Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-12-13
INTERESTING COMMITTEE sURMISEs.
How Randall, Hewitt, Belmont, Blackburn
and Cox Will be Taken Care Of
Two Washington News
paper Men.

bound by it. think that you will pro-
! nounce my election "happy." Mind you,
I've consulted only the fitness of mem
bers." Then he handed nae the list. Here
| it is in part.
Elections-Morrison.
Ways and Means-Randsll.
Appropriations-Black
Banking and Currency-Hewitt.
Public Lands-Holnan.
Judiciary-Hurd.
Foreign Affairs-Cox.
Naval Affairs-Springer.
Military Affairs-Rosecrans.
Revision of the Laws-TucSer.
Mines and Mining-Cassidy.
Coinage, Weights ard Measures-Be,-
mont.
Commerce-Reagan.
"But, see here, you have Randall on
Ways and Means. Isn't it conceded that
he should go to Appropriation, and Nor
rison to Ways and Means? think public
senlin cnt has it So Just change the first
three this way:
EleCtions-Conyerse.
Ways and Reconsideration.
Approprialions-Ran
No, sIr, not at all. II the Speaker wants
TO to prove that his election dosent mean
what certain revolutionary element
would have Il signify, the very strongest
index TO that proof is TO put NJ Randall
Oh Ways and Means. Dosen't Mr.. Morrison
think exactly as Mr.. Carlisle abou. all
tariff matters" And, mark you, the Ways
and Means Committee can be so made up
as 10 have a system, / may call ii, OF checks
la1a II 10 ha
| here is the Committee as | think would
satisfy every popular expecta, on: Ran.
| dali, Pa; Morrison. Ills: Tucker, Va;
| Hewitt, n. y; Hurd. Ohio; Hammond, Ga;
| Ellis, La; Kelley, Pa; Keifer, Ohio; Long,
Mass; Gof, West Va.
Now don't you see | have free-traders,
| tari itf-for-revenue-only-n and protec'
| tionists? Hewitt is an iron-monger and a
| prOtectionist. Hurd is Iree.tfader out
| and out. See how nicely they balance
| each other
! But you have men from adjoining
! States, keiier and Coli for instance, and
Hammond is too near Ellis, Georgia and
| Louisiana
Yes, know, but your iron and manu-
| featuring interests of West Virginia are
| so distinctiyely apart from the wool grow
| ing interest Of Ohio, that there is no in.
| consistency. Then Hammond represents
| the COltOu luNtItSI vi pSOi SAai oAiU A--AAS
| takes care o. the sugar.
| "I should put Cotton the Judiciary Com
| rlittee. His tastes are largely IN the direc'
ton in which the atfairsOt that committee
! run. He is an able lawyer, and very
| bright man every way.
| Time enough. but II he were On Com
| merce or Claims, or Pensions, perhaps his
| constituency would hear from him Of
| tener.
The Senator has made selections that
would well stand especially Holman as
chairman of public lands, For years Hol'
man has given close attention to legislation
touching the land grant system. Tucker,
| of Virginia, is much OF book man, fond oil
theories and methods, and the committee
would suit him. Hurd, of Ohio, is by far
an abler man, and vastly his superior in
the law. Perry Belmont is a student, and
goes deep into fiscal questions and political
economy. He would be more at home on
the Banking and Currency Committee
Hewitt's tastes and work, Inherited from
Peter Cooper, are in the line OF manufac
tures. The Senator gives Belmont twC
committees, the second, Expenditures IL
the State Department, possibly on Mr
| Blaine account
MorrisOnI
hesr good deal OF talk about Morrison
supplanting Mcdonald as the coming mar
from the West. You will remember tha
some time back. printed what New IOri
politicians said to nae OF Morrison-that b,
was held in higher esteem there, AMI recos
nized as a more available man than Nc
| Donald.
| Mr.. Blaine Sa 4 at dinner, a few even
ipgs ego, that he regarded Morrison as tht
sharpeSt man the Democrats could put for
ward, not only on account OF his record IL
the House, bat from his wsr service. He
| fought in the Mexican war and in the
Union service. His cousin, james Lowry
Donaldson, or Don Morrison, OF St
Louis, has strong influence in Missouri
and helped his kinsmsn to give the dele
cation TO Carlisle. Don Morrison was q
star of the first magnitude in the celebrated
| Lincoln Douglas campaign. After brill
liant speech in ST. Louis, one night. he was
presented TO the dazzling daughter OF Mon
sieur Sarpey, a rich fur trader, Mss Adele
then girl OF eighteen and the belle OF St
Louis. She was rich, witty and cultured.
Morrison was a widower OF forty or there
aboUts. He won the heart OF the beautiful
girl. They were married, went 10 Europe
on a long bridal tour, and returning TO Hi
nois, they built up Morrisonville in tha
State. Some years ago they went 70 St
Louis, where they are now, the head anC
front of society, doing much good and dis
pensing large charities. Mrs. Dan Morri
son is a daughter Of the late Senator Bogey
a scion of old French Kaskaskis.
Had Tilden been counted in Don Morri
son, l was told. would have been Secretary
of the Navy. He helped Vest to the Sen
ate, and may 80 that way himself some
day.
William T. Morrison is Democrat o
the antique type. rough OF speech, homes
OF purpose and answering in his steadfast
ness TO principle.
Reorganization OF the Senate.
Some of the dudes IN politics, like VIM
Walter Phelps, and few Of the uewspape
men don't want the Senate offices reorgan
lied, because they want Gorham kept out
The fellows who are writing in the New
York Times for George Jones, who, | be
lieye. was never nsturalized, have stand
ing order to call him a hanger-on, snC
make faces at him. Here Is man oorp II
Connecticut. pioneer to California
and the nominee Of great part!
for the Governorship OF the Stat
before these fellows who fling mud at hun
had learned to wipe their noses, defeated
after making a campaign in the teeth
every CORPORATION in the Stale, and sgalns
swarms OF cormorants and host OF job
bers. Gorham was then very young II Al
not far beyond thirty, OF dauntless cou'
age and splendid power. Elected Secrets
~ of the Senate in 1S6S, to succeed Johr
". Forpey, Of Pennsylvania, he served 10
more than ten years, dis5ursing millions
OF dollars, and going out of Office as poo
IS be went in. Marx that, you felloE!
who are writing for ten dollars month
ard paper collar, Gorham hiss grea
4bility. His associates have slwsys beer
the very first men of his party. and ueve
3esrd mat they didn't consider him tn I'll
equal. He is siogulsrly honest, candid n
speech. snd true in his triendships II
fights political battles with the utmost ar
dency aud inteuseness. As tue poitici
editor of the National Republican he ha
said what he believed, fe.rleSsly aud ul
I al LIZ thE-ah- nrncin., his hnnast =