The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-12-22
WASHINGTON.
A Good Deal Of Surprise end
Some Little Dlssat isfactIon
Over the House Com
mlttees.
Bristow's Ideas on the Distribu-
ton of Clerkships-An Old
Chicago Land Suit
Settled.
lspecia, to the st. Louis Times. ]

Especial to the st. Louis Times.
WAsHISGroN. ID. c.. Dec. 20.-Natur-
ally enough the announcement Of the
standing committees of the House as Sc
lscted BY Mr.. Kerr, has been the absorb
ing theme Of conversation aud comment
among congressman and others this Al
ternOOl--the more SO because In o mum.
Der of cases the result has proved very
widely Mt variance with previous conjec-
ture, aud corresponding degree vi dis
appointment has of necessity ensued. 1t
il plain, indeed, that tho appointments
are received with more than ordinary
dissatisfaction,
The selection OF Mr.. Morrison as chair
man Of the ways and means committee
gives great offence to the friends of Wood
and Cox. though for the most part highly
acceptable In itself to the Western menu
bers. 1t assures tho Radical leadership
Of the House to Mr.. Randall, who has
not been involved In any Of the squabbles
or at all mixed up In the scramble for
chairmanships.
The organization of the banking and
CURRENCY committee. with ed Ms Esh,iY
S chn "a lelyrsiS H bullion basis and Is gem
orally regarded here Is favorable to the
National bank interest, there being but
one man on the committee OF pronounced
greeuback proclivities.
The Pacific railroad committee Is or.
ranized to work In harmony with the
committee on appropriations, IN Opposi-
tiop to all manner Of subsidies or other
measures looking to the remotcst inter-
ference with the interests OF the govern
unsnt's pet road; while the committee on
public buildings and grounds. has been
apparently made up with q view to rig
orOus economy and q searching investi-
cation into the transactions OF Messrs.
Mullett and Babcock.
The foreign relations committee was
organized expressly to meet the wishes
of Secretary Fish aud carry out the
diplomatic policy Of the State
department, whatever that may be.
Taken rs whole, Mr. Kerr's organi-
cation of the committees denotes an
adoption Of the hard money and tree
trade platform. being proiessedly concil-
iatory to certain sections. while partial to
the views of certain other sections Of the
country exhibiting no mark degree OF
sagacity in the allotment and represent
tatiyes rather Of Mr.. Kerr than OF the
party which Mr.. Kerr is supposed to rep
resent.
There is report that Fernando Wood
sation with that gentleman he emphati-
cally declines any expression OF opinion
on the subject. There Is no doubt that
he feels much irritated at the manner in
which he has been overslaughed. 1t is
considered a little remarkable that Mr..
| Stone, of Missouri, who was one Of Mr..
Kcrr's most active opponents In the can
vass for the speakership should be hon
ored with two chairmanships besides the
second place OIL the railway and cana
committee.
There was a much larger attendance o
members to-day than was expected. ow
ing TO the holiday adjournment being
fixed for to-day, and that the only bust
ness is listening to announcements from
the speaker. The journal OF Friday hay
Ing been read, and some executive com
munications being laid before the house
the speaker announced the standing
committees. These are rs follows:
THE COMMITTEES.
-Messrs. Harris OF Virginia
Thompson, Blackburn, Beebe, House
DeBolt. PoppletOn. HOar, Wells Of Mis-
sissippi, Baker Of Indiana and Brown o
Kansas.
Ways and Means-Messrs. Morrison
Wood. Hancock. Thomas, Hill, Chaplin
Tucker, Blaine, kekey, Garfield and Bur
chard.
Military Afairs-Messrs. Banning
Glover, Williams of Michigan, Terry
| Cook, Reilly OF Pennsylvania, Harden
burg, NcDougall, Thornburgh, Hurlbut
Strait.
Commerce -Messrs. Hereford, Ward
Durand, Reagan, Piper, kehr, Pierce
FELTON,. Hunter, Ross Of Pennsylvania
Dunnell.
Post-ofiices aud post-roads- Messrs
Clark of Missouri, Waddcll, Luttrel
Ainswer,h of Iowa, Walker Of Ne,
York, McMahon, Sicmons, Cannon, Nj
Ter, stowell; Wallace of south Carolin'
Claims-Messrs. Bright, Neal, Brow
of kentucky, Robbins Of North Carolin,
Tarbox, COchrane, Phillips Of Missouri
Pratt, Bass, Bradley, kassOn.
War Claims-Aessrs. Eden, Milliker
Warren, Cabeli, Ellis, New, Caldwell
Congers, smith OF Pennsylvania, Wilso
Of Iowa, and Haskins.
Appropriations-M Randall, IIO
, man, Wells OF Missouri, Atkins, IIami
ton of New Jersey. Blount, Singleton
Wheeler, Hale, Foster and Waldron.
Banking and Currency .-Messrs. Co!
: Payne, Goode, Gibson, Raymond, Blu
f chard, Wike, Townsend, Of Pennsylvania
, Kasson. Fans, Hubbell.
Pacific Railroad. Messrs. Lamar, A
kins, Luttrell, Walker of Virginia
! Lynde, ThrockmortOn, Thomas ofMar
e land; Phillips, OF Missouri; CARTEL
- Kasson, Plat, O'Neill, Blair.
Judiciary .-Messrs. Knott, Hunton, Ash
$ Lyndc, Lord, lIurd, Caulfeld, McCrecr
L Lawrence, Frye, Starkweather.
g Public I.ands.--Messrs. Sayler, Good
Fuller, Mcfarland. Walling, Gaus
Lane, Ilathorn. McDill. Morey, Crouns
/. Foreign Affairs. Swan
Is Faulkner, Banks, Barnum, Ely. Ham
n ton, Indiana Springer, Forney, MonrC
williams, Wisconsin; Packer.
Naval Affairs-Messrs. Whitthorl
le Lewis, Mills, Jones of New llampshil
" Willis, williams of Delaware. Robbi
l. OF Pennsylvania, Burlcigh, Harris
Massachusetts,, Hayes and Dantord.
z Revision Of Laws-Mcssrs. Durhal
re Southland. Bell, Metcalfr, Teesc. Dou
a. lass. Sparks, Grape, Dcnnison, Oliver a
, Robinson.
w. Education and Labor;-Msssr. wall
u" OF NnEi~is, Lamar, Faulkner, Cutl
on Singer, Clarke of Missouri, Spring
or Hoar, Magoon Of Wisconsin, White q
!" Nash.
~ District of Columbia cssrs Buckn
Neal, Phelps, Cate, Hartridgc, link
Stevenson, McCreery, Willard, llcnd
and Phillips of Kansas.
Public Buildings aud Grounds Mess
10 Holman, Wells of Missouri, llarrisC
w Cook, Hewitt OF New York, Wall
Ter Young. williams Of Michigan, Woo