The Portland daily press., 1899-12-19
Boutelle Naval Chair
man AS Usual.
Some Good Assignments For Mr..
Burleigh Also.
uPEoIAL TO TIE PRRss.l


Washington, December ls.-In the as
signments Of committees today Maine
Jared exceedingly we'll. MIR. Allen gets
q place on District Of Columbia, one OF
the most important committees OF the
House. having control Of all matters per-
tanning to the government of the city Of
Washington, and for which men Of the
soundest judgment are always picked.
He also gets a place on the committees on
alcoholic liquor traffic. committee ss-
tabllshed about 20 years ago on motion of
Senator Frye of Maine, then q member
of the House. 1his c)mmittss L. CON-
posed OF men acceptable to the temper
terests.
MIR. Bovtslls retains his position ut the
hsad of the great COMMITTEES on naval
Affairs. where he has become national
figure. Mr.. Burleigh retains his place
on public buildings and grounds. 10 SEQ.
ond man on committee on militia, and
has also position or the highly impor-
tant committee on oansus. Mr.. Little
field Ia paid the very high compliment
of place on Judiciary. the committee
which sll new members who are lawyers
want ard which few attain. When Mr..
Littletield went to the st. Louis convex
ton he fought shoulder to shoulder with
the Iowa men there. They formed high
opinion of him which bears Its fruit
now that Iowa 10 in the saddle.
Asa general thing the ohsirmanships
of the House have gone westward farther
than in recent HOUSES, The reasons of
this are principally the breaking up of
the old Maine delegation, which held
four, and the Transformation of over half
the New York delegation to Democrats
This lett the West predpondsrant In old
members as we'll as In Republican
strength. An analysis Of the assignment
of chairmanships by states shows this
Cslifornia-Post office and post roads.
mileage.
Observation-Disclosures liquor traffic.
Iowa-Military affairs, public lands,
expenditures in department. justice, In
terstate and foreign commerce. expendi.
lures In treasury department, rules.
Ilinois-MiIitia, ventilation and acous-
tics, appropriations, claims. foreign
affairs, census. private land claims, re-
vision of laws.
Observation-Disclosures
Kansas-Expsnditur in interior de-
partment.
Msryland-Enrolled bills.
. Massa chusetts- Reform in the civil SER
vice, territories.
Miohigan-Elsction of President, etc.,
mines and mining, elections. No. 8.
expenditures in state department..
Maine-Naval affairs
Missouri-Levees and improvements of
Mississippi river.
MISUNDERSTANDING.
Nebraska- Public buildings ana
grounds.
New Hampshire-Invalid pensions.
New York-Railways and canals. ways
and means judiciary, Indian affairs,
agriculture. expenditures In department
Of agriculture.
New Jerssy-Pensions, expenditures,
navy department. labor.
Ohio-patents, immigration and c1in-
age weights and measures, election No.
|. Roberts case, elections No. merchant
marine and fisheries, river aud harbors.
OreSon-Irrigation of arid lands.
Psnnsylvania-Educa tion, litr1ry, bank
ing and currency, war claims, expendi-
lures post office department.
Rhode Island-AecountA
South Dakota. psnditurss In public
buildings and grounds.
Vermont-Expenditur In war depart
ment. Pacific railroads
Observation-Disclosures of Columbia, m
,ulsr affairs.
The more important committees Of the
HOUSE are as follows:
Ways and Msans-Payns of New York,
Dalzell of Pennsylvania. Hopkins OF
Illinois, Grosvenor of Ohio, Russell OF
Dollivsr Of Iowa. Steele of
Indiana. Tawney or Minnesota, McCslla
IF Massachusetts,, Long Of Kansas. Rioh-
lrdspn of Tenuessees Samuel NJ Hohert.