The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-19
Ia the chalrmanships Announced BY
Speaker Hen derson
California Is Represented by Loud on Pest
offices and Post Roads.

ciary, Barham on Interstate and
Foreign Commerce, De Vries on
Merchant Marine and Fisheries,
and Metcalf on Naval Affairs.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-Speaker
Henderson to-day announced the COM
mittees of the House of Representa-
tives. 1t proved to have very few
surprises, as the Speaker preserved the
time honored custom of following pre-
cedent as to old members, leaving them
In their Chairmanships and places, and
gradually advancing them as vacan-
cies occur. The important Chairman
ships are those of Mr.. Brossius OF
Pennsylvania, Chairman on Banking
and Currency; Mr.. Grosvenor OF Ohio,
Merchant Marine and Fisheries; Mr..
Southland of Ohio, Coinage; Mr.. Coop
er of Wisconsin, the newly formed
Committee on Insular Affairs.
The new members of the Ways and
Means Committee are Mccall and
Long R.),. Newlands (Sil.) and Cooper
CD.
Appropriations and Foreign Affairs
also get a considerable amount of new
blood. Military Affairs has the larg-
est new membership, six Republicans
and three Democrats The member
ship Of the Insular Committee is nota-
BILE in being a committee of Chair
men," the heads of Ways and Means,
Appropriations, Foreign Affairs, Com
merce. Postoffices. etc, being repre-
sented also on this committee.
The new members of the House re-
ceive full consideration from the
Speaker, although, following custom,
they necessarily take the lower places
on committees. The Democratic men,
bers receive fewer places than in the
last Congress, as the larger Democratic
representation in this House compelled
a reduction in the number of places
for each.
The Chairmen of the various commit
tees as announced are as follows:
Elections No. 1-Tayler of Ohio.
/, Elections No. 2-Weaver Of Ohio.
. Elections No. 3-Mesick of Michigan.
= Ways and Means-Payne of New
York
Approprfations-Cann of Illinois.
Judiciary-Ray Of New York.
Banking and Currency-Brossius of
Pennsylvania
Coinage, Weights and Measures
Southland Of Ohio.
Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Hepburn of Iowa.
Rivers and Harbors-Burton of Ohio.
Merchant Marine-Grosvenor of Ohio.
observation-disclosures of New
York.
Foreign Affairs-Eitt Of Illinois.
Military Affairs-Hull of Iowa.
Naval Affairs-Boutelle of Maine
Postoffices and Post Roads-Loud of
California
Public Lands-Lacey of Iowa
Indian Afrairs-Sherman of New
York.
Territories-Knox of Massachusetts,
Insular Affairs-Cooper of Wisconsin.
Railways and Canals-Chiekering of
New York.
anufacturesHFarris of Indiana.
Minis and Mining-Crump of Michi-
gan
Public Buildings and Gropnds-Mer-
Ger of Nebraska.
Pacific Railroads-Powers of Yer
mont
Levees and Improvement Of Missis-
sippf River-Bartholdt of Missouri.
Educational-Grow of Pennsylvania.
Labor-Gardner of New Jersey.
Militia-Marsh of Illinois
Patents-Herr Of Ohio.
Invalid Pensions-Sullow of New
Hampshire.
Observation-Disclosures of New Jer-
Sey.
Claims-Graff of Illinois.
War Claims--Mahon of Pennsylva-
mia.
nois.
District of Columbia-Babcock of
Wisconsin.
Revision Of the Laws-Warner Of Ill
inois.
Reform in the Civil Service-Gillette
of Massachusetts,.
Election of President, Vice President
and Representatives-Cor of Michi-
gan.
Irrigation of Arid Lands-Tonge of
Oregon.
immigration and Naturalization
Shattuck of Ohio.
Ventilation and Acoustics-Prince of
Illinois.
Expenditures in the State Depart
ment-Smith of Michigan.
Expenditures in the Treasury De-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of Iowa.
Expenditures in the War Department
Circuit of Vermont.
Expenditures in the Navy Depart
ment-Stewart of New Jersey.
Expenditures In the Postoffice De-
observation-disclosures of Pennsylvania
Expenditures in the Interior Depart
ment-C. c. Curtis of Kansas.
Expenditures In the Department of
Justice-Dolliver of Iowa.
Expenditures in the Department of
Agriculture-Gillett of New York.
Expenditures on Public Buildings
Gamble of South Dakota
Accounts-M. Bull of Rhode Island.
S Select Committee on Census-Hop-
kins Of Illinois.
Library-Harmer of Pennsylvania. =
Printing-Heatwole of Minnesota.
Enrolled Bills-Baker of Maryland.
The more important committee of the
House are as follows:
Ways and Means-Payne of New
York, Daizell of Pennsylvania, Hop
kins Of Illinois, Grosvenor of Ohio, Rus
sell OF Connecticut, Dolliver Of Iowa,
Steel OF Indiana, Tawney Of Minnesota.