Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-12
TAWNEY HOLDS PURSE
Minnesota Congressman IL Chairman Of the
Committee on Appropriations
3 BiRTH0L0T FILLS OTHER VACANCY
Missouri Man Will Look After Public
Buildings and Grounds
CANNON SOLVES kN0TN PROBLEM
Increased Republican Membership Cared
for BY bnlarging OmmitleSS
ANNoN SOLVES KNorN PROBLEM
WESTERN MEN FARE WELL IN THE MATTER
Hull Holds Place ON Army, Hepburn
ON Commerce, FoSs on Navy
and Hill on Foreign
Affairs.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE addition ut
a republican member to all the important
committees of the house has enabled
speaker Cannon to solve tho problem OF
committee assignments in a manner which
appears most satisfactory TO both parties
in the house. Only two important chair
manships were vacant. appropriations and
public buildings and grounds. In hlling the
former the speaker followed precedent and
looked to the whole house for the available
material. Mr.. Tawney of Minnesota was
chosen chairman of appropriations and Mt
Bartholdt of Missouri of public buildings
and grounds. Mr.. Tawney gives up his
chairnanship of tho committee on indus
trial arts and exposition and his place on
the ways and means committee.
Mr.. McCleary was transferred from the
appropria tions to the ways and means COM
mittoe and retains the Craftsmanship OF the
committee library Mr.. Gardner of
Massachusetts, becomes chairman Of in
dustral arts and expostinns
William Alden Smith leaves the foreign
affairs and craftsmanship Of Pacific rail
roads to take the added republican place
on ways and means, J. Warren Keifer Of
Ohio, former speaker, is appointed to the
appropriations; Mr.. Bedler of Ohio 10 trans
ferred from foreign affairs to the District
of Columbia committee and Messrs. Fassett
of New York, DENLY OF Michigan and Me
Kinley Of Illinois all republicans and
Towne of New York. Lamar OF Florida,
McNary OF Massachusetts, and Gardner OF
Texas on the democratic side, are added to
the foreign affairs
The minority committee places were de-
| cided on by Mr. williams, the minority
leader. Shackleford, Missouri. and Lamar
Florida, are succeeded on tho Interstate and
| foreign commerce committee by Bartlett,
| of Georgia and Russell of Texas. Under
wood of Alabama and Granger Of Rhode
| Island were named for the democratic
vacancies on ways and means.
| Chairmen of Committees.
| The following are the chairmen of the
| important committees:
J Ways and Means-Payne IN. ".
AAppropI!ations.-la tMinn,)
,,,iI Interstate and Foreisn commerce-HeD-
+ Foreign Affairs~-HItet chs.
| Military Affairs--Iull DAD.
| Naval Atfalrs-Foss Qil.).
! Qnd).
Insular Ahairs-Cooper (Wis1.
Banking and Currency-Fow IN. J).
Coinage, Weights and Measures-South-
| ard (O0.
Rivers and Harbors-Burton (o).
Merchant Marine and Fisheries - Grn~
| Agriculture Wadsworth IN. Y)
! Public Lands-Lacey Ua.).
Indian Affairs-Sherman IN. ".
| Territories-Hamilton (Mich).
| Manufactures-Sibley (Pa)
Public Buildings and GroundS-B -Bartholdt
(Mo).
! Labor Gardner (N.J).
| Invalid Pensions-SuOway IN H..
| Pensions-L Loudenslager IN J.).
| District of Columbia-Ba bcock CWis,).
Irrigation and Arid Lands - Monden
immigration and Naturaliza tion-How
IN. JJ.
Census Crumpacker Gnd).
Library-McCleary (Minn),
| PRINTING!. B. lands Qnd).
Industrial Arts and Expositlons-Gardne'
(Mass).
Elections No. 2-Oln1sted Pal
Elections No. 3--Driscoll IN. ".
Committee on Commerce.
