New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-21
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL


.ur prrrAr OF TIE sPEAkER 'I's ANp lI' nm, STAR
SUBJECTS BEFORE I"i
por.rE STRAW BONDS. uo ;,oroose
ho' - eaat Of the measure for the increase
~ n' ..,,o,sbip of certain committees U,
Oi '1y Wao If Representatives Is Interpreters
'ii' so,;Iorote rebuke to the spirit OF boss
~ 1,.I,icb was made manifest III the COM
Ito, of tbc committees. Various commit
af tho Senate and House met and CON
,;Jorcd tbe subjects referred to them. Inc
Yaa,;n,, in tbe Star Route straw bond cases
was continued yesterday.
TUE REBUKE TO BOS>lSM BY The hoCoE'
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
WAsRINGrON, Jan. 20-lhe recent Pioco'o'n7I
in the House of Representatives under the auehp'eu
leadership of MI Robson have evoked mnch pri-
.., liso,,ss;on apoDr members and elected from
orro Of them very frank expressions OF opinion on
certain subjects The defeat of proposition Whlch
came. rs t,.is on" did, from committee OF Which
the Speaker is chairman, and in the success ol
which he felt deep personal interest ASh'1eS
,reat deal. Ii shows, III the first place. that lHe
Sneaker was very ill-ntOrmcd respecting the 'cm-
Nor and wishes Of hi, own party in the House, or he
would never have countenanced the rcrSlS'eht
crorts TO carry measure which from the
first was fatcd to defeat.
The Spcak,ruocd not Layo remained ignorant
.i,,lc aY.y if ne had chosen 10 heed the warnings
and believe tine statements repeatedly aud urgently
made to linn by prominent Republican members
who .ugortcd and voted for him for Speaker II Is
understood tha. not day passed after t'e PROPOSE
,iop was Lrolght forward on which the strongest
,c,,rseit t,tous were not made to General heler by
men whose ya-acity and friendship lie had no rea-
son 10 di, rust that the measure could not be car
,i.J. and that 90 press lt would result not only
in defeat, bat IN aggravatIng existing
dissatisfaction. I. appears that these representa-
lions Influenced the Speaker and his confidential
advisers 10 this cXt,n. and no moTe-they deter
mined 10 accomplish bv he aid of Democratic votes
what they were not certain to achieve with RePuh-
lican votes alone II is very strongly asserted by
Republican members who claim to know that over
1ures were made to Messrs. Blackburn and Randall
who were authorized to say 10 their party associates
that If they would support the measure Democrats
should receive onc-half the additional committee
appointments Mr. Blackburn already felt
kindly toward the Speaker who had
promoted him on the Appropriations
Committee over the head of Mr. Atkins, who had
been chairman Of that committee in the last two
Congresses Mr. Randall had also been placated by
lis appointment 90 the Chalunanshlp OF commit
tee. a courtesy never shown by him when Speaker
20 Republican. Other courteSies were extended
10 both gentlemen at this time, and they promised
10 and did use their best efforts to secure Demo
cratic votes for the measure This is asserted in
private conversation by both Republican and Dem
cratic members The belief in the existence of these
NEGOTIATIONS didn't tend to make Republicans any
more cordial toward the proposition advocated ty
Mi. Robeson.
In the second place. the defeat of the proposition
was significant because 1t showed determination
on the part of a large majority of Republicans to
condemn any attempt at Boss rule or anything
that looked lilcit 1t ought To be understood that
the dissatisfaction which exists among the Repub
lican members OF the House. the existence of which
il is idle to deny, did not spring wholly or
mainly from discomfort of individuals who
thought they had been unfairly treated. Probably
that did not extend beyond a dozen Republican
Incmbcrs But at least five times dozen Republic
can members did resent the interference Of the
"Bo,ecs which resulted IL the elevation of Cen
cral Kcifcr to Inc S2cakcrship, and among them are
some of the very men who voted for him from the
first ballot to the last As soon as the committees
were announced. it was apparent that system Of
rewards and puni,hmcnts had been adopted which
was moro comprehensive than the Speaker himself
would have been likely to devils" In other words,
The hand of the Bosses was sccn in the compO-
sition of some of the most important committees.
Nit UlScock ii IL true was given the ChairmanShlp
tho Committee on Appropriations, after long hest
fation because il was determined that II WOult not
lc GOOD policy after sacrificing his prospects Tor
the SpcakcIShip Oh the altar of EosslSm 10 make a
martyr of him. But the demand of Senatorial
md cX-Senatoral Bosses. General AusOn @. Nc
Cook was denied the promotion to which he was
fairly entitled Aterfour years Of faithful service on
1hc Military Committee he found that a man who
l,1d not bcen a member of the committee had been
Jumped over him and pie ell at the head of it. while
ne waSgivcu the second place.
These and many other Instances proved to the sat
80. nf ma RCDubllC9u
personally no ground of complaint, that the
. BOSSES" had controlled the committee appoint
,oeuts as they had dictated who should be Speaker
and they determined at the first opportunity TO
show their resentment. Said a prominent Repub-
1jcan mcmbcr Of the House to a TRIBUNE CORE
eUondeut to-day There two three
al the committees that think might probably be
10 any more Boss dictatiOn. We have had
enough Of il in this House. This man is not one
who has auy complaint 30 make Of bis own treat |
lnent and Ii, eXpicssed the feeling of a good many
Of the members who are III he same situation.
The plan suggested in IIE TRIBUNE to-day, Of |
rCpaiTIng any mistakes And wrongs committed by !
tnc Speaker in his committee selections i received
with general approval by Republican members and
ii s thought by some that Messrs. R0bc>On, HaZe |
ton and others, who have mO:c committee duties |
than they can perform with credit 10 themselYes or
iustice to the country will their way clear to
The surrender of portion of their hOnors and that
Justice may be- done to members who were esl,ct-
cd III the original distribution.
TIE HOUSE IN AN INDUSTRIOUS HUMOR |
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRfBUSEl
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2O-Iho House was seized
.uasIn nf ministry To-day. II dpVofpd ucorIv