The Washington herald., 1907-12-20
Speaker Announces Commit
tees for House.
NEW MEMBERS FARE WELL
Presidents SOn-in-Iaw Goes on
Ways and Means-HulI Retains
Burton Will Continue TO Look
After Rivers and Harbors.


statement. may result in slight dent
in his Presidential boom. and announced
the committees for the Sixtieth Con-
gress.
There seemed to be general satisfac-
ton among the members with what they
got, although, of course, some thought
they might have been placed to better
advantage.
The Ways and Means. one of the most
Important got its share of good men.
there having been FIVE Republican and
one Democratic vacancies. Calderhead,
OF Kansas. giving up the craftsmanship
on Expenditures In the Department OF
Justice. slips into the niche caused by
the retirement of Grosvenor, Of Ohio.
and Mccall, Of Massachusetts. is now
next 10 Dalzell and Payne the leaders
Of the committee OF which Mr.. Payne
has so long been chairman. Fordney, Of
Michigan, gets McCleary's place. and
Gaines. of West Virginia, gets Babcock' s.
Charles Curtis, of Kansas, and William
Alden Smith. OF Michigan. went TO the
Senate, and In these vacancies go Robert
W. Bonynge. of Colorado, and Nicholas
Longworth. of Ohio.
The new faces on the minority side
include James NJ. Griggs. who takes the
place made vacant by the resignation Of
John Sharp Williams; Edward w. Pou.
Of North Carolina. and Choice 3. Ran
dell of Texas Champ Clark Is the rank
ing Democratic member now.
Hull In Old Berth.
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chairman OF the Committee on Military
Affairs, and also ranking member on
the Committee on Militia after MorreH.
Of Pennsylvania, retains the chairman
ship, but drops 10 third place on the
militia committee. Halvor Steenerson.
Of Minnesota, getting first rank Charles
F. Scott, Of Kansas, by the defeat Of
Brown. Of Wisconsin, and Dale, Of
Pennsylvania, was ranking member on
the Committee on Mines and Mining
but was given the chairmanship on the
Agriculture Committee. while Hun, OF
Pennsylvania. fourth man on the old
committee, now leads Mines and Min
ing. Scott, on the Agricultural Com
mittee, was put ahead Of Henry. OF
Connecticut, and Haugen. Of Iowa, each
committees-the former on the Com
mittee on Expenditures on Public
Buildings. the latter on Expenditures
in the Interior Department
Mckinley Gets ChaIrmanship.
The Committee on Coinage. Weights
and Measures lost the five ranking
members on the Republican side, and
Ira w. Wood. of New Jersey, the rank
ing member. was dropped to second
place so the chairmanship might go 20
William Mckinley. Of Illinois, a mem
Der last year far down the list on For
cign Affairs.
Theodore Burton retains his place as
chairman Of Rivers and iIarbors. al.
though there were no members put on
it. and BOutell gets the craftsmanship
Of the Committee on Expenditures in
the Navy Department. in addition TO
his place on Ways and Means.
William 5. Greene Of Massachusetts,
gets Gen. GrOsvenor's old berth as
chairman Of the Committee on Mer-
chant Marine and Fisheries. and loses
his place on the District Committee.
The new members on the judiciary are
Moon. Pennsylvania; Diekema Michigan:
Malby, New York, and Caulfeld, Mis-
souri,, Republicans. and Webb. North
Carolina, Democrat.
New members on Interstate and For
eign Commerce-Knowland. California.
and Hubbard, West Virginia. Republicans.
New members of Rivers and Harbors-
Birdsall, Iowa; Young. Michigan. and
Woodyard, West Virginia. Republicans.
and Taylor, Alabama, and Elierbe, South
Carolina. Democrats
New members on Merchant Marine
Henry, Connecticut; Calder, New York:
Mouser, Ohio: Fairchild, New York:
Foulkrod, Pennsylvania: Sturgess. West
Virginia, and Douglas. Ohio. Republicans.
and Watkins. Louisiana; Clark Florida:
Cox. Indiana. and Alexander, Missouri.
Democrats.
immigration Committee.
In view Of the fact that immigration
laws are 10 be changed by this Congress.
the immigration Committee assumes
greater Importance. The new members
are Edwards Kentucky and Kusternann.
Wisconsin. Republicans, and Moore.
Texas; Adair. Indiana; SABBATH, Illinois;
O'COnnell. Massachusetts. and Rothermel.
Pennsylvania. Democrats.
Speaker Cannon accepted the slate of
the minority appointments to the COM
mittees as drawn by Democratic Leader
Williams 4. with one exception-Candler
Mississippi. who was on the Agriculture
Committee In the last Congress. was
taken off the committee by the Speaker
and Beall. Texas, substituted Gambler
gets assignments to Territories and AIco-
holic Liquor Traffic The change was
made, il is claimed. 10 give Texas repre-
sentation on the committee.
The Complete List.
Following is the complete list Of COM
mittee assignments:
Accounts-James a. Hughes. West Virginia: Frank
ID. CuTier. New Hampshire; William H. Draper
New York; William II. Jackson Maryland; Charles
l.. Bartlett Georgia: Joseph A. Gouden New York
and Joseph F. O'Connen. Massachusetts
Agricuture-Charlcs F. Scott. Kansas; Gilbert y
Haugen, Iowa; hittredge Haskins Vermont: William
Lorimer. Illinois; William W Cocks. New York
Ralph ID. Colt, Ohio; Ernest NJ. Pollard Ne
brasSa; Clarence G. GilhamS Indiana James C.
Mclaughlin Michigan; Willis c. Hawley. Oregon.
George W. Cook, Colorado; John Lamb Virginia
Asbury L. Lever. South Carolina; Jack BeaIl Texas
William ". Rucker. Missouri: Augustus O. stan
ley henbucky; J. Thomas Hefin, Alabama and
William H. Andrews, New Mexico
Alcoholic Liquor Traffic -NehemiSh D. Suerrv
Connecticut: Amos L. Allen. Maine; Andrew /
Barchfed. PENNSYLVANIA; J. Eugene Harding Ohio:
CustaYus kusterman. Wisconsin; Charles y PRAY
Montana; George II. Lindsay. New York; Ezekiel
). Cander. IT.. Mississippi: John G. McHepry.
Pennsylvania Adolph ]. SABBATH, Illinois and Will
lam b. Craig. Alabama.
ApTTopTia -Ons-James a. TaWney. Minnesota
Henry II. Bingham Pennsylvania: Walter T. Brown
low. Tennessee; Washington Gardner Michigan.
Frederick H. Gillett. Massachusetts. WsIter 7.
smith. Iowa: Joseph Y. Graf. Illinois: Abraham
l. Brick. Indiana; J. Warren kcifer Ohio. Martin