The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-25
THE COMMITTEES.
The Speakers Thankless Task at
Last Completed.
TRE SOUTH GETS THE MAJORITY
OF THE CHAERH1ANsHHPs.
A Strong Free Trade Ways and Means
Committee.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.-While there is
much grumbling among Democrats, the gen.
eral verdict is that Speaker Carlisle has made
the committees and divided them among the
sections SO as to fairly represent his party. The
ways and means committee is strongly revenue
reform and the intention is that it shall pre-
pare report and actively push a low tariff
bill. In the sectional division of the commit
tees the south has % chairmen and the north
only 25, the west has 9, and the east 8. OF the
latter New England has only two, one of no
consequence, namely that on expenditures in
the Navy Department, with Morse of Massa-
chusetts as chairman, and one of importance,
that on the law for the election of President,
with Eaton of Connecticut. OF chairmen
New York has Z, Missouri 5, Pennsylvania,
and Illinois four each; Ohio. Indiana Missis-
sippi and Tennessee three each.
The committee on appropriations is an eco
nomical one and that on banking and currency
is not favorable to the banking interest, That
on coinage is extreme in the direction Of
liberal coinage. One strong evidence of the
Speakers fairness in a personal sense is the
fact that 20 of the chairmen are taken from
those who voted against him, ssand among those
are chairmanships of some of the most import
ant committees, such as elections, appropria-
tions, foreign affairs, naval affairs, levees and
pension committees, District of Columbia.
war claims, civil service, ship building, and
election of President. There is great deal
of personal bitterness in spite of this general
fairness TIE New York delegation would
not agree on Cox for the foreign affairs COM
mittee nor on Belmont either but the active
contest of the latter has naturally made Cox
very angry and the delegation is in state Of
general dissatisfaction. Springer and many
other northwestern men are depouncing Nor
rison sharply and holding him responsible for
what they claim TO be neglect. The Kentucky
delegation is the most savage of all. Each Of
its statesmen did not hesitate to demand inn
portant places, and very feg of them aimed
below the ways and means, appropriations or
Judiciary committees. The State received
two chairmen only, one of which is of
moment, viz: that of the committee on
rivers and harbors. The Ohio delegation
are the most disturbed Of any.
The selection of Frank Hurd, the able and
committee has completely demoralized them.
Their party in convention and on The stump
denounced the last reduction of the wool duties
as the work of the Republicans and pledged
their party to move at once for the restoration
of wool duties upon the assembling of Con-
gress. The speaker has not only selected
Hurd, who is the leader in the movement for
free wool, but did so against the protest Of the
Ohio delegation He goes even farther and
declares his own dissent from the Ohio plat
form. The delegation claims that the selec-
tion. and evident selection, of the ways and
means committee to report further reduction
of duties and all hope of carrying Ohio.
ITO the Associated Press.]
The following is the composition of the ways
and means and appropriations committees:
Ways and Means-Mr. Morrison chairman,
Messrs. Mills of Texas, Blount, Blackburn, Abram
S. S.Hewitt, Hurd, Jones of Arkansas Kelley. Kas-
son, Mckinley, Hiscock and Russell.
Appropriations-Mr Randall, chairman Messrs.
Forney, John Ellis, Holman, John Hancock, Towns.
hend, Waldo Hutchins, Follett Burns, Reagan, Cal.
kins, Horr and Washburn.
The chairmen of the remaining committees
are as follows:
Judiciary-Tucker of Virginia.
Foreign Affairs Curtin of Pennsylvania.
Rivers and Harbors-Willis of Kentucky.
Banking and Currency-Buckner.
Coinage, Weights and Measures-Bland.
Commerce-Reagan.
Agriculture-Hatch; Aiken second.
Military -Rosecrans.
Naval Affairs-Cox.
Post Offices and Post Roads-Money.
Public Lands-Cobb.
Indian Atfrirs- Wellborn.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Railways and Canals-Dayidson.
Manufactures-Bagley
Mines and Mining-Warner.
Public Buildings and GrOunds-StOckslaopr
Pacific Railroads-Cassidy.
Leyees and improvement of the Mississippi River
king.
Education-Aiken,
Labor-Hopkns.
Militia Mueller, Roberts.
PatentS-Nanee.
Invalid Pensions -Matson.
Pensions Hewitt.
Claims McMillin,
War Claims-Geddes.
Private Land Claims -RIudroW.
District Columbia Barbour
Reuision)of LaWs-Oates.
Expenditures State Departmental Hardman
Expenditures, War Department Thompson.
Expenditures, Navy Moose.
Expenditures, Justice-Springer.
Expenditures Interior-Young
Expenditures, Public Buidiu gs-BelmoDt.
Committee on Accounts-C -CoEington.
On American Sbipping-Gen. Slocum.
Reform of Civil Service -Mutchler Pa.
Election President of United States-Eaton
Public Healtb-Beech.
Ventilation and Acoustics-Hardee, NY.
LiQuor-Hill.
Expenditures in the Treasury Department-Da-
Wis, Mo.
District of Columbia Barber, Va
Expenditures in the Post Office Department, Nor
gan, Mo.
Rules-The Speaker.
Mileage-Moulton, Ill.
Enrolled bills-Pierce, Ill.
Alcoholic liquor traffic, Hill, Ohio.
Printing-Scales, N. G.
Library-Singleton, Miss.
Perry Belmont goes second on the committee
of foreign affairs and gets one of the little
committees.
Mr.. Reed is placed on the Judiciary commit
tee; Mr.. Dingley ON the banking and currency
and the shipbuilding committees; Mr.. Mill
ken on public buildings and grounds and edu-
cation; Mr. Boutele on naval affairs.