New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-12-05

whole The Revenue RefOrmers" wanted GARFIELD FOR
chairman Of Ways and Means and not consOled by
having numerical majority the Committee, because
they said the chairman always counted for two and the
Committee was therefore tie The PrOtectOnsts, who
had triumph In the appointment OF Mr..
Dawes were not satisfied, but neither they
nor the Free Traders felt very badly about the akcup
of the Committee Everybody expressed satisfaction
MI Garfield failing Of the first place, got the next
best. the Appropriation craftsmanship The appointment
OF Austin Blur at the head of the Claims Committee WAS
commended all hands, and also that Of SnciabarScr
on the Commerce Committee.
There had been great curiosity know what would he
done with Butler Nobody had prophcsed rightly, ana
the General himself had no intmatiOn OF his fate lie
looked rather black when list had been nearly read
through. without Craftsmanship coming out LOT MN:
but. when his name read toward the last at tie
head of the Committee on the Revision OF the Laws he
appeared 10 be pretty well satisfied The speaker o"
him afterwaid that he had given Inn committee that
a sort Of omnium lutheran. and that he hoped ne
would gather much into H. The fact that Butler
and Farm worth placed side by eide on the XII
Klux Committee. which Is the Old Reconstruction Com
,nittec under name, caused considerable anu-c-
ment.
The APPOINTMENTS OF Judge Srcrcur n chairman Vt
Private Land Claims and Of Jesse H. Moore of Invalid
Pensions. spoken Of excellent. Mr. Hooper was
given The place he expected. and which all agreed NJ
Ought TO nave. Gen. kctcnams cliairnan~lp Of Public
Lands just cOgni OF his and faithful service
Gen. toburn and Gen. Shanks were fairly entitled to the
promotion they given in their assignment to tho
clairmanships Of Military Affairs and Indian Affair
respectively. Leonard Myers got the craftsmanship OF
Patents, TO everybody's satisfaction. The following
members reapIointed to the chananshps they
held in the last Congress: BIZ. Wheeler, Pacific Railroad
Mr.. Fam'worih, Po,tOfres and Post-Road-: MrwiIson
Agriculture: Mr. Scofcld Naval Affair.": Mr.. Banks.
Foreign Affairs; Mr.. Kelley. Coinage. Weights and
Measures and Mr. Petcrs. the Library The Committee,
On Elections. Public Buildings. Printing ana Accounts.
which appointed last Spring. were s,uzcd, but
the cl,aig!ncn were not changed.
TIL follow ing Is the distribution OF tn 10 chairman
ships Of Standing Commi tees, by States Maine three
Vermont one: Massachusetts, i've; Connecticut. two
NcwYork, Two; New Jersey, two: Pennsylvania. fye
Ohio. i've; Indiana. three; Illinois, three: Michigan.
three; Wisconsin. one: Iowa onr Nebraska, one Mis-
souri,. one; West Vr.inii onr; North Carolina. one:
South Carolina. one; Mississippi. two; Alabama one:
and Louisiana.
That large class f Senators and lead
ing politicians who he said 10 bY Gen. Grant.
and therefore bound to be pleased with everything
be does Of perfectly satisfied with the mes
and predict that 1t will bo an eminrnty popular
with the people large. There however
enthusiasm in regard To it III either House OF
Congress when it read. among the people
who have discussed 1t since the adjournment.
Those who in the habit Of examining and weighing
Administration measures before they applaud Them
not altogether well pleased with the mrssagc. They
all admit to he adroily written but they think that
the Of strength lies in the skilliul lodging of i'm
portant questions rather than In meeting them boldly AS
President Grant has been wont to do in
One OF the rst and most severely criticised passage, Of
til" that referring to the late personal quarrel
between the Administration and Mr.. Cata"azy The
dponat:sts assert that such passage can lie found III
any message before sent to COngrds and add that
il places the Grand Duke in Il very embarrassing posi-
ton. Here they say. IL the Grand Duke. the guest
Of the nation. travelling through the country
under the escort OF man who has been selected
a. 1T companion for him by his father the Gar and IN
the midst II his visit he il met by from the
President OF the United States, in which thai Is
claimed To the country and to the world gentleman.
1t Is hard 10 what the Grand Duke can pursue
under the circumstances, hut II il thought that decency
will force him either to Leave the country at or I"
dismiss Catacazy. Great curiosity is expressed in regard
which OF these he will adopt. In regard TO
Civil service Reform the Presidents critics, and they
many tins point particularly severe. McmbcrsO OF
Congress especially do not like to have the responsibility
for had appointments thrown entirely them. and
many of them expressed the opinion that the power that
appointed ought to bear share Of the Odium
Of bad selections. especially since OF those which
have been most Objectionable have been claimed by the
Presidents friends to have been made without cOnsua
tion with members OF Congress. The modification con-
tanned in the last part Of the para Graph OF the
mcndation regard TO amnesty is also considered in the
light of an attempt conc.!iac the carpet Of
In the Sor'b.