New-York tribune., 1901-11-22
THE HOUSE COMMITTEES.
FEW IMPORTANT CHANGES IN CHAIR
MANSHIPS AN EASY TASK
FOR THE SPEAKER
FOR THE SPEAKER.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUxE.I

Washington. Nov A.-Rarey has Speaker been
confronted with simple a task that which
David B. Henderson will find for him in
naming the standing committees Of the new
House The elections OF 1900 although they brought
into the popular branch OF Congress less than
eighty-eight members, seem have disturbed
IN material way the organizati ton through which
the last House accomplished its legislative work
The Speaker IS TO be reelected without opposition
and no changes are contemplated in his official
staff.
Almost ali the party leaders on both sides have
been returned. and the chairmen of practically all
the important committees of the last House
ready TO resume their places in the present one.
Serene E Payne, of Nev-York. will remain the
head of the Ways and Means Committee. and Jo-
seph C. Cannon, OF Illinois, at the head OF APP
propria tons Robert r Hit, of Illinois, will
tain Foreign Affairs; Henry A Cooper, of Wis
consin, Insular Affairs: George ". Ray. of New
York. judiciary: William P. Hepburn, of Iowa.
Interstate and Foreign Commerce; Charles H.
Grosvenor, of Ohio, Merchant Marine and Fisheries;
George E Foss, of Illinois, Naval Affairs; John
A. T. Hull of Iowa. Military Affairs; Cyrus A.
sulloway. OF New-Hampshire. Invalid Pensions;
Eugene F. Loud. of California. Post Offices and
Post Roads; Theodore E Burton. of Ohio, Rivers
and Harbors: David II. Mercer of Nebraska, Pub
lie Buildings and Grounds; John F. Lacey. of Iowa,
Public Lands; James H. Southard, of Ohio, Coin
age. Weights and Measures: Robert ". Tayler, Of
Ohio. Elections No. l, and William S Mesck, Of
Michigan, Elections No 3.
In fact only three committees of any Importance
have been left with chairmanships vacant The
death of Marriott Brostus of Pennsylvania, makes
necessary g promotion the head OF Banking and
Currency, ard the death OF Benjamin F. Marsh.
of Illinois and Walter L. Weaver, OF Ohio will
force the selection OF new charmen for Militia
Elections No > Charles y. Fowler. of New
Jersey, is the senior member of the Banking ana
Currency Committee. and Edwin c Burleigh, OF
Maine and Martin E Oimsted. Of Pennsylvania
the ranking Republicans the other two.
Not single Republican member OF the last ways
and Means Committee and Rules Committee failed
of reelection year Possibly vacancy or
by increasing its membership from seventeen 10
eighteen or nineteen. TWO vacant places have
been left the majority side of the Appropria-
lions Committee, two Foreign Affairs, two on
Pensions on Military Affairs. one on Public
Buildings and Grounds. Interstate and For
eign Commerce. and one Post Offices and Post
Roads. Forty-six Republican members enter
the House and the vacant places just enumer
ated will probably be claimed by holders OF less
left for incoming and untried talent will be re-
stricted almost beyond precedent
On the Democratic side more changes in commit
tee assignments will be necessary. Joseph W.
place the Committee Rules. No Democratic
mem Der OF the last Ways and Means Committee
failed the Congress, but two mi
nority vacancies have been left Foreign AZ
fairs two on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. two
on Invalid Pensions, two or Rivers and HarboTs.
two on Post Offices and Post Roads. two on Banking
and Currency and Judiciary. The forty
Democrats and fustonistS who enter the
House December viii therefore find the op-
portuuities for preferment ahead Of them some
what more promising than those OF their incoming
Republican associates