National Republican., 1883-12-07
ON THE HILL.
Movements Of the Legislators in and About
Congress-
Their Purposes, Ambitions, and Pros
poets Generally.

Representative McMillon, of Tennessee,
will at an early day introduce bill to
grant pensions to the survivors of tho Mexi-
can war.
Sergeant-at- arms Leedom having filed his
bond yesterday, tho records of the Office and
all belonging to IL were turned over to him
by his predecessor, Col. Hooker. During the
incumbency of the latter not an error has
occurred in banking transactions not COM
plant has been received from any quarter
and not q check or draft has been lost, though
about three hundred have been sent from the
office by mail every month during tho re-
cesses.
1t was stated last night that Mr.. Carlisle
would probably announce tho committee on
elections next week, and the remainder of
the committees just before the holiday ad-
journment
Representative King, Of Louisiana, yestor-
day introduced q measure that will make him
an exceedingly popular legislator, wherein he
undertakes to secure equal pay for equal
work for tho women clerks of the depart
ments. His fellow members assert that il is
q crafty move to bring himself prominently
forward for the second place on the presi-
dental ticket.
From the utterances of senators on both
sides of the chamber, IL is evident that there
is not much prospect for the abolition of in
ternal taxation and tho internel revenue
bureau at the present session. Senator Jones,
of Florida, says that while there may per-
haps be no immediate action taken in this
direction by congress the ultimate repeal of
this system of taxation is certain, and no
harm can result from discussing little in
advance.
A member of the senate district commit
mittee says that it Is expected that q syste-
matte effort will be made early in the session
to bring the question of q radical change in
the government of the district before con-
gress. He had been called upon by one or
two gentlemen who were deeply interested in
the movement to secure suffrage and home
rule within the direction, and from their re-
marks he inferred that an effort would be
made to introduce bill in this district at an
early day. He could not say what support
such measure would receive in the senate,
but was sure that fair hearing would be &C.
corded to those citizens who favor it.
The postal telegraph bill recently intro
duced into the senate has awakened consid-
cradle interest in tho officials of the Western
Union Telegraph company. Dr. Norvin Green,
the president Of the corporation, is at present
in the city, and it Is reported will pass the
winter here. A prominent democratic men,
Der of the house said yesterday that he
intended to at once renew his ac1uaint-
ance with the doctor, as it had been whispered
around in congressional circles that he would
tax the resources of Wormley to produce a
few dinners during the season that would
rival the best efforts of Sam Ward.
While the democratic members of the
house may not be unit as to the advisability
of placing Mr.. Morrison at the head of the
ways and means committee, it is quite GER
tain that the majority who supported Mr..
Carlisle in the caucus confidently count on
his selection. In this connection the utter
ances of western representative, who is an
intimate friend of the speaker, may be
regarded as significant. He said yesterday
that he had discussed this matter with Mr..
Carlisle upon several occasions, and while he
would not be justified in saying anything as
to the personnel of that committee generally,
it was absolutely certain that the chairman
of the ways and means would be Mr.. Morri-
son; that Frank Hurd, of Ohio, would be
second on tho committee, and Kasson, OF
Iowa, would he the first republican selected tc
| serve on it, 1t was also very probable that
this committee would be increased to fif-
teen members Mr.. Carlisle was closely
studying. the characteristics of the house,
and in making up this commit
tee special care would be taken to
constitute it so that it would fully represent
the speakers position with regard to the
tariff beyond any contingency. 1t was prob
able that Mr.. Randall would be placed at the
head of the appropriations committee, and
| he thought the speaker in making it up
would have due regard for economy, but at
the same time he would carefully guard
against there being any such penurious or
starving out policy as had characterized
that committee in the past when Mr.. Rau.
dali was at its head, and had drawn
down odium upon the heads of the demo
cratic majority by crippling the adminstra,
tion of important branches of the govern
ment. Equal care would be taken in making
the other five leading committees of the
house; that it might be set down as fina1
that while Mr.. Carlisle would act cautiously
and conservatively he fully appreciated the
fact that he had been elevated to the speaker
ship upon the issue of revenue reform versus
protection, and would not stultify himself by
cowardly dodging that issue in selecting the
membership of his committees.
At tho caucus of the democratic senators
yesterday morning Senators Harris, Cockrell
Garland, Butler, George, Morgan, and Cal
were appointed . committee to arrange tn,
democratic representation on the various
committees. Some of the younger senator
kicked vigorously at the unanimous method
of their elder brethren in gobbling up place
on all the important committees. There die
not appear to be any disposition on the par
Of the older senators, however, to yield thi
prerogative, and from the committee selected
it is evident that thoy viii follow the ancient
A custom in this regard.
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