The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-12-05
CHARLESTON.
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CHARLESTON, November 20, 1872. I
At last the House has adopted set Of
rules for It's government, and there is q
slight prospect OF some work being done.
l say a slight prospect, because q member
gave notice this morning that on to,mor-
row he would move to amend the rules,
and ifthe matter is opened again there
il no telling when It will be closed. On the
simple question az TO whether the Is
should DO dotted and the t'S crossed, or
the t's dotted and the i's crossed, the pres.
ent House can easily consume weeks
time II Is 10 be hoped, however, that
the good sense remaining in portion Oi
the body may interpose and prevent any
farther useless discussion on unimportSnt
matters.
SPEAKER MILLER EXPANDING III s WINGS
Your toWnsman, Mr.. Miller, is rapidly
improving in his manner OF governing
the House, and bids fair, TO make a good
Speaker He has lost good deal Of the
timidity which characterized his first
rulings, and now says "a motion to lay
on the table is not debatable," SC, with
the Gang fr0id ola Colfax or Blaine Be
firm, my boy, be firm. There Il nothing
like ibold assertion and frmness in
maintaining 1t, even if you are in the
wrong.
THE STANDING HOUSE COMMUTERS.
The Speaker this morning announced
the standing committees Of the House, as
follows:
Elections and PTriIsges-Messrs. Morri.
son, Thayer, Stone. Hinchnan, Hindman,
Bumgardner and Fleming
location and FIndnes-Messrs. DsVen.
port, Stout, Ferguson, Withrow, Knots
lot MaTion1 Shirley, Miller. (of Fayette,)
Spates and White.
Military AEdirs-Messrs. Bridges, Sni.
der, (oi Monongalls) Clendennin, Knots
(of Calhoun) and Smith.
Judicidry-Messrs. Bradford, Daven-
port, Laidley, Morrison, Butcher, Brown
Price, (ot MonongaliA) Thompson, Trip
lett, Withrow, Lewis, Grow and Camp,
bell.
EdtleGtion-Messrs. Lewis, Floyd, HUI
linen, Ferguson, Flowers, Foley, Vinson,
Campbell and Vossler.
Counties, Districts and Municipal Corpo.
TGtionS-Messrs. Laidley, Miller, (of Fay
ette) Wooddell, Robinson, Ruckmsn
Beaver, ST., Barrett, Price, (of Monopga-
liz. and Snyder, (of Gilmer
Prioate Corporations and Joint StoeE
Conpanies-Messrs. Thompson, Legs, Tot.
ten, Taylor, COf Ritchie) Shirley, White
Spates, Kantner and Rogers.
Roads and lnternd! observation-disclosures
Floyd, Monroe, Wooddell, Johnston, shir.
ley Short, lively, Knots, (ot Calhoun,
and Davis.
Forfeited and Unappop1qt.d lands
Messrs. Brown, Hinchman, Triplett,
Crow, Snyder, (of Gilmer,) Ruckman,
Fisher, Farnsworth and Bumgardner.
Gains and GrierdnoeS- Butch
er, Legg, Mcmillan and snider, (of Mon
Pubic Buildings and Humane IuStitu-
ttoH1.-Messrs. Hullihen, Vinson, Beaver
Jr.. Flowers and Price (of Monongalia.
Printing and Contingent Rrpensee.-
Messrs. Ferguson, Robinson, Bridges
Foley and Baker.
EzecWtiue 0Blee1 and Li5rdry.-Messrs.
Robinson, Given, Taylor, (of Randolph
Fisher and Hudson.
Arts, Sciences and General Inprope-
nueHts-Messrs. Prince, Hindman, Totem
Davis and Potter.
PenitentiGTy.-Messrs. Knots, (of Ma
rionO Stone, Stout, Cofftan and Baker.
Mr.. Morrison was afterwards, by bill
own request, released from service on TIT
Committee on Elections and Privileges
which makes Mr.. Thsyer, the Chairman
JENKINS" HDuLoEs A LITTLE "soF7
sowDER"
have not yet become sufficiently &C.
quainted with the majority OF the mem
bers to hazard an assertion as to whether
the Speaker exercised proper discretion il
his general appointments, or not.
The Chairman OF the Committee OF
Taxation and Finance, Mr.. George o
Davenport, oil your city, Is too well known
10 be commended or criticised by me. q,
Is young, quick witted, active and intelli.
gent, and barrin' his little idiosyncrasiei
and peouliAriues, will make q good Chair
man.
Mr.. Thomas A. Bradford, Chairman o
inc judiciary Commute, is eminentIN
qualified for the position, and he Is pc.
culiarly fortunate in being called upon Il
preside over 4 committee composed o
some of the most solid men of the House
Mr. Bradford is q man of more than or
binary legal attainments, ready in debate
quick and decisive In his opinions, ant
gentlemanly In his bearing.
Mr., Albert A. Lewis, Chairman of thI
Committee on Education, Is one Of thu
knights Of ye olden times, on whose brow
age never seems 10 cast shadow. He L
Q smooth hammered, easy spoken gentle
man, and but for his love for the company
Of the gentler sex, which am fearful viii
initiate somewhat against an eficien
discharge Of the generous duties imposed
on him, will do good work.
DR.. Thompson, Chairman Of the Com
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