The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-05
A NUMBER OF NICE
CORNERS, SAYS He
Cannon Points Out Committee
Places Untitled.
PARTY CAUCUSES TO MEET
This Will bs for the Organization Of the Hous
1.-The Message to the Extra Session
viii Probably BE- Sent on
tuesday,
Especial to News and Observer

Washington, D. c., November 4
Though it is only four days now until
Congress convenes in extra session.
Speaker-to-be Cannon gives it out that
there are still number of nice commit
tee places untitled. He says, in fact
that he has done very little in the way
of making up his committees, for the
reason that there are a great many new
members-over a hundred in the House
and he wanted to consult with the leaders
on both sides before naming his cTmmit-
tees
But there is plenty of time for that.
Since only the Ways and Means, the Rules
and the Mileage and Accounts commit
tees Will be appointed for the extra ses-
sion, the other committees will not be
announced before the regular session that
meets in December.
The party caucauses for organization of
the House viii be held next Saturday.
The Republicans will meet at noon. GEN
eral Grosvenor, of Ohio, presiding; tnC
Democrats will meet in the evening Rep
resentative Hay, of Virginia, presiding.
Mr.. Cannon has been slated many months
for Speaker and will be nominated by
the Republicans without opposition. Their
other nominees, it is understood. will be
the present offcers-Clerk. Mcdowell; +;
Sergeant-at-arms. Cassin: Doorkeeper,
Lyon Postmaster, McElroy, and Chap
lain. Couden. The Democrats will giv>
the compliment of a Speakership nomina-
tion to Representative Williams, OF
Mississippi, and it is likely win again
make the same nominations they made
upon Reorganization of last Congress.
there being no chanto If election: Clerk,
Kerr. OF Pennsylvania; Sergeant alarms
Brookshire. of Indiana; Doorkeeper,
Charles Edwards. of Texas; Pos tmaster.
James S. Jackson. of Alabama; Chaplain,
Rev. E. v. Bagley, of Virginia.
The Presidents message to the extr-,
session may be sent in Monday. but it is
much more likely that it will not go II
till Tuesday. Since the last session two
members of the House have died and II
is suggested that on Monday. immediate
ly after organization the House adjourn
out Of respect to them. In that eyene
the message will not be read till Tuesday
The annual message, of course, will not
be sent in till the meeting of the regular
session in December.
About the middle Of this month the
remains of 113 soldiers who have died in
the Philippines will be brought to this
country for interment. They will arrive
at New York on the transport Sumne;
about the 18th. Seventy-siX of the bodies
will be buried in Arlington cemetery,
this city, and eighty-seven will be sent
to their relatives and friends for burial
in private cemeteries. Among those that
will be inferred here is Andrew L. Orr,
whose home was in Asheville He was
private in Troop L. 18th Cavalry, and
died of malarial fever, July 80, 1903.
In case Of burial in national cemeteries,
the government bears all expense and
marks and cares for the grave, but N
cases where friends and relatives take
charge of the body the government pays
the cost of transportation to the nearest
express office and of the casket, but no
part of the expense of private burial IS
borne by the United States. there beinG
NO appropriation from which such can
be paid FRED i. MERRITT.