Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-19
THE HOUSE COMMITTEES.
very Few surprises-Not Many
Places for Democrats


old members. leaving them in their old
chairmenships and places. and gradually
them az vacancies occurred.
The important new chairmanships are
those of Mr.. Brosius Of Pennsylvania.
chairman Of the Banking and Currency
Committee: Mr.. Grosvenor, of Ohio. chair
man Of Merchant Marine and Fisheries;
Mr. Southland, oil Ohio. chairman of Coin
age. and Mr.. Cooper. of Wisconsin chair
man Of the newly-fOrmed Committee on
Insular Affairs.
The new members Of the Ways and
Means Committee are Messrs. Mccall and
Long Republicans: Mr. Newlands, Sill
verite. and Mr.. Cooper Democrat. The
Appropriations and Foreign Affairs Com
mittee also gets a considerable amount
of new blood. Military Affairs has the
largest new meme brship-siX Republicans
and three Democrats. The membership
of the lnsular Committee is notable In
being a committee Of chairmen. the heads
of Ways and Means. Appropriations. For
eign Affairs. Commerce. Post-Ofice. etc,
being represented also on this committee.
FEW PLACES FOR DEMOCRATS.
The Democratic members receive fewer
places than in the last Congress, as the
larger Democratic representation in this
House compelled a reduction in the num-
Der of places.
The chairmen of the various commit
tees are as follows.
Elections, No. Robert w. Taylor, Of
OHIO.
Elections. No walter L. Weaver, of
Ohio.
Elections, No. civilian S. Mesick, of
NJ chisan.
WAYS and AIeans-sereno Payne. Of New
York
opriadons-Joseph c. Cannon. of
Illinois.
eiary-George W. Ray. Of New York.
Banking and Currency-NarriOtt Bro
sius of Pennsylvania.
Coinage Neishts and Measures-James
H. S0uthaTd, of Ohio
Interstate and Foreign Commerce-Wil-
liam H. Hepburn. of Iowa.
Rivers ana Hsrbors-TheO. T.. Burton,
of Ohio.
Merchant Marine and Fisheries-C. II.
GrJ-venOr, Of Ohio.
Agriculture-J. W Wadsworth. Of New
York.
Foreign Anairs-R. r. Hit. of Illinois.
Military Affairs. A. r. Hull, of Iowa
Naval Anairs-C. \. BOutelle. Of Maine
Post-Ohces and Post Roads, T.
Loud. Of California
Public Lands. +. Lacey, Of Iowa.
Indian Affair.". Sherman, Of New
York.
'tones-w. 5. Knox, of Massa-
chusetts.
m~liar-H A. Cooper. Of Wisconsin.
Railways and Ianals-Charles A.
Of New York.
Manufacures--G w. Faris. of Indiana.
Mines and Mining-R. c.. Crump, of
Michigan.
Public Buildings and Grounds-D. H.
Mercer OF Nebraska.
Pacific Railroads.&c. II. Powers, OF Yer
mont.
Levees and improvements of the Nrssis-
sippi Riyer-R Bartholdt OF Missouri
Educauon-G. ~ Grow, Of Pennsyl-
vania.
Labor. J. Gardner, Of New Jersey.
AIlitia-B. r. Marsh. OF Illinois.
Patents-W. :. Kerr, OF Ohio.
Invalid Pensions-C. A. Sulloway, of
New Hampshire
Pensions-H c. Loudenslaser, Of New
Jersey.
Claims-J V. Graf. Of Illinois.
War Claims-T. NJ. Mahon of Pennsyl-
wanna.
Private Land Claims-C. ". Smith. Of
Illinois
District Of Columbian. w. Babcock, of
Wisconsin.
Revision Of the Law-V. Warner OF
Illinois.
Reform i'm the Civil Service-F. H. Gil
lett of Massachusetts.
Election a. President Nice-President,
and Representatives in Congress. Il.
-orliss. OF Michigan.
Irrigation of Arid Lands-T. II. Tongue
)f oregon.
immigration and Naturalzation-W. =.
shattuck. of Ohio
Ventilation and Ac0ustics-G. w. Prince,
IF Illinois.
Expenditures in the State Department
". A Smith. of Michigan
Expenditures in the Ireasury-R. 1.
Cousins. of Iowa.
Expenditures in the War Department
". w Grout. Of Vermont.
Expenditures I'm the Navy Department
!. f.. Stewart. of New Jersey.
Expenditures in the Post-Oliice Depart
nent-I =. Wanger. Of Pennsylvania.
Expenditures in the Interior Depart
nent-C. c. Curtis, Of Kansas.
Expenditures in the Department Of JUS
tce-J. =. Deliver, of Iowa.
Expenditures in the Department Of Ag-
.iculture-C W. Ginett. Of New York.
Expenditures on Public Buildnss-R. G.
Gamble. Of South Dakota.
Accounts-M. Bull, OF Rhode Island.
select Committee on Census-A. }. Hop
,ins. Of Illinois.
IIbrary-A. d. Hammer. of Pennsyl- !
.ania
printing!. p. Heatwold, Of Minnesota.
Enrolled Bnls-W j.. Baker. of Mary |
and.
MORE IMPORTANT COMMITTEES
The more important committees OF the |
Iouse are as follows:
WAYS and Means-Messrs Payne OF New 1
.ork. Dalzen Of Pennsylvania, Hopkins !
+ Illinois. Grosvenor Of Ohio, Russell or /
Deliver Of Iowa. steele OF /
Indiana. Tawney OF Minnesota. Mccall of /
Long OF Kansas, klchard-
,n OF Tennessee, Samuel NJ. Robertson |
= ouisiana Swanson Of Virginia Nc
iellan of New York, Newlands OF NeVa- /
n and Cooper Of Texas.
-, priations-Messrs. Cannon Of Hi |
ots bingham of Pennsylvania. Grout of !
-ermont. Hemenway OF Indiana, Barney /
? WISCONSIN. Moody OF Massachusetts,
'neh az Kentucky. Van Noorhis OF ohio.
rrClearv Of Minnesota, Iittauor Of New
ork Livingston Of Georgia, McRea OF
,.ansas. Allen OF Mississippi. Bell OF
alor,do Pierce Of Tennessee. Benton OF
l,sso,i and Taylor Of ALBANIA.
I,diciary-Messrs. c. w Ray OF New
- renklns Of Wisconsin. Parker Of
e,,, Jersey. Overstreet of Indiana. Alex
,der ~ New York Warner OF Illinois.
err NJ ohio. ISttleheld Of Maine. Frecr OF
rest Virginia. Kahn Of California Terry
? Arkansas. DeArmOnd Of Missouri,
anham of Texas, Elliott Of South Caro-
ma. Underwood Of Albania, Smith or
.entucky and Fleming Of Georgia.
Banking and Currency-Messrs. Brosius
CONCLUDED on SECOND PACED !