The Washington times., 1901-12-11
WILL MEET TO
CONSIDER CODE.
HOUSE DISTRICT COMMITTEE
Chnirman RabcocI< to Call Early
Meeting 10 Go Over Amend
ments-Chairmen of other
Committees.

The affairs of the District of Columbia
will be looked after in the House OF Rep
resentatiyes during the present Congress
by a committee consisting OF the same
members as that OF the last Congress.
with three exceptions. Representative
Babcock OF Wisconsin is again chairman.
The full committee is as follows:
Joseph ". Babcock Cwis). Sydney f.
Nudd CNd). John j jenkins CWis). Da-
vid H. Mercer CNebJ, Samuel w Smith
| tMich-l. Amos L. Allen CMe). George A.
Pearre tMd). James W. wadsworth On.
y, E. DeV. Morren PaD, Spencer
Blackburn u c.. John X Stewart CN.
", AdolDh Meyer Da.D, Asbury C Lat
inner IS c., William $. Cowherd (Mo.t.
Peter J. otey Wa.), James \. Norton
! (Ohio). Thetus W Sims (Tenn.).
The new members are Representatives
| Morrel pa, Blackburn (N. c.. and
Stewart IN. ", all Republicans. who
succeed Messrs. Sprague and White,
North Carolina CRep), and B. T. Clay
ton, New York CDem), who are not mem
bers Of the present House.
Early Meeting TO Consider Code.
Chairman Babcock Will call the commit
tee together within a few days for the
purpose of looking over the proposed leg
islation for the District, the most i'm
portant of which, for the present, will
probably be the consideration OF amend
ments to the code. which is to go into ef-
feet January !. Two amendments have
sentative Norton and bill proposing a
number of important additions to the code
has been introduced In the Senate by SEN
ator Pritchard An effort Will be made to
secure the passage Of these amendments
as soon as possible.
Wednesday has been fixed as the meet
ing day Of the District Committee. but
this viii probably be changed, as that
is the meeting day Of the Ways and Means
Committee, of which Representative Bah
cock is a member
Committee Chairmen.
Speaker Henderson also announced all
Of the other standing and select com
mittees provided for by the rules. with
the exception OF the Ways and Means.
Appropriations, Enrolled Bills. and Rules.
chairmen Of the respective committees
are as follows:
Elections No MIR. Tayler Of Ohio.
Elections No. MIR. olmsted of Penn
sylvania.
Elections No. s-Mr. Weeks Of Michigan.
Judiciary-Mr. Ray of New York
Banking and Currency-Mr. Fowler Of
New Jersey.
Coinage. Weights and Measures-Mr.
Southland of Ohio
Interstate and Foreign Commerce-Mr.
Hepburn OF Iowa.
Rivers and Harbors-Mr. Burton Of
Ohio.
Merchant Marine and Fisheries-Mr.
Grosyenor OF Ohio.
Agriculture-Mr. Wadsworth OF New
York
Foreign Affairs-Mr. Hit OF Illinois.
Military Affairs-Mr Huh Of Iowa
Naval Affairs-Mr Foss Of Illinois
PostofIice and Postroads-Mr. Loud OF
California
Public Lands-Mr. Lacey OF Iowa.
Indian Ahairs-Mr. Sherman Of New
York
Territories-Mr. Knox Of Massachusetts.
Insular Afairs-Mr Cooper OF Wiscon-
Railways and Canals. MIR. Davidson Of
Wisconsin.
Manufactures-Mr. Steele Of Indiana.
Mines and Minins-Mr Eddy OF Mime
sofa.
Public Buildings and Grounds-Mr. Mer-
Ger Of Nebraska.
Pacific Railroads-will an Alden Smith
Of Michigan.
Levees and Improvements, Mississippi
Riyer-Mr. Bartholdt Of Missouri
Educat!en-Mr. Grow of Pennsylvania.
Labor-Mr Gardner OF New Jersey.
Militia-Mr. Dick OF Ohio.
Patents-Mr. Reeves OF Illinois.
Invalid Pensions-Mr. Sulloway OF New
Hampshire.
Pensions-Mr Loudenslager OF New
Jersey.
Claims-Mr. Graf Of Illinois.
War Claims-Mr. Mahon of Pennsyl-
vania.
Private Land Claims-George w. Smith
Of Illinois.
Revision of Laws-Mr. Warner of Illi-
nois.
Reform in Civil service-Mr Gillstt of
Massachusetts,.
Election Of President, Vice President,
and Representatives in Congress-Mr.
| Corliss OF Michigan.
Alcohol Liquor Trafiic-Mr. Sperry Of
| Connecticut.
Irrigation Arid Lands-Mr Tongue Of
| Oregon.
immigration and Naturallzation-Mr
Shattuc Of Ohio.
Census-Mr. Hopkins of Illinois
Printing-Mr Heatwole of Minnesota.
Select Committee on Industrial Arts an J
Expositions-Mr Tawney Of Minnesota.