Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-03-18
WASHINGTON NEWS.
The Plot ThicISens-The MIX in the CO.
cORnut-IIard Swearing The House
Standing Committees.
From the Cour,er.Jo JournaI.l
WAsHINGroN, March Is, 1863
THE PLOT THICEENS.

From the Cour,er-J ournall
WAsHINGroN, March Is, 1869.
THE PLOT THICEENs.
There is a Generalization to-day in
the political situation. The President
failed to send to the Senate the promised
list of appointments which disappointed
the favenOus Office seekers. The Speaker
appointed the standing committees,
which created almost unprecedented
growing among the Radical members Of
the House, and finally the Republican
Senators met in caucus and voted to turn
out Congressional Printer Defrees, Ser
geant-st-arms Brown, and the executive
clerk OF the Senate, all we'll trieG-and
good Republicans. These events have
produced more excited talk to-day
among the Radical politicians than would
at first be imagined.
THE MILK IN THE CoCOANUT.
The delay on the part of the President
in filling the offices is said to be owing
to the news which he received of the
contemplated action OF the Senate on
the civil tenure law, the judiciary Com
mittee of that body having agreed to re-
port in favor Of its suspension. The
Senatorial caucus, howe caused the
greatest surprise. 1t was generally be-
lieved thEt it v Ould change the Sergeant
alarms of the Senate, bat 10 one out
side OF the c0nclave knew OF the inten-
ton to strike down Defrees, who is the
special friend and champion OF the Vice
President Tais latter move, it appears,
was the result OF q coalition made by
Senator Morton, the bitter political en-
emy Of COlfaX and Defrees, with the
csrpet-bsggers to elect A. NJ. Clspp, OF
the Buffalo Express, as Congressional
printer, and at The same time trade of
votes enough to the carpet-bsggsrs TO
elect one OF their own number, an eX-
member Of the House named French,
from North CsrOlins, as Sergeaut-at-
arms Morton has worked up this game
for long time.
HARD SWEARING.
It is almost needless to say that the
old Republican Senators and members
are very Wrathy at this unexpected in
suit, and are swearing all kinds OF ven
geRn6e. These caucus nominations are
to be elected Oh Monday next, and party
dictum will carry them tarOugh.
HOUSE STANDING COMMITTEES.
Speaker Blaine announced his stand |
ing committees today, SHd 1t proved TO |
be the most unsatisfactory list ever sub /
mitted 70 the House. y course, 70 nat !
ter how constructed, there would be
much complaint, but in this instance 1t /
is quite universal. New EOgland gels /
nine ehairmanships, and yet Ben. Butter
was loud in his Cenuncisticn that he had 4
been placed at the head OF select, and /
not a standing committee, and was in- /
suited, he says, because be was plsced |
on the Judiciary with Bingham, OF Ohio, |
whom he Getests. Orth, OF Indiana, /
could not hold in his spite, and got up 4
and resigned from the Ways and Means 1
Committee, TO which he had been trans |
feTrad from Foreign Affsirs. The Dem /
ocrats ags tTsated with great Injustice. |
Although they Lays sixty members, |
they do not ger as fair c shOg as when /
the number was less, under COlfax. 1
Brooks, OF New York, and Judge Mar /
shall, Of Illinois, are on the Ways and 1
Sgesns, and Kerr and Eidridge on the /
Judiciary. The new Democratic men,
bers are put TO the iaii end OF unimpor-
tsnt committees. The Speaker e!so
makes come queer freaks. For Instance, /
be takes Tdmbie. Of Kentucky, fem the /
Pacific Railroad Committee, and puts on /
Roots, OF Arkansas, csFpet~b2gger, I
who used 10 be a labOreT on TrimGie's
railroad in Kentucky. The ection l
COMMITTEES Il mos. unfairly organized
Randall, ono Oi thS two Democrats on /
it, having no knowledge qf law. There 1
are twenty contested csses 90 bs Ge2ided. /
Beck, OF Kentucky, valusUle member, /;
is retained on the Reconstruction Com /
nittee, notwithstanding the efforts Of |
Kentucky II sdicals 10 keep him of. |
There are TIRES Democrats on this com /
mittee, to two before. Butler has called /
q meeting qf this conmittse for tO-moT-
row.