New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-12-04
WASHINGTON.
THE OPENING OF COycppso

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| o." TELEGRAPH TO TIE rRrBuysi
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-The political wnrId ~
washington has Leon greatly sxitated, today Owe, a.
organization u thea House Committees For a 81 ~
the member" OF Coneoss especially those who live a,
dslanoe. have been coAns In by tvos and three. a.s
seeking out their Winter quarters bat during ,he To-, -
hours every train has been laden with them Tb.v ~,
swarrned In the corridors Of the hotels. TODAY Tho ~
PHEASANT weather having made 1t anything but rou,,,.
| b' 10 venture upon the streets. and have snen,
| their timo In nothing cIsc but 70 bca, 49,.
TO tell como new conjecture about the COMMITTEES.
Speaker Blaine arrived Friday evening but IA. h.
" at home" 10 very few persons, and those shmn M h
orn have come AWAY no wiser than they on the ALL
absorbing topic OF course, the greatest nterest c.ot
IN tic craftsmanship Of the Ways and Means Committee
this being the most important position In the gift OF tia
speaker and for It several have been menoned
| tho most prOmpe being tlOso OF Mcssrs. Davos
| Garfield Shelabargcr, Kelley OF Pennsylvania And
| Wheeler OF New.YoIk Those who are outspoken \,
favor Of Protection for American Industry favor IN.
| appointment OF Mr. Dawes. Mr.. sLcll.barser, o,
| Mr. Kelley; and. the health OF Mr.. Shellabarre,
would hardly warrant his undertaking s onerons du.
ties, and Mr. Kclley's prcemnence Proectionist
w0nld mako him iisasteful to they have gener,
agreed that Mr.. Dawes Is the best FOR the place
Another liberation, which, they say. Will have great
influence with the Speaker Is that NJ: Dawes the old
Cst and most experienced member OF the House and
since the resi-; nation OF Gen. Srhenck, its Nc
knOwledged leader. His appointment Therefore would DO
admitted by all TO be emnently Just one 40 one hay
ing n greater claim than he. In opposition t. hi,
opinion 1T may he sad In tn first place. that Mr. Dawes
has from the first publicly aud constantly cypr ,c b
preference to his Old place the head Of tina
Committee Appropriations This preference he LA,
expressed to-day and he Is reported to have gone M
a. to send mutual friend ~ the Speaker, after he
had heard that his name hid been used
in connection with the craftsmanship Of the Ways and
and Means Committee, protesting against any such
change. The Speaker has also remarked that the
high tariff character OF this Committee be toned
down" in the present Congress to correspond
more nearly with tho sentiment OF tue HOas.
n this remark applies 10 tho chairmans'I II means
that some man Of more conservative ideas than Mr.
Dawes Is to have the place. The other leading cssiats
for tho place Is Mr. Garfield Of Ohio, VINO Is under
stood to repres Ut that class in Congress who
are neither HigI Tiilf Free Tra.erA
There report that Mr.. Blaine Promised tAis position
to Gen. Garfield last Spring. and there Is no doubt that
he still expects it, His friends claim for him that he 10
better prepared both by inclination and education. for
this position than any other member vi The HOUSE. hav
NIX given much attention to tho stuiy Of those
subjects which the Committee Of Ways and Means VIII
have to deal with. They also say that no
better represe ns prevailing sentiment OF the House.
and Of the country at large than any other man who
has been named. and that he las wide popularity
aiming the People They do not expect The Speaker to
appoint Free Trader they say, and to pnt an ayoyed
High Tariff in this place would MORALLY off I'd the
Revenue Reformers and the Free Traders, All cla'ses
would look upon the appointment Of Gen Garfield a. 9
compromise, and there is doubt that tonight Uen.
Garields chances look to BE- the best.
AprOpOs Of this subject 1t il known that tho EDITOR OF
The Cincinnati, Gdete has written letter 10 Nj. Blaine,
IN which he says that the appointment OF Gen. Garfield
will Ohio TO the Republican party. by retaining
s support such ex-Secrctsry Coz Matthews.
Ioadley, and all those who are known az
Liberal Republicans" while the appointment Of High
Tariff man will cause them to join the opposition
If Cen Garfield is made chairman VI the Ways and
Means Committee the remainder Of the Committee will
probably be made up follows: In the place v, Mr.
HOOPER, who will doubtless DC made Chairman Of somet
other Committee. other Ncw-EGgland mon, Lynch OF
Maine starkweaherO Of Connecticut, willard OF Vermont
and Butler and Hoar OF Massachusetts, mentioned In
this connection III the place OF Allison. who always
represented tie Frcc Trade clement
the Wost. other Lember from inc
section and representing tho sahc ideas.
The Democrats will be entitled to three members OF TINS
Committee, and they will probably be Mr.. Brooks OF
NcwYOrk Marshall VI Illinois. and Beck OF kentucV'
Mr. Blair OF Michigan will probably be transferred from
this Committee and made chairman OF some other IL
Mr. Dawes becomes chairman, the remainder Of the Com
mittce will be constituted above indicated except
that some Western man. probably from Ohio viii take
the place of Mr. Hooper Mcssrs Perry aud shclabarsr
have been mentioned.
Next in Importance to the Ways Means Committee
is the Committee Appropriations, which originates
every appropratng money for the expenses Of
tho Government Under the leadership NJ Mr. Dawes in
tho last Congress- this Committee almost
the WAYS and Means and after Schenck left Con and
his place the Committee fell to Mr.. Hooper. Dawes
became the acknowledged leader OF the House. Tho
Chairman Of Appropriations has advantages oil
other members. His must DO passed. and he
has he fha nd he At
oil times, and during the last days OF the session Is ae
to CONTROL with almost absolute authority TIE Of
business. Everything at that Tine must give way TO tho
appropriation bills. and he Is Of getting recognition
whenever he wishes to take the oo When the last Con-
grcss ended It believed by that the Chairman Of
appropriations would thencefOrth be oco tho leader
of the majority side Of the House. strong at The
head OF the Ways and Means would however, 70
cover much OF tho power Of leadership that
once belonged to that's Committee. Mr.. Dawes
still expresses himself particularly desir
GUS of retaining the Appropriations charnanShlp q.
and not wishing to take tho Ways and Means. for
which he has been strongly urged H. in spite Of his~
uotancc he Is assigned to the latter place. Cen Garfield
will no doubt succeed him Everybody agrees tonight
that the two important Charmanshps for GARFIELD
and Dawes.
Mr.. Hooper who promoted 10 the chairnianshpoi
Ways and Means by reason OF seniority on the Commit
tee list, when schenck resigned but who. although
thoroughly familiar with the business % the Committee,
never was able ~ lead tho House. will probably bc put
at tie head Of the Banking aud Currency Committee
which w0s Gartelds in the last Congress. IhisS ~
Important Committee and vii, have jurisdiction over Sh
measures for return to specie payments MI Hooper
Is well informed upon financial subjects orih; pa"n
nv profession He has dangerous crofchets III III"
head and will make a safe and able chairman for the
Committee.
Mr.. William B. Washburne. the former Chairman o''"'
Committee on Claims leaves the House to III the Etec~
tive chair of Massachusetts, Mr. Shelsbargr OF o'e
and Mr.. Wheeler OF New-York. are mentonet 1r 'h's
chalriuanship Its important that man with tho'oosn
knowledge Of law and ncorrptible cgrity should 10
selecfad and common opnion pOnts these gentolDen.