The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-30
NAMING THE COM NJ TTTEES.
TUE SOTTH GETTyyG IN tNDtE SHIRE
or the tJfIIRWfNSHIIS.


WAsHiNGroN, Oct. %. The announcement
oi the eomniiiros was. of course. the great event
in tho House to-day II vas the one thin,
about which all the m mbrrs wnrr anxious and
the outsiders curious. The anxiety to prevent
the introduction II resolutions such as for the
repeal Of the Resumption law. and endorsing
the Presidents southern policy constrained
the great minority Of the House to vote TO con-
tinuc the call OF States for bills aud resolutions
for reference until the entire ist Of States and
Territories was gone through This took from
1910 until after . O'Clock and during all this
time the members and interested spectators
fingered about the hall. 1t WAS especially no.
ticcabc that the friends Of the Texas Pacific
job were not in very joyous humor. although
II was generally known that the composition OF
the Committee ON Pacific Railroads would not
be- unfavorahlc to that measure. There was
great doubt IA to who the Chairman would
be- and beyond the TACT that he would not be- u
Southern man nothing was certainly known.
The speaker had hop li- own counsel in re-
gard to this position. and save n few Of his
friends and tine friends oi the Toxas Pa,in lob
NJ ono know that MIR. Potter WAS ~ be made
Chairman. The Intention uf Speaker Hand III
IN making Potter lhirmnn WIS To- ihll'ai" ms
pn'trr WIS President uf the Now York Demo-
cratir Convention which pa--rd emphatic anti
subsidy resolutions. tnlr lore nr MuS inc
represent ltivr Hnii-sulsiiy man Of the party
North, and hence his appointucnt The com
miiirr lt-of stands -rS'n IN favor of Il subsidy
for the Texas Pa 'iii' o. six against H.
The general opinion in regard to the commit
tc,s i~ favorable. The two leading committees =
Ways and Means and Arrropriatiuns- are
South, aud Wc-i. Hre fairly and strongly repr,-
scented on the first. while In the makeup of the
| Inter the sole oh"ct WIS To- secure men who
| favor tho most rigid economy. The Committee
on Militafy Affairs i Also made up with a
| special object IN view. thr reduction uf the
| army Tho Committee ON Naval Airair- will fol-
| low ia the lin" marked out by the committee Ol
| he last House.
The Cnmmi,ioc Oh Bank INK and Currency wa-
mad" NJ Z" represent ~ nearly a. possible the
/ known -ons" oi tie House. nud lo conform tu
! thr policy OF the Drmocrntir party ~ marked
! on, by The last National D.mo,rati,. Convention
/ II j. uu1ucsiinnubly in favor Of tn" r"p.nl #
/ tie Resumption not but u d, not soft money
/ committee. On IN" repeal " IN. Il sumption
/ law. the friends Of repeal claim thW n - eight
T. I've. while the resumIiiD iiDn -f- say Il j. seven
/ 10 six. Mr.. Randall N"lirv ~ iNut no cuinmiiiH Hr
| should ho mnde g. -irangl" ni"nsur". but that
! the House should tax tn" r'Sr"r~ihi ty, aiiri
full di- us sion, Of passing or u i"aiirs oiil III
! wni+i the whole country Is inter
The committee T. which most ~ itpn Is
lngrn is ihc one On Iusi ONlr- aud T. ID Roads
Sin members ~ Il. iuriulinE IN" cha rnnn. mr.,
| from th" South. and that section has never hroi
, thoughtful ui the peoples money H. ia" ilnn
Al.oinrnt VI the Post Onl.a Department. rn
/ South certainty gets murr than ii~ fair Shnr,
! uf the 9 mnitt"rs, whether fun~ drr'i in tn
assre-ate or g- tg their imp"rtunr". The
| Nnr,h gets the "fi"'."i in-h y pf twenty ihrr'
AMI the South of Nv ur -iive cuulnitlccs
OF the important comnittocs the Souii
gets siill greater shar". The Norl
Means War Claims Public Lands. Military ~
fairs Reform in Cisii Service and Elerturl
Count. while the South gets Elections. Appro
| prlatious Banking and Currency. tomnl.rrc
p.- on % and Post Roads. Judi 'inry. Nnva
Affairs. Indian Affairs. Foreign Anairs. Ter
rtorirs. Revision Of Laws, Patents. AMI M--i-
sippi Ievees and -till thetc nrc rrry man,
~ III" Representatives from thar section dis
| satisfied