Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-12-24
WASHINGTON NEWS.
qrnsJ -enur F.TIT-FIvnIyc

THE HOUSE COMMITTEES. - THEIR DISTRICT
TIos.-soNE FAULT-FSDISo.
WASHINGTON, ID. O., December 20 AT
ter the house of representative adjourn
ed, mediately upon the announcement Of
the committees, to-day. there was quite
general interchange Of opinions among
members in regard TO the selections. Those
who had been well provided TOR commend
ed the speakers judgment, or said nothing
but the prevalent expression was one 0i
dissatisfaction The speakers friends &C
count foT this by the paucity Ot pTlzss AMI
the preponderating member Of competitors
for them On the other hand. there arr
many among the democratic members VIII
severely criticize his selections for c1n,ij-
cradle number Of prominent positions a.
unsuitable. or as unfair to congressman Of
extended service, who have been pa--e1
over 10 the distribution OF relationships
and important committee PAGES, T. maxi
room Tor LEV men without legislative p
perience OF foriy-seveE chaIlnaus1lp- "A
elusive Of the committee on rules. 0t wli.t
the speaker i ex-Otfcio chairman. went,
four are given 10 western member. tel O..
southern. and thirteen To the middle al
eastern states OF the latter thirteen. *
are OF third rae importance. teios SON
Ini;tees on expenditures in yaTiqu- 51ecl
tive departments. &c and IT chairman
ships given 10 western iaembers iJuT 2is
OF the same description -Four or i've Of
the southern chairmanship- are also u1iu
pOrtant The west therefore holds the hrs.
place 10 the humber Ii chairman-hlps Ji
the first and second cl4s, committees b4-
OF the total iorIy-seSen Ohio AMI Nj
sour have each Gse chairmanships Illinois
four, Kentucky Tour. Indiana twJ. eal
Tennessee two Virginia and Penn, l'a
MIA have three each North CoFOlla Ia,
two, and ~ other state Las mcfe thai
one
SENATOR a'DOSALD's CONCURRENT sEs.I--
TIONs
The concurrent resolutions which Senator
Mcdonald. of Indiana. Will otter 10 tia
Senate after the holiday recess, a. Z -lt
5titute for those recently submitted .
Senator Morton. and Of which lie s4,s
notice to-day, hay: not yet been peiisct-i
and therefore could not be presented to-t4,
The following l. y rough draft Of them. 500
tanning substance thereof. though HE para
-elogy may be ehsnge somewhat beill.
their presentation Il. the senate lRes0ige1 b.,
the senate the house OF representatives cJl
curing thar the people Of the United State,
constitute nation and are one people L
the manner only and extent provided i5f
in the federal constitution and amen1meats
thereto. Resolved. that the united cOi1uis,
declared and achieved their indep5ndsl-
and the federal constitution was formed All
adopted by several states formerly COLI
prising the c0niederacY and called IL
United States Of America, the chief puTDl-.
of which was to form q more perfect union
asia bti.t iusr4ga Ipsura domestic
guilty and provide for common defence All
the powers not delegated BY It to the nil51
States nor prohibited by 1t to the statss
were reserved to the states respectively s11
10 the people Resolved that, a. the state
were, at time Of formation and adOptidn0f t1-
federal constitution, each sovereign, irss
and independent, except IN 50 far Only 3.
such sovereignty had been expressly de-
legated to congress BY the articles Of tie
confederation. the rights reserved u states
and 10 people in the formation OF = iei5Is
government were sovereign rights. WdIc-
cannot be impaired without usurpat!1l
and the only safe rule By which to admin
ter the federal government with respec: b.
the rights Of state and people l. sure.
construction of the federal constitution All
amendments thereto. and the assumption .-
no doubtful powers. Resolved that 10 Tbs
formation of the federal government. 10 w4-
the ele2r design 10 leave each state All
people thereof sovereign as to all matter Do
local or domestic concern, and % clai-
upon the federal government sovereign
powers g to such matter s. nigh
affect the general welfare Of
the states, or q might be uees-sal,
10 secure domestic tran4 utility. Wa.r-
powers are defined IN the federal clu
and its amendments. The Poop
OF the United States, therefore. from sas
nature and character u their government
state and national, and from their I0lal..l
to each, are not national unity, ia the %
binary sense OF that term. Resolved. l.s.
i being the design 10 make the goverumzu.
formed under the federal constitution PEI
petual. the right Of any state OF any nun.
Der of states to secsda IRON the I ni0n ~
not reserved. and 80 far a. the right has
been claimed to exist, it should be deemed
forever settled against il by the results u
the late civil war.