Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-12-28
HOUSE
Speaker Henderson Proceeds Ac-
cOrding to Precedent.

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Washington, Dec. 19.-Speaker Hen
dersOn yesterday announced the COM
mittees Of the house Of representa-
tives. 1t proved to have very few sur
prises, as the speaker preserved the
time-hOnored custom of following
PRECEDENT as to old members. leaving
them in their cd chairmanshlps and
places and gradually advancing them
as vacancies occur. The important
new chairmanships are those OF Mr..
Brcsius of Pennsylvania, chairman Of
banking and currency; Mr.. Grosvenor
of Ohio, merchant marine and fisher.
les; Mr.. Southland Of Ohio, coinage, and
Mr.. Cooper of Wisconsin. the newly
formed committee on insular affairs.
The new, members Of the ways and
means committee are Mccall and
Long, Republicans, Newlands, Silver,
and Cooper. Democrat. ApprOpria-
tons and foreign affairs also get a
considerable amount of new blood.
Military affairs has the lIrgest new
mem bership, six Republicans and
three Democrats. The membership of
the irsular committee is notable in be-
ing a Committee of c~hairmen." the
heads Of ways and means, appropria-
lions, foreign affairs, commerce, post
offices, etc, being represented also on
this committee. The new members of
the house receive full consideration
from the speaker. although following
custom, they necessarily take the low
er places On the committees. The
Democratic members receive fewer
places than in the last congress, ms the
larger Democratic representation in
this house compelled a reduction In
the number Of places for each.
Washington. Dec. 20.-Discussion in
the senate of the financial measure
drafted by the majority Of the commit
tee on financial affairs will begin on
Thursday, Jan. 4, the day after the
holiday recess. This announcement
was made in the senate yesterday by
Mr.. Aldrich Of Rhode Island. chairman
OF the financial affairs committee. Mr..
Aldrich declared his purpose to press
the measure to a passage as soon as
possible. Mr.. Allen of Nebraska took
the oath Of Office.
In the House.
The house was in session two hours
yesterday. A large number Of per
functory resolutions for printing, leave
for committees to sit during the SEES
sions. etc. necessary to get the COM
mfttees under way were adopted and
the several portions of the presidents
message were distributed in accord.
ance with the usual custom. Speeches
were made by MI. Grow, the venerable
ex-speaker of the house, in defense OF
the Administrators course in the
Philippines, and by Mr.. Bell, a Colo
RADIO Populist, critieising the presi-
dents u~tterances upon the prosperity
or the country. Scores OF the men,
bers left for their homes yesterday af.
ternoon to spend the holidays.
Washington, Dec. 81. In the final
session OF the senate yesterday before
the holiday recess Mr., Pettigrew Of
South Dakota, in a characteristically
incisiye speech demanded to know
whether 1t was to be the policy Of the
representatives, of the administration
to suppress proper facts and informa.
ton when called for by a senator. He
said he believed an effort was being
made to prevent the testimony taken
in the war investigation commission
being sent TO the senate, and declared
his Intention not TO submit to ppre
sion'of information to which mppIe+in
his opinion were entitled.
Taking Mai. Gen, Brooke's farewell
proclamation to the. people OF Cuba "a
a text, Mr.. Hale of 'Maine briefly con-
graduated the general upon the work