Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-27
cARLIsts's COMMITTEES.
The Usual Diversity in the Views
Expressed-COx and Springer
Dissatiifisd With Their
Positions.
The Majority Of the House APP
Z pGrentIy Satisiied-PrOba-
bic Tariff Legislation.

w AsHINGr0E, ID. o., December "A.
There is about the usual diversity
in the views expressed by Congress>
men TO night, in regard to the compo-
sition Of the House Committees.
Representative Willis,of Kentucky,
whose relations with Carlisle are
known to be intimate, says that in
making up the committees the Speaker
paid most regard 70 the character and
experience Of the men to be placed,
and there was no intention or desire
to punish anybody for the part taken
in the Speakership contest. As proof
of the latter assertion, Willis refers
TO the fact that Randall and q number
of his prominent supporters were given
important chairmanships, and that all
the members Of tho New York dele
cation, occupy committee places Of
responsibility. cit anything" said
Willis, "thersis danger Of Speaker
Carlisle having been too safe"
Willis, who was appointed chairman
OF the Committees on Rivers and
Harbors, says he will favor liberal
policy in that direction.
The members Of the Ways and
Means Committee generally declined
10 express any opinion as to the policy
the committee woald adopt or the
work it would undertake to do. Mr..
Morrison, its chairman, is said in re-
ply to questions to have made this
point. The make up Of the commit.
tee indicated what the policy would
be, but he declined to 20 into details
or express himself more fully upon
the subject. Mr. Calkins, not mem.
Der OF the committee, says the make
up indicates that particular thunder
will be raised, "a prominent con
sentative Democratic Representative
from NawA England said, in reply to
questions, that he preferred to wait
little before talking much about the
organization Of the Ways and Means.
He says, however, that the compost
ton Of the committee is not in &C
cordance with the conservative ideas
on the tariff question.
Most OF Its members are not men OF
moderate views, and the selection Of
such men was, he thought, at vari-
anee with the sentiment expressed by
Carlisle in his speech accepting the
Office OF Speaker.
Another Eastern Representative
said bis opinion was that the commit
tee would be found strongly in favor
Of ultimate free trade, a majority Of
its members being in accord with its
chairman, Morrison, on that question.
How far they would be likely to 20 in
carrying out their views was ques-
ton upon which speculation at pres
ent was useless. He thought that in
view of tae approaching Presidential
election policy would forbid radical
measures. A majority Of the Demo
cratic members of the House seem tc
be contented with the places assigned
them, but few among them Springer
express loud dissatisfaction.
The latter, it is said, expected to be
made chairman Of the Committee on
Elections, the position he occupied in
the Forty>sixth Congress, but was moi
even made a member of that commit.
tee or given any other position that he
regarded in keeping with his expe.
rience and long service as member
Of the House. The reason, it itaaid,
why Springer was not given place on
the Elections Committee was that he
was known to be unfriendly to MAJ.
ming, upon whose case that committee
would have to pass judgment.
Springer himself attributes his ex.
elusion, as he regards it, from all the
important committees to the hostility
Of Morrison.
just after the adjournment of the
House, Springer went up to Morri.
son, who was standing in front Of the
Speakers desk, aud said: you have
done a did mean thing to me, and
ell I've got to say is that I'll remem,
Der you" faen
Very well, replied Morrison, anC
Springer walked away.
s. s. Cox is angry at his assignmet
10 Naval Affairs instead of Foreign
Affairs Committee, and telegrapheC
bis refusal to serve.
Mr.. Horr, Of Michigan, said hi
thought the make up OF the commit
tees all the way through was horrible
The Committee on Commerce, will
which he was most familiar, he said
was made up in the interest Of tn,
Reagan bill.
Curtin said he thought the ccm,
mittees would give general satisfao
ton They could have been better
Judge Lowrey, Mcmillan, Cobb aht
many others said about the sam,
thing.
Judge Murphy, Of Iowa, said hi
believed eighty-6ve per cent Of thu
House were well pleased.
The appointment Of j. Floyd KinI
as Chairman OF the Levees and Mis-
sissippi River Improvement Commit.
tee is regarded a good augury for thu
continuation Of work on that river, al
kingis conspicuously identified will
that subject. The selection is looked
upon as indicating the Speakers in,
terest in improving the Mississippi
river.
General King believes in liberal ap
pointments for that river and says b,
will do his best to lead Congress int
the same way Of thinking.
Mr.. Henley, Of California, says tn,
present House will probably raise tn,
rates on wool and put a number Of ar
ticles on the free list, including certain
drugs and possibly salt
Twenty nine Of fifty five Of the new
chairmanships go to the South.