New-York tribune., 1899-12-19
HOUSE COMMITTEES NAMED
SPEAKER HENDERSON ANNOUNCES BIS
APPOINTMENTS.
MOST OF THE IMPORTANT CHAIRMANsHrPs
REMAIN AS IN THE LAST CONGRESS.
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public to-day the complete lists OF the standing
and select committees of the House Few Speak
have found themselves less hampered and less
embarrassed In the appointments OF committee
assignments for not only did his nomination como
to the present incumbent without struggle In
caucus. but holdover organization. practically
unalered by the vcissitudes OF Congressional
election. offered itself ready made and thoroughly
tested TO his hand. The committee lists published
to-day show, therefore, only minimum OF changes
from those OF the preceding Congress The same
names appear at the head OF practically all the
conspicuous and controlling committees in the
House Mr. Payne still leads the Ways and Means.
Mr. Cannon Appropriations; Mr. Hit. Foreign Az
fairs: Mr. Boutelle. Naval Affairs; Mr.. Hull, Mill
tary Affairs; Mr.. Burton. Rivers and Harbors; Mr..
Hepburn. Interstate and Foreign Commerce, and
Mr.. Loud Postofices and Postroads. Mr.. Ray. OF
New-York. is advanced to the head Of the Commit
tee the Judiciary made vacant by Mr Hender-
sons elevation the Speskership. Mr.. Brosus. OF
Pennsylvania. fills the craftsmanship Of the Com
mittee on Banking and Currency. held in the last
Congress by Joseph II. Walker. The new Commit
tee on Insular Affairs is given to Mr.. Cooper, OF
Wisconsin. who has to support him such legislative
veterans as Mr.. Cannon Mr.. Hit, Mr.. Payne Mr..
Hepburn. Mr. Loud and Mr. Babcock. and so
promising leader Of shorter service as Mr.. Moody.
Of Massachusetts. The Invalid Pensions Commit
tee Of which Mr.. Ray. of New-York, was chair
man in the last House. goes in the present one 70
Mr. Sulloway OF New Hampshire
The five States which share most conspicuously
in the control OF the House organization modified
by to-day's appointments and reappointments are
Illinois Ohio New-York. Iowa and Pennsylvania.
Illinois has the greatest number OF chairmanshlps
eight Mr. Cannon has Appropriations. Mr. Hit.
Foreign Affairs Mr.. Hopkins, the Census Mr..
Marsh Militia: Mr.. Graf. Claims; George ".
Smith Private Land Claims; Mr.. Prince. Vent-
lation and Acoustics and Mr.. Warner Revision OF
the Laws. Ohio has seven chairmen-R. ". Tayler
al the head Of Elections Committee No. 1; Mr..
q. Mr. (.rOs
Merchant Marine and Fisheries; Mr.. Burton. Rivers
and Harbors: Mr.. Southard Coinage Weights and
Measures; Mr.. Kerr, Patents and Mr.. shattuc'
Immigration and Naturalization
New-York gets six committees under fhe new
arrangement. Mr. Payne has Ways and Means.
the most powerful OF all: Mr.. Ray the Judiciary;
Mr. Wadsworth. Agriculture; Mr.. Sherman. Indian
Affairs: Mr.. Chickerng. Railways and Canals, ana
Mr. Glllett, Expenditures in the Department OF
Agriculture.
Iowa besides the Speaker. who IL ex-offlco chair
man OF the Rules Committee. is represented by hVe
chairmen-Hepburn of Interstate and Foreign
commerce Hull. Military Affairs; Lacey. fuoHc
Lands: Cousins. Expenditures in the Treasury Dc
partment and Dolliver. Expenditures In the De
partment OF Justice. 49,, r..,t,o m,
Pennsylvania gets Ave eommittees- Y a1d 10
Currency which goes TO Mr. Brosus; Edu6aIo' 10 10
Mr Harmer and ExPendiures ID ths fGSGSe pbS
Department TO MI Wanser besices acing ~ heas of
the Rules Committee. and the partys recognized
spokesman on the floor OF the HOUSE
THE CHAIRMEN.
The full list of committee chairmcn is as follows:
Elections No i-RoBERT W. TAYLER. Of Ohio.
Elections No. 2-wALTER L. WEAVER. OF Ohio.
Elections No civilian s. MEsIcK. Of Michigan
Ways and Means-SERENO +. PAYNE. OF New-forH
Annropriations-JoSEPH q. CANNON. Of Illinois.
Judiclary-GEoRGE W. RAY. Of New-York
RANGING and Currency MARRIOTT BRosIUs. of
Pennsylvania. u ,,
ARD Of Ohio.
Interstate and Foreign Conmerce-wILLIAM p. HEP
BURN OF Iowa
rivers and Harbors-THEoDoRE E. BURTON. OF
Ohio. .,,.,.,,o,,
Merchant Marine and F1sheries-c. H GRosVENoF'
Agriculture-J W wADswoRTH. OF New-York
Foreign Anairs-R. HIT. Of Illinois
Military Affairs. a. T. HULL. OF Iowa
Naval Anairs-C A. BOUTELLE. Of Maine
pos,oo,ces and Postroads-E. F. LOUD. OF California
Public Lands. T. LACEY. Of lowe.
Indian Affair.". S SHERMAN. Of New-fork
Territories-w s. KNOX. Of Massachusetts,
Insular Arairs-H. a. COOPER. OF Wisconsin.
NdWYoak, Msi%fx' anu o@'''''
Msnutac,ures-G w. FARIs. Of Indiana
Mines and Mining-R. c. CRUMP. OF Michigan
pnhIIo BuudIngs and Grounds-D. II. MERCER. Of
paciao Ralroads-H II. POWERS. of Vermont
Ievees and Improvements OF the miss'ssip" N''e'
r. BARTHOI.DT. Of Missouri
Education-0. a. GROW. Of Pennsylvania
IAbor--J J. GARDNER Of New-Jersey.
Mnitia-B. r. MARSH Of Illinois
Patents-W. S. KERR, Of Ohio
Invalid Pensions-C. a. sULLowAY Of New-Hanp-
shire.
Pensions-H c. LoUDENsLAGER. Of New-Jersey.
Cains-J V. GRAFT. OF Illinois
War caims-T. NJ. MAHoN. Of Pennsylvania
Private Land Claims-G. W. SMITH. Of Illinois
District OF Columbia--J. ". BABCocK Of Wisconsin.
Revision of the aws-VEsPAsIAN WARNER OF III
Reform in the civil servlce-F. H.. GLLETT. OF Mas
sachusetts --..
tives in Congress-. b. CoRLIsS. Of Michigan.
Irrigation OF Arid Lands-T. II. TONGUE. OF oregon
immigration and Naturallzation-w. B. sHATrUc' OF
Ohio.
ventilation and Aooustcs-G W. PRINCE. Of Illinois
Expenditures In the Department-WII'lLAM A.
SMITH. OF Michigan.
Expendltures in the Treasury Departmental. G.
COUSINS. Of Iowa
rxnend,,ure, in IN. War Department-w. w CIRCUIT.
Of Vermont - ,,,
Expenditures in the Navy Department.. F. STEW
expenditures in the Posofnce Department.. p
WANGER, OF Pennsylvania
F1penditurp In the Interior Departulent-t - CoiN
IT'S Of KanSs. . 80,
Erpendltures in the Department OF Justice-J p DOL
LIVER. Of Iowa. -.
E.penditures in the Department OF Agriculture w.
GILLET OF New-York
Erpendltures on Public BuIdngs-R J. GAMBLE, OF
acoounts-MEI.vIILE BULL. Rhode Island
select Committee on census-A. ]. HOPKINS. Of I'LL
nois.
IAbrary-A c. HARMER. OF Pennsylvania
p,,n,inx-J p HEATwoLE OF Minnesota.
rrrolIe6 Bnls-W r. BAKER. Of Maryland
MEMBERS OF IMPORTANT Committees
The membership of the more important commit
tees is as follows
WAYS AND MEANS.
Psvne IN. Y) Dalzell PENN. Hopkins Ql(
Grosvenor (ohio,. Russell Comb DoIlyer iowa; wa
steele Gnd J Tawney (Mnn.), Mccall (Mass) Long
S4IanS Richa rdson fTenn) Robertson Oa.), swan,
son CVaJ Mcclellan (N. ". Newlands (NevJ ana
Cooper (Tex)
APPROPRIATIONS
Cannon Ql) Bingham penn. Grout Vt(' Hem Hem
.n%aw GndO Barney (Wis), Moody CMass). Pugh
eKyJ' Van Voorhis (Oho), McCleary, Mnn); Lit
,a,,eTr m " Livingston (Ga), McRae lArkD
AIIen MISS Bell (Col). Pierce Crenn), Benton
J MOI and Taylor AlaJ