Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-25
POSTAL NOTES.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEES.
How Nirginians and North Carroll
mans Have Been Placed.

WASHINGTON, j. g., July 2i.-(Spe-
ciaL)-In the appointment Of the House
committees as announced tonight. Gene
raj James a. Walker, OF Virginia, is made
chairman Of Elections Committee
40 ., which viii probably have control
OF the virginia contests Representative
Tinucy. OF North Carolina, Is on Eiec-
tons Committee No. /; \. G. Shuford,
OF North Carolina, on the Education
Committee; Peter J. Otey, OF Virginia
on Railways and Canals; John ". FoW-
Ter PopulisO. Of North Carolina. on
Militia; John +. Rixey and Jacob fost
Of Virginia. on Pensions; William \.
Jones. Of Virginia, and William W.
Kitchin. Of North Carolina, on Private
Land Claims; X. Il. Linncy, OF North
Caroline and S. =. Epes, on ReVislon
OF the Laws; T.. Pearson, Of North caro-
lima. on Civil Service Reform and Foreign
Affairs; W. W. Kitchin. on Ventilation
and Acoustics. w. G. Jones OF Virginia,
on Expenditures in the state Depart
mont. II. skinner. Of North Carolina on
Irrigation Of Arid Lands; John Lamb. Of
virginia. on Expenditures in the Irea-
surv Department: W. 4. Young. or Viz
einia. on Expenditures in the Department
Of Justice; J. Yost OF virginia OH
Weights and Measures.
COMNTTTEEMEN N GENERAL
WASHINGTON. July 24-speaker Reed
tonight. AT SEQ. announced the House
committees. The Committees on Ways
and Means and Accounts and Mileage
we're announced at the beginning OF the
session. 49,.
Foreign Affairs-Robert r. HIT Hi
nois. Robert Adams. Jr. Pennsylvania;
Iemuel i. Ouieg. New York; Robert q.
Cou.ins. Iowa. William Alden smith
Michigan: Joel p. HeatwOle, Minnesota;
Richmond Pearson North Caroliha'
Frederick II. Gillett. Massachusetts'
Charles L. Henry. Indiana Oepuphcan-l'
Hugh 4. Dinsmore. Arkansas lDemocIap'
Francis G.. Ncwlands. Nevada (Silverltli
ana Champ Clark. Missouri: John s Will
Hams. Mississippi; Albert 5. Berry, Ken
tucIfv. and william NJ. Howard, Georgia
Oemocrats). 800,
Appropriations-Jo G. Cannon, ILL
nois: Henry H. Bingham, Pennsylvania;
William W. Grout Vermont; stephen
Northwav, Ohio; William \. stone. Penn
sylvania: Mahlon Piney, New Jersey
James a. Homenway. Indiana; James D.
Rcldcn. New York: Samuel ;. Barney
Wisconsin; William II. Moody, Aasst-
chusetts: Samuel J. Pugh. Kentucky
Rcpublicans); Joseph u. Savers IeNas'
Alexander NJ. Dockery. Missouri; Ieoni-
das Livingston. Georgia; Thomas {. Nc
Rae. Arkansas; John NJ Allen. Missis-
sippi democrats, and John C. Bell, Colo
RADIO PogulisD.
Judiciary-Davld y. Henderson. Iowa;
George W. Ray, New York; Case Brode-
rick Kansas; Thomas Updegran, Iowa;
James a. Connolly. Illinois; Samuel W.
Mccall. Massachusetts,; John j. Jenkins
Wisconsin; Richard Wayne Parker, New
Jersey. Jesse Roverstreet, Indiana; War
rem Miller West Virginia; Dc Alya S.
Alexander New York (Republcang; VIII
liam L. Terry, Arkansas; David a. DAT
mond Missouri; Samuel ". r. Lanham,
Texas; William Elliott South Carolina;
oscar w. Underwood. Alabama; David
H. Smith. Kentucky Democrats).
Banking and Currency-JOseph H.
