The New York herald., 1871-12-02

the dOuse OF Representatives. through the committee
England onlcias regard the most is iron pudding
PENNSYLVANIA, with It's adjHncts, Michigan, eastern
OHIO and republican Maryland
The CASE OF GARFIELD.
As little instance, General Garfield before the
a great committee pnt Que which permitted him 10
have the ol one 0f the lnest rooms III the Sapi.
toi ehitce. This room was situated IN an angle M oi
the east 'front.' on the Representative side, aud liS
wiadows command the whole fncGds OF the new
Capitol lIere Garncid had his memorable hgnts
Win Butter ana Logan, the two later Wisnln2 W
cut down ipe regular army enough 10 humiliate ~
While Garfield, who IL coasers aiive inIil, eu.eI-
democrarc OF course all three were wrong; Tor
the country has PRIDE IA the army anu mas iouuu
81 Az al sns s aad Mssns Uomiee He
occupied prom ieiit place upon u, ad III que SUI
eesslon should have hdu IL n,l.she, M @ howosei r.'s
aau the Vest between Inc high iar hitelcsl anu tne
free traders ana II i Wei kiown ,hat Garheiu. al
thcu.h an intensely conservative man, has burn
ing ieei ar III the bottom o. HIS heart that the whole
business OF maslag the vast body OF consumers
support SPECIAL manufacturing Interests IL folly
III on republican government and equality before
tie law. Eaiae snew Garfield wei ani supposed
L,ir % be i ractaG.e person. so ne pu. nlil on Two
co oGl,niees and deprived ai..i OF his former CHAIR
maasnp, AM I'D noi advance ann TO me mead Of
the N3l anc Means. Ca. nelu instantly resented ir
on tne lrst ..now.edse which he possesses OF these
changes and then biasle, who would not lose Dis
fneadsnip--lor tne two men have a great deal OF
sympally ly-set hm at the hea6 OF Inc Committee on
scrilnniaSe Tor 'ior Committee rooms, Which nearly
o. the iiose OF Representatives. into set oi prison
cells lor lan2uid coMmiltee lnan. :.
Kl.LJLGr AND BLAINE.
The celebrated kei.eY VI intadeii hia IS curious
k!nd Vi creature, wAo goes aroaui Wlth 8 serious
face and drawing voice, uaIer the supposilioa
that he IL u statesman hereafter 10 receive monu-
me.tal Donors, Kcey one night pua III aa appear
dGce az Blalncs mouse and renarHei:-
blame tsere feeling abioad that Tie WAYS aud
Means Committee must have at us head coAser-
yatiye IlaD Tue Two persons Gaued al present are
Df unN, m "A
feeling Is that national man Is Required, ana tnat
ain ine persona
teress tnis sreeca, winch somehow or other got out
jlene's house, is been reproduced on the Streets
ana Kelley hardly ever tuins Ills Dack pGt II Is
quoted.
scHENcE AT THE aEAp OF coMsIrrHs.
Ola Bob ScaelcK, NOW IN Ter criticism at nome,
which lie PROBABLY KNOWS nolhin2 Of, unless some
Kind irien, mas te!e-rapne1 u hn, took The char
mansnip OF the Ways ard Means, where hts be
hdvior was tiuly sln@uar dc Is coAvivla. OLD
rersol, wiloYer, vecy fond OF good company. u
bi-. dlnuer and \ harmless game OF draw poker
Afterwards ScnencK used 10 ieave Congress every
DAY at louf o'clock, under ooligaioa 10 taAe daner
ar Wtlc.er's, or Mormleyis, or 6ray's, or some-
a Holland Dutcn slJlaach. BY tae way, regular
khickerDocAer S.oIla;l with ricl 1000 anu easy
hoa1ions q wiae. The party % would bed pc divided up
i Tho morn,ng or even icar senenss C.
wonlG leave the diiner table, repair TO his house.
and take al alone ia The early houis " The
Grop 10 sleep aGi lie there unslli the niudie o The
forenoon, wnen woIil rise and breakfast A-n;iy
Cd piol ne would beiake himself to MS committee
SIT at the head VI MS table anu generally ia
aes Sue 1 heley, M s Horse M I'M ayn b o. 90 %
would ,.nEes on little poin.s 0. sAe tarlii.
"Look al ochencs,n woall e1c.alm KELLEY and
such other au.i "a e.. ".e mas not heard word oi
lhls exhaustive discussOl. lie sleeps IN his seat.
Tha Ttco4,aeada.ioA u the conlniit.e left IN his
cnayge VIII De beaten in tile House."
they woula ue beaten.
tut scnenok was never made OF such sogsy i'm.
