New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-25
yoI.XLIIL...No. 1854
THE SPEAKERS WORK DONE
THE HOUSE COMMITTEES ANNOUNCED.
THE SOLID SOUTH FARES wELL-FREE-TRADhhS
HAVE REASON TO REJOICE

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the committees are at end and so are the anxiety
aud uncertainty of 1876 Democratic statesmen, each
Of whom inwardly hoped that one of the fiftythree
cba;rmansbips would fall to him. The Speakers s
Christmas gifts to the Representatives were De-
slowed with a free hand and in majority OF cases
the REGIMENTS seem to be fairly well pleased VI
course man who is obliged to put up with place
on q committee which only holds one meeting III
two wears when he and his friends knew no oe-
served and confidently believed that no would DC
given a place on Ways and Means cannot be ex-
nected TO exhibit hiarty. There are some cases OF
this sort and Colonel Morrison will not hear the last
of them for some time to He appeared TO 1eel
unite as much relief as the Speaker did to-day.
Both of them looked exhausted, as well they might,
for their work was not completed until . O'CLOCK
this morning, and during the last twelve hourS
numerous changes were discussed and agreed TO,
some of which were important s. 5. Cox, IL Is
understood, sent to friends here. and probably to
the Speaker also, several urgent telegIaphic mes
sages beseeching, imploring, demanding that the
charmanshIp Of Naval Affairs be not given to him.
If the messages reached the Speaker he did not see
his way clear to regard the appeals of the New-fork
statesman.
THE READING OF THE LISTS.
When the list was handed down to the ClerR To-
day. about six times as many Democrats as hepup-
licans were in their seats, although not more than
one-third of the full number were present AS the
reading of the list went close observer OF the
faces of the Democrats could easily detect frequent
changes of expression-some denotng relief, others
pleasant SURPRISE but more disagreeable dlsappoht
ment general glance shows that of the forty-four
chairmanships of standing committees, twenty
seven 60 to the Solid South. while the North East
and West together receive seventeen. OF the chair
IA
gets two, and of the select committees. which are
temporary, none. The Solid South, with ninety
seven Democratic Representatives receives twenty
nine chairmanships and the remainder OF the coun-
try, with ninety-nine Democratic Representatives
receives twenty-four chairmanships. For the
Southern men the ratio is six chairmansps to every
twenty members while twenty Southern Congress
men stand for a fraction less than fve chairman
ships A further glance shows that the five States
of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri and Ten
nessee, with forIy-eight Democratic congressman
carry of eighteen chairmanships-more than one
third of the whole number among which are those
of Ways and Means, Banking and Currency Com
age Weights and Measures, Agriculture, Claims,
Mines and Mining, Rivers and Harbors, Public
Lands, Public Buildings and Grounds, and Invalid
Pensions. These ten committees are about one-half
of the more important ones of the House.
NINE CHAIRMANsHIPs FOR THE NORTH.
OF the Northern States nine receive chairmanships
as follows: California l. Connecticut l, Illinois l.
Indiana g. Massachusetts, /, Nevada 1, New York z,
Ohio 2 and Pennsylvania 4. Wisconsin, Michigan
and New-Jersey. with fifteen Democratic members
get no chairmanships. OF the Southern States all
except Arkansas receive chairmanshps as follows:
Alabama 2, Florida l. Georgia 2, Kentucky
Louisiana l. Maryland l. Mississippi 3, Missouri 4
North Carolina 2, South Carolina 2 Tennessee 3,
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the remainder of the Union the chairnanships of
the leading committees are divided as follows: To
the South, Elections, Judiciary, Revision of the
Laws, Rivers and Harbors Commerce, Levees and
improvements Mississippi River, Post Offices and
Post Roads Banking and Currency, Coinage
Weights and Measures, Agriculture, Patents, Ter
ritorcs Claims, Mines and Mining, Indian Affairs,
and District of Columbia-15 in all; while the
remainder of the country receives: ways ana
Means, Appropriations, Foreign Affairs, Military
Affairs. Naval Affairs Public Lands, Invalid Pen
sions Public Buildings and Grounds, Pacific Rail
roads, and American Shipping-lO in ALL
MR. CARLIsLE's INTENTIONS INTERPRETED.
The composition of the majority of the Ways and
Means Committee ought to receive the hearty ap-
proya of the most extreme free traders. AS to the
views of Chairman Morrison and Messrs. Blount,
Hurd, Blackburn, Mills, Jones and Herbert-seven
of the thirteen members, there can be no mistake.
The substitution of Messrs Herbert and Mills for
Messrs Hancock and Buckner at the eleventh hour
adds new emphasis 70 Speaker Carlsle's declaration
that the committee should be SO constituted as
promptly to prepare and bring III bill to reduce
the tariff on imports and removes all doubts as to
the true Interpretation of his speech upon taking
the Speakers chair. The selection OF Mr. Hurd,
who is said to be the only Ohio Democratic Repre-
sentative who repudiated the tariff plank In the
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meaning Of Speaker Carlisle and other tariff reform
free traders, when they express approval of that
platform. While Abram S. Hewitt may be less ex-
treme than the remainder of his Democratic col
leagues he will be poweress to restrain them If he
attempts to- OF the minority of the committee
four will stand firmly by the doctrines Of the Re-
publican party on the tariff and MIR. Kasson Will
probably act with them as a rule.
The composition of the Appropriations Committee
is such as to justify the impression that Chairman
Randalps influence was not paramount. From the
Committee ON Coinage. Weights and Measures, with
Mr. Bland, the father of the Buzzard dollar at
its head there is no reason to expect any recon-
mendation for the repeal of the compulsory pro-
visions of the Silver Coinage Act although Il is said
that the whole this committees is great deal bet
ter than the one in the last Congress
NEw-YORR NOT sIIGHTED.
In the distribution of chairmanshps and COM
mittee places New-York Jared well. Abram =.
Hewitt Is placed on Ways and Means, and Expend-
itures in Navy Department; General Slocum is
chairman of American Shipping and member OF
Military Affairs Mr.. Hiscock is a member OF Ways
and Means; S. S. Cox is chairman of Naval Affairs
and member of Reform in Civil Service Orlando
Is Potter is a member of Banking and Currency;
Waldo Hutchns, of Appropriations; Adams, OF
Elections; Dorshemer, of Judiciary; Wadsworth,
Of Commerce; Burleigh, of Rivers and Harbors;
Ketcham, of Foreign Affairs; Skinner. OF Post
Offices and Post Roads Wemple. of Public Build
ings and Grounds and Railways and Canalsi
James of Labor, and Railways and Canals Stevens,
of Indian Affairs, and Mines and Mining; Arnot, OF