The daily gazette., 1877-10-31
Our Washington Letter.

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THE ORGANIZATION OF coMMITTEEs-
LOUD DIssATIsFACTIoN-Co Ess
AWAITING POLITICAL ENoUEMENr-
GLOOM occAsIoNED BY THE NEwsFRoM
INDIANAPoLIs-wHo WILL BE NOR
TONS sUCCEssoR?-GRowINa oPPosI-
TIoN TO THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
TIMES IN NEWSPAPER Row---THE WAYS
OF CoRREsPoNDENTs---TH SOCIAL GAP
ITAL, ETC, ETC. '
From Our Regular Correspondent.
u WASHINGTON, OoT. 81.
Not until now, two weeks from the be-
ginning of the extra session, is the forty
fifth Congress organized and ready for
work. The personel of the committees,
although in the main as had been pre-
dicted, still comprises surprises and dis
appointment to many. New England is
offended because, while she has five
Democratic representatives, she has not
been honored with a single chairman
slip; and the Western aud Middle States
are jealous of the South, because they
have been given respectively only eleven
and nine chairmanships, while the South
has twenty Dissatisfaction with Mr.
RandalPs distribution of honors is only
| less pronounced than when Mr.. Kerr,
two years ago, made Mr.. Morrison the
head of the leading commmittee, and ar
ranged the other minor committees in
| fantastic keeping with the first, making
| chairman of the naval committee a man
whom they said had never seen the sea.
1t is unfortunate for Mr.. Randall per-
haps, but good for the country, that he
did not perform the miracle OF giving to
every man the place he desired, An an
| alysis of committees with reference to
States will suggest the basis OF some of
| the criticisms to which the appointments
of the Speaker are subjected. New York
has five chairmanships, three of which
are important; New jersey, two; Penn
sylvania, two; Maryland, three; Virginia,
two North Carolina, three; Georgia, two;
Alabama, one, Mississippi, one; Ohio,
three; Kentucky, two, Tennessee, three;
| Indiana, two; Illinois, five; Missouri,
four; Arkansas, ,Yone; Michigan, one; Tex
as, two. The chief interest of course at
taches to the committee of which Hon.
| Fernando Wood has been made chair
man, and which will sooner or later pre-
sent @ new tariff bill. OF the members of
this committee the chairman is in favor
of revising the revenue laws; Mr.. Tucker
1 of Virginia, is low tariff man; Messrs.
Sayler, Burchard, and Rollins, are known
| as revenue reformers. Messrs. Harris of
| Ga. and Gibson, of La, are for protecting
some articles, and for admitting others
free. Mr.. Kelly of Pa. is a champion pro-
tectionist. Mr.. Banks, of Mass. favors
version, while Mr.. Garfield, of Ohio,
| floats the broad pennant of free trade.
/ The day on which the committees were
announced was marked by the introduce
ton of the unprecedented number of $40
bills. Some of these bills foreshadow
I important legislation: as change in the
manner of electing the President and
| Vice-Presldent; the reduction of letter
postage to two cents; uniform certificates
of selection for members lof Congress,
| and various bills in reference to finance
and commerce.. The opinion of the po-
| ltically accute is that it will do little or
nothing until after the November cleo
tionS.
In the Senate tho seating of Spofford,
Eustis, and Butler, may depend upon
solemn event which now seems inevl-
table, and, amid the deep gloom of the
many personal and political friends of The
dying senator, there is much speculation
as To whom Governor Williams will
assign his empty chair. Some say to
Hendricks, others, to Holman, but the
ma ajority are of opinion that Voorhees, will
secure the vacancy. Hendricks could
not, it is said, be made senator without
impairing his prospects in the presiden-
tial candidancy of 1880, And by accept
| ing the Appointment now, Voorhees, might
impair his chances for election during the
long term. For these and other reasons
Mr.. Holman's chances seem by no means
hoDt less.
There is much talk of the deep and in
creasing dissatisfaction, among large
and respectable body of Republicans,
with the policy of the administration.
The more important nominations of the
president hare not been confirmed, and
it is said, that they, including his nomina-
ton to the supreme bench, will not be
confirmed. A powerful and irreconci-
able faction, or perhaps, majority of Re-
publicans, are awaiting only the result of
the Fall election to express themselves in
emphatic words and deeds. What the
result will be- the future alone eau tell.
The administration seems TO be calm and
determined while Mr.. onkling the neu.
cleus of the opposition has neither abated
nor cooled since his eruption at Rocht
ter. Perhaps it will be repetition of the
fools puzzle in physics: the collision of
an irresistible and an Immovable body.
Newspaper row complains of an unex
ampied scarsity of news, but says it will
be lively enough soon.
This extra session and row administra-
ton has disarranged things. Members
have come here without their wives and
have taken only temporary lodgings, aud
now they cannot go home to vote! Not
on account of civil service rules, but be-
cause there is no law granting mileage to
members for an extra session. Mr..
Hayes has entrapped Congress into pay
ing for their r.. Il. tickets aud their only
recourse will be to sue him for damages.
@. A. s.