, 1863-02-25
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SPEAKER GROW AND HIS COM
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rial or commercial interests Of the country
he is sectional, and not national man,
He has sought to convert Congress into a
Pennsylvania Legislature, 10 foster. and
promote the special interests Of that State,
at the expense Of the other States.
His unfairness and partia1ity in the for
nation Of the business Committees Of the
House, which shape the legislation Of Con-
g1ess, were 80 conspicuous as to cause
much bad feeling among members from 9TH
er States It is true that PENNSYLVANIA is
great, popu1ous, wealthy and patriotic
State, but she is entitled to no special priv
ilcges, ut the expense Of the other States,
and to no monopoly Of the iavors Of Con-
g1ess.
Mr.. Grow Tas defeated for reelection,
and will not be member Of the next Con-
grcss. His career as legislator and
Speaker terminates in few days. His de-
feat is loss to the Union cause in the next
Congress, but our regret is materially tenn
rered and modified By our disap-
probation Of his course towards the West
during his Speakership. a glance at the
composition of the House Committees will
show the partia1ity and unfairness to which
we allude.
The Speaker is the chief officer and most
Influential member in the Representative
Body. He receiyes double pay, and holds
the post Of honor and power, as well as Of
profit. The next highest and most impor-
tant position is Chairman of the Commit
tee Of Ways and Means. The Republican
members gave the Speakership to Mr.
Grow, a Pennsylvania, for various rea-
sons, and he, with peculiar modesty and
generosity, gave the Chairmanship Of the
great business Committee, and the floor
leadership Of the House, to u Pennsylvani-
an, Thad. Stevens, man wholly untitled
ftr the place by the iuiirr1ities Of age,
acerbity Of temper, and excentricity Of
views. He is leader that no party dare
follow, and the Republican members con-
tinually find themselves at Ioggerhcads
with their parliamentary leader.
But notcontcnt with securing to the mem
bers Of his own State the Speakership and
the head Of the Ways and Means, Mr..
Grow proceeded to parcel out most of the
other committees to Pennsylvania.
He gave the Craftsmanship of the
important Judiciary Committee TO John
Hickman Of PENNSYLVANIA, passing over
<f 0E,sn aud V11cn. &c
both much better lawyers. He gave the
head Of the Committee on Public Expend-
itures TO John Coyode, Pennsylvania.
He gave the head Of the Committee On
Private Land Claims to Samuel S. Blair,
from the same State, and put Jesse Lazear,
also from Pennsylvania, on it. He gave
the second place on the Committee on
Manufactures to Pennsylvania, Moor
head, and also put Ancona, Of the same
State, on it; but we have no objection as
to TINT Committee, Pennsylvania being 4
manufacturing State. He put Killingcr,
Of Pennsylvania, at the head Of the Com
mittee on Expenditures in the. Post Office
Department, and Lazcar, Of Pennsylvania,
at the head Of the Committee on Public
Buildings, and Kelly, Of the same State, is
second On the same Committee. AlcPher-
son, Of Pennsylvania, is Chairman Of the
Library Committee, and Baily, Of the
same State, is member Of the Committee
on Printing. On the Committee on Revo-
1utionary Pensions, Samuel S Blair is Sec
ond, and VIM. n. Davis, of the same
State, is on it. On the Committee on
Roads and Canals, Hale and johnson, Of
Pennsylvania, are both on it. On the
Committee on Patents, johnson, Of the
same State, is member. On the Commit
tee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Nc
Knight, Of Pennsylvania, is @ member.
On the Committee on Unfinished Business,
Babbitt, Of the same State, is member.
On Mileage, killinger, Of Pennsylvania,
stands second On Accounts, Lehman, Of
Pennsylvania, is third. On Expenditures
in the Navy. Mcpherson and Cooper, Of
Pennsylvania, are both on; the Committee
consists Of but three others. On Elections,
Patton, Of Pennsylvania, is placed. On
Public Lands, Covodc, OF Pennsylvania, is
second. On Commerce, Babbitt, Of Penn,
sylvania, is member. On Revolutionary
Claims, Cooper, Of Pennsylvania, is 9
member. On Indian Affairs, Kelly and
Patton, Of PENNSYLVANIA, are mem
bers. On Military Affairs, Wright, o.
Pennsylyania, is member. On Militia
.Ancona and Biddlc Of Pennsylvania art
both members, On Naval affairs, Moore
head and Vetree Of Pennsylvania are boil
members. On Foreign Affairs, McKnigh
is a member. On Agriculture, Hale 0
Pennsylvania is member. But the gross
shameful partia1ity shown to his own Stat
is not confined to the composition Of th'
Standing Committees, but extend to th'
Select Committees as well. Look at th'
list: On the Committee on Rules he PLACED
himself at the head On the Pacific Rail
road Committee be made Campbell chair
man. On Establishment Of National Ar
mory west Of the Allegheny Mountains
he made Moorhead OF Pennsylvania
chairman, and also put on Wallace. Thcr;
are three members from that State wh<
reside west Of the Alleghenics; We are as
tonished that he did not put On the thirt
one. On the Committee on Governmen
Expenditures he appointed Blair Of Pa
chairman. On the Bankrupt Law, Kelly Q
Pa. On Committee on Fortifcations an,
Rivers Of the West he put Babbitt of Fl,
If there are any other select committee:
We will wager that they, too, arc stude.
with Pennsylranians. Since the formation
OF the Government down to the prescn
time there has never been such barefaced
scandalous partiality in the composition Q
committees.
In the formation Of the Committee @
Ways and Means, Speaker Grow caps til
climax He can truly say that he know
no West, but he has vivid appreciation
OF the East. That most important Of a]
the committees is composed as follows:
Thad. Stevens Of Pa. chairman, Ju:
tin S. Morrill, Of Vermont, Elbridge G
Spaulding Of New York, Eras.us Cornin
Of New York, '. B. Horton of Ohio, job
L. n. Stratton Of New jersey, Samu{
Hooper Of Mass, Horace Maynard {
Tennessee.
When the committee was first made job