The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-12
THE COMPLEXION or THE COMMITTEES.
How New York has Farcd-F Financial Legis-
iation Forecnsted.


WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE standing and
select committees Of tho House were announced
by the Speaker this afternoon His appoint
ments nrc received with general satisfaction by
the members. Tho committees were made up
80 ne to give every section OF the country fair
representation. There are nfty-two commit
tees. Twenty-six OF the Chairmcn are
from the North and twenty-six nre
from the South. In Chairmanships. New York
and Illinois have Jared the bost. Five MEM
bers from each OF those States are Chairmen Of
committees. Virginia has four Chairmen.
Pennsylvania. Indiana. Mississippi and Ten
nessce have three each. Mr.. Fernando Wood
is Chairman Of Ways and Means Mr.. S. S.
Cox Chairman OF Foreign Affairs and Census.
Covert of New York Chairman of Agriculture,
and Muller Of New York Chairman of Expendi-
lures in the Interior Department. New York
is also represented on the following named
committees: Elections. Mr.. Camp: Banking
and Currency. Messrs. Lounsbury and Chit
tenden: Appropriations. Mr. Hiscock Com
merce. Mr.. Bliss; Pacific Railroads Mr. Bliss
and Mr.. Bailey Claims. Mr. Covert and Mr.
Crowley; Public Lands Mr.. Ketchum; Post
| Oniccs. Mr.. ketchum; District OF Columbia
Mr.. James; judiciary. Mr. Lapham; War
Claims. Mr.. Ferdon; Public Expenditures. Mr..
Mason: Manufactures. MIR. Hammond, Agri-
culture. Mr.. wilbcr; Military Affairs. Mr..
| McCook Militia, Mr.. OBricn and Mr. Miller;
Naval Affairs Mr.. Olren; Foreign Airairs.
| Mr.. Norton; Territories Mr.. Miller:
Railways and Canals Mr.. O'Reiy; Education
and Labor. Mr.Nan Arrnami Coinage weights
and Measures. Mr. W. 4. Wood: Patents. Mr.
! Dwight: Public buildings and Grounds. Mr..
! Starn; Mileage MIR. Ghittenden; Expenditures
in the State Department. Mr. Crowley Expen-
| Expenditures in the Navv Department Mr. W.
A. Wood; LxbenditurGs on Public Build,
Department Of justice. Sir. Einstein.; Mis-
sssippi Levees. Mr.. Prescott; Reform
lewiston Of the. Laws Regulating the Counting
OF the Electoral Vote Mr. VAN VOORHEES,; Ven
ulation OF Hall. Mr.; Covert Epid"mic Diseases
Census. Mr.. Pearce.
Ths struggle between Mr.. Muller and Mr.
o'Briep for position on Naval An3irs was
place. The Speaker poured balm on Mr., Mul'
ler's wounded spirit by appointing him Chair
Interior Department MIR. Bliss preferred
places on the two important Committees on
Commerce md Pacific Railroads instead OF the
Craftsmanship oi an unimportant committee.
Mr. Bragg Is delighted To be appointed Chair
man of the War Claims Committee. Southern
claims will be- decidedly below par for the mex
two years. Sccor Robeson hoped to secure
place on judiciary. but was given renr sea
on Foreign Relations. Tie Banking aud Cur
rency Committee Is constituted in accordance
with tho financial views OF majority OF IN
members. II Is u silver committee majority
OF the members Of II will oppose the free coinage
and silver certificate scheme demanded by tn,
inhationists. but will favor the coinage Of stlve
To the full capacity OF the minis. Co mage
Weights and Measures however. is decidedly
soft; and as II has the right under the amend
ment to the rules passed on Monday TO repor
at any time. it can hiring in q bill for free coin
age and silver certificates. The innationists OF
this committee are stephens. Chairman; Ell
OF Louisiana. Bland Of Missouri Warner o
Ohio De L. Matyr Of Indiana. and Willis o
Kentucky. Vance OF North Carolina Is conser
vatiye. The only hard money men on i ar
Clnfiin of Massachusetts. Wood Of New York
and Fisher Of PENNSYLVANIA. IL is not prob
than one bin introduced on Monday /
there is session OF the House. Th'
hepgeIicans have IL Is said agreed greed. :,
plan: When the state OF Maine is called Fry,
will be recognized. and he will offer bill an,
call for its reading. II will be long enough 4
require eight weeks OF Monday morning hours
He ms the perfect right TO do tins, aud II can
not be taken away, except 10y amendment OF u
rules. The reading once begun in Monda
morning hour must continue IN Monday morn
The complexion Of the Committee OF Way
, | and Means indicates that an attempt Will b
made TO reform the Revenue laws in the Forty
sixth Congress. The Committee on Bankin
, and Currency will next Tuesday and by vot
| decide whether 10 consider nj the present ses
| sion any Of the bills which may be referred 10 u
Q The Judiciary Commttee VIII also meet o
q Tuesday The Committee on Election
will meet early next week and imme
D | diately begin the consideration Of conteste
3 election cases, the contest between Coy; Cur
tin and Seth X. locum Of the Twentieth Penn
| sylVania District will be- one OF the ilrst take
| up. The testimony in this case is nearly all u
o | The Committee on Appropriations Is decided
e | strong in point OF ability. and Will be- able
a | carry the majority with il as has never bee
! done uniformly since Randall was Chairman
4 | that Committee. Tho Pacific Railroads Con
mittee is decidedly against Texas Pacihc sui
=, sidy and inclined to Southern Pacific oil Cal
! fOrnia.