable by many applicants Ior
assignments Is that on Rivers and Herbors. wheie
five Republicans and one new Democrat VIII
find places. ~ +, ..., NTH
the appointment OF committees is the disposition
10 be made of the twenty-one Populats IN q Wit
ten communication to the Speaker early III the ses
sion they demanded recognition as separate
Marty Heretofore they have not been recognized.
Neither Speaker Reed nor the late Speaker Crisp
recognized the party OF wnich they are h 9
,nnts as n rule were confined 20 unlmportant
Committees None of the big committees, like WAYS
and Means. Appropriations Foregn AIla no Ol
Gratis will protest II the Populiss secure repre-.
sentation at their expense. 1t Is not considered al
ali likely that Speaker Reed VIII see III TO chanse