, 1873-11-24
Composition Of Committees In
the Next Congress.
Tho Caucus Unwilling to Deprive
Speaker Blaine of Ills
Prer0gative.
Mr.. Oreswell Strenuously Pushing
the Postal Telegraph Scheme.
Wilson's Special Credit nLobilier
Committee to Be Etevived.

Oom1n1tteo TO BE Revived.
Special Dispa.ch to The Chicago TrtbtnS.
COMMITTEES m THE NEXT ooNaREBs.
WARRINGTON, Nov. 23.-Tho composition Of
commtttoes In tho noxt House is growing to be
M absorbing thcme In Congressional circles. In
the abaonce Of any positive information AZ to
tho course a1r. Blaine will adopt in making tho
committcea-whotllor lie will accept tho CAUCUS
nomination for Speaker without pledging him
solf as to any course to be pursued with tho
Credit Mob|ier membors, or whothar lo
viii heed the demands mndo by
tho anti-Crcdit hIobilior factions or
whether ho will leave all tho responsibility to
tue cauous-specnlation takos awido range. Tho
ru}o heretofore obBorved In milking up Commit
toes has been, ,w1lcn tho old Chairman 10 dropped
or promoted, to advance tho noxt member on the
old Committee, II ro-oloctcd, to tho Chairman
ship. Ii this courao is pt1rauod, md tho neu-
bers implicated in the Credit Nfobilior arc not put
in prominent positions, Horace Maynard
will, In order OF precedence, bo
entitled to tho place Of tho hoad Of tho Ways and
Moana; Froo,nan Clark, OF Now York, will euc-
coed Garfield at Chairman of tho Appropriations
Committee; Waliron. Of Michigan, will tako
kHu F!ACO VI ohAAHl AAJVbc1f I'll HlAbcdCuuSGkLe
q. tho head Of tho Committoo on Banking and
Currency; Starkwoatler. of Connecticut, will
succeed schofio1d ut tho hoad OF tho Com
1nitteo on Naval Aflairp, and Maynard
Committee on tho Centennial Celebration. As
Judge Bingham was not rc.olcctcd, his place ut
tho hoad OF tho Jrdiciary Committee naturally
falls to D. T. Butler. There arc howovor, sew
cral circumstances which mako 1t doubtful
whether this plan will bo carried cut, even il
Blaine should yield to the clnmor against the
Crodis Mobilior members.
LY1IAN TRENAIS
Of Now York Is most conspiouously put forward
by his friends, DIS Ia man of tho highest abui-
York by 3 tremendous majority; aud conso-
quontly entitled to n position ut tile head of one
Of tho important committecn. He laclB
extensive legislative experience, his only
sssSsS Yer N, AZ or ssor hn hvng been c'sia IL
for him TINT his talents, culture, and
solid astainments far outweigh all that can bo
argued against him. It's aafe to say TINT Tre-
mains claims will bo recognized. AS Butlor is
to DO urged for tile Craftsmanship Of tho Com
mlttoo OIL Appropriations, Tromain may rospi-
bly, bo made to fit in at tho head Of the judiciary
Committee, although tho fine reputation Of
Judge Wilaon+ Of Indiana, cntitlos him to 4
favorable consideration in that connection.
CLINTON L. MERRIAM.
of Now York il understood to be q candidate for
tho place at the honl OF the Comnittoo on Bank
ing mud Currency, and will receive tho strong
support Of tho Observation-Disclosures party, as
House, md hatl u bill providing for FREQ banks
ponding when Congress adjourned. No COM
mittco will figure more prominently during tho
ncxt Congress- than that OIL Banking and Cur
roucy.
KAssoN, OF IOWA,
also comes here with considerable strength,
Which will possibly force him to IN important
rlaco. He waa member Of Congress- some
years ago, and vas then, vol Up on the Appro-
priation Committee, aud was Chairman Of tho
Committee on Coinage, Weights, mud Measures.
TIE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE.
Wli}o thore il Bono talk OF giving the Chair
nlanship Of one of tho committees to Demo-
crat, following the example Of tho Senate, in or
dor that that party may have q comlnittee-room
to uae for CAUCUS purposes, thoro il a studious
indifference shown to the clains Of the Libcral
party, which las one Representative in tho
House, whose prospects for an important place
arc not considered good.
OTHER rIoDADLE Ass1oSMENTs.
Leonard Myers, Of Pennsylvania, IN old
member Of tho Committee on Foreign Anaira,
stands noXt in order OF succession, iB capable,
and will probably receive tho 0halrmauship. yice
Banks.
Tynsr, Of Indiana, will probably succeed Gen,
Fnrnsworth as Chairman Of the Committee on
rost-0fiicoB aud Post-Roala, whilo philetus
Sawyer, Of Wisconsin, will doubtless take Shela-
bargors p!aco at the head Of tho Commerce
G0HtnlErGo.
COMMITTEE on TRANSPORTATION
routes to tho scaboard, corresponding to Win
dom'a Sonata Comn,ttoo, which has been trnycl-
ing over tho country during tho vacation, will DO
nude and the feasibility Of merging with it the
old Committee on Railroads and Canals is
bcon utterly usoloss for some time.
TIE CAUCUS NOT WILLING TO MAKE COMMITTEES.
OF courso, tho Ha!no influences that would affect
Blaino in making committees would have wolght
With caueus, but there il q growing dspos-
t'on among nombors against interfering with
tue Committees i'll caucus, which threatenB q
ilat refusal to take the responsibility Off tho
Speakers shoulders, if ho should ask the favor
at their hands.
APPOINTMENT or a SOLICITOR ron COTTON CLAIMS,
Tho Hon. Jamca S. Frazier, ox-supromo Judge
of Indiana, and late nlonler OF tho British and
American Mixed Commission, has been appoint
cd Assistant Solicitor Of tho Treasury Depart
mcnt, having especial caarge Of all Cotton Ciaim
fntiea on tho 20th Inst. There ara about 1.5oO
OF these Gases which inyo been referred to him
for advice.
THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH SCHEME.
It il concetsod that thia winter the POST
Master-Goncra' will mako q moro determined
effort than oyer before to socuro tho adoption Of
| the postal tolegrnpl achonle. Ills attack upon
! the Western Union by 1,amot in his report,
Which iu cortaiuly Of questionable propriety, ii
| condemned rs undigni!leu mud i1l-bo!tting tho
It. 1tr. CrcBwcll evidently thinks that tho
large Republican, majority in the incoming Con-
gross will ounblo tho Administration to carry
utmost any nioaH.ro that it PROPOSES and he IL
consequently disposed to conduct his effort with
extreme vigor: Tho opponents to tie sclo1no
aro strong; aud, Ss thcru IL noticeable d growing
disposition among members Of Congress- to din
regard party dictation. tho prospect for big
| light over tho matter isssgnod.
| Mr.. Ortol., President Of
T1tE WESTERN rfStpt; TEIEnuhp3t COMPANY
who il here preparing for tho winterH campaign,
states tla Ae il preparod to provo that tho tells
paid to tho telegraph companies in tho Unitod
States nre less than III European countries,
| whore tho limos ulo controlled by tho Goyorll-
! mont. llo has Ind agents travelling oil over
Europe. during tho past hilmsnor, gathering sta-
tiEties bearing OIL poBtal tologsaphY, and will
maao 4 formidable showing against it's adoption
by tho Unitul States nj H00n M the matter
comes up n ConSrcss.
THE posTAL sAy1NnH nANK.
Congressman hero arc worry nhy Of the postal
saringA.hauk syatom which Croswell recon-
>nan,}n tThnv rannrn11v nlfpryn in TINT con.