Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-08-24


chairman. His influence is largely poten-
tial he represents the essential interests
committed to his committee. aud aside
from his membership is looked upon by
The country, II he he a man of prominence
as the indication of the policy to be pursu-
eel bv the committee on matters submitted
To il. These chairmanships are the high
est honOfs that the Speaker can confer.
They are greatly desired by the ablest men
Now have here list of the committees
Of the Fortyfourth Congress, with Il e
chairman of each and the section and State
from which he comes. have taken the
thrty-three old standing committees Of the
House. who do its work who shape legisla-
/ tion. who give tone and character to all
| that We do here.
Committees Of the Forty:tourth Congress
'cih southern chairman.
/ Elections, Mr. Harris, of ofVirgina.
Pacific Railroad, Mr.. Lama, of Missis-
sipp.
Claims. Mr. Bright. OF Tennessee.
Commerce. Mr.. Hereford, of West Nir-
| giuia.
ro,t-oalce and Post-Roads, Mir. Clark.
! District OF Columbia, Mr. Buckner, OF
Missouri
/ Judiciary. Mr. Knott. OF Kentucky.
/ Pubic Expenditures. MIR. Millken of
/ Kentucky.
Private Land Claio.s. Mr.. Guuter, of Ar
/ kansas.
! Manufactures, Mr.. Stone. OF Missouri.
Agriculture. Mr.. Caldwell, of Alabama
Indian Affairs. Mr.. Scales of North Car
/ oliua.
Naval Affairs, Mr.. whitthom. OF Ten
! nessee.
o. NJ
land.
Revolutionary Pensions, Mr. Hinton Of
Virginia.
Pathways and Canals. Mr. .Ionc- .of Ken
lucky
Mines aud Mining Mr.. Bland. of Mt,-
souIi
Education aud Labor, Mr. wakcr, Of
Virginia.
Revision Of the Laws. Mr. Durham, Of
Kentucky.
Coinaer, Weights. aud Measures. Mr.
stephens OF Georgia
Patent, MIR Vance, Of North Carolina.
Committees nth northern Chairman
Way, aud Means, Nj. Morrison. of ILL.
NOS.
Appropriations Mr. Rainfall, of Penn
,ylvAoia.
Banking and Currency, Mr.. Cox ofNcw
York
Public Lands. Mr.. Sayler, OF OHIO
War tlaim-. Mr.. Eden, Of Illinois.
Military Affairs, Mr. Banning, OF Ohio.
Militia. Mr. towau. OF OHIO.
Territories. Mr, Southland. OF Ohio.
lGyahd Pensions, MIR. jerks of PennSvl-
yania.
Public Buildings and Grounds Mr. Hol-
man. of Indiana.
Accounts. Mr.. Williams of Indiana
Library, Mr.. ClyIner, oil Penn> yania
In this list | have not taken into account
either the small aud heretofore unknown
committee on expenditures of the different
departments nor the special committees,
| take the old standing committees. who
always have done and will do the im-
portant work OF The House of Representa-
tiYe-
Here il j. seen that OF these tnIrty-three
committees organized by the Speaker in
the first month OF this session, twenly-Onr
are put into the hands OF gentleman from
the section lately hostile TO Government.
aud which it j. claimed Is not seeking 10
arrogate power in the democratic party;
while upon the other side are but twelve
committees giyeu TO the entire Northern
States
And these twenty One committees |
iious, the first on the list. committee
that largely controls and shapes the mem
ber>hip OF this House. The Committee OF
Claims, with all of the responsibility of
dealin. justly with good claims aud yet of
protecting the Treasury from bad ones, is
In the list. The important Committee on
Commerce, treating some of the largest
subject that the American people deal
with. The Committee for the District of
Columbia: the Committee on the Judici-
ary, the great law committee OF the House;
the Committee on Private Land Claimes;
the Committee on Manufactures; the Com
mittee on Indian Affairs on Naval Affairs,
on Railways aud Canals. on Mines and
VI ining, on Education aud Labor and other
committees are intrusted to southern men.
Aud in this first act OF the democratic
party through lis Speaker, indicating
where in the future power must be lodged
il that party obtains control of the Govern
ment. find thar the section of the coun-
try from which come, New Eng land, al
though she felt the reyulsion in 1874 and
elected large delegation of dem ocats to
this Congress. was not awarded sin
gle chairmanship; while Kentucky has
four, Missouri as many. Virginia three.
and other southern States several each
have here an old Directory of the
days before the war, and have looked it
oyer TO see how committees were APP
! portioned then, and do not find the South
more strongly intrenched than now un-
/ der the Speaker OF this house acting at
the dictation OF his party at the beginning
of the Forty fourth Congress. Yet we
are TO be lulled by the talk which We hear
| that there is no danger OF the southern
| elements in the democratic party controll-
! ing ana dctatisg its course in the future.
Bearing upon this and showing how close
| ly most of these prominent gentlemen were
/ connected with the " lost cause" | give
/ list of the members of this Congress who
| were in some way associated with the
s.confederacy'. The list has been made
| up from the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.
Rebei officers in Congress (tehh their States
and raRk.)
SENATOR'S.
| Goidthwaite, Alabama, Adjutant general.
Jones, Florida, Brgadier general.
| Gordon, Georgia, Major general
Alcorn, Mississippi, Brigadier general
| Cockrell Missouri, Major general.
| Ransom, North Carolina, Major general
| Key, Tennessee Lieutenant colonel
Maxey. Texas, Maj genl and Sup't Indian affairs
| WIthers. Virginia, Colonel.
REPRESENTATIVES.
| Williams, Alabama. MAJOR
bradford, Alabama, Colonel
| Hayes, Alabama, Brigadier- general.
Hewitt, Alabama, Colonel
Forney. Alabama, Bngadier general
Lewis, Alabama, Colonel
| Cause, Arkansas, Colonel
| Slemons, Arkansas, Brigadier geneIal
| Gunter, Arkansas, Colonel
| smith, Georgia, Captain.
| Hartridge. Georgia. Colonel.
took, Georgia, Major general.
Hill, Georgia. Colonel recruiting service.
Blackburn, kentucky, Lieuienant-colonel.
Gibson. Louisiana, Brigadier general.
Ellis, Louisiana, captain.
Levy, Louisiana, Colonel.
Lamar, Mississippi, Col and Minister to Russia.
Hooker. Mississippi, Colonel.
Franklin, Missouri, Captain.
Clark, Missouri Brigadier- general.
| Yeates, North Carolina, Major.
Waddell, North Carolina, Leutenantcolonel.
Davis, North Carolina, Captain.
Scales North Carolina, Brigadier- general
Robbins, North Carolina, Colonel.
| Vance, North Carolina, Brgdadier- general,
| Dibren, Tennessee Brigadier general.
whitthorne, Tennessee. Adjutant general
| Atkins, Tennessee, Colonel.
Young, Tennessee, Colonel.
Culberson, Texas, Colonel.
Throckmorton. Texas, Brigadier general
| Virginia. Major.