The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-06

Texas members o the house are diSpos ID
OF on committees as follows:
u. II Culberson, third on judiciary
JOIN II incocs, firth on appropriations.
X O. Mills SECOND on ways aud means,
J. i. Miller fith on banking aud I'll lh on
mines aud mining.
3 W. 7 Lanham, sixth on coinage
weight aud measures and fun on tern.
tories.
II Reagan chai-msn Of commerce.
I. 7 Ocniuhree, thirteenth on agrioul.
ture and twelfth on claims.
Charles Stewart, seventh on foreign a.
fairs.
J II. Jones, eighth on post.offl res and
postroa1s, aud eightn on pensions.
DIN WelibJrl, cbsirmau Of Indian affairs
ana second GA mileage.
j. w. Thr1ckmlripn second on Pacific
railways aud iourth on American ship
building aud ship owning.
The season oi recess. IL without sny
special public interest. Even the well.
dispO ed chairmen OF several committees
have tried ~ vain 10 get quorum NJ meet
ings to-day This ~ usual however. No
work will Oe done uutll the rec s. n over
Society is bow Ia control. To-day the tea.
son opsu us with general reCepfious in oflic.
ia and strictly sOcis. cirrlts. TIE heads 4
departments have announced thuir DAYS
Toe C3uT-efg ont Record Just issued,
couthi. s., az u nal. the biographies Of the
memhhrs OF ooh houses OF corgress. An
analysis ~ the historical otes of the
Tex1s delegation shows thRt Senator
MAxey wns born IN kentucky, Senator
Coke 10 Virginia Represeu tativss Stewart
E-Hga", rlruckmoftOn ana n Her In Ten
nessee, "a brrsou and Weliboin in Gpnrgia.
Mills. Jones aud Hancock in Alabama
Lauhsm ~ Soul Carolina, and Ochitrse
in Te1a- O. WslIhorn represents seven,
the smallest uumltr v! c1uutiss, though
wi Il4urpnnrf tnnat.fU
enoy, aud LAnham represents eighty.o re
counties the largest district ia the state
Lsnham, aged 30 vears, is the Youngest
aud Reagan, aged G9. is the oldest memb Der
OF the delegation. Apart from having oLcs
been dis rci ju1ge, NJ sxey, now serving HIS
second term In tno senate, has held
no other civil office in Texas
Coke, aso serving his second term
in The senate, has held the offices OF
disiric' judge, supreme court judge, and
governor. Stewart stepped. from the
state senate into his present
position. Reagan was deDn'y .urvsyor OF
public lands, representative. district Judge
and representative IN congress. He IS he
oldes fnsmhef IN seTvice, having been elect
ed tirst In 1857 and again IN 1875. Cuiber-
s01 hes been "a congress four terms and Is
entering on his iitn term. He served 10
the state Legislature. rhrockmorton served
In The state legislature aud senate, Was
elected governor uni was Ia the 'orty -iourth
Congrsss W.lhorn he'd 20 office before
taking his s-tt ~ ths fDfty.sixth congress
Ochiitree holds his first civil oftic, a. the
hands of Texas Miller never he'd
Office til eec'ed 70 congress
Mils has peen M ooDgres five terms
aud Is nov entering on his sixth term.
Hancrcs s-vad IN the state legisiaiure aVd
in The Az. 4Si a,d ~ h congresses. II.
ekpned hfse Terms and enters the ~ n.
L ,nham holds ~ frs Office in Terssercep.
>. a. irict attorney ship some years age.
mes came 10 cong es- With little, ifany,
Q Kvefiencs IN office holding.
Texss Received 4 bOv square In the face
when she was not gwen q represen' alive on
tbe rive zrd hsfD committee This com.
mtttse ,.s charge al all appropriations for |
tbs PURPOSES designated by it's name. |
7. xss, win her 45O in,les OF coast and With |
au iot.fes' - TIE ustiols river snd harbor |
npproprs'i1n 70 The extent OF
one -sixfesuih OF the total allowed
congress hss been totally ignored Gar
ieje csuli not appoint the represe ntativ-
D. she coast disirici--0chil,ree He was
Dot eiecief as den, lcrat. Hence this re-
,uke - tie c04-t iirist was not unex-
,ecieL. But the Texas delegation urged
- war lcr 9 pace 90 the committee be-
ause he Q oeini crsf and represents .
,art OF the harbors nceoi1r aud asking for
id. & insidrr be pressure was brought
o Desr in bis fay sf all 10 to purpose. The
uesfion y. did Carlisle mean 10 empbs-
Ixe his rebutc 70 The cast disir riot by re-
nsins 10 give The stafN ~ large . place on
b. river aud bsrbos c,mmittee7 I have
ale 10 Fay Of our deieRstion, which h much .
ssy depiors the Isck Of Representatives On Z