New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-07
WILLIAM MKINLEY.
COMMITTEES OF THE NEXT HOUSE.

COMMITTEES OF THE NfshI f1OCSrS'
DOUBT AS TO WHETHER ALI. WILL BE APPOINTED
AT THE EXTRA SESSION.
Washington. March (SpeciaD-There has been
a good deal OF speculation. based on imperfect
knowledge as to whether all the committees OF
the House of Representatives would or should be
APPOINTED at the special session So far as he was
concerned Speaker Reed naturally and properly
declined TO express opinion on this subject IN
advance because as everybody knows. he VIII be
the man to appoint the House committees OF the
LVth Congress.
At the special session Congress will have two
duties TO perform which cannot well be postponed
One is to consider and pass. at least attempt TO
pass a revenue tariff bill. and the other Is 10
make appropriations for the support OF those
branches of the Government which were ielt uh-
provided for by the LIvth Congress and President
Cleveland A Committee Ways and Means Will
be necessary. and. in view Of the circumstances
surrounding the appropra ton bills which failed 1t
will probably he found expedient to appoint the
committees which will have jurisdiction OF them
that is, Appropriations, Incian Ahairs ana Agri-
culture A Committee Rules and one on Ac-
counts will also be necessary. An enort mas peeh
made to show that the appointment OF the Eiec-
t,ons Committee az the special session VIII DC
necessary but in view Of the fact fhat the time
allowed by law for taking testimony ana hhhs
printed briefs IN confessed election cases VIII ho'
expire until May and the further fact that the
sumo good deal of additional time. nobody would
he likely to suffer II the appointment Of the Eiec-
tions Committee should be deferred uhui the pe-
ginning OF the regular session In December.
But other things have to be taken into consider
a,ion Mr. Reed was member of the XLVlth
Concross which was convened in special session
on March 1s 1879. because Of the failure OF the
Army and Legislative Appropriation bills AT the
las, session Of the XLVth Congress. and ne may
remember the outcome OF the efforts made py
Sneaker Randall at that time to restrict the leglS-
ative business OF the special session and postpone
until the beginning OF the December session the
appoIntment of all the committees except those
on Appropriations. Rules. Accounts ana Mhease'
Members besieged him and loudly ciamored for
assignments to committees: clamored FOR an op-
portuny TO Introduce the bills upon which they de-
c!ared their political future was staked, ana 70
on. The first concession 10 their demahus ~as .,le
appropriate committees when appointed. bi.is
were accordingly brought in by the score. ny ine
hundred by the thousand, and the pile soon Pc
came enormous Members were more dissatished
Ana ana sSeaer Ranaa yielded TO demands which
had become irresistible and appointed the COM
II should also be remembered that an assign
mcnt to committee gives Represehtatve s osc IN
privilege 10 use the committee room ior puf pun pS
OF consultation. corresponding, etc, ana as ea'n
Representative is now aliowed ,rs SGrs W M',0 more
Valuable and in greater demand than ever, ana y
rlamor U more loudly and necessarily than the rest
The men who were members OF tle Idst Cousics'
and reelected VII ENJOY 'he plM&res & VI and simpIv
on that score would have no reason TO complain
II il should be deemed necessary or desirable 10
appont all the committees at the special session.
br sneaker would find the task less dif1cult and per-
picking than he did in 1885, when so large pro-
norrion OF the majority membership consisted OF raw
material so 10 speak. The committee assignments
then made turned 10 he satisfactory and sliita-
HE in ,he main and the organization OF the COM
rit,ees as whole proved to be notably strong
and Effective one In the incoming House the num-
her of new Republican members will be only hfty,
and several of them have served In previous con-
ha
Committees were reelected. the exceptions being;
General Curtis OF NewYoik, chairman OF the Com
mittee on Election OF President and Nice-President
and REPRESENTATIVES in Congress: Judge Daniels. OF
Newly cha lrman Of Elections Committee No !,
Vr picker Of South Dakota. chairman OF the Com
miftec on invalid Pensions: Mr.. Hermann. OF ore
gon chairman OF the Committee on Irrigation and
Arid Lands. Mr. Phillip. OF Pennsylvania chairman
Of the Committee Labor; Mr.. Apsley. Of Massa-
chusetiS chairman OF the Committee on Manufact-
ures. Mr. Aiken OF Michigan. chairman OF Mines
and Mining: Mr. Draper. OF MASSACHUSETTS. chair-
,,sr ~ Patents and MIR Scranton of Pennsylvania.
.,'t W ,bo f,nmmittea on To