The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-19
HOUSE COMMITTEES NAMED.
SPEAKER HENDERSON SPRUNG
FEW SURPRISES.


He Followed the Precedent as to the
old Observation-Disclosures of All the
House COmmittees-Member OF
Those That Are Most Important.
Lester on River and HarbOrs Com
mittee-GeOrgia Members Are Wen
Placed.
Washington, Dec. 1S.-Speaker Henderson
to-day announced the committees of the
House of Representatives.
II proved to have very few surprises. as
the Speaker preserved the e-honored
custom of following precedent as to the old
members, leaving them in their chairman
ships and places, and gradually advancing
them as vacancies occurred.
The important new chairmanships are
those of Mr.. Brosius of Pennsylvania,
chairman of Banking and Currency; Mr..
Grosvenor of Ohio, chairman of Merchant
Marine and Fisheries; Mr.. Southland of
Ohio, chairman of Coinage, and Mr.. Cooper
of Wisconsin, chairman of the newly
formed Committee on Insular Affairs.
The new members of the Ways and
Means Committee are Mccall and Long.
Republicans; Newlands, Silver, and Coop
er. Democrat. 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 membership of the
Insular Committee is notable in being a
committee of chairmen," the heads of
Ways and Means, Appropriations, Foreign
Affairs, Commerce, Postoff1ces, etc, being
represented also on this committee.
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 for each.
Chairmen of Committees.
The chairmen of the various committees
are as follows:
Elections No. 1, Robert w. Tayler of
Ohio; Elections No. 2, Walter L. Weaver of
Ohio; Elections No. 3. William S. Mesick
of Michigan.
Ways and Means-Sereno f. Payne, New
York
Appropriations-Joseph C. Cannon of IL
linos.
Judiciary-George w. Ray of New
York ST
Banking and Currency-darriot Brosius
Of Pennsylvania.
Weights and Measures-James H.
Southland of Ohio.
Interstate and Foreign Commemorative
liam p. Hepburn, of Iowa.
Rivers and Harbors-Theodore E. Burton
OF Ohio.
Merchant Marine and Fisheries-C. M.
Grosvenor of Ohio
Agriculture-J. w. Wadsworth of New
York
Foreign Affairs-R. R. Hit of Illinois
Military AffHirs-J. A. r. Hull of Iowa
Naval Affairs-C. A. Boutelle of Maine
Postohices and Post Roads-E. f, Loud
of California.
Public Lands-J. F. Lacey of Iowa.
Indian Affairs-J. S. Sherman of New
York
Territories-w. S. Knox of Massachu-
Insular Affairs-H. A. Cooper of Wis
consin.
Railways and CanaIs-Charles A. Chick
erng of New York
Manufactures-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. H. Powers of Yer
mont
Levees and Improvements of the Missis-
sippi River-R. Bartholdt of Missouri.
l-NuCdtlOii-NT. "A. NTlOW Oh pennsylvania.
Labor. J. Gardner of New Jersey.
Mitia-B. F. Marsh of Illinois.
Patents-W. S. Kerr of Ohio.
Invalid Pensons-C. A. Sulloway of
New Hampshire.
Pensions-H. C. Loudeblager, New Jer-
sey.
Claims-J. V. Graft, Illinois.
War Claims-T. M. Mahon, Pennsylva-
ala.
Private Land Claims-G. w. Smith, Illi-
nois.
District of Columbia-J. W. Babcock.
Wisconsin.
Revision of the Laws-V. Warner, Hill
nois.
Reform in the Civil Service-F. H. Gil
lett of Massac husetts.
Election of President, Vice President
and Representatives in Congress-. B.
Corliss of Michigan.
Irrigation of Arid Lands-T. H. Tongue
of Oregon
immigration and NaturaIization-W. B.
Shattuc, Ohio.
Ventilation and Acoustics-G. w. Prince,
Illinois
Expenditures in the State Department
w. A. Smith, Michigan.
Expenditures in the Treasury Depart
ment-R. G. Cousins, Iowa.
Expenditures in the War Department.
w. w. Grout, Vermont
Expenditures in the Navy Department
j. F. Stewart, New Jersey.
Expenditures in the Postoffice Depart
ment-I. P. Wanger, Pennsylvania.
Expenditures in the Interior Department
C. c. Curtis of Kansas.
Expenditures in the Department of Jus
tice-J. p. Deliver of Iowa.
Expenditures in the Department of Agri-
culture-C. w. Giilet of New York.
Expenditures in Public Buildings-R.
j. Gamble of South Dakota.
Accounts--M. Bull of Rhode Island.
Select Committee on Census-A. j. Hop
kins of Illinois.
Library-A. c. Harmer of Pennsylvania
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