Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-12-15

To the Chronicle:
The events of the week at the
Capitol though far reaching and o.
great Importance may be briefly
summarized. Hon. John u. Car
Isle, clear cut democrat, has been
elected and installed Speaker of the
House of Representatives. Upon
taking the gavei he made short
speech which has had an effect to
allay the alarm of those who
thought, or pretended to think,
his election would presage COM
mercial and industrial ruin.
The picturesque features OF the
first day of the Forty-eighth Con-
gress were an unusually crowded
Capitol, profusion of flowers on
the desks of the more prominent
men, and the mutual recognition
and greeting of senators and mem
Thirty-two names have been adj
ded to the roll of the House and
this increase is very noticeable in
the crowded hall. The Democratic
frontier has been advanced far into
Republican territory. The latter
appear to occupy but little more
than ,one third the space of the
hall.
On the second day the Presidents
message was read in both the
House and the Senate. The gen.
eral comment Of members and SEN
atOrs is that it is conservative
business-like paper, devoid of sa-
Hence.
Concerning questions of finance,
which are now the prominent ques-
tions of National politics, the Pres
ident is opposed to the rapid ex-
tinction of the National debt.
He wishes the tariff to remain as
it is. He advises further expendi-
ture upon the Navy, and upon coast
Notifications.
With regard to the civil rights
question, he intimates that he will
approve such legislation as may
supplement the guarantees of the
constitution in regard to the rights
of the colorPd race.
An omission of any reference to |
the alledged war of races in Vir-
ginia, when such reference was so
earnestly desired and prayed for
by the bloody shirt remnant of re-
publican dotards is the most en-
phatic silence in the message. 1t
says that respectability, response
bility. and intelligence of the par
ty are convinced of the menda-
ciousness of Malone and his des-
perate following.
Let the bloody shirt hoWlers
howl never so loudly in the future,
they will awaken no other res
ponse than their own echo.
The air is full of rumors to-day |
regarding the appointment of MEM
bers of the various House commit
tees. No definite statements are
given out even by those intimately
associated with the new Speaker.
They assert that they know Moth
ing of his intentions, and that he
has made no promises An old |
member said this morning that the
new men were seeking positions on
the ways and means, appropria-
lions, and Judiciary committees, in
fact that they wanted to be connec-
ted with all of the important COM
mittees.
1t is generally conceded by DEM
Ocratic members of the House that |
Representative Morrison of IlIi-
noi$ will be given the chairman
ship Of the ways and means, and
Mr.. Randall that of the appropria- |
tions committee. AS the associates
of Mr.. Morrison on. the ways and
mes MS committee are mentioned
the names OF Messrs. Hewitt, of
Ney, York; Randolph Tucker,
Virginia; Curtin, Pennsylvania ; |
Geddis, Ohio; Herbert, Alabama |
Sey tnour, Connecticut; Maybury, |
Michigan; Cox, New York; or
Hurd, Ohio, democrats, and Messrs.
Kelley, Pennsylvania; Kasson,
Iowa, and Haskell, Kansas, Repub-
licans.
Those who talk of Mr.. Carlisle
as a southern Speaker of an ex-
Confederate house, overlook the
fact that a majority OF the demo-
cratic members are from the north.
The southern states proper are rep
resented by seventy-five democrats,
the border states, missouri, and
Kentucky by twenty-three, and
the northern states by ninety-eight.
Even classifying Missouri and Ken
lucky with the south the democratic |
representation would be tie-S9 to |
%. OF the votes that elected Mr.. |
Carlisle, IS came from the north,
% from the border states, and 81
from the south. Mr.. Randalls
vote of 81 was made up of 30 from
the north and 20 from the south.
So that Mr.. Carlisle received more
northern votes than did Randall.
A fact worthy of note in regard
to the Southern representation, is
that the ex-Confederate element is
by no means so large as formerly.
Many of the new members from
thst section are men who have at
tanned prominence since the close of
the war.
December IL, 1888.
A Texas paper is responsible for
the following: "A 'tender-foot'
wrote the following on postal
card dated Abilene, Texas Il