National Republican., 1883-12-06
CONGRESSIONAL SPI,INTERS.

CONGRESSIONAL SPLINTERS.
Mai Ben Perly Poore finds his labors in
preparing the new Congressional Directory
Somewhat re tarded by the delay of senator's
and members In sending tho statistical in
formation required. The Joint committee on
public printing has positively directed the
compiler TO publish nothing except what an-
swors the following questions: The senator's,
representatives, or delegates full name;
homo postoffce address; place and time of
birth education professional studies pro-
fession or business; and all civil or military
offices held, with dates of holding them
Representatives and delegates will add their
vote on their last election to congress; the
name Of their opponent, and the vote giveE
him and the politics Of each.
Ex-Clerk of the House Mcpherson has pre-.
pared an exact tabular statement Of the
membership OF the house, showing that it is
composed Of 106 democrats, 116 republicans,
readjusters, 3 independents (Messrs Lyman.
Of Massachusetts,; York, of North Carolina,
and Ochiltree of Texas), and greenback-
labor. There are two vacancies in the sec->
ond Mississippi and seventh Virginia dis
tricts.
Several Of the congressman were trying to
discover when Mr.. Carlisle would appoint his
committees. II they are not to be made up
before the holidays many Of the members will
go home in day or two and remain until
January. There Ia considerable uncertainty
HDOuU Uno natIer, anu bOVeral mcmDerS
have understood that Mr.. Carlisle would
not wait until all the COM
mittees were arranged before announcing
them, but would lot each one be known as
soon as ii was arranged. 1t was decided at
the last caucus that Mr.. Carlisle should an
nounce his committee on elections in few
days but 10 is not probable that he will other
wise depart from the usual rule.
The following deserved compliment is paid
to an efficient republican ex-otficial, by q
democratic paper the American Register:
w. p. Brownlow, doorkeeper OF the house of
representatives, will carry with him in his retire
partial mon, whether they be demoe-PsS or repub-
lioans. Though southern republican, and as
OF duty, inc writer Of this knows him to be a man
of high chiynric feelings and respecter OF polit-
cal opponents who are guided in their belief by
conscientiop'mbtives.
Tho Yrter thten speaks of the unsuccessful
atteupt made lass.-winter to get Mr.. Brown
Nv to discharge an $>2sicient employe, be-
cause his father was confederate soldier.
The edicT-says that Mr.. BrownfdeY's admin
istration Of hisoRre was efficient and salts
factory, and that he wodf doubtless haNs
been ro-elected had his pa. ""ed
power. y...
Next Monday viii be first regular u,,i uay
In the house, and judging from the utter
ances of representatives of both parties. the
call Of states will develop an average of at
| least one bill to each member, OF something
over three hundred for their first settled
effort at legislation.
| A western democratic member said last
| night that no qualms of conscience would be
felt by the majority In the house in filling
the subordinate offices of that body with
those of their own political faith. Quoth he: /:
| '"The republican senate may use their own
pleasure in retaining the democrats under
them, but as for us, We say, damn civil serv-
ice reform. We want the offices, and that's
what we are here for"
Already the democratic majority are
dropping back into their old tactics, and it
was limited yesterday that two or three Of the
able drag-net men in the house were dis
cussing the advisability of introducing reso-
lutions to investigate the conduct of the
recent star route trial and the methods
which it Is alleged were adopted In the award
ing of the contracts for the new steel cruisers
and tho formation of the advisory board to
spperintend their construction.
Gen. S. c. Dalton, adjutant general Of the
state of Massachusetts,, arrived in the city
yesterday afternoon, and last evening, at
tired in the full uniform Of his rank, he
called upon Gevernor-elect George ID. Robin
son, of that state, and in obedience to the or
ders Of Gen. Butler handed him his certificate
OF election to the chief magistracy of the
commonwealth. There was pleasant inter-
change Of compliments between the gentle
men, ana TINS concluded the formal ceremony
which has obtained for years in the old Bay
State.
Gen. Dalton will spend several day in the
city, which he has not visited before for
twenty years, when he was a soldier in the
army Of the Potomac.
Gov. Robinson said last night that he had
not yet fixed tho date upon which he would
leave for Massachusetts,, but thought it proba-
BILE he would remain in his seat in the house
until the holiday adjournment before pro-
ceeding home to prepare for his inauguration
which takes place Jan. g. the day after the
convening of the state legislature.
At an early day bills will be introduced
into both houses providing for the equaliza
tion of tho bounties paid to the soldiers OF
the late war.
There were large additions yesterday to the
number of applicants for the Atlanta (Ga.
. postOillce. Ex-Representativ ]. G. Freeman
W. b. T. Wilson, and w. l.. Clark, editor O
. the Atlanta Republican, have Joined Col Mar
cellns Thornton in the contest for this place