The committee on interstate and foreign
commerce is as follows;
William p. Hepburn Qa.) James 8. Sher-
man IN. ", James r. Mann uH)' william
Esch CWis), Francis w cushpann
ssR Il Ssf6ss as6ss W va 8s%ss MSs KEN
c. Adamson CGaD, ,william, II, Ryan a.
Bartlett (Ga), Gordon Russell CTeN),
The committees as follows:
Ways and Means-Payne LN. ", DalSell
PaG, Grosvenor 90; McCleary (Minn;l,
MGSaj Sconnj. BoGteie SeIii Uii5, Watson dndj. Cur
lis t'i'KIi GKanJ, Needham tCal0 William Alden
SAY. Smiin ciaTk smfi'3 (MoJ Cochran a y, Under
Minp3 9p RIownaw Rips;
{ rTennS r5TT , Gardner (Mich,). Gillett Mass.
! smith smith da5 Graf dll), Brick Gnd.), Keifer
SR2iis9 = Brnndmge (Ark), Fitzgerald IN. Yo
! BurIeson CTex.), sullivan (Mass);
! Foreign Anairs-IIitt qli), Adams pa
- L.. I.andiS D..
: Ifins IL YJ Foster (VtD, Often wis,
E capron (R. j., Longworth lo2i III Fsssett On
CGa) Food CF23. g9wne ror M, frex f;s i'i'''i
Aiexander iI9,nGdt' N. -, Littiedeld CMe), Nerln
, o., Palmer (Pa), Pears Md2. Glllett
(CaiJ, Tirrell CMass1,, Sterling diLl' Bro Bro
smith CKyl, Clayton (AlaJ, Henry (Tex).
Little (Ark). Brantley (Ga'( ,-.., -,
w, yi''fTa Parker N j., Capron (R, -, Mondell
| CWyoJ, Prince Qll), Holiday Qnd)' YOUNG
MsR5 RoftSrT9n Baweg sPSo o lSIaor EHaa CN cf9
4ay (Va0. Slayden tTex). Broussard q;al'
lTaibott Hd0, Wiley tAla;(, MCGUIRE (okll.
EayS y Butlar StI,rSS Pa5 C5' Mudd i CMdJ Cousins
. tIa), Roberts tMassD, Vreeland ~ IT
o Loud cM'chJ Bates Pa;l, Liliey Conn
, | lixey (Va0, w. w. Kitchin IN. c., Pad
cit ct iiTenn.}. CARRIER (o), Gregg CTexl.
Dadker t9SetaTG Gnd1, Hamilton tdchj, olmstead
10 tPaO Smith Qlll, Fuller ulll. kinkaid
| CNebD Wehber (OD, Graham (PaD HUB
lard (ia1 Parsons IN. ", Mckinley tCal T.
. Iones CVaD, Patterson (Teun), Zenor !lnd'l'
l. Rucker Mo), Gilbert C<yj' Page IN O')'
o | Larrinaga porto Rico).
p Banking and Currency.
!, Ranking and Currency-Fowler N. j.
prince GlD. Calderhead (Kan), Powers
J. IMeD, McMorran (Mich.), Weems tOg Ne
y Greary (PaD, Knuwland (Cal.), Waldo On
. | ~ Shartel MOI. Hayes (Cal) Weeks
| Massl Lewis fGaJ, Pujo Q4a.), Glass
tVaD, Gillespie (TeX.), James (Ky), LegaTe
Is. O.,
Merchant Marine and Fisheres-Ciros
d, ycnor (Ol, Minor NWisD, Greene (MRsh.).
Fordney Cdich), Wachter AidJ. Littleeeld
a. CMeD Humphrey (Washl, Flack (N. ~.
Birdsan Qa.D, Wilson Qll.), Watson nnd.),
N | Hnshaw tNeb.l. Spight (Mlss.), McDermctt
IN j. Guulden cN. ". Maynard (Va.l,
" Sherley CKy), Patterson (N, C).
| Territories = Hamilton (Mich.) Brick
" Hndl. Capron- Or u. southwiek (N. W,