, 1875-12-22
WASH AT0N.
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Growls Lon. Sad Deep Over
Kerr's = - lmittee Sc
= ions.
PENNSYLVANIA Democrats Mourn. and
Will MOI Be ComlortcA.
Wood Will Be the Mouthpiece Of
tho Ways and Means CON-
mittea.
Current Talk 'oneerning Rttrcnchment
and Early Adjournment.
The Confederate Raid on the House
Offices Temporarily Checked.
Washington Society .atl:lfrs.-.
So3nc Questions of i.ti-
1itEtfG.

sAH. h-Hn y %UaA'HltAFF- et-LtA4i 4ibNt-
syteHt D.*1ofeh to TIE Chlca9a T.,nun..
NAsH:SGluS. d. T.. Dec. al.-The apra1ranc.
Of tho lint OF Com mltsees in print AaA .nat!cd
Democrats to taxa in tho situation moro elcnr,y
shhH ~aH possible in tic reading frnrn tho tle.k.
ILLS deliberate consideration I,Ea only HeryelE
to intensify tho general Dissatisfaction which ex-
1.ted laat night. Eastern DcnocratR ar5 u,,cor.
solhb'o o., tue one haud, whiEo tho Pacific Hlofo
patriots declare tint they hare l,oen ignored.
FennsylrAniana ate perhaps. thu londcst
OF oil in fault.tin1iug. They aye pre-
pairing lirt Of those WHO VOTED
for l:andlll for tho uurpoao Of Snoring that Ill
who lid oot snppor. kcrr have beet. nut down
by him. Mr. Cox Ia moro bitter than over, and
especially sinco he has diAcosored hat, wha
Fernando Wood III poulnslIr Rtconi cu tia Ways
and Mraus Committee, ho will
VIRTUALLY he LEAuEn OF THE uot'sE,
for the renHon TINT Moriison thu Chairman, not
being ready In debate or skilled az manager Ut
nlea4ure on tho il1or, will not oftcn attempt
10 represent his Committee outside Of itn room.
All the leading measures that his ConIml.iec
may bring forward will consequently be. al n
general thing. in charge Of Mr. Wood. who will
thus practically be leader OF tho liouao. ThIn
dlscovcry il particularly unpleasant to 3lr, Cox.
Who although ho IIan the thatrmanHhip ot ii,
important Committee yet. NJ It Jocs not hare.
like tho Ways And 1lcans, thu right to tho
floor ut an5 time, his chances OF apreariu;:
Iro1l,ineut On the Auar III Chairman arr very
small aH bis Committee will not be called orr
Than twice during tue seahiun. 4tA tbe contest
between Cox and Wool! for tho Wnya and blcnuu
decided the Speaker to give 1t to neither, Cux'1
ftcnda deeiaro that virtually tho place hna been
eiyeu tn Mr. Woud.
Randall has a!reudy called his Committee md
begun work. Three bills weza assigned to-day.
uanc1v, tho Military Acadomy. Pcnsiolls anL
diplomatic aud It IL the Intention to hnyo tllvso
reauy to report carly III January.
IAI.k OF EARLY ADJOURNMENT.
Iilelo Id treat anxiety e!nonB tln Democrats
to get auny soon possible. and tLc1u in much
talk OF trying to adjourn By the Int Of Nay.
1'le general dissatisfaction over tile ahssnmen:
oil the Com:nlttecn has introduced 10 Inaay adj
ttonai c!oreuta uf d1eurd As 10 mako the tca'l-
ers nf the larts mora 4n1louB for tho future
than ever. l!audalt insists thnt ret OF aap1urri-
atlou Lil!s eau be II "d which. without cr!ppliig
my important branch OF thu xervcc. will Iclllco
tho nunnal expenditures fiotm0, HuU, liz iA
looking 10 largo saving in army aud navy OK
pennes. md he has bill reducing tho army to
l5,NU0 mon. and ef[ccting Aay,ng OF Gt10 0pW H0J
in tho military establishment ALONE. II tho
House passtB this bill, AID tho hnnato rctn it,
tho policy OF tho Democrats will l'o to mako ap-
propElAtionB for tho army in ncco!dauco ".t!, Lie
proposed reduction. There arc number of
Uenloetats however, wlb do not regard it a
good policy to ioreu reduction Of sle array.