The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-01-19

From our Regular Correspondents.
WASHINGTON, d. g.,
Jan. u. l>S2.

.Jdu. IL. i>S2.
The indications at the pIese',t time
are the most Important result Of
Speaker kicf.r's outrage. rs coucoc-
tipu OF the Committees vii! be =
chang" in the system Of their selec-
ton. 1t is not Improbable, trom th,:
present temper Of the Hvuse, that
Mr.. Kiefer is the last Speaker whp
will have the exercise If So much
power, o. the opportunity to abuse ii,
and that in future the Committees
will be made iu much the sauie man
ueg they are in the Senate. 1t is
even hinsed that the Committees tOl
this Congress mag yet be reorganlzcd
but this ! think unlikely, though
there is so much feeling on 10th sides
of the House that the movement could
be carried if properly iDaugurated.
Mr.. Orth. who gave the Speaker
such cutting rcbuke in open session,
is not the only Republican who feels
outraged or who recognizes tn" ne
tive aud moving spirit Of the whole
sc4e'ue. Mr. Waite, Of Connecticut
is another oid and prouiucnt kerub-
can Member who has taken decided
exceptions to the course Of the Speaker
aud written letter declining to serve
under the circumstances. There are
curses loud aud deep all along the
line. The Arrangement Of Commit
tees is a matter entirely within control
Of the House, and it is only by usage
and courtesy chat ths Speaker has
been heretofore given that authority.
Whenever d majority Of the Mem
bers 50 determine, it is 10 the pro-
vince Of the House to undo his work
and take the matter into their OWL
hands. If snch action were to be
taken now Mr.. kiefer could not COM
PLATO. lie has abused his privilege to
such 40 unwarrautable and unpre-
cedented extent that the grievance is
not slight one. 1t rises because of
its grossucss above all mere personal
considerations, and no fair person
would regret to see the wings ot its
perpetrators inglvriously clipped:
The Mormon question thrusts itself
apou Congress in very positive
manner, and like Dauquos ghost it
will upt down Doubtless majority
are against the infamous institution Of
pulygamy and willing to see its polit-
ical power destroyed; yet somehow
there is a disposition to handle the |
subject rather giugerly. shall not
be surprised if the present agitation
ends in smoke and iuaction. as all |
previous attempts have done. 1t
takes something like au earthquake to |
inspire Congress to do its duty in
dealing with any great evil which
possesses power and Influence The
plan proposed by Deirsatc MagiDuis,
of Montana, appears to be the least
violent and effective If any suggested
50 far. His proposition is to let Con-
gress divide the Territory Of Utah,
incorporating the western part with
,be State Of Nevada, Ihe southeastern
part with the State OF Colorado, and
he small northern part with Idaho
md Wyoming. Congress has abun-
liant power to do this, and it is evi-
islt that when it is done the Nor
non power will te broken. A part Of
he Mormon population will be then
citizens of Nevada, and will be there
'aly a minority of the whole State,
md part will becoue citizeus Of Colo
ado in minority there. The small
euainder will form a part Of Wy !
ming or Idaho. The uain portion
f the Mormon population would thus '