Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-12-19
Chairman of Committees.

son, of New York.
Chairman of Committees.
Washington, Dec. 1s.-(By Associat-
ed Press. .)-The chairmen of. the vari-
Gus committees We're announced by
Speaker Henderson, as follows: Elec-
lions, No. /, Taylor. of Ohio; elections,
No. ., Weaver, of Ohio; elections, No.
3, Messick, of Michigan; ways and
means, Payne, of New York; appropri-
ations, Canon, of Illinois; judiciary,
Ray, OF New York; banking and
currency, Brosius. of Pennsylvania;
coinage and weights and measures,
Southland, of Ohio; interstate aud for
eign commerce, Hepburn, of Iowa;
rivers and harbors, Burton, of Ohio;
merchant marine, fisheries, Grosvenor,
of Ohio; agriculture, Wadsworth, of
New York; foreign affairs, Hit, of IL
linois; military affairs, Huh, OF Iowa;
naval affairs, Boutelle, of Maine; post.
offices and post roads, Loud. of Cali
fornia; public lands, Lacey, of Iowa;
Indian affairs, Sherman, of New York;
insular affairs, Cooper, of Wisconsin,;
railways and canals, Chickering. Of d
New York: manufactures. Ures, of In
Michigan; public buildings and
grounds. Mercer, of Nebraska; Pacific
railroads, Powers, of Vermont; levee
and improvement of the Mississippi riv-
er. Rartholdt. of Missouri; education,
Crow, of Pennsylvania; labor. Gardner,
of New Jersey; Militia, Marsh, of llli-
nois; patents, Herr. of Ohio; invalid
| pensions, Sullowa, of New Hampshire.
pensions. Loudenslager,. of New Jer-
sey; claims, Graft, of Illinois: War
claims, Mahon. of Pennsylvania: pri-
vate land claims, Smith, of Illinois;
District of Columbia, Babcock, of Wis
consin; revision laws, Warner, of Hi
nois; reform in civil service, Gillett, of
Massachusetts; election of president,
vice president and of representatives in
lcongress, Corliss, of Michigan; irriga-
ton of arid lands, Tongue, of Oregon;
immigration and naturalization,
Shattuc, of Ohio: ventilation
and acoustics, Prince, of Hi
nois; expenditures in the a state
department, Smith, of Michigan; exc
penditures' in the treasury department,
| Cousins, of Iowa; expenditures in the
war department, Grout, OF Vermont;
expenditures in the navy department,
Stewart, of New Jersey; expenditures
in the postoffice department, Wanger,
OF Pennsylvania; expenditures in the
interior department. Curtis. OF Kansas;
expenditures in the department of jus
| tica, Dolliver, of Iowa; expenditures in
the department of agriculture. Gillets,
of New York; expenditures on public
buildings, Gamble. of South Dakota;
accounts, Dull, of Rhode Island: select
committee on the census, Hopkins, OF
| Illinois; library, Harmer, of Pennsyl-
vania; printing. Hsatwols, of Minneso-
Ia; enrolled bills. Baker, of Maryland.
Levy, of New York; McAleer. of Penn
isylvania, and Underhill, of New York.
The following democrats, not recorded
as paired did not vote: Smith, of Ma
ryland; Stallings. of Alabama: Wheel
| er, of Alabama. Neither Stallines nor
| Wheeler have been present this ses-
| sion.
Much Interest shown.
Washington. Dec. 1S.-(By Associat-
ed Press )-Almost every seat in the
hall was occupied when the house con
vened as a result of the pending vote
on the currency bill. After the read
| ing of the journal the bill was read
! for the third time and placed on pas
sage. Overstreet, of Indiana, in charge
of the bill, demanded the yeas and
nays. The demand was seconded gen-
orally by all sides OF the house. A
call of the roll followed with great
| interest. There were no demonstra-
tions when the democrats broke away
from their party and voted affirmative
| ly. The clerk called the names of the
| democrats who declined to respond,
twice. Every republican voted for the
bill. When the speaker announced the
passage OF the bill by 100 to $50 the
republicans broke into cheers. The
speaker then announced his commit
tees. Dearmond. of Missouri, announce
| ed the death of Richard P.Bland which
occurred last summer and after the
passage of appropriate resolutions the
house adjourned.