The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-12-23
HOW THEY TAKE IT.
Various Sentiments Upon Keifer's
Committee Appointments,
Depending in Tone Upon the Side of
the Fence They Come From.
Comments on tho Committees.

Washington, Dec. 22.-TEe Post
(democratic) editorially says concern
ing Speaker Keifer's committees:
Many of them are not only incongru-
Gus, but criminal partisan, and it par
ticularly condemns him for placing
only one straightout democrat on the
committee of elections. and character
ICES the ways and means cocimittee as
simply brutally protective, but other
wise without form. 1t says the appro-
priations committee is at least liberal
and on the whole more intelligently
devised than the others, but 1t argues
that the democrats should have been
given seven of the members instead OF
six.
The Post also says that the strongest
committees have been given to the east
and that the pretended fight for Keller
as a western man vas either a fraud, or
else the substantial fruits of his victory
have beer bartered away. In It's news
columns concerning the outside com
ments in committees, the Post says:
The appointment Of Page as chairman
of the committee on. commerce is
alleged to be in favor Of corporations
and ~monopolies, and that in support Of
this allegation, he is said to have some
connection with the Huntington and
Pacific railroadites. 1t is also charged
that Keller in his make up of the COM
mittees, has shown his subordination
to the stalwarts. The Post adds: This
is noticeable in the fact that Rosecranz
is not on the military committee, where
his experience would have been most
valuable, but Gen. Grant is and always
has been bitter against Rosecranz, and
Speaker Keifer had no choice in the
matter.
The National Republican says: Keifer
has well performed his difficult task
and counsels all persons who feel in
clIned to grumble to immagine them+
selves in the speakers place and see
whether they could have done better.
The Republican also editorially rel
marks: The selection Of Page of Call
fornia, as chairman Of the committed
on is a most excellent ones
and is a fitting recognition by the
speaker of the great commercial inter-
ests of the Pacific coast, which In COM
mon with the commercial interests OF
the whole country, will be properly
cared for. We congratulate the
speaker and the Pacific coast on Mr..
Pages selection.
The democrats are greatly Disguised
with the committee assignments, as no
attention has. been paid to their claim
to the order of precedence. Morey
talks Of declining to serve on the post
office committee, because Springer leads
him in position, whereas he should be
first. The democrats claim that the
elections committee is in interest with
the southern republican contestants
having three southern members and
they expect the summary ~unsesting of
democrats to follow, unless flibuster-
ing prevents, and this course is
threatened.
New York, Dec. 22.-The Worlds
Washington special says: 1t will be OBJ
served that Pennsylvania has three
members of the ways and means and
New York none. Current comment
upon this fact is ~unfavorable, but the
architecture of the committee is still
more peculiar, as the craftsmanship
goes to the Pacific coast, in the person
of Page, of California; and the empire
state is well nigh without representa-
ton on it, Richardson Of a town in
the state of New York, called Angelica,
not being regarded as a complete re-
preventative of New York commercial
interests. Perhaps the great systems
of the Pacific slope are TO be improved.
Perhaps there is a purpose to lift that
vast section of the country beyond the
Rocky mountains into sudden Atlantic
commercial interest. At all events the
committee is liable to be liberal with
public funds.
The 1ribuae's Washington special
says: One prominent member remarked
rather bitterly that Page, of California,
who obtained the craftsmanship. ard
Hazelton and Pound, or Wisconsin,
who were conspicuously favored, should
be credited to Gen. Keifer's speaker
ship debts" and not as representatives
of the west.