The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-01-03
Our Washington Special.
CONGRESS ADJOURNED UNTIL
JANUARY SEVENTH.
Springer on the Committees, Cox
and Belmont. PendI e ton and
Vest. Teller and Land
Frauds Brief Notes.
Special to the Democratic Press {:

nications should be recalled and sent
into the field to "husk corn"
THE HOUSE COMMITTEES
are still the topic of conversation, and
the bad blood that Speaker Carlisle
has engendered by his long delay in
announcing them will furnish the
press with many columns of interest
ing reading for a month to come.
In a conversation with Mr.. Springer
of Illinois, asked what he thought
about Mr.. Carlisle's policy in holding
the announcement OF the committees
so long, when he replied:
He made great mistake in doing
it,"
,'Why?"
Because he only invited and en-
couraged contention among those eli
gible and. worthy of the most promi-
nent positions"
"Had you been chosen Speaker how
would you have avoided the scramble
for the chairmanship?"
"By announcing the committees not
later than three days after my acces-
sion to the chair. You see each days
pOstponement brings in one or more
applicants for this and that chairman
ship, and the Speaker soon finds him.
self in the position of the young man
who has dozen young ladies he thinks
Ia great deal of but don't know which
one to select he would like to take
them all, but that being impossible, in
choosing one he finds the other eleven
suddenly engaged in questioning his
virtues and good looks; and if ever
again he seeks their favor they have
none for him."
But Mr.. Carlisle claims he desired
time to acquaiDt himself with the per
sonal fitness of new members for GER
tain committees ?''
Yes, but new members do not ex-
f pect and should not be appointed to
prominent places. Mr.. Carlisle had a
thorough knowledge of the qualitica-
, tions of the older members, and from
these he should have selected the chair
, mans and more important member
. ships in his early candidacy for the
Speakership; few days time after his
=, election would then suffice for the as
: signment of the new members, and
all this personimal animosity growing
1 out of three weeks delay would not
. have grown up to dampen the future
r harmony of members on the Demo
cratic side"
Are you satisfied with your assign
ments on the committees ?'
81 requested no special positions,
am therefore not disappointed"
cox AND BELMONT,
continue to recognise each other as
. entire strangers, and the latter grows
in dsfavor among his colleagues, while
Mr.. Cox is becoming more popular
e than ever. Belmont has a large sur
e plus of animosity against Mr.. Cox and
l this freak of human nature will crop
: out in numerous ways during the ses-
= sion, and furnish the American people
4 with considerable amusement.
/ SENATOR PENDLEToN
3, has gone out TO Ohio to see that he is
: returned to the Senate by the Ohio
. Legislature. He remarked before he
1 election, AS he already had the pledged
votes of majority of those who will
/ form the caucus. A great many Sen
. ators here, both Republican and Dem
h. Ohio
will send up Mr., Thurman as Mr..
| Pendleton's successor, and Senator
Vest Of Kansas is especially desirous
that the Civil Service RefoGmer be re-
tired in order that he (Vest) can secure
Pendleton's very desirable. chair on
: the Democratic side. Senator Vest,
antici paLing that Mr.. Pendlcton will
> not be reelected, made formal appli-
cation for the seat of the Ohio Senator,
/ and the latter became very Indignant
i at the presumption of Vest, and the
two are therefore mot on speaking
terms :" thus the Senate and House
/ are paired-the Cox-Belmont fluff and
the Vest-PendletOn Whit.
CoRNERING SECRETARY TELLER.
+ There have been many rumors OF
A Teller's conduct in the admin iStratiOn
y of the Land Office affairs, and Senator
d Van Wyck is determined 10 know just
"a what has been done with all our pub
II lie lands. aud what Railway COmpa-
J. nies have reaped more than their share
IL | ir.yva.fitYotinp will II
. low after the holidays, and it is prom
= ised by those in position to know
II that President Arthur's administration
will then receive it's first installment
of exposure of frauds that have quietly
G been covered for months. Ii cOnnec
j. ton with this investigation, some very
o pertinent deductions may be derived
:, that seemingly verify the existence o
d corrupt practices in the Interior De
partment, when it is stated that
|, TELLER'S LENIENCY WITH FITZGER-
It AID,
IS the suspended pension attorney, anC
4, who has lately been indicted by The
d grand jury for defrauding pensioners
e gerald. who also publishes the Wash
g ington World began several weeks age
= the publication of a series of articles
5 in his paper exposing these land frauds
!; after the appearance of the first or sec
; ond article, the World suddenly be
came silent on the subject, and Secre
al tary Teller grew very tame i'll hi
prosecution of these pension attorney
l. who were finally indicted only by th
II determined efforts of Col. Dudley, thu
l. Commissioner of Pensions. There i
Ie no effort to conceal the fact that Teile
ID would like to dispose of Dudley, bu
+, the latter will not resign, and the Sec
10 retary dare not depose him.
5. Fitzgerald is very wealthy, was Bra