Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1881-12-07
THE COMMITTEES.

senators had a brief caucus after adjourn.
ment and unanimously agreed to support
Edmunds' resolution providing for continu-
ing the committees. 1t was shown that
Pugh'S amendment, proposing to confer au-
thority upon the president of the senate to
divide the committee equally cannot be
adopted, wen it Judge Davis should be
willing to vote upon the question and vote
affirmatively,. for the republicans, rein
forced by Malone, can cast IS votes against
it, and the democrats nave only 80 ii the
president OF the senate votes with them.
General confidence is also expressed That
Judge Davis will not vote against the adop-
ton of Edmund's resolution, and unless he
does so, or unless the democrats prevent
action upon it by. dilatory proceedings, II
will be adopted and the work of the COM
mittees may be commenced In a few days.
The question Of attempting to procure a
new election of senate officers was moi
mentioned in the aucus.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEES.
Concerning the craftsmanship OF the va.
rious committees of the house the impress.
sion prevails that Judge Kelly OF PennSya
vania will be appointed chairman Of the
ways and means committee, HiscOck OF the
appropriation committee, Kasson on foreign
affairs, Robson on naval affairs, and either
Grape of Massachusetts, or Townsend OF
Ohio chairman on banking and currency.
Dunnell is mentioned as probable chairman
of public lands.
THE HOUSE
THE REV MIR. POWER AM HIS SERMON.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-Rev. Mr.. Power
who was elected chaplain of the house mel
with republican opposition, apd this alarmed
him. Last summer In q sermon he referred
to political Influences as leading to assas'
sins, and said: Had there been no stalwart
contest against the executive p~rerogative
there would be no such assault upon the
presidents life. Guiteau's crime Is but the
vicious. shameless, bitter, inAammatory at
tacks of those vino ave only personal ends
to serve, and who were dissatisfied with
executive action, not because 1t affected
the interests of the country, but because i,
was not in accord with their own precious
counsel. 1t is not the act of an irresponsi'
Bile madman. The murder0us report OF Gui-
teau's pistol on the IA OF july was but the
final eruption of
A DISEASED POLITICAL ATMOSPHERE,
poisoned by pestilential yap0rs from the
cess-po0ls OF faction, and from the yenOmOus
breath of Islander. 1t is but the bitter fruit
OF the spOils systematic representative
work Of place men.
Powers, in a letter to the republican mem
bers Of the house to-day, disclaims any In.
tenti0n OF rejecting on the stalwarts. Re
plying to the charge of his not being q repub-
lican, he says: l was born In Virginia, was
too young q man to be in the rebellion, but
had ] not beenin Washington would have
voted for Garfield. ! understand 1t Is alleged
that in the sermon preached BY me after
the assassination Of Garfield charged
the responsibility upon the republican
party, orr p~artthereof. 1t was not my In
tentlOn in that sermon to charge the 70
spOnsibility upon the party who had SO re-
Gently elevated my friend to the presi.
dency, but to correct what | considered an
abuse, ana to
THE SYSTEM OF oFFICE-BEGGrNG
and infiammatory criticism OF the execu'
tive, which made 1t possible for . half.
crazed Office beggar, because OF his dis
appointment, TO commit such an act Is thai
OF the I'd Of July.