Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-25
VERY JUDICtoUs SELECTIONS.
General Satisfaction Expressed, Though
Some Growing INDUCED In.
THE CoX.BELmoNT QUARREL
Leads to the Formers appointment as
Chairman Of Naval Affairs.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. |

noon to-day, to receive Speaker Carlisle's
christmas presents. The reading of the
committee lis was gone through with
without any ma. festations of pleasure or
anguish by the - tlemen whose political
destinies were beia.; disposed of. AS soon
as the reading was completed Col. Molri-
son moved that ths house adjourn. TIE
motion prevailed, the holiday recess
of two weeks being there
by inaugurate3. Mr. Carliele
has succeeded better with his committees
than Was anticipated; the general express
sion Of members on both sides of the
house Is, tnat the committees are excellent,
ana that the speaker inflicted minimum
of discomfort and disappointment. Ex-
ceptionally few criticisms of the commit
tees or Of the disposition made of indi-
viduals were heard anywhere. Some of
the cases to which exception was
taken were justly complained of,
but these instances were very few.
1t was remarked by number of gentle
men that Mr. Carlisle had been more lib
eral to his opponents than any other
speaker for many years. One glaring e1-
ception to this will be noticed. Certainly
the Pennsylvanians have Jared we'll. They
have the craftsmanship of appropriations
-Randall-foreign affairs -Curtin-labor
Hopkins, and reform aud civil service
Mutcheler. Mr.. Cox has been treated with
scant courtesy. Mr.. CVrtin's appointment
to the craftsmanship of foreign uffeirs is
everywhere well spoken of, being approved
by the Irish Americans as well as by
American Americans, and in view of the
quarrel between Cox and Belmont perhaps
1t was good policy not 20 appoint either of
them chairman of that committee. But
Mr.. Belmont was made a member and Mr..
Cox was left off entirely. The latter has
many admirable qualifications fer the
foreign affairs committee, and he is pretty
severely snubbed in being omitted while
Mr.. Belmont has place on the committee.
Mr.. O'Nieil OF Missouri had an ambition
to head the labor commit e, but he stands
second to Mr.. Hopkins, of Pennsylvania.
The ways and means committee ls
strong one. It is i'm partially divided te-
tween the various sections of the party
and between the high and low tariff rings
of both parties. Morrison, Abraham
Hewitt, Hard, Mills, Jones and Blackburn
are pronounced low tariff Democrats.
Blount, of Georgia and Ber-
bert, of Alabama represent the
more protective element of the
Democratic party, Kelley, Mckinley and
Rnssel are high tariff Republicans, and
Kssson and Hiscock are low tariff men of
the Republicans.
The appropriation committee is also a
good one. It contains two Illinois men,
and all the members are men of experienc ce
in public affairs, and nearly all have been
deservedly prominent in congress. Such
lawyers ds Tucker, Cullerton, Hammond,
Moulton, Dorsheimer Reed and Poland are
on the judiciary cOmmitte. The oommitte @
on coinage, weights and measures
and on commerce are fairly representative
and gooC. The committee on rivers and
harbors contains only three men-two
Kentuckisps and one Louislsnan-who di-
rectly represent Mississippi river Interests.
Eight members of the committee on agri-
culture are from the northwest On foreign
to Russia, HIT, eX-5ecreEacy OF legation at
Paris and ex first assistant secretary of
state, Phelps, ex minister TO Austria,
and Rice, Deuster and Bel
mont; who have given good
deal of attention to foreign affairs. Mr..
Kasson is again left off, and Mr. Eaton,
who was once chairman of the senate COM
mittes of foreign relations is not on this
committee.
Western Associated Press.
CHRISTMAS GREETING
WASHINGTON, Dec. Pin accordance
with time honored custom, all the clerks
and employees of the state department
called upon the secretary OF state to-day
to tender their Christmas greeting. After
wards Mr.. Freiinghuysen. accompanied by
Assistant Secretary Davis. Chief Clerk
Brown, and followed by the employees OF
the department in body, called on the
Second Assistant Secretary William Hunter
to congratulate him oa MS nifty third
Christmas day IN the diplomatic service of
the United States. Hunter was much affect
ed and gave cordial expression of good will
There Is about the ususl diversity OF
views expressed by the cong ressnen 70
night in regard 10 the composition OF the
house committees. RePrese ntative Willis
of Kentucky, whose relations with Car
Isle are known TO be intimate, sSyS IN the
making up of the committees the speaker
paid the most regard to the character and
experience of tbs men to be placed, and
there Is no intention or desire To puIisf
anybody for the part taken IN the speaker
ship contest. AS proof of ths latter es
Sc. ton, Willis refers 20 the fact that Ran
dali and namber of mis- prominent sup
porters are given i'm portaut Craftsmanship
and all the members of the New Yorl
delegation occupy committee places of re
sponslbliity. If anything, said Willis, ther,
Is danger of Carlisle having been 10,
safe. Willis, who was appointed chairman
of the committee on rivers and harbors
says ne will favor liberal policy in tha
direction. The members of Ihe ways an,
means comnittse generally declined to ex
press any opinion as to the policy n
committee would adopt, or work 1t woul
undertake to do Mr. Morrison, its chair
man, said, in reply to a question upon tn
point, the makeup OF the committee IL