The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-01-05
MAa1NN1s' WE'VE s.

MAa1NNIs' VIEWS.
A Washington special to the Globe
Democrat gives Delegate Maginnis'
views of Speaker Carlisle's selection
| of House Committees. It seems the
Major is n of the few members OF
the present Congress who remained
in Washington during the holiday
recess, and as the selection of the
committees was q matter Of much
comment in that city he wa In q
position to form an intelligent opin-
ion in regard to Mr.. Carlisle's ap-
pointments. Aside from this the
Majors long Congressional expert
ence enables him to estimate prop
erly the significance of the Speakers
selections and their bearing upon
the legislation of the House.
1.-THE material points in Mr.. Car
isles arrangements of the commit
tees" says the Major, "seem to De
overlooked in the dispatches and
editorials I have read. In the first
place the committees represent the
texture of the House. In my several
wears IN Congress I have never seen
such an admirable organization. The
committees do not represent Mr..
Carlisle, they represent the House,
and that is rs wide from the organi-
cation of the last three Houses as
truth is from falsehOOd. Anybody
who knows anything about the MEM
bership of the Forty-F1fth, Forty
sixth and Forty-Seventh Congresses
and the present one will see That at q
glance. In the second place, MI.
Carlisle has avoided placing legisla-
ton in the hands of a few men. Con-
trast this list, for instance, with the
committees of Mr.. Keifer. The lat
ter made up the principal commit
tees with Robson and other favorite
leaders. and then divided the chair
manships among the same men:
Their influence was thus extended
through all the ramifcations OF the
House organization.
Robson was second on Appropria-
tions and Naval Affairs and chair
man of expenditures in Navy De-
partment, and q member of the select
Committee on American Ship Build
ing. Here wasa man who wasvirtually
nut in charge of all naval legislation
from it's inception down to the appro-
priation of money. Besides this, he
was first on the Committee on Rules.
There is no such mistake by Mr.. Car
Isle: no such unfairness. There were
others equally favored by Keifer, and
I only mention Robson because L
happen to think of him first. Three
leading protectionists rom Pennsyl-
vania were put on Ways and Means,
though the House was about equally
divided on the tariff aud really voted
for q reduction of duties. Suppose
Carlisle had put on three Kentuck-
ians? Besides this, Pennsylvania
was given six important chairman
ships. Kasson was second on Ways
and Means and OH Foreign Affairs
and Chairman of another commit
tee. Others were equally hon
ored. The House Was virtually
in control of a ring. It was nearly
the same way under the preceding
organization of Mr.. Randall. Now
it is esteemed by the House quite
enough honor for a man to have a
place on one or two OF the principal
committees, without running him
all the way through, with a Chair
.anship or two in the bargain:
There is enough work on any n of
the Iour or five principal committees
for any mau who is industrious.
This has been more carefully OBJ
served by MI. Carlisle than is usual.
. few have two good places, but as a
rule there is a lore equitable di-
vision of honors and labor"
It would seem from Mr.. Magiqnig'
that Speaker Carlisle was
governed in his selections by a desire
hat the will of the people, as ex-
pressed at the last Congressional
election, should be represented
n the formation of the sew
raj committees, rather than
his own opinions should find voice
n them. This desire upon the part
If the Speaker is, as the Major shows,
striking contrast with the action
# Keifer and of Randall. The former
arranged his committees in the in
crest of rings in his party, thus en-
a continuance of that ex.
ooon and v~astafn1neaa in tho
expenditures of public funds which
lave characterized Republican legis-
alton during the past two decades,
nd which extravaganza finally in
luced the people to give the House
nto the control of the Democratic
'arty. 1t is safe to say Mr.. Carlisle
has not, thus far, disappointed the
expectations of those who elevated
him to the Speakership.