The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-12-12
AFTER THE HOLIDAYS
OUR NATIONAL LEGISLATURE MAY
GET TO WORK.
The Question of How Best to Garry OH
business Absorbing Representative
Attention Just Now Available
Chairnen and AspiraHts.

WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. ia grea+
deal of speculation is INDUCED in at the
capitol about the action of the committe,
on rules. large majority of members
seem to think the Morrison scheme of amend
ing the rules and distributing the appro
p?iation bills will he reported witt
inconsequential amendment In any
event, it is the impression that the rule
will be SO amended that the work will moi
he completed before the end Of next week,
and that the announcement OF the commit
tees will be deferred Till after the
holidays. So general is the belief
that the propos tion to distribute
the appropriation bills will ultimately pre-
vail that much gossip is being INDUCED in as
10 who win be at the head of the principa
committees that will have appropriation
Hills to compile
Of course, the speaker, i'll selecting chair
men of these committees will seek expert
enced men, and will, as far as possible
draw from lie committee on appropriations.
Only five of the nine Democratic members
OF that committee III tie last congress were
reelected to this congress They
are; Randall, the chairman of the com
mittee and member OF the subcommittee
on the sandry, civil, naval and deficiency
bills; Forney of Alabama, Of the military
anu clFIl oi
Indiana, of the legislative, executive AND
judicial and postofiico subcommittee
Townshend of Illinois, of the postofice and
military academy subcommittee, and
Burns OF Missouri, of the consular and dipiu
matte and deficiency sub-"ommittees
The general impression is that in the
event the scheme to distribute the appropria
ton bills prevails, Forney will be mad,
chairman Of the committee on military af
fairs, Holman, Indian affairs, and Town
shend, postoitices and postroads Bloun,
| of Georgia, is an aspirant for the chairman
ship of the naval committee, as are also
Vie Of irgiuia, M"Aoluo OF New Jersey
Hewitt of New York, and Ballantyne OF
Tennessee.
1t is Lelievel too, ta,,; Randall would likl;
III naval committee, espe tally il the wore
OF strengthening the navy is likely to be
begun curing this congress, Burnes Of
Missouri aspires to the craftsmanship of
fore q affairs and in the event of the dis
trihution OF the appropriation bills,
he may secere it, although Bel
mont's right t. the chaitm }nship
of this committee will not be ignored by the
speaker, should it be decided to change
Governor Curtin, who is now the chairman.
Randall said Thursday that there seemed
to be a settled determination to so change
the methods of procedure a TO tade from
the committee on appropriations the direct
charge Of several of the appropriation bills,
He would do all in bis power to resist this
change, believing that the distlibu-
ton of these important measures
would incrcas, the annual exp. n5es within
the next tour year, ut least $1,000, If the
proposed change 'lould be mako no mate
rial increase might cur III the aggregate
appropriations during tie present year, but
he felt confident that Il change would o 1t
the trea Jury at lea It $1,000, ouo, coo before the
close of Mr.. Cleveland J,rm of Oh -,
The committee on rules informally dis
cussed the various propositions, Friday
morning, and agreed to meet at night and,
if possible, complete Il repart.