The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-21
A Prospect that Much Bad Blood and Bit
terness viii Follow the Distribu-
ton of Prizes.
Eighty Applicants for Nine Places on
the Committee on Commerce.
Mr. Sherman's Proposal for North and
South international r RaiIway-NIiscel-
laneous Washington News.
CARLIsLE,s TROUBLES.
Indications that Mr.. Morrison Is the Power
Behind the Throne.

Indications that Mr.. Morrison Is the Power
Behind the Throne.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Dec 2O.-After brief session
to-day, at which nothing particularly important
was done, the House adjourned until Monday.
A halt would not have been made then had it
not been for the fact that the members are
anxious to ascertain just where they will be
placed on Morrison's list of standing commit
tees, which Speaker Carlisle is assisting the gen.
tleman from Illinois to prepare, and which will
be announced on Monday. The day for adjourn
ment over the holidays would have been fixed
for to-day or tomorrow, except for this reason.
The Speaker was desirous of delaying the an
nouncement of the committees until
the reassembling of Congress, but when
Mr. Morrison made this desire known
there was a universal howl from those Demo-
Gratis consulted against such unusual delay. ave
would be charged with starting the session with
an egregious blunder," said these gentlemen to
Mr.. Morrison, who was instructed to inform the
Speaker that they would not permit day for
the holiday adjournment to be fixed until assur-
ance was given that the committees would be
previously announced. Mr.. Morrison plainly
said this was a fixed determination on the part
of his political associates, and so he will have
the Speaker publish the list on Monday.
There is very decided feeling among the
Democrats touching the construction of these
committees, and indications are that their pro-
mitigation will be followed by arrangements
and animosities which will be sufficiently strong
to continue until the expiration of
the term of the present Congress.
At the outset the Morrison Blackburn
combination manifested determination to
ignore Mr.. Randall and those who supported
him for Speaker; but this policy had to be aban-
doned, mainly because Mr.. Randall and his
phalanx were too powerful and positive a force
to be thus ignored by the raw levIes which go
to make up the bulk of Mr.. Carsle's following
Mr. Morrison may, perhaps for a puta-
tive leader. but Mr.. Carlisle plainly saw, by the
numerous blunders committed during the first
week of the session, that Mr.. Randall would
have to be relied upon to lead the fighting when
the Democracy is confronted by the solid ranks
Of their well-organized opponents, and there
fore insisted that the Pennsylvania should be
assigned to the active leadership at the head of
the committee on appropriations. Indeed,
during the past few days, Mr.. Carlisle has been
obliged to call in Mr.. Randall and others who
opposed his nomination as Speaker, to assist in
correcting the mistakes into which he had been
led by Mr.. Morrison. The Randall
men will not be disappointed with any disposi-
tion made of them they expect nothing except
the ordinary consideration always given the
minority. But many Of Mr. Carlisle's most earn
est supporters will doubtless howl with rage
when the makeup of the committees is revealed.
This will be particularly the case with many of
the new members, who have not been modest
about asserting their claims and notifying the
Speaker of their expectations. Some of them
have applied for appointment on two or three or
more prominent committees, and not few have
demanded chairmanships. For the committee
on commerce, about eighty Democrats have ap-
piled. and as only nine can be selected, Mr.. Car
Isle and Mr. Morrison likely to hear some
very discordant music after Jam T.
What is true touching applications for the
committee on commerce Is trre, in greater or
less degree, of all the more important commit
tees. correct idea of the feeling that prevails
among the Democrats in regard to this matter
can be inferred from the indecent and unwar-
ranted abuse of Representative Belmont at the
O'Donnell meeting here last night by Repre-
sentative Finerty. Mr.. Belmont wants the chair
manship of the committee on foreign affairs
This is the extent of his offending. In the name
of Ireland Mr.. Finerty protests, and his protest
is likely to prevail with the Democratic Speaker
who is being manipulated by presidential can
didate solicitous about the Irish vote. What
Mr.. Belmonts feelings will be after being thus
treated may be readily explained
Mr.. Tucker, of Virginia, the oldest Democratic
member on the ways and means committee, is
also dissatisfied, although he conceals his disap-
pointment, because Mr.. Morrison is to be placed
over him. Mr.. Tucker will perhaps be some
what Modified should he be given the chairman
ship of the judiciary committee, a that would
save him from the humiliation of sitting below
Mr.. Morrison on q committee Of which he
should, according to all precedents, be chair
man; but he could not forget forgive the in
justice done him, and will not feel disposed TO
assist Mr. L1orrson in his attempt at leader
ship.
From this exposition of what may be expected
to result from Mr. Carlisles construction of com
mittees, 1t may be inferred that Mr. Morrison
even had he the ability to pre-
pare tariff bill, and the tact aud force to
manage it in the House, will fail to accomplish
anything in the direction of improving tariff
legislation as he failed during the session of the
Forty-fourth Congress. and his successor on
Forty-ffth.
Arrangements Made by the Outsiders.
To the Western Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.--A number of repre-
sentatives who profess to have knowledge of
Speaker Carisle's intentions, give the supposed
makeup of the ways and means committee to-
day as follows Messrs. Morrison, Tucker
Hewitt, Mills, Hurd Blackburn, Blount, Eaton,
Kelley, KassOn, Mckinley, Hiscock and Ander.
son. Some dOnbt Ia expressed however, as to
the appointment of Mr. Anderso n. of Kansas.
One or two of those known to have been selected
assert that should lie be chosen 1t will be be-
cause he is from the same State as Mr.. Haskell
who would have been member had he lived
The ehairnanship of the foreign affairs COM