Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-06
SPEAKER GIVES OUT PLUMS
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ua); ave affairs, Foss QIl); pensions.
Loudenslager N -; District of Columbia.
smith (Mich.); immigration and natural-
zatlon, Howell IN. a.; Irrigation of arid
lands, Reeder Wan.); labor. Gardner IN
j.; library, Mccall (Mass); manufactures
McMorran (Ky); merchant marine and
fisheries, Green CMass); patents, Currier
IN. -; public buildings and grounds. Bart
holdt CMo); public lands, Mondell Cwyo).
revision OF the laws, Moon Pa); terri
tories. Hamilton CMich.).
Among the appointment to c~hairmanships
Of men who are the ranking members Of
the old committees are: Perkins IN. VI.
committee on foreign affairs: Burke Is. d..
committee on Indian affairs; committee on
printing, Cooper Pa.). Prince Gn) becomes
chairman Of the committee on claims, form
erly held by Miller (Kan), who is made
chairman of one Of the elections commit
tees.
The democratic appointments remained
practically unchanged where the members
OF last years committees are members Of
the sixty-fist congress.
some New ChairmanshIps.
The following new chairmanships were
also announced:
Elections No. I, Knapp ql); levees and
improvements of the Mississippi river,
Campbell (Kan.); education, Burke (Pa.);
private land claims, Roberts (Mass.); ven
tllation and acoustics, McCreary Pa); ex-
penditures in the State department, Ed
wards tKy); expenditures in the Treasury
department, Hill Comm; expenditures in
the Interior department, McGuir (Okl.);
expenditures in the Department Of Agricul-
ture, Graham CPa.A
Places for New Members.
= New appointments to membership. of I'M
portant' committees follows;
Appropriations knapp (Ill.G Taylor,
Maltby IN. " republicans; Keliher
Judiciary-Higgins CConn.J, Goebel 90,
DENLY CMiCh.), Rowland CO(, Nye (Minn.),
and Sheffield OR. -. republicans.
Banking and Currency-Guernsey CMe.).
Campbell Nan.D, MillingtOn IN. ", Jayce
(O.G Barnard -Und.), and Heald (Del.), re
publicans; Hammond (Minn.) and Barnhart
Und.), democrats,
tKas), Stafford (Wis.)i Calder IN, W,
and 'Washburn (Mass), republicans; and
Slime CTenn6 and Peters (Mass), demo-
Gratis. -
Humphrey (Wash.), Madden (Ill.), Kennedy
Ia.), Cassidy (O.), and Toner (Pa.), repub-
.licans; and Edwards (Ga.), democrat.
Agriculture-Howell CUtah), Chapman
(lll), Pratt (Pa.), Hanna IN. Do, and
Plumley (Vt), republicans; and Lee (Ga.),
and MCDermott Qll.), democrats.
Military Affairs-Knapp IN. ", Morgan
(Mo.), and .Tilson Comm, republicans; and
Cravens (Aark.), and Dent CAla.). demo
Gratis.
Naval Affairs-Englebright (Cal), ana
Slen,p (Va,), republicans; and Kitchin IN.
Macon (Ark.), and Estopinal TLa.),
democrats.
Postoffices and Post Roads-Fassett IN.
~, Smith (Cal), Lowden Qll.), Dury IN.
Y.l, Hamer Qda.) and Dodds CMich.), re-
publicans, and Cox Qnd.), democrat.
Territorles-Guernsey (Me.), Langham
,P.) and Good Qa.), republicans, and Hum
phreys Mfss.), Conry On. " and Driscoll
n. ", democrats, and Delegate Wicker
sham CAlaska).
AS the clerk read the names the keen
est interest was displayed. Several of the
members clearly showed disappointment.
The speaker also announced the names of
rawney (Minn.), Smith Qa.) and Bowers
.Miss.) as members of the joint commits
'ion on the part of the house to lnvesu-
rate the matter of surety bonds to in
the government against loss.