Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-12-30
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-The excitement over
the appointment Of the Committees and dissp-
pointmsnt Of the members continues quite un-
abAted among those who remain in the city. An
analysis OF the list tends rather to increase than
10 sbate discomfort. 1t 10 found that out Of SO
working committees OF the House, which, In
their full cycle, embrace the entire business OF
the country. the Southern or late Slave State,
have ~ Of their chalrmanships, embracing such
important committees ~ those on Elections. Ju
dietary, Commerce, Pacific Railroad, Post-offics
Naval Affairs Railways and Canals, Foreign Az
fairs, Claims, Revision Of the Lsws, Education
and Labor, District Of Columbia, Patents. and
many others. New England, with ten Demo-
cratic members, does not receive = chairman
ahip OF any kind whatever, big or lit
tls. New York receives two, those OF the
Banking and Currency and Civil Ser
vice Committees. New Jersey receives nothing.
PennsylvaniA receives those Of Appropriations
and Invalid Pensions. and yet New England and
tho three States Just named have we'll nigh ~
large population ~ the 15 late Slave States,
with far larger proportion of old and expe-
rienced Democratic members. The fact that
about the same population that gets four chair
nAnsbips in tue North aud East get a. in the
South, puts great many teeth on edge among
the Northern Democracy snd 1t is about ~ bad
for the West and North West, where only seven
chairnanships in all arc given to Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois. Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota
Nebraska. Kansas, Nevada, California and Ore
gon. Indeed the last named eight States do not
have single chairmsnshp, over 5000, 900 Of
people not being represented At the head Of any
committee. ..
The Southern States have about Que third Of
the population Of the whole country, o-day; and
they get two-thirds of the chairmanships, and it
IL very hard to make Northern and Western
Democrats, contented with such dispensation.
Gen. Banks, elected by the Democratic party
- an independent, 10 grossly slightsd. He was
for several years Chairman Of Foreign Affairs,
and tho second session Of the XLIId Congress-,
after he had vigorously supported Mr. Greeley,
. Republican House, by vote continued him in
his Craftsmanship Now he 10 not only deposed
from his chairmanship, but il subordinated on
the COMMITTEES to Charles James Faulkner Of
West Virginia, Of whom nothing more need be
said In this connection. Mr.. Chittenden Of New
York 10 another independent who 10 most con-
spiauously snubbed. Indeed, the Independent
members, whose course aided the Democracy,
are less kindly treated by that party than they
have been by the Republicans whom they hurt
4. IL is no exaggeration TO say that the discon-
tent with the committee assignments 10 wide
spread, general. and bitter among . large class
Of Northern Democrats. Among Republicans
there 10 very little feeling, ~ they consider
>hs psslvss outsidsrs, with no rights which
Democrats are disposed to respect. In general,
however, leading Republicans have been fairly
treated, though II is thought that Mr.. ksssoD
hae ground for complaint in not being retained
oD the Ways and Means or the Appropriations
Committee, on both Of which he has had many
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