Der. lie had q snewd, Guic4wisted clerk naineI
Lassett, wno careful, followed legislation every
das and Kept III laou.ted form, for easy reierence
the points and issures unuer discussion. hcl,lng
upon his native energy, ScnencX would stanu IA.
utterly unnioimed anu oarren upon tue matter IN
Land aud proceed 10 discuss II Will that aln luar
mixture Oh deie ence aad strength winch always
Impressed has parry amt the House. Bassett W Jlid
Schenck's argument, and ut the proper time III
htre sup OF paper woad softly drop under the
cnairsnans palm, aad III. duii stlcss hardly ever
had At triumph ever 30, Scheuck VI Course tnis
was n aip nod way OF Conducting the alairs Oi
great nation-a geaius, however great poor
supply where coAsceniic -isless ntortation ana
ereatsr powers tnan ulere Iac ny arr required.
a uue DooS misat be written 10 SHOW how, not.
Com llltiee really passed mo q sort OF oIaos and
tue cers snip taaly get TO ue more profitable posi-
tioa .aaa tue ciialraalship.
tAs.NsWcsra AS 4 co3l:trTTEE MAN.
The ii-irs OF the ios;i.. Commits go afe vsfy ccli.
GUS fatusworih, thS lead OF that committee, Is u
man more abused than .liere IS good reason los Ae
possesses courage good fellowship, good appear
hcs ana az ,oe pteSS, ie ls ~ a.onpssi; @ tna
the STATE OF LIMOS so ne time agp this long, gray
bearded pioneer enap ieh a.oul q Zen Baticr aad
bnller tGvu,nt lie could crush him out IL Higit.
50, w!iA llc Generals usual tactics. lie
nar'ogsd xo-a sGs and itte ss rsesaahS domn ay
how that would be the last OF him. Buler
never made q AIeater mistake in has days. lie
i've tnan himself as shrcNd 10 follow up close and
MAKE telling polnts and utterly ungoyernaOle and
uninnnualed rasAsWorth Das slckeLeu zen BUT
Ter OF washington he more tnan all otner tnings Ia
Washington put ogc.her and II VIII noi be queer II
before nany months PASS oy Farnsworth VIII gave
him nogging, o. which Butter stands In awe.
larnswortn AZ The head OF the Com on Post
omces AMI Post Roads. Although N earnest man
he is noi man unoer good discipline and liLte by
ttle his clerk got the running Of Ms COM
Hittee. lhe cierA was hand Ia glove with
required TO come to tnat committee rainsworin
got tnany drumming over tie top OF The head for
ihngs Oi wnicn ne knew nCtalng; and the super.
stIi0n grew about that he was under Inc rnumD Of
the CLERK, And the clerk iOund rnis q good super
the cierx, grown bold Dg ms RAPID success oil
small sort, got afou OF me little architect OF the
Treasury, MueIt who can dive deeper, come up
oftener, play around the surface more Than any
body under the government. An ehort was made
py the chairman OF TINS committee and his clerk 10
lake away from Mullett The bliding OF the Post
Oices. 10 this end tue clerk, VINO Is . newspaper
correspondent starred series 0, attacks upon Mr.
Muliert ana the contracts ior the buildings which
he mad gwen IL the sequel the arcnltect Has been
triumphant everywhere and the Congressman aad
chairman OF the committee Is IN q iair way to un.
Gcrsiand that he has been made game or by his
subordinate.
CLERKS RULING COMMITTEES.
The subservicncy OF some CLERKS u committees Is
disgrace.u. Formerly tie lie wlv eiected Governor,
Nashpurn, OF Massachusetts, was charm. of the
Committee on Claims OF The House oil Representa-
f1yes. he had cersa tlppiing insight icant clap,
who used 10 80 around taxing up rows Tor tue mem.
bers OF the committee. This cleTk made many enc
nies for the gentlemen on The committee, and the
Other day ne Reached the crisis o. his career ~ benx
detected IN q commercial operation, and was ASKED
10 resign position he acid IN one OF tue executive
departments OF the government
POWER OF COAM1TTEES.
There Ia scarcely any committee control whereof
does not lead 10 power. Some time ago at the FItn
Avenue Hotel IN New York. responsible person
heard 10 say -
IL believe that - L. trying to be chairman OF
the Committee on -. / inink l viii 10 to him
aud oifer MN retaining lee OF IS 900 as lawyer,
IN order to get my case before him, 80 that can
tax 10 hlm freely about II wnen ne mounts To the
ha.d nf fnttt trn.