New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-01-04
Mr.. Cobb's Committees.

was made the Special order for 10 day
Mr.. Cobb's Committees.
We have already stated that we make no com
plant Of the partisan complexion Of the Commit
tees Of the House Mr Cobb u fairly chosen
Speaker free from all pledges or obligation and he
never pretended TO be any sort OF Wing or Free
eoiIer Had Mr. Winthrop been chosen. VIC should
have expected a decisive Wing prePondersnce on
ali the more important Committees as he Il not
and Mr. Cobb is we shall not whimper over the
fact Of a Loco. Foco nscendsncy wherever snch was
deemed OF any consequence
Yet tberc 10 reason IN all things That the
Cbsirruen Of last Session now oUtrankod re-
sults from the fortunes of war-they would be I'M
WORTHY Of their past emnence II they could not
conform gracefully 10 the dictates OF their changed
position. They can and will-Yet IN putting tVo
Members Of his own kidney ahead sf Mr. Ninton
on the COMMITTEES Of Ways and Meons, ditto Of
Mcssrs A,hmun and Morehead on the Judiciary
Mr.. Winthrop on Foreign Affairs. SC &c we think
the Speaker has made blunder People rW
wonder why-asde from the selection OF Chalrmen
Mr. Jacob Thompson should DO jumped over Mr.
Vinton-Mr John X Miller over Mr. Ashmun-
Mr. Richardson over Mr. Rockwell &c-and the
inevitable answer will not reflect credit on the
Speaker
We had ancled that simple policy-we know
that nothing elss--woud have dictated 10 Mr.
Cobb the concession OF single important Commit
tee to the Wings. Considering how nicely tie
House is balanced-by what means his own cleo
ton was brought about--how newly installed is the
ADM nstraiiou and how moderate and noilcnsive
is the tone Of its official communications
thought MIR Cobb's friends would have advised him
10 concede the Committee ON Ways aud Means 10
the Presidents supporters. II is evident that there
are great retrenchments to DO made or heavy sum
to be borrowed and it seems but the simplest
policy 10 call upon the friends Of the Administration
10 mature their projects into bills and report them 10
the House for decision But instead OF this the Op
position assume the responsibility OF maturing and
carving through the necessary Financial measures
Of the Session they volunteer 10 share the respOn
sibihty OF sanotonins the large loan that ia called
kr or Of devising ways and means Of doing without 1t
II they report the Loan they blunt the arrows OF iis
sssaants ifthey refuse to do it, why render Their
party responsible for the replenishine OF the Ires.
sury from some other They will !e, have
reason to regret that they did not give the Wings
this one Committee
A large proportion Of the COMMITTEES are very
well made up but there are some glazing blunders
We cannot believe, Tor example that Mr. Cooo's
unbiased judgment designated Thomas ii. Bayly
rs the fit man for the most important and srduous
position on the hoor-,hst OF Chairman 81 the Ways
and Means Con,mit,s Certainly. Linn boyd -
Mr. venabl. az Gov. Mcdowell or almost any body
else. would have filed this position more effectively
than viii Mr wise's successor
The choice of John A McClomand Of Illinois
FOR Chairman Of the Committee on Foreisi Affairs
~ another asiouisher Mr. Nee. IA gentleman oil
very moderate abilities in every way, with mo mors
fitness for this responsible post than for that OF
Chief Justice or Archbishop. There could not have
been a more absurd selection and /, is rendered
rs If purrcsely. more glannS by placing Gov
Mcdowell next below-Gov. Mcdowell heme
eminently qualified for the position worse thso
thrown away on Mr. McClemand.
Messrs Venahls and Meade we regard as two Of
the very strongest Opposition Members OF the
House, and had expected 10 see them Chairmen II
important Committees whereas we hni them both
rather low down on tho Judiciary Robert McLant
of Baltimore stands at the head of the Committee
ON Commerce. with several stronger men than hum
self placed below him We regret his elevation 10
this particular post because he has hitherto shown
himself hostile to River and Hsrbor Improvements
m principle and in detail
Mr. Holmes Of 5. c. loses has place on the
Naval Committee by his untirlug and vehement
opposition to Mr.. Cobb's election as Speaker. Mr.
Potter is good choice ioT Chairman of ale Post
Once Committee. Mr. Stanton is capsule Of dis
charging the duties OF Chairman Of the Naval Gem
mit'ee. but disqualified ior the pos, by his onhsss
for lavish expenditure. Mr. Putnam OF cur state is
token Oft the Committee ON Public Lands and Mr.
Brooks put IN his stead. The Committee ON Midi
tsry Affairs IS about the best put together Of any
That on Elections We trust is fair one though
to- ss usual and We hope it viii DO justice to Nr
Miller al Iowa who was robbed OF his sea, by the
wifa and ,espious destruction Of the vote Of anes
vile, giving &ss majority. He Was fairly ami fully
elected and an impartial Committee must so re
port Let us hope that this measure Of justice VIII
sos lcsag be delayed