Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-12-21
to choose

the subject Of our illustration, as Mr..
Edmund's successor, and this event
seemed only to await the recovery OF
] Senator Anthony from his late illness
and his appearance on the floor OF the
Senate.
Henry Il. Anthony, of Providence,
Rhode Island, was born i'll Coventry,
that state, ApriI lst, 1915. Of Quaker
ancestry. lie graduated at Brown
University in 1893, and in 1888 he as
sumed the editorial charge of the
Providence Journal, which he retained
until called to seat in the United
! States Sena;e. He was elected COVER
nor Of his native state i'll lS49, was re-
elected in 1850, and thereafter declined
to accept the candidacy for another
term.
He was elected to the 'nited States
Senate as Il Union Republican, to sue
1 coed Philip Allen, Democrat, and took
his seat in 1859, his term expiring III
! 1863. During this term he served as
chairman Of the committee OF print
/ ing. MIR. Anthony has been returned
us his own successor each expiring
term ever since, his present term end
\ ing March Sd, 1889. He was elected
/ President of the Senate pro TEN March
%, 1869, and was reelected March 10th,
1871.
! The last week has been devoted ny
/ both branches of congress i'll prepAr-
atory steps of organization, and the
minor details that are Il necessity and
part of the machinery of legislative
bodies In the house the most inter
tereSting spectacle was the allotment
of seats to members. 1t resenbled
the drawing Of Il lottery company, The
location of Il members seat being reg
ulaIed entirely by chance. There were
4 three hundred and seventy-siN numbers
/ containing us many consecutive MEM
bers placed in Il box, from which blind
folded page drew them, one ut time.
q al
/ beers and a clerk on the left announcing
! the name of the congressman whose
number corresponds on the roll. Each
member was then privileged to step
! inside of the floor of the house, proper,
and select seat among the vacant
ones, of his own choosing. Many
amusing incidents occurred during the
drawing, and often the hall would re-
vertebrate with peals of mirth and
laughter.
The committee appointments are
i just now the engroSSing topic. There
are six committees that are con-
sidered the leading and most impor-
seven OF this six, ard all, the Ways
and Means is considered the greatest
/ in powers and prestige: the chairman
manship of this is then the objective
point OF much competition. but as in
1 dictated in my last, Mr.. Morrison of
+ Illinois. will receive this plum. Next
preparations, of which either Nh. Ran
dali or Blackburn will be appointed
! chairman, the friends of the latter
/ claiming that Speaker Carlisle will not
ignore his claims to the position. Mr..
Cox will be chairman OF the Foreign
Relations committee, Mr.. Converse of
= In IT, of Vul
Affairs. and Mr. Buckner of Banking
and Currency. With the chairmanships
of only tifty-sevtn committees (and
many of them unimpOrtant ones at
the Speakers disposal for distribution
/ to LIS democratic members, it can be
surmised that he has a task unenyiable
rhe Committee of Elections will be
announced in Il few days, as important
reterenenceS have been made to them
III contested election cases, but the re-
i mainder will not be promulgated until
inst previous to the holiday recess.
The minor offices of the house under
the Clerk, Sergeant-at- Arms and Door
keeper, are now the objects of great
scramble by an army OF lesser political
lights from all parts of the Union.
There are seventy-eight positions un-
der the above principal officers, and
there are no less than two hundred
and ten applicants on the ground. en-
deavoriug to secure these positions.
Things are moving very slowly. how
ever. the complete reorganization OF
the house will not have been accom-
/ plished until the holiday adjournment.
inquired OF Senator Malone to-day
whether he would resign his seat in
the senate. as the Virginia legislature
had requested him to do.
No sir, shall continue to serve I'M
| Ill my term expires in March, 1887. l
represent the sentiment of majority /
of nv state, and that majority Is Rot
represented by the Virginia legisla- /
ture. consider 1t my duty to remain. |
and shall do So"
The railroad war is rapidly coming
on. The Eastern pool has lowered
| rates 81 on passenger fares from
| Nau ynrL 70 tha Missouri River