Arizona republican., 1899-11-28
MINORITY POSITIONS
Good Prospects for Younger
 Democrats in House.
With Increased Representation the Opposition Will Naturally Be Con- ceded Larger Representation on Committees.

those who are to serve on the house committees in the Fifty-sixth congress, the democrats will not be the least in- terested witnesses. The republican as- signments are largely foreshadowed by the organization of the last house, but the few contests for chairman ships and places on influential com mittees, which will be brought more or less forcibly to the future speakers attention in the next week, are, perhaps. less important than the plac- ing of a large number of minority members. With three or four excep- tions all the more prominent democrats of the last house will be absent, and it is doubtful if, for twenty years there has been such an opportunity for in party affairs.
 This is especially noticeable in the minority representation of the lead ing house committees. Hon. Joseph D.
 
 democrat on appropriations, is now governor of Texas, and A. M. Dockey of Missouri, whose seat was next MT.
 Savers in the same committee, and who gained a wide reputation for his watchfulness on public expenditures, will be succeeded by new man. Of the democratic members of the last house who were on the appropria- tions committee. only Representatives Livingston of Georgia, McRae of Ar
 kansas, and Allen of Mississippi, re-
 main. All are experienced men, but Mir McRae, who was looked upon by
 many as a probable watchdog of the treasury in place of MT. Cookery. is
 much broken in health, and has been at a local hospital for some time with nervous prostration. He is man Of sterling qualities, and has made a i splendid reputation in the house. The republicans had eleven members of the appropriations committee and
 the democrats six members, including one populist, in the last congress. With | the republican majority reduced to thirteen the minority on nearly all of
 the committee will naturally be con- siderably increased. There will be
 several good places for democrats,
 even though the committee should be
 recast. Representative Livingston will
 most likely be retained as the ranking
 democrat, as he has had long exper- l fence on appropriations, and is well qualified for the place.
 There will likewise be two or three desirable democratic places on the
 ways and means committee, which, as | it stood at the close of the last session, had ten republicans and six democrats. If Representative Richardson of Ten nessee, is made leader of the house
 minority, as now seems assured, he would head the democratic representa- | tion on ways and means, but there
 would apparently remain other posi- tions, as MT. Richardson was a mem Der of the committee the latter part of last session after Representative
 McMillin resigned to become governor of Tennessee.
 Nearly the same condition prevails in the much-sought-after committees on banking and currency, on foreign affairs, on Indian affairs, on interstate and foreign commerce, on invalid pen sions. on judiciary, on merchant ma rine and fisheries, on military affairs i on naval affairs, on postoffices and post roads, on public buildings and grounds these committees only a handful of ; the democratic members of the last congress remain, so that all in all, the minority members have good things to hope for from General Henderson.
 An interesting situation is likely to develop over the chairmanship of the committee on invalid pensions, if Rep resentative Ray of New York, secures the chairmanship of the committee on judiciary. That would leave Repre- sentative Sulloway, "The Tall Pine" of New Hampshire, as the ranking mem Der. MT. Sulloway would probably make strong fight for the chairman ship. He as in line for it in the last congress, but MT. Ray, who was not member of the committee in the Fifty fourth congress. was transferred there to become chairman.
 The name of Gov. A. Curtice of Contoocook, N. H., is announced as a candidate for sergeant-at- arms of the United States senate to succeed Col. Richard Bright. He is well known in New England as merchant and manufacturer, and man of execu- tive ability, having seen service in both the houses of the New Hamp- shire legislature and as member Of the governors council. He is a vet eran of the civil war, and had several votes for the position of sergeant-at-