Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-12-21
THE COMMITTEES,

WASHINGTON Dec. 10, 1875.
Speaker Kerr has been revising and perfecting
the list of committees since the adjournment on
Friday. He was in conference all day to-day, and
until late hour tonight, with two or three trust
ed friends, and at midnight the list had not been
entirely finished. The following, it can be stated
with toerabe certainty, is the list far as it has
been absolutely determined up to midnight
Committee Ways and Means-Alorrison of
Illinois, Chairman; Fernando Wood. Thomas OF
Maryland, Randolph Tucker of Virginia, Ben
Hill, Hancock of Texas, Blaine, Bnrchard, VIM.
d. Kelley, Garfield, Chaplin of Massachusetts.
This committee, it will be seen, is a very strong
one. There is reason to believe that Wood will
consider his assignment to the second place deg
radiation, and that he will in consequence decline
committee service altogether. lie has said as
much. 1t is a hard money committee; with pos
sibly two exceptions, the entire committee is in
favor of specie resumption. The committee will
never ndorse the greenback heresy of substitute
ing paper for gold in paymen: of customs duties.
Morrison receives the charmansbip, for the rea-
son that the Speaker is Of the opinion that the
Mississippi valley is entitled TO the Craftsmanship
of this great committee This is innovation
upon both Republican and Democratic piecedcnts
Morrison was perhaps further entitled to this
craftsmanship at the hands of Kerr for the reason
that he managed kerr's campaign for the Speak
ership. lie presented his name to the caucus and
was generally recognized as the leader Of the Kerr
movement. Morrison is hard money and a thor
oughly loyal man. Thomas Of Maryland was at
one time Secretary of the Treasury; Hancock OF
Texas was transferred from the Committee on APP
preparations, as was also Gen. Garfield. The lat
ter would no doubt have been an embarrassment
on the Appropriations Committee to any new
Chairman, and it is pretty well understood that
Randall did not care to have as Jealous opposi-
ton critic under him the man who had been chair
man of the committee for six years.
Blaine has received the place to which his lead
ership of the House seems to entite him. He
heads the minority upon the leading committee
Durchard will supply more useful figures for adj
vocaes Of revenue tariifhan any of the democrats,
while Kelley is a representative of the other side
of the tariff question. The West has seldom been
so strongly represented on this committee. Hi
nois has two members.
OF the Committee OF Appropriations, Randall is
Chairman with Holman, Wells of Missouri, Sim
geton of Mississippi, and Hatcher The remain
ing members of this Committee are said to be
among the most economical in the House. Ran
dali is known to be liberal with his appropriations,
and Holman is put next to handicap him. Wells
of Missouri had hoped to become Chairman of Pa
cifc Railroads. but has been assigned to this place
which is considered equal to craftsmanship.
Ot Banking and Currency 5. ). Cox Is Char
man, and Payne of Ohio and Scott and Nike OF
Illinois are members. These three are all hard
money men. The remaining members have not
been fully determined upon OF kerr's rival can
didates for Speaker, Cox and Randall alone re-
ceive a Craftsmanship, although the second place
on Ways and Means is generally regarded as the
equivalent of an ordinary Chairmanship.-l Boston
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