Ellsworth American., 1877-11-08
Correspondence.
Letter from Washington.

ANhlNb lONs ~ -. WV - 49,
The Committees with TWO or Ihrce ex
crptions, aud their respective chairmen as
announced by Speaker Randall on Monday
are a. follows Elections, Harris, Va.
Ways aud Means. Wood. y. Y. Appro-
priations. Atkins. Tenn. Pacific Railroad,
Potter, y. \. Banking aud Currency,
Buckuer. Mo. Claims, Bright. Tenn.
Commerce. Reagan, Texas. Ppbiic Lands,
Morrison, HIS. Post Offices sud Roads
Waddell, y. c. Dist. OF Columbia. MI.
liams. Mich. Judiciary, knopt, ny. War
Claims. Eden. Ills Private Land Claims,
Gunter, Ark. Manufactures, Wright. Pa.
Agriculture, Cater. y. J. Indian Affairs.
Scales, y. c. Military Affairs, Banning,
Ohio. Militia, Ross, y. J. Naval Affairs,
whitthorne. Tenn. Foreign ArAits. S~ann.
Md. Territories. Franklin, Mo. Reyolu
tionary Pensions. Mackey. Pa. Invalid
Pensions, Rice, Ohio. Railways and Ca
mails, Scleicher. Texas. Mines and Min
ing. Beebe, y. Y. Education and Labor.
Goode, Va. Revision OF Laws. walsh. Nd,
Coinage. Weights aud Measures, stephens.
Ca. Patents, Vance. y. c. Public Build
ings and Grounds, Cook. Ga. Expendi-
lures. War. State Treasury. Navy, Post
Ofices and Interior Depa Black
burn, Ny. Springer. Ill. Glover. No.
willis. y. Y. Williams, Ala. Sparks,
H., respectively. Accounts. Roberts,
Nd. Mileage. Cobb. Ind. Expenditures
on Public Building aud of Department Of
Justice, Lynch. Wis, and Bragg, Wis, re-
spectively. Civil Service Reform, Harri-
son, III. Mississippi Leyees, Robertson.
La. Printing. Singleton. Miss. Enrolled
Bills, Hamilton. Ind. Library. Cox. y. Y.
A little reflection over the distribution of
| chairmanships and the general make up oJ
the most important Committees is very
convincing OF Mr.. Randalrs allegiance to
the new dynasty forming from the "Solid
South. 10 again dominate national affairs.
From the reckless manner in which the ex-
perienced men from our large commercial
towns, have been assigned 10 back seats.
while men with little experience and less
| TtDutaliOl e'SAANh hA7ei IT'S ~
the South and Southwest, have been assign
ed to ochairmanships,th the accuracy of the ver-
dict cannot be doubted. Vast interests have
been thus trifed with in the construction
Of almost every one OF the leading Com
mittees. Mr.. Cox would have more sympa-
thizers with him in his Punishment, were
IL not for the fact that he has turned Away
from himself all the more kindly senti-
meuts Of many of his associates, by his
subseryience 10 men much less literally
endowed by nature than he is, and by his
partisan bigotry and intolerance. Ran
dall's lack OF mercy and magnanmity sp-
pears 10 have been In exact ratio with the
prominence OF his rivals for the Speaker
ship. Significant winks are exchanged
over the announcement that Clarkson Pot
ter has declined the chair OF the Pacific
Railroad business, and there are hints of a
put up job" Ii is put in this way: Ran
dali. anxious to abstain from ali appear
ances Of evil, and at the same time deslr-
ing to pay bis honest debts, appoints Mr..
Throckmorton. An out and out advocate OF
the Texas Pacific scheme. as secoud on
the Committee. with the various views
relative 10 it. all represented. but in such a
way as to insure . majority in its favor by
the withdrawal OF an opponent. Mr.. Pot
ter conveniently resigns TO insure harmony
Mr. Throckmorton is advanced. Mr.. Ran
dali has saved his reputation and paid bis
d-bts.
Taken all 10 all, never probably within
recent years have the members of the re.
spective Committees, been selected with
less regard to the public interest and with
more reference to the ambitious projects ol
one man than at this session. The grum.
bling Is not by any means confined to the
minority; and from what has been heard
about the Capitol, on the streets and about
the hotels. we may rest assured that when
the opportunity for retaliation occurs. 1t
will not be neglected by members of his
own party. The sting OF their humiliation
is sso deep to be soon forgotten.
Monday was one Of the most busy days
ever known 10 the House. Under the cal
Of States which began " about 10 and
closed little past 8, nearly 900 bilis were
introduced. To be sure many of them
we're Of no public importance. but it gave
members ambitious to appear In the Record