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the HOUSE coMmITTEes.
Speaker Randall's List-Ths Chairmen 81
the Principal Committees.

oROAk0F Llot-VnO C0e1Em0n oY
the Principal Committees.
Special Telegram to the Chicago Inter- Ocean,
Washington, April 6.-Speaker Randall
has prepared the list Of committees, but will
not announce them until the proposed
amendments to the rules enlarging certain
committees are acted upon. These amend
ments will probably come up for action on
Tuesday. when there will be asfght to d.
vide the committee on appropriations among
other committees. The scheme is not In
dorsed BY the committee on rules, but will
be pressed, and very probably will be car
ried, in the house. 1t certainly should be
adopted, for the appropriation committee
has assumed jurisdiction Of so much terrific.
~ that many other committees of supposed
importance are entirely stripped Of their
powers.
Mr.. Atkins Of Tennessee, will remain a.
chairman Of appropriatians, although q
much more efficient man could be selected
Atkins says he don't want the place, a. the
work is robbing him of his health. But
these renarke are supposed to be in . Pick
wickian sense.
Fernando Wood will continue d the
head Of ways and means, . position ia
which his long service entities him.
MI. Blackburn has been offered banking
and currency, but it is said that he will de.
cline. 1t would be q most dreadful sert OF
threat to the national banking system to
put Blackburn there, as he is q devourina
lion. He made a speech during his canvass
in September. in which he declared that the
life-bleod of the people was being sucked by
the vampires called national banks, and
fhot ho ~AnvN vS1a IN H. k..>1.-.H
to every national bank building and every
custom house in the land, that this last YES
tiEe Of the twin iniquities called banking
and tariff might be swept away forever. Il
Blackburn does not conclude to take this
committee he will he given. one of minor
Importance, 90 as to give hin = room and
. clerk, and will be placed upon appropria-
tons.
Nj. Cox will be chairman of foreign
Affairs, according to the arrangement made
before Randall was elected.
Nh. Bragg, Of Wisconsin the man who
is opposed to war claims, will be sent to
the head Of the committee which have juris-
diction over them, an excellent appoint.
ment.
Mr.. Sparks, Of Illinois, will bs made
Chairman Of the cemnittee on military
affairs because he don't know anything about
them. He never shot q gun, but General
Johnston, Of Virginia, will be the real head
of the committee.
Speaker Randall finds that nobody want,
to serve on the District Of Columbia CON.
mittee. This is very natural. The district
is full of grumblers and tax-6shtars and
when any member Of congress attempts to
d anything fox the district thsv, call lin .
thief. This sort of thing has bsen 20 gen.
eral That no Congressman wants, to set hin.
self up As q target for Columbus Alexander
and men like hin here are never pleased
except when they have their own way. Hun.
tor, Of Virginia, will probably be chairman,
and it is appropriate that he should, q his
district adjolns Washington. He Il the man
Who came near fighting sdusl with Alex
snder.