The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-12-07

alike most creditable to the heart and
head ola President whose admins.
tration has never been excelled in
modern times for the hearty and can
did Endorsement given it by tho best
and ablest minds everywhere.
The Committees.
Under our form of Congressional
legislation the organization of the
Committees Of the two Houses is
exceedingly important. The Senate
Committees are made up by . caucus
Of the dominant party in that body,
and were reported At the opening Of
the 42d Congress early last March,
when the displacement Of Sumner
created such = Robbery.
Speaker Blaine has been incuba.
ting his committees oil the past sum.
mer, aud announced them on the
opening day Of the present session Of
Congress.
We submit below tho names Of the
Chairmen, which 10 all we have room
for, and which are in fact pretty
much all that is important, ~ they
are practically the respective com.
mittees themselves
Election-McCra ry, Of Iowa.
Ways and Aeans-Dawes, Of Mass,
Pacific r. R.-Wheeler, ofN. Y.
Manufacturers-Burdett, Of Mo.
Agricultnre-Wils on, Of Ohio.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ofOhio
Banking and Currenoy-Hooper
Of Mass.
Observation-Disclosures, Of Ohio,
Public Lands-Ketohum, of N. Y,
Post Office and Post Roads
FArnsworth, of III.
Invalid Pensions-Moore, of Ill.
Railways and CAnals-Parker, ol
Pa.
Mines and NATURALIZATION, o
| Mich.
Freedmen's Affsirs--Cobb, of N
G.
Education and Labor-Pieroe, o.
Miss.
Indian Affairs-Shanks, of Ind.
Military ..Affairs-Coburn, OF Ind
Naturalization, Of La.
District Of Columbia-Stark wealth
or, Of Conn.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Of o.
Private Land Claims-Mercur, o
Pa.
Naval Aftairs-Scofield, Pa.
Foreign Affairs-Banks, of Mass
Territories-Taffe, Neb.
Revolutionary Pensions OF the Wal
Of l812-Millard, Of VT.
Public OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, o
Wis.
Revolutionary Claims-Wellace
Of S. G.
Acoounts-Bufington, Of Mass.
Expenditures in State Depart
ment- Conger, Of Mich.
Expenditures in Treasury Depart
ment-Lynch. Of Me:
Expenditures in the War Depart
Observation-Disclosures, Of Ind.
Expenditures in Navy Depart
ment-KellOgg, Of Conn.
Expenditures in p. o. Depart
ment-Barry, Of Miss.
Expenditures in Interior Depart
Ment-Hill, OF Ohio.
Expenditures on Public Building
-Hawley, Of III.
Printing-Beatty, Of Ohio.
Library-Petels, OF Ne.
Enrolled Bills-Buckley, Of Ala.
Joint Select Committee for Insur.
rectionary States--Poliard, Of Vt.
Special Committee on Mississippi
River Levees-Morrey, OF La.
From this list we find McCrary
Chairman Of the Committee on cleo.
lions, which is oil the important pc.
sition assigned to Iowa.
Ofonr other Congressman we find
Palmer 9th on Appropriations, Don
nan 4th on Military, Cotton 9Th OF
District of Columbia, and Walden q
on a special committee appointed
ast winter on Mississippi River lie
wees, while our genial and worthy 6tl
District Member, Capt. Jack Orr
'is ioft ont in the cold altogether.
IT must be conceded on al
hands that Speaker Blaine has treat
ed the banner Republican State mos,
exceedingly shabby, especially wher
we call TO mind the times whom W,
had Wilson Chairman Of the Judic
iary, Price of the Pacific Railroad
kasson Of Coinage and Weights and
Measures, and our other delegates in
well nigh as responsible and honora.
BILE positions.
Mace and Coburn have given the
coup de grace to pugilism in America.
After months OF bIoviating these two
roughs finally came together neal
New Orleans and spared away at
each other for four mortal hours, one
bruiser afraid ana the other daresn't,
after which thoy shook hands and
each declared the other the builiest
bully living, the referee declaring i,
. draw tight, and all bets of, while
Mace and Coburn quietly divided the
gate money and returned TO thei,
respective gin Nails.
Since we are deprived Of the pleas
ure OF chronicling any casualties to
either oTboth Of them, or to any o.
their brutal, rufianly patrons, lei
us rejoice that this public exhibi
tion Of eowardice and venalitv has
probably brought the utterly despic
able Practice OF pugilism into hope
less d,srepute among at least al the
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