Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-12-19
THE HOUSE COMMITTEES.
Sneaker Henderson Announces the LIS. Which
Has But Few Surprises.

in their old chairmanshipS and places
and gradually advancing them as va
cancies occur The important new
chalrmanships are those Of Mr.. Broslus
Of Pennsylvania, chairman OF the
banking and currency committee WI
Grosvenor of Ohio, chairman OF mef-
chant marine and fisheries: Mr. SOUTH
ard of Ohio, chairman OF coinage ana
Mr.. Cooper of Wisconsin. chairman OF
the newly formed committee on insular
affairs.
The new members of the ways ana
means committee are Messrs. Mccall
and Long, Republicans, Newlands. 81
yer and Cooper. Denis. Appropriations
and foreign affairs also received con
siderable amount of new blood. Mill
tary affairs have the next largest
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, post Offices,
etc. being also on this committee.
The new members of the House re-
ceive fun consideration from the
Speaker. although, following custom.
they necessarily take the lower places
on committees. Democratic members
each receive fewer places than in the
last Congress, as the larger Democratic
representation in this House compelled
a reduction in the number of places
for each.
The most important committees ar
as follows:
WAYS ana McanS-Payne. New York.
Dalzcl. Pennsylvania; Hopkins. Ill
nois; GrosVcnnr. ohio; Russell, con
necticut: Dolliver, Iowa: Steele. Ind
ana: Tawney, Minnesota; Mro'a!l Mas
sachusptts: Long, Kansas; richardson,
Tennessee: Samuel NJ. Robertson,
Louisiana: Swanson. Virginia: Mo- 1"l-
ian. New York: NrWlunds, Nevada;
and Cooper, Texas.
lamentations cannon. Illinois;
bingham. Pennsylvania: Circuit. N""-
mont: Hemenwav. Indiana; Harn"E.
Wisconsin: MOODY. Massachusetts:
pugh. Kansas: NuuNoorhis, Ohio; Ms
Clcary. Minnesota; Littaucr. NJ"
York: Livingston. Georgia: McEa".
Arkansas: Allen. Mississippi: Bell C"l-
orado: Pierce. Tennessee: Benton. Mis-
souri,. ana Taylor. Alabama.
.mdiciary-G. w. Ray. New York:
Jenkins. Wisconsin: Parker, New Jer-
eey: Ovcrstrept. Indiana; Alexander
New York: Warner, Illinois: Kerr
ohio: Littlefeld. Maine: Frcer. West
Virginia: Kahn. California: Terry. Ar
kansas: De Almond, Missouri; Lam
ham. Texas: Elliot. South Carolina;
Underwood, Alabama; Smith. Ken
lucky. and Fleming, Georgia.
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PENNSYLVANIA: Fowler. New Jersey
Hin, Connecticut: Prince, Illinois,
Capron. Rhode Island Lane. Iowa,
Calderhead. Kansas; OVerstreet, md
ana; Lowering. Massachusetts: shat
tue. Ohio: Cox, Tennessee: Stallings
Alabama: briggs. New York: Talhert
South Carolina: Rhea. Kentucky
Thayer, Massachusetts, and Lewis
Georgia.
Interstate and Foreign commerce
Hcbburn. Iowa: Fletcher. Minnesota
sherman. New York; Wanger. Penn
sylvania: JOY. Missouri: Corliss. Michl
gan; Stewart. New Jersey: Barhan
California: HaWley. Texas: Mann. Ill
n0is; Lowering. Massachusetts; Nc
Aleer. Pennsylvania; DaVey. Louisiana
Adamson. Georgia; Davis. Florida
Muller. New York. Shackleford, Mis-
souri,.
Rivers and Harbors-RurtOn. Ohio
Reeves, Illinois; DoVener. West Nir
GINA: Bishop. Michigan; Achcson
Pennsylvania: Morris. Minnesota; Al
exander. New York; Tongue, Ohio
Lawrence. Massachusetts; Davidson
Wisconsin: Catchings. Mississippi
Lester. Georgia. Rankhead. Alabama
Mccullough. Arkansas, Berry. Ken
lucky: Sparkman. Florida: Ball. Texas
Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Grosvenor. Ohio; Hopkins. Illinois
Young. Pennsylvania: Lybrand, ohio
Greene. Massachusetts: Miner, Wiscon
sin; Jones, Virginia: Fordney. Mich
gan; Wachter. Maryland: Fitzgerald
Massa chusetts: Dcvries, California
Spight. Mississippi: DAILY, New Jersey
Ransdell. Louisiana; Chanlcr, Ne
York: Small. North Carolina.
Foreign Affairs-Ilitt, Illinoi:
Adams. Jr.. Pennsylvania; Cousin
Iowa: W. A. Smith. Michigan: Hca
wole. Minnesota: Gillet Massachusetts
Fowler. New Jersey; Lands. Indian;
Clarke. New Hampshire; Brown, Obi
Dinsmorr. Arkansas; Clark. Missouri
Williams. Mississippi; Berry. kel
lucky: Howard. Georgia: Burleso
Texas; Scudder. New York.
Military Affairs-Hull. Iowa, Mars
Illinois: kctcham. New York; Brow
low. Tennessee: Parker. NrW J"tse-
Capron Rhode Island: Stevens. Mimi
sofa; Dick. Ohio: Mondcll Wyoming
r,sch. Wisconsin; Sulzer. New Yor
COX. Tennessee: Lentz. Ohio: Hay. Nj
gnia; Jett. Illinois; Slayden. T"%a