The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-20
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Der OF Industrial ESpositions and men,
| Der of Merchant Marine and Fisheries.
Mr.. Glass stays on Banking and Cur
rcncy and Expenditures in the Post
Office Department. Mr.. Flood is on
Foreign Affairs and Expenditures In
tho Department of Agriculture. Mr..
Saunders stays on Elections, No. /. and
Indian Affairs.
Major Lass!ter, just elected from the
Fourth District. and Mr.. Carlin, from
the Eighth, receive nice bunch Of
lemons, of an acidity fully up to the
standard. Mr.. Lassiter is given place
on the Committee on Revision of the
Laws and on the Committee on Elec-
It!on of President and Vice-President.
| the latter a committee which meets
once in four years.
Mr.. Carlin, being new member is
given place on Coinage Weights and
Measures, which has met once or twice
| In the past decade. and on Elections,
| No. >. which has not met within recent
recollection.
| While the now members from vir-
| GINA have not been heard 10 utter a
protest or to express dissatisfaction
with their appointments, they have no
reason to thank anybody for favors
shown in the way of assignments to
i committee work.
Virginia Fares Badly.
(, Virginia is far less fortunate in COM
mites. assignments than any other
Southern State. which has been the
case for several years. The places on
| Agriculture, on Merchant Marine and
Fisheries and Expositions are good.
The place on Foreign Affairs is above
the average. although the duties of the
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ITO do chiefly with the bill making APP
preparations for the support Of the con-
suiar and ambassadorial service. The
Place on Banking and Currency is good
this year. since that committee is in
the limelight, but ordinarily place
on that committee is not sought.
/ Many changes from the last Congress
are made, but in the main the members
who had heretofore held important
places were retained in them, with the
exception OF the Ways and Means Com.
mittee, the membership of which is
stated in full. The list of the more
important committees here given pre-
sents only the assignments of chair.
men Gall OF whom are Republicans)
and of representatives who were not
members OF the last Congress and OF
old members newly placed. The Com
mstteas on Appropriations, Banking
and Currency, Rules and Mileage, have
previously been announced
Ways and Means Committee.
Tho Ways ana Means Committee is
las follows: Chairman. Serene Il. Payne,
OF New York; Republicans: Dalzell.
PENNSYLVANIA; Mccall, Massachusetts:
iiill, Connecticut; Boutell. Illinois: Wat
son, OF Indiana; Needhani, California;:
Caiderhead Kansas; Fordney, Michi-
gan; J. Fl. Gaines. West Virginia;
EonynSe. Colorado; Longworth, Ohio.
Democrats: Griggs. Georgia; Pou. North
Carolina: Randell, Texas: Clark. Mis-
souri,; Cochran. New York: Underwood
Alabama; Granger, Rhode Island. En-
tire membership OF co,nmttcc-1e Re
puhlicans, Democrats.
MISUNDERSTANDING Scott. Kan.
sas; Republicans: Cole. Ohio; C;llhams.
Indiana; Mclaughlin Michigan; Haw.
ley, oregon; Cook. Colorado. Demo
Gratis: Fucker, Missouri: Stanley. Ken
lucky, Fleilin, Alabama: Bell, Texas
| II Republicans, 6 Democrats.
ALCOHOLIC Liquor Trafllc--Chairran
Snefrs' Connecticut. Republicans:
Harding, Ohio; kustcrmann, Wiscon.
SIN; Fray, Montana. Democrats: Me-
,,enls' fenhsylvania; Sabbath, Illinois
craig. Alabama-6 Republicans
| Democrats.
fo'elsh Analrs-Chairman Cousins,
Iowa. Republicans: Taylor, Ohio; Ames
Mlssouri. Democrats: Harrison. Nav
york: keliher, Massachusetts: Gil
Marvland--la Republicans. Demo.
4 Gratis.
Immigration and Katuraltza tion-
4 Chairman Howell, New Jersey. Hennh.
leans: Edwards Kentucky; Kuster.
mann. Wisconsin. Democrats: Adaiv,
inaistna SABBATH, Illinois. O'Connel,,
Massachusetts,; Rothermel pennsyl
vanla-9 Republicans. Democrats.
Other Important Committees.
MISUNDERSTANDING, Jenkins. Wis.
consin. Republicans: Noon. Pennsyl-
vania: Diekema, Michigan; Malby, New
York; Cauldeld, Missouri. Democrats:
Reid. Arkansas; Webb. North Carolina
!, La Republicans. Democrats.
Labor-char'nan. Gardner. New Jer.
sey. Republican,: Madison, Kansas.
Democrats: Hughes. New Jersey;
Smith. Missouri: Nichols, Pennsyl.
vania; Ranch. Indiana--s Republicans
Democrats.
Levees and improvements OF the
Miss tssipri Rver--chairmun. princn
Illinois, Republicans: Reeder, Kansas;
Gouorey, Missouri; Kennedy. iowa.
Democrats: Murphy. Wisconsin: Smith,
. Mlssour.--6 Republicans. Democrats
MISUNDERSTANDING, AIcAIorran
M!SiHsan. fepLp.lcans: Pearrc, Mary
land; Edwards. Kentucky: Harchtald
pennsylvania; Foulkrod, Pennsylvania
Democrats: Mcpermott Illinois; Ham
!lton, New Jersey Republicans. s
/, Democrats.
! Merchant Marine and Fisheries
chairnar. Greene, Massachusetts,. Re.
: pubiicans;r Henry. Connecticut Calder
/ New York; Mouser OHIO Fairchild,
New York Fculkrod. Pennsylvania
!. stursiss, West Virginia: Douglas.
Ohio. Democrats: Coz. Indiana. AleX-
ANGER. Missouri; Watkins Louisiana;
Democrats,
Military Aflairs--Chairmau HUI.
s Iowa. Republicans: Stevens, Minnesota.
Anthony. kansas. Democrats: Sher.