Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-11-18
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tees OF the two houses, so that in the control
OF The house the Democrats may have an ex-
per!enced member on every important COM
mittee, f.r there are but thirty of the commit
4 Is that are really connected with the gem
al business OF congress. OF the Democrats
who are rec elected, MeSSrS. ke-r and Holman,
OF Indiana; Morrison, of Illinois; Randall and
Clymer, OF Pennsylvania; Wood and Cox, OF
New York ALEXANDER II. stephens, of Geor-
gia; BancocE, of Texas; swami, OF Maryland;
Wells and Stone, OF NJ ssouri; Durham. of
Kentucky; Hamilton, OF New Jersey; Sayler,
Southland and Payne, OF Ohio; Bright, At
kins and WhitthOrne, of Ten Dessee: Faux
ner, Harris and HuntOn, of Virginia;
Herefor , of West Virginia, and others,
have all been members of leading COM
mittees in the forty-third congress. On the
Republican side, there are Only General Gar
field, late chairman of the committee on ap-
propr' ajions; William A. Wheeler. OF New
York; Eugene Hale and FX-Spease r blalne,
of Maine; General Hurlburt, of Illinois;
M'Crary and karsOn, Of Iowa; Geo. +. Hoar,
OF Massachusetts, and MuuToe and Foster, OF
chic who were at all prominent in the COM
mitteeS OF the last house. They Will go 10 the
bottom of the leading commiuses under the
new regime Mr. Kelley, OF Pennsylvania,
who f. now ga party unto himself" is the old
est cons cutive member Of the house, and VIII
be assigned the honor OF swearing IN the new
speaker. Fernando Wood is the Oldest MEM
Der of the house in time OF service, having
served in the twenty-Seventh congress lIS4l),
one of the most notable for men and measures
in the history of the government. Mr.. Hol-
man, of InoianP, who has served fourteen
years, is confessedly one of the ablest MEM
there is any man in the next house who has
an experience equal 20 his in the detai;s OF
legislation. He has served with great credit
on several ofsthe leading committees, and has
led many spirited contest against jobbeIy
under the head of special legislation: 10
the Republican side he has ever been
known as "the obstIuctionist OF the
house, which is a compliment TO his par
liamentary skill in defeating obnoxious
legislation. The forty-fourth house viii after
ali be quite as remarkable for the absence of
leading men in both parties, who either de-
cIined or tailed of reelection On the Demo-
cratic side 1t will be hard to fill the place &C.
cupied for ten years by Mr.. James b Beck, OF
Kentucky or that of Mr.. Clan k>On n. Potter,
of New York-Oue of the ablest members who
ever served on the judiciary commlttee-or
Mr. S. :. Marshall, of Illinois, whose congress
sionsI services dates way back TO tue thirty
fourth congress, and whose record on the ways
aud means, Judiciary, and appropriation com"
mittees is without blemish; or Judge Nib
lack OF Indiana, who came in with the thlr-
ty fifth congress and went out with the forty
third, regretted by the prominent mem oers OF
both parties. OF the Republicans, the IRE
pressible GeneraS Butler only is conspicuous
by his absence, which is Iamented by no one;
but there are Judge Hoar, Robert >. Hale.
General HawIey, Kellogg, of Connecticut;
Wilson, of Indiana; Willard, of vermont,
he missed along the party line. Ex-Speaker
Blaine, il has been heralded for long time,
is to be the leader of the minority;
and with General Butler out OF the mouse,
will manage to have things pretty much his
own Way His Presidential aspirations only
will have the tendency to diminish his lmme-
diate influence among members OF DIS own
Marty on the floor OF the house, VINO Will
watch him with no little Jealousy. Inc pat
ronage of the bOuse is so much the SUBJECT OF
discussion that the following list Is given OF
officers of the house, with the salaries al
tachpd.