Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-12-25
THE HOUSE COMMITTEES.
The Usual Diversity of Opinion AZ te
Their Make-Up.

w Is
about the usual diversity of views ex-
pressed by Congressman tonight in re-
gard to the composition of the House
committees. Representative Willis, of
Kentucky, whose relations with Mr.. Carlisle
are knowh TO be intimate, says that in
making the committees the Speaker raid
the most regard to the character and ex-
perience of the men he placed, and there
was no intention or desire to punish any,
body for the part taken in the Speakership
contest. AS proof of the latter assertion,
Mr.. Willis refers to the fact that Mr.. Ran
dali and number Of Bio brom-
inent sapeostetn were given i'm
portant chtirmanships, and all the
members OF the New York delegation oci
cupy committee places Of responsibility.
III anything" -sid Willis, ''there is dan
ger c. Carlisle having been too safe"
Willis, who was appointed chairman OF
the Committee on Rivers and Ilarbors,
says he, will favor liberal policy in that
direction. The members of the Ways
and Means Committee generally declined
to express any opinion as to the policy the
committee woGld adopt or the work it
would undertake to do. Mr.. Morrison, its
chairman, said in reply to questions made
on this point, that the makeup OF the
committee indicated what the policy will
be, but declined to 90 into details, or ex-
press himself more fully upon the subject.
Mr.. Calkins, not q member of the
committee, says the makeup indi-
Gates that particular thunder will
be raised" A prominent conservative
Democratic Representative from New
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, the COM
poGitinn af tba f1nrninitfaa ic moi in anoorI-
ance with conservative ideas on the tariff
question. Most of its members are not
men of moderate views, and the selection
of suchInen was, he thought, at variance
with the sentiments expressed by Carlilse
in his speech accepting the office of
Speaker Another Eastern Representa-
tive said his opinion of the committee was
that it will be found strongly in favor of
ultimate free trade. The majority of its
members will be in accord with its chair
man (Aorrison) on that question. How
far he will be likely to go in carrying
out his views is question of
mere speculation, which is at present use
less. He thought that in view of the APP
preaching Presidential election, policy
would forbid radical measures. The ma
jority OF the Democratic members of the
House seem to be content with the places
assigned them, but a few, among them
Springer, express loud dissatisfaction. The
latter, it is said, expected to be made
chairman of the Committee on Elections,
position he occupied in the Forty-sixth
Congress- but he was not even made a
member OF that committee or given any
other position he regarded in keeping
with his experience and long service
as member of the House. The
reason, it is said, why Mr.. Springer
was not given place on the Elections
Committee was that he was known to be
unfriendly to Manning, upon whose case
| that committee has to pass judgment.
| Springer himself attributes the exclusion,
as he regards it, from all important COM
mittees to the hostility of Morrison. Just
after the adjournment Springer went up to
Morrison, who was standing in front of
the Speakers desk, and said "You have
done a d-n mean thingto me, and all I've
got to say is that I'll remember you"
''Nery WE'LL" replied Morrison, and
| Springer walked off. S. S. Cox is an
CRY at his assignment to the Naval
Affairs, instead of Foreign Affairs
and telegraphed his refusal to serve.
| Horr Mich. !, said he thought the make
up OF the committees all the way through
was horrible. The Committee on Com
merce, with which he was most familiar,
| he said was made up in the interest OF the
| Reagan bill. Curtin said he thought
the committees give general satisfaction.
They could not have been better Judge
Lowry, McMillin, Cobb and many others
said about the same thing. Judge Muir
| ply Ia. !, said he believed that eighty
| five per cent. of the House were
well pleased. The appointment of J.
| Floyd King as chairman of the Com
i mittee on Levees and Mississippi
River Improvement, is regarded as a good
augury for the continuance of the work
on that river, as King gconspicuously identi-
fled himself with that subject; the selec-
ton is looked upon as indicating the
| Speakers interest in improving the Mis-
sissippi river. Gen. King believes in lib
eral appropriations for that river, and says
he will do his best to lead Congress to the
same way of thinking. Henley, of Cali
| fornia, says the present House will proba-
| bly, raise the rates on wool, and put a num-
| Der of articles on the free list, including
certain drugs and possibly salt. Twenty
nine of iifty-tivc new chairmen 20 to the
South. 1t is understood that Eaton is not
satisfied with his assignment to duty on
| the Naval Affairs Committee, and will seek
TO be transferred TO some other committee