Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-11-02

To the West are given II committees, OF
which seven are important.


To the West are given II committees, OF
which seven are important.
The Vermont congressman have places
Mr.. Joyce on the invalid pensions commit
tee, Mr.. Denison on private land claims, and
Mr. Hendee on the District of Columbia.
The Senate confirmed the nominations of
StOughton as minister to Russia. NOyss to
France, kasson to Austria Lowell to Spain,
and several other diplomatic appointments OF
a lower grade.
The New York Times special says that the
Ways and Means Committee is 50 made up
that the members of it do not know its posi-
ton on the subject of tariff, but it will I'M
doubtedly be found to adhere to the present
law.
Mr.. Cox, who is reduced from his posi-
ton on the Committee on Rules, which he
has occupied for several years, as well as
from his craftsmanship on the Committee on
Banking and Currency, is reported as very
angry"
New England has no chairmanships. She
has scarcely sent Democrats enough to the
House to deserve any. The Eastern States,
altogether. have eight chairmanships, OF
which the Ways and Means and the Com
mittee on Agriculture are the most i'm
portant.
| Mr.. Uendee, who was q member OF the
| Committee on the District of Columbia in
the last Congress, has rentroduced the bill
providing for a permanent government Tor
the District This is the measure prepared
two years ago by commission employed Tor
that purpose, Of which Mr. Dorman B. Eaton,
of New York, was chairman.
On motion of Mr. Edmunds, on Monday,
the Senate ordered that the select committee
on the subject Of ascertainiDg and declaring
the result Of the election of President and
Vice President be composed of Senators
instead of :. 1t was agreed to leave the ap-
pointment Of the committee to the Vice
President, and resolution to that effect was
presented by Mr.. Edmunds and adopted.
The Southerners think that the chairman
ship of the Pacific Railroad Committee should
have been given to the South. The friends
and opponents of the Texas Pacific road each
claim that the committee is constituted IN
their favor by one majority. Mr.. Potter
who was placed at the head, is understood
to be opposed TO railroad subsidies. Mr.
ThrOckmorton, who is second on the COM
mittec, is a warm friend of the Texas Pacific
A Washington special says the committee
will stand either seven to six, or eight to five
in favor of the Tom Scott bill
Ex-Congressman John B. Alley, of Massa
chusetts, has been talking over the politics
the latter feeling badly over the politica
situation but firm in the belief that the
better portion of the Republicans, were
unanimous in approving his course as the
1
ious about Massachusetts, for he expected
from that State hearty Endorsement of hi:
policy. On this point, Mr.. Alley could not
have given much comfort, for he said: al
am afraid We have lost Massachusetts,.
Nr Evarts has his little joke about tn,
Cameron blunder. He says 81 have beer
compelled to change my opinion of the
Pennsylvania Republican delegation in Con,
gress. | was very much mistaken in them.
When asked them to select man from
their State for the English Mission, had nc
idea that they would 90 into the graveyard
and resurrect man who was not only dead
but VINO had been dead so long that his heir
was actually in possession and enjoyment OF
the estate" That will not soothe the
Cameron family much. Mr.. Evarts will find
that, though dead, the venerable Simon can
vet speak