Walker. Massachusetts; Marriott Brosius,
Pennsylvania; Henry u. Johnson, In
diana: Henry G.. NanVoorhis, Ohio;
James r. McCleary. Minnesota; Charles
y Fowler. New Jersey; George Spald-
ing. Michigan; Ebenezer J. Hi, Con-
necucut; George y. Southwick, New
York: George W. Prince. Illinois; John
VI. Mitchell. New York; Adm VI. Capron,
Rhode Island RepublicanD, Nicholas y.
Cox. Tennessee DemocraO; Francis G..
Newlands. Nevada OsilyeriteJ; Jesse T.
Stallings, Alabama; Daniel ErmCntrout
Pennsylvania John W. Maddox, Georgia
Democratsl.
Coinage. Weights. and Measures
Charles w. Stone, Pennsylvania; James
II. SOuthard Ohio; Edward 5 Minor,
Wisconsin: Ebenezer J. Hill, Connecticut;
Thomas Updegran, Iowa; Jacob Yost,
Virginia; William c. Lowering. Mossa-
chusetts: Luciens S. Littauer, New York;
Daniel w. Mills. Illinois; William ".
Mcintyre. Maryland Rcpublicans); Rich
ard Il. Bland. Missouri; Sam II. Cooper.
Texas Oemocrats); Charles $. Hartman,
Monteomcry silver Republican,; r. c.
Pcarce. Tennessee Democracy: Samuo.
Maxwell, Nebraska Gusiom; Edwin *.
Ridgely, Kansas POpulisO; Charles j.
Cochran. Missouri DemocraO; and H. =.
Ferguson. New Mexico Democrat.
Interstate and Foreign Commerce
William =. Hepburn Iowa; Loren Fletch-
er Minnesota: James sherman New
York: Irving r. Wanger, Pennsylvania;
Charles f. JOY, Missouri; John b. Cor
liss. Michigan; Charles C. Bennett New
York: James T. Steward, New Jersey:
John Simpkius, Massachusetts; John \.
Rarham. California; r. j. HaTley
Texas; James r. Mann, Illinois RepuDh-
can0: William McAleer. Pennsylvania;
Hmrichsen. Illinois; William c. Adam
son. Georgia; Robert W. Davis, Florida
Democrats).
Rivers and HarbOrs-Warren =. HOOK
or. New York; Henry A. Cooper. Wiscon-
sin: Theodore L. Burton, Ohio; William
L. Barrett. Massachusetts; Walter Reeves,
illinois; r. y. Doyener, West Virginia;
Roswell L. Bishop, Michigan; Ernest +.
Acheson. Pennsylvania, Hage Morris,
Minnesota (Repubiicans); Thomas Catch
iDgg Misslssippi Rufus +. Lester. Geor-
gia: j. II. Bankhead. Alabama; Philip ID.
McCulloch, Arkansas; Albert S. Berry.
Kentucky; Stephen NJ. Sharkman, Flori-
da. Thomas II. Bah, Texas Democrats).
Agriculture-James ". WadswOrth.
New York: Vespas.an Warner Illinois,
r.. Stevens Henry. Connecticut; Edward
sauerhering. Wisconsin: William b.
Baker. Maryland; David b. WILDER, New
York: Horace G. SHOWER Michigan: VIII
liam LOrimer, Illinois; Thomas II.
Tongue. oregon; William Cornell. Penn
svlyania; George II. White. North Caro-
lima Republican9; John 5. Williams
Mississippi: John ID. Clardy. Kentucky
DemOcrats); Jerry simpson. kansas. and
Alamo q. Shuford, North Carolina Popu-
ilstsC. J. William Stokes, South Carolina;
Iobn Lamb. Virginia, and T. Y. Gala
han Oklahoma Democratic.
The chairmen OF the other more i'm
nortant committees are:
NovaI Affairs-Charles A. Boutelle, of
Post-Onices and ost-Roads-Eugene f.
Loud. California,
Public Lands-John +. Lacey. Iowa.
indian Affairs-James 5. Sherman, New
York.
erritories-William S. Knox, Massa-
chusetts.
immigration and Naturalization-Loren
20 Danford, Ohio.
Iabor-John j. Gardner New Jersey.
Military-Benjamin f. Marsh, Illinois,
Lynching in Mississippi.
COFFEENILLE. MISS. July 2I-Jim