New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-12
HOUSE CHAIRMANSHIPo.
now SPEAKER CARLISLE MAYNARD THEM
AMBITIOUS AND EAGER DEMoCRA1s-HoPE FOR
PERRY BELMONT.

AMBITIOUS AND EAGER DEMOCRA1S-HOPE 1oh
PERRY BELMONT.
WASHINGTON, Dee II Especial. There Is
considerable speculation respecting the probable Ico
capzaton Of tie House committees. RepresenatVes~o
all ambitious and eager TO secure goOd places anu NV"
is scarcely a Democrat who has served as long as TWO
vears who docs not con1der himself fully competent u
nerform the duties of chairman OF tae most important
conmittee Nearly all the members regard the dstrou
lion of the appropriation bills as assured anu places vi
the Military, Naval, Indian, Foreign Affairs ana roS'
Office Committees will therefore be sought Win more
earerness than ever As the chairman OF the Military COM
mtee in the Congress and seven OF his Democratic
are not in the present House, the majority OF
that committee will be new men, There is TAX OF giving
the ohairmanship to General Forney, OF California VINO
has served for several years on the Appropriations
Committee ard is familiar with the appropriations Tor
the military service. Mr. Forney joined the kepel
Army in 1861 and to the rank of brigador-gener
before he surrendered at Appomattox Only three o '0
seven Democrats who were members OF The l"S' '"'
Committee are in this House. In case theappIopIi"i
bills are scattered the committee VIII nc ono vi YIN
handing importance in of the sudden ana rauIc"l
conversion of the Democratic party 10 INC Poii'S u
bp,ldino n navy Abram s. Hewitt is mentioned as the
probable chairman of the committed lie was lnonoe
of the Ways and Means Committee IN the last OohseS'
rt h also seen service on the ApprOpria Ons Com
,nittee Some of Mr.. RandaIs friends think
that ~ the appropriation bills are scattered
he will prefer the Craftsmanship OF tue
Naval Committee TO any other MI lO"Hsnoi"' VI
Illinois, who has been for several years mehDer VI
the Appropriations Committee and devoted consuer-
able attention to the appropriations for the postal scr
vice ia anxious to secure the charmanshp OF the COM
lnittee on Post Offices and Post Roads Ill case TIE
appropriation bills scattered There Is reason u
believe that Mr.. Townshend will be disappointed now
ever and that the Craftsmanship of the Post once Com
mi,tee Will be given to Southern man, probably Hlr
wellbOrn. of Texas, who chairman Of the Indian
Committee the last Congress. He Is an industrious
member and man of good judgment. DhrlDg the PaS'
summer Mr. Holman devoted good deal OF time 10
study and investigation Of the Indian service ana nc Is
mentioned as the probable chairman OF the Indian COM
mittee in the event of a distribution OF the appropra-
ton bills.
1t is understood that the relations between
Secretary Bayard ana Perry Belmont are again
friendly and it is reported that the latter is anxious
20 suppant Mr.. Curtin chairman of Foreign Affairs
The only member of committee in the last Congress
who has enjoyed the benefit of any experience as a
member of the Appropriations Committee Is General
Ketcham Of New-York. Besides the eight members OF
the present House who were members OF the last APP
propriations Committee there eleven others who
have served on that committee in previous Congresses
Three OF them-HscOck, Hewitt ana B0unt-Weie mem
beers of the Ways and Means Committee IN tae llSt On
gress and one, Mr. Cobb, chairman OF the fuOIlc
Lands Committee place which he IS anxious 10 Gttln
Tue Others are Burrows Butterworth. CasWel' ONcll
and Ketcham, Republicans. and Lefevre anG singleton
Democrats. III the last House the halIlhdnshs % @
Sonnre' Weights and Measures were held
nv aud Bland, DOJl OF missouri
Judce Buckner reelected, but Bland was ana ne
will refuse cOnsOled he does not retain the CHAIR
momentum Of fine Coinage Committee. Between the
claims of MIR. Bland the one hand ana Ills sense OF
10y atty the Administration Oh the other, speaker
Carlisle finds himself Ia situation OF no little enOdr-
rassnent especially Mr. BiAudis with single tAcep
lion the only Democratic member Of the last committee
who Is in tins House Mr. ErmentrOut, oil PenhsyNdna,
is the senior member OF the last committee on Bkn%
and Currency who returned to the ALI%th Con-
,ress and he NAV secure the chaTmanship. Ii i re-
Tortei by mis- friends that Mr.. Daniel Of Virginia, VIII
have place on the Ways and Means Committee Ou' II
seems almost incredible. -
Ii is believed tnat the chairmanshps Of some OF he
other committees will be bestowed as follows: Com
nerce, Reagan OF Texas; Rivers ana liarDOrs WINS OF
Kentucky Public Lands. Cobb, OF lndlanai Juc"I9,
ucker OF Virginia Territories Carleton OF Michigan
Railways and Canals Davidson, of Florida Mines ana
Mining skinner of North Carolina; PuDhc Bulluln2''
Dibbe of south Carolina Pacific Railroads, IhrocA-
norton OF Texas; Education. Aiken OF south caro- ma
Labor ONcill, Of Missouri; Patents, Mitchell, OF Con
neetcut; Invalid Pensions, MttSOn' 81 Indiana feu-
sions Tllman, OF south Carolina; claims. Ae1leh ID
Tennessee War Claims, Geddes, % ONO.