The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-01-09

Pennsylvania comes naXt with thirty;
Ohio has twenty.slx; Indiana, twelve;
Illinois, twenty-nine, The aggregate,
therefore, OF the Grain Holt n ninety
seven; New York added, makes one
hundred andthirty-seven making, all
IN all, one hundred and slSty-one votes
that this section can cast on the conn
mlttees which play such an important
part In shaping the legislation OF Con
gress.
IL IL true that the friends OF the
Speakerurge that "ltness aud locality
has been the rule; but, In the organl-
gatlon OF n representative body like
Congress, locality must be moro or less
taken into account. Moreover, IL must
be remarkable degree OF fitness that
would Justify such an extraordl-
nary divergence TO say the
least from the settled custom OF the
House, This Is just what the critics OF
the committee list do not discern.
Friends OF Texas aud of the gentle
man himself Will be gratiiied 10 learn
thut the State IL honored Ia the person
Of Judge Hancock, even II not other
wise. His name appears third on The
Committee on Ways aud Means, aud
second OH the Select Committee on
the Centennial. In fact, he viii doubt
In connection with the latter. lis
speech In reply to the toast, "rhe
American Congress-, ut the great gov
ernment picnic In Philadelphia, and
ex-Spealcr Baino's complimentary
references to him, and the honored
name he bears have already attracted
an enviable notice generally through
out the country.
Governor ThroGkmorton Is appropri-
ately OH the Committee on Pacific
Railroads, presided over 10y the able
and eloquent Lamar. The Chairman
ls.at lenst certain to give the Texas aud
Pacific bill q fair hearing.
Mr.. Reagan will turn his attention
to Commerce. Mr.. Mills Will en-
gage deeply In Naval Affairs Mr..
Culberson will dealwith the Territories;
Mr.. Schleicher will handle Railways
aud Canals for the next two years. IL
IL certain that all these gentlemen will
give TO their respective charges the
benefit OF sound good sense, thorough
integrity and trained diligence, aud
will make their presence felt. Texas
has ten places on the committees
though but few of them can be
considered OF flrstclass Importance.
Recently tie Texas delegation waited
upon the President, and presented to
him their views touching the com.
plications with Mexico. Senator
Hamilton deserves great credit for bis
firm and manly presentation OF the re-
lations OF Texas with that Republic
and urged upon the President the total
ineiliciency OF the employment OF the
negro troops on the Rio Gipnde
border. He was strongly seconded by
Senator Maxey and the other gentle
men of the delegation that were pre-
sent. The President gave the delega-
ton an attentive and respectful hear
ing, and expressed concern for the
welfare of the people Of that portion Of
the State and in answer to the sug-
geston that the force needed on the
Rio Grande should be q cavalry force,
he stated his inability to carry out the
suggestion, without the aid of Con-
gress authorizing him to mount some
OF the infantry regiments. The presi-
dent assured the gentlemen that he
would give the subject careful consider
alton and do the best that could be
done In the premises with the means
at his command. fH' In
The people Of Texas feel assured that
their delegation in Congress will be
alive to all their wants, and give
prompt and energetic attention TO all
their interests 1Il ,fIH DION.