Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-08

Ne Here than the Usual Amount or DIS
appointment Over Their Makeup
Doubt ~ 20 she Coaplextea OF the
Coioaee Co0ntttee.

Ne Here than the Usnal Amount Of Dis
appointment Over Their Makeup
Doubt ~ 20 the Complexion OF the
Csiaage Committee.
The members Of the House were occupied to-
day chiefly In fitting themselves 20 the places
TO which they have been assigned on the COM
mtttees. AZ rule there appears 10 be no more
than the usual amount OF disappointment and
Dissatisfaction. Most Of the 1o3 members who
have never served in the House before know
little about the relative importance OF the COM
mittees, and are well satisfied wherever they
are put
disappointed. And there was one case only
Wnere an old member held O craftsmanship In
given Sim again in this. The n fac, Of Gov. Cur.
I'M being taken from the foreign affairs com,
mittse and assigned to that on bapking and
currency, while Mr.. Belmont gets the vacant
chair. II . subject Of criticism.
THE COINAGE COMMITTEE.
There Is much uncertainty about the charae-
Ter OF the coinage, weights and measures COM
mittee. At the head OF which Mt. Bland was
placed. Some OF the silver men say it 10
terest OF the administration. The
question are about equally divided upon the
whose position is not understood. but tho ma
Jortty OF whom, it is said, will probably be
"
law. Mr.. HemphiIl, Of south Carolina, who
Is member OF the committee and stands
firmly with the administration on the silver
question, says he thinks the committee II open
to conviction, and that they will consider the
question dispaseionately and judicialy, and
ESs e wse
Ing to the calculation OF = radical silver
man, the anti-silver men are sure OF
Lanham. Norwood. Bynum, and FELTON,, are
Put Gown rs silver men. with Fuller doubtful.
RR Hem phil, Scott Leymann, Mecrary: James
minstraion. TooIe delegate, s has no ~ot tie. "
THE DISTRICT COMMITTEE.
The District Of Columbia committee is q
strong one. Barbour, as chairman OF the COM
mittee in the last House, is known. Mr.. Hemp
hill, second on the committee. is one of the
member of ability. Mr.. Compton is
Of the psrc WHO pomaaey the waet
in the District. MI Heard is new member,
acquainted in the District. Mr. Campbell was a a
member of the last House. Ford, Gay, " ads
worth and Ira Davenport are new members.
The last named Is, OfcouTse, well known. Grant
ana scranton have both served in Congress
before, though they were