The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-11

Ou int committee out no one was out
ranked by his appointment. Ben Butter
| worth Of Ohio became chairman of the
committee on patents. He had not served
| on the committee in the previous congress,
but was probably selected as chairman be-
| cause he had bene commissioner of pat
| ents. He is now again commissioner Of
| patents, and is the only man who has held
the office second term.
| AS ranking members of the committees
| in the preceding congress, Edmund NJ
| Morrill, Of Kansas became chairman of
| the committee on invalid pensions, VIII
liam G. LaidlaW of New York chairman
| OF the committee on claims, Ormsby B.
| Thomas Of Wisconsin Of the committee
| on war claims and William w. Grout of
Vermont of the committee on the District
| of Columbia
This, in every case except five prece-
Gent was followed in the appointments
| or cnalrmen OF the Fifty-first congress-
In the Fifty-fourth congress, when Mr..
| Reed was elected to his second term as
! speaker, the record shows a further di-
! Vergence from precedents, but no enough
TO attract more than passing newspaper
comment. James W. Wadsworth of New
| YORK became chairman of the committee
on agriculture in this congress. Prece-
| dent would have required the selection of
| Lewis ID. Apsey of Massachusetts, but
Mr.. Apsley declined the place, Eugene
J. Hainer of Nebraska was next in rank.
but he probably preferred the place on
| the committee on appropriations, which
| he received.
The next in rank was Henry NJ. Baker
| OF New Hampshire. He was placed on the
| judiciary, leaving the field open to Wads-
worth Joseph G. Cannon was made chair
| man of the committee on appropriations
| He had not been member of the preced-
ing congress, but he was fairly entitled to
the place on account of his long term of
| service In preceding congresses. If the
| ranking member had been selected Gen
David b. Henderson of Iowa would have
been the man. He had no cause for com
| plant, however, as he was made chairman
| of the committee on the judiciary and
| stood next to the speaker in the commit
| tee on rules.
z Charles n. Brumm of PENNSYLVANIA was
! appointed to the craftsmanship of the COM
mittee on claims. The ranking member
was Eugene F. Loud of California He was
also the ranking member of the commit
| tee on postofices and post roads, and took
| the latter in preference. The next in rank
| was Henry A. cooper of Wisconsin. He
was placed on rivers and harbors and le-
| wees, which he probably preferred. The
| next in rank was Thomas Settle of North
| Carolina. He was placed on interstate and
| foreign commerce and postoffces and post
| roads This was probably satisfactory to
| Settle, as he was afterward very active In
| securing delegates from North Carolina
| for Mr.. Reed to the national convention
| The next in rank was Daniel B. Heiner of
| Pennsylvania. He was overslawed, as was
| Robert G. Cousins of Iowa. Cousins ap-
peared on the committee on foreign affairs
| and on mines and mining, which was I'M
| doubtedly more than satisfactory to him.
| Brumm had not been in congress for six
| years, but everybody appeared to be sat-
| isfied with his selection. Joseph w Bah
| cock of Wisconsin became chairman of the
| committee on the District of Columbia
| If precedent had been followed Gen.
| Alfred c. Harmer would have been made
| chairman. He accepted the Craftsmanship
| of the committee on library. The only
man who was overslawed by the appoint
| ment Of Mr.. Babcock was Samuel G. Hill
| born of California. He was put in the
| third place on the committee on naval
| affairs, which was far more pleasing to
! him. The new chairman of the committee
! on Pacific railroads was Judge H. H
! Powers of Vermont. BY his appointment
| George w. Smith of Illinois was left
| He was made chairman of the committee
on private land claims. By the appoint
| ment of William f. Draper as chairman
! of the committee on patents, William W.
| Bowers of California was jumped. He
was made chairman of a minor commit
| tee. Warren b. Hoker of New York was
| the new chairman of the committee on
| rivers and HORRORS. Mr.. Hooker possibly
| owed his elevation to his activity on be-
| half of Mr.. Reed in the canvass for speak
| er. Nelson DIngley Jr. was made chair
| man of the ways and means He had not
| been on that committee I'm the preceding
| congress. The ranking member was Sc
| rene f. Payne of New York, who willing
~ gave way to Mr.. Dingley and accepted
the Craftsmanship of merchan marine and
| fisheries.
Three committees have already been APP
| pointed in the Fifty-ifth congress. Pre-
] hpan m
| pointment of chairmen. Nelson Dingley,
| Jr has means. Gen. David B. Henderson
has been placed next to the speaker on
| rules, and Ashley B. Wright of Massa-
! chusetts chairman Of mileage. Predicat-
| ing the election of the new committees
upon the speakers action In the Fifty
| first and Fifty-fourth congresses, the
| chairmen of the remaining committees
OF importance win be as follows:
Agriculture-James w. Wadsworth. New
! Lork; leader of the minority, John S.
| Williams, Mississippi
APPROXIMATIONS G. Cannon, Iln-
nois; minority, Joseph d. Sayers, Texas.
Bank and Currency-Joseph II. Walk
err. Massachusetts; minority, Nicholas n.
Cox, Tennessee.
Claims-Charles N. Brumm, Pennsyl-
vania; minority, N. N. Cox, Tennessee.
Coinage, Weights and Measures
Charles w. Stone, Pennsylvania; minor
| ity, John NJ. Allen, Mississippi.
District of Columbia-Joseph w. Bah
cock, Wisconcini minority, James d.
| Richardson. Tennessee.
Foreign Affairs-Robert r. Hit, nli-
nois; minority Hugh A. Dinsmore, Ar
| kansas. a.l
Immigration-Richard Barthodlt, Mis-
souri,; minority. Stanyarne Wilson, North
| Carolina.
Indian Affairs-James S. Sherman. New
York; minority, John M. Allen, Missis-
| sippi.
Interstate and Foreign Commerce
| William p. Hepburn, Iowa. All the mi
nority members of the committee la the
last congress were wiped out In the last
| election.
Invalid Pensions-Cyrus A. sulloway.
New Hampshire; minority, George b. Nc
| Clellan New York.
Judlciary-David b. Henderson. Iowa;
| minority, william l.. Terry, Arkansas.
| Iabor-John j. Gardner, New Jersey;
minority w. j. Talbert South Carolina.
Mississippi Levees-George w. Ray, New
York. minority. John NJ. Allen, Missis-
| sippi
Library-Alfred c. ,Harmer. Pennsyl-