The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-12-27
The Committees.

uwas not TO be expected that Mr.. CAR
,rslr In making up the committees OF tne
uouse Of Representatives could give salts
faction 10 all the members OF that body.
Mr.. SPRINGER, Of Illinois. Is. however. the
only member VIC have seen charged with
unbecoming conduct because Mr. CARLIsLk
failed "a assign him to position common
surate with his own estimate OF his deserts.
We are not sure that Virginia has not bet
ter RICH, to complain than has Mr.. STRING
En-; but we are not going to do IL In iier De
half. AS only one Virginia member vosed
for Mr.. CARLISLE, IL was not expected that
virginia would figure largely on the list
OF chairmanships. Mr.. TUCKER Is the one
yirginian who cast that vote, and he has
certainly been highly honorcd in being
made chairman OF the Judiciary Commit
tee--a place, by the way. for which he Is
admirably qualified. and in which he VIII
have an opportunity as well to make for
himself national reputation as to reflect
lus,re upon his State.
The New York World Is disposed to
credit Mr.. CARLISLE with having consulted
the hes, interests of the Democratic party
IN making up the most important commit
tec--that OF Ways and Means. That paper
says
Prank Hurd, OF Ohio. stands alone as
The representative OF those principles OF
free trade which Republicans and disap-
noiuted Randall Democrats have SO per-
sjstertly attributed to Speaker carlisle
Tho proportion OF the representation on
thc committee is one in thirteen. III coulu
no, he less. AT the same time II Is 4 liberal
concession TO a minority which in the
Democratic party does not number one In
thirteen bundled"
The World was and is an anti-RANDAiL
paper, as is evidenced by the sl'Ir upon the
RANDALL meu which it throws out in the
above paragraph, but it has sense enough
10 know that free-trade nonsense would
ruin the prospects Of the Democratic party
for success in the national elections OF next
wear. and so it "sits down on" Mr.. HURD
as the only Free-Trader on that committee
who holds the views which had been erro-
neously charged upon Mr.. CARLISLE. We
are as well pleased as the World can posi-
bly, be 20 have any sort Of assurance that
the Democrats in the House OF Representa-
tives are not going TO be guilty OF destroy
ing the hopes the country now has OF tue
early expulsion OF the Republicans from
power.
The New York Euening Post, free
trade journal of the Republican "persua-
sion,, appears to agree in opinion with the
World. 1t says:
Mr.. Morrison Is chairman OF the Ways
and Means. and his colleagues are divided
in such manner, politically and otherwise,
that the country need take no alarm on the
subject Of the tariff. Apparently Mr..
Abram s. Hewitt will have the casting vote
on the committee as between the eX-
tremists on either side, and it may be added
that this responsible position could not be
held by one better fitted. in the present
condition Of things. TO fill it,
MIR. HEWITT is better fitted than any
other man in the House of Representatives
TO hold the balance Of power on that COM
mittec. II he does hold it, the committee
may be relied upon to recommend no UNI
wise tampering with the existing tariff.
He is a man OF large experience both as a
statesman and rs manufacturer. He takes
no stock IN Mr.. KELLY's extreme protec-
ZIONIST theories, nor in Mr.. HURD's en-
trcme free-trade theories.
Then let us all try to be satisfied with the
committees,