The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-12-21
WASHINGTON.
Speaker Kerr BusiIy Preparing
\ aList OF Committe emen. =
Names Of Some of the Most I'm
portant Selections.
Morrison, of Illinois, Chairman OF
Ways and Means.


eleventh hour Mr.. Kerr resolved upon u
complete revision of the committee list
as heretofore contemplated, and the all
nounceinent OF his appointments, when
made tomorrow, will astound the men,
bers very nearly as much as the public vt
large. The speculations heretofore will
will be found TO be as wide Of the mark
in most cases as anything possibly can
be. Excepting the appropriations and
Pacific railroad committees, which will
be about Us heretofore indicated in these
dispatches, the committees will be found
to have been made up of members who
have never been referred to in connec-
ton with the committees to which MIR.
Kerr has assigned them.
At the hour this IL written--mid-
night--Mr. Kerr 10 still immersed In his
work, and II Is 20 far from being CON-
pleted that he refuses to make any Of his
appointments public. The following,
however, may be relied on rs generally
correct, aud the report to congress Is
pretty sure to vary very little from 1t. In
! every case the member first named Is
chairman
Weys ana Means-Messrs. Morrison,
Illinois; Wood, New York; Hancock,
Texas Chapiu, Massachusetts Hill,
Georgia; Thomas, Maryland; Tucker,
Virginia; Blaine, Maine; Kelly, Penn
| slyvania Burchard. Illinois Garfield,
Ohio.
| neutrality-suspicious.. Randall, Pa;
Holman, Ind. Wells, NO.; Blount, Ca;
Atkins. Tenn. Singleton, Miss. Ham
ilton, n. D.: Wheeler, n. Y. Foster, o.;
Waldron, Mich.
Banking and currency-Messrs. Cox
n. y; Payne, o.
Pacific railroad-Lamar. Miss; At
kins, Tenn. Phillips. No.; Throck
morton, Tex; Walker, Va: Lynde
Wis. Luttrsll. Cal. Plat. n. T.. Gar
field, o.; O'Nein, Pa: Blair. n. II
Seven of the thirteen members of this
committee voted tor Iolman's anti-sub
sidy resolutions.
Claims-Mr. Bright, Tennessee.
War Claims-Mr. Eden, Illinois.
! Commerce -Messrs. Hereford, Yves
Q Virginia +; Reagan, Texas; Biper, Cali
i fornia Durand, Michigan Ward, New
4 York kehr. Missouri Fenton, Geor
gia ; Kasson, Iowa.
!. Post-otllce and Post Roads-Mr. Clarke
II Missouri.
l. Manuiacturer-Mr Stone, Missouri.
Agriculture--Mr. Harris, Georgia.
Indian Aflairs-Mr. Scales, North Caro-
IS lima.
e Military Aflairs-Mr. Banning, Ohio
probably.
=. District of Columbia-Mr. Bucknel
y Missouri.
II Judiciary--Mr. Knott, Kentucky.
t Public Expcndtures-Nr. Milliker
@ Kentucky.
Private Land Claims-Mr. Gunthcr.
Naval Afairs--Mr. WhitthrOne, Ten
c nessee.
h Foreign Afiairs-Mr. Swami. Mar,
:. land.
TerritorieS--Mr. Southland, Ohio.
Railways aud Canals-M. Jones, kei
u lucky.
. Mines and Mning-Mr. Bland, Mi
> souri,.
6 Education and Labor-Mr. Walker
\ Virginia.
Revision OF Z. $. laws Mr.. Saylel
> Ohio, probably.
Coinage, Weights and Measures-Ml
Stephens, Georgia.
Public Buildings and Grcunds-Mi
Holman, Indiana.
Besides appropriations, Mr.. Blaine
OH the committees Oh rules and Centen
.. NAL. Prof. Seelye, of Massachusetts, is
at the suggestion of his friends, place.
! on Indian affairs, coinage, weights ant
measures. With the exception of Seely'
the Independents have all been booked "
Democrats, and have been disposed
among the committees rs new Demo
, cratic members. Banks is put second OF
foreign affairs. The Wood trouble wa
settled by placing him second on way
and means.
ANALYSIS OF THE COMMITTEES.
1t will be noticed that the committees as
here presented are organized with entir,
disregard to their composition Ia pas
years, and it is said by Mr.. kcrr's friend,
0 them ~s TO guard every avenue by which
congress. That has been the first OF
ject, and with this view the committee
which offer the best opportunities for lee
islation Of this kind have been placed I
, charge Of men Of undoubte,
integrity. An example Of thi
is seen in the assignmen
Of Morrison rs chairman OF ways anC
means. Kerr was stubbornly deter
mined not to place Wood in that place
and almost as firm against the appoint
ment of Cox. Morrison Is new mem
Der, but: really more competent than
either Wood or Cox tor the position
while his Integrity is beyond suspi
clon.
Another committee which gave grea
: trouble was the District of Columbia
, and the selection OF Buckner will be rec
ognized by all who know him as a guar
antec against the continuance OF the dis
trict rings. So with postoffices and pos
roads. The Democratic majority will
; have ylgilant and safe guardian in JOIN
b, Clarke, Jr
, MISSOURI
Gets the Craftsmanship Of four commit
tees. These honors falling on Clarke
Buckner, Stone and Bland Besides th
. Wells is given the third place OH appro
priations, which ranks as high rs chair
{ manship and the second place on publi
building Kehr, sixth on commerce
Hatcher is on public lands and Missis
sippi river; Morgan, Indian affairs Phil
| lips, Pacific railroad Franklin, terri
tories Rea, agriculture; DeBoldt, cleo
= tions, and Glover, military affairs
Illinois gets two charnanships given t,
| Morrison and Eden. Cauiheld zoe
4 on judiciary Harrison on public build
/. ings; Campbell, mines and .s,iAing
Bagby, pensions; WiKc, banking an
> currency; Springer, foreign affairs
It Stevenson, district OF Columbia (; Cannon
1 pOst-Offices and post-rOads; Sparks, re
vision OF United States laws; iIartzell
I. patents and Anderson, agriculture.
= UNIFORMED COMMITTEES.
The various committees on cXpeAdi
lures in the different departments are $,
a far uniformed that 1t would be idle ever
at this hour TO indulge in speculation
raUnrliun than nnI II "a nvan Lo,al +,