New-York tribune., 1883-12-20
WA ZIG ON THE SPEAKER.
uNCER |-,NTY ABOUT THE CoMMIllhE''

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1GNMENTs-MoRRIsoN's INFLUENCE EAfLAiNlD'
icy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRBUNE.l
w,su1NGToN Dec. 19.-1he postponement VI 'no
beginning of the holiday recess until Mohoay ""~'o-
course, occasoned by the inability Oh opeahei "a
Isle IN conplete and announce his committees oe-
g. tbot doto According to the best information
tbot can he obtained majority Of the important
cho,rmanships. as well as of the assignments W
snbornate places on all the leading comnlttees' arc
IN about rs much uncertainty tonight as they were
two weeks ago. When the Democrats got cohlroi
of the House in 1875 by majority OF ~ 0Po"Aei
Kerr was able to prepare and announce ms commit
tees in fortnight Fully three weeks Will DC con-
snned Inv Speaker Carlisle and his premier IN the
same task.
The chairmanship of Foreign Affairs is still IN
donbt. II is understood that August Belmont mas
been exerting all his powerful influence III 1aVor ol
the promotion of his son, and there is some rea-
son to believe that the only way out OF
tho difficulty that the Speaker has been
obIe TINS far to discover is to throw both MI COX
and Mr.. Belmont overheard and appoint somebody
else. While this may be done, it should DC salu
that tonight the chances rather In OF 1avor OF
Belmont
There is no longer any doubt that
the Wavs and Means Committee, as will also
Abraham S. Hewitt, Hurd. of Ohio, Buckner' OF
Missouri. and probably Hancock, of Texas BounV
or Hammond of Georgia, and Herbert OF AiaOauia
Now that the Committee on Education and Labor
has been cut in two Mr.. Willis, of Kentucky 1t is
said. will refuse to accept the chairmansmp' ana
will probably be given place on the Appropriation
Committee Harsh criticisms of Colonel MoHlsons
course in relation TO the committees continue ana
one of his friends to-day said that he is greatly
worried by them. Respecting the Speakers aP-
parent unwillngness to allow Colonel Morrison "
promote his own ambition for the Presidency,
while giving advice as to the committees, we'll
Informed politician tonight observed: 1.-The fact
is that Carlisle has not felt friendly toward
Mcdonald since Senator Voorhees, brought
the news to Washington, during the
contest for the Speakcrship that Mcdonald was
wholly indifferent as to who should win and was
not disposed to exert any influence in favor OF Car
Isle. That made the Kentucky candidate very
angry and he is now disposed to reciprocate all OF
McDonad's reported indifference and repay mn,
with interest. This explains why he is so thick
with Morrison and so ready to follow bis advice.
FRESH GRIEVANCE AGAINST MR.. RANDALL
The opponents of Mr. Randall have fresh
grievance against him. They declare that, not sat
;sGed with the chairmanship of Appropriations for
himself. he is now insisting that one OF two other
pennsylyania men shall be given important
cbairmauships and others be appointed to good
ploces. which ought to be given to loyal
friends of the Speaker from the West
and the South. "Blr Randall has altogether
too much to say for a man who received only fifty
votes out of nearly 200 " said an impatient oonth-
ern Democratic Congressman Tonight. And so The
signs and sounds of discord multiply every manu.
and the Speaker is driven to the verge OF dstrac-
tOn. ., l.,
NOT demr9 tho chaiImauship of Elections,
which is equivalent to demand on hls
part for something better, and there are
few better places within the Speakers gift. Mr.
Sprinper wants that place and it is understood 10
caused the Speaker to be informed of his desire.
But Mr. Springers course during the SpcakeTshlp
contest provoked a good deal of dissatisfaction
among the Carlisle men who viii naturally obJect
10 his receiving much CONSIDERATION
IL is remarked respecting Mr. lIurds assignment 10
a prominent place on Ways and Means that lie Is the
solitary Democratic Representative from ONO who
denounced and opposed the tariff plank in the Ohio
platform. But then he is for "a taTit for revenue
Gratis generally declare was the doctrine laid down
and accepted in the election of John q. Carlisle.
COMMITTED TO TARIFF REVISION.
Governor Foster, of Ohio is given authority
for tie statement that, in conversation he had
with Speaker Carlisle after his election, the
Speaker openly avowed his intention to APP
point committees that would be IN favor of what
he called "a proper revision of the tariff
Iaws"-whch probably means Kentucky revision
that he looked upon his election triumph of
the ideas he has so long advocated, and that it
would be impossible for him honestly to regard it
in any other light, or constitute the committees on
any other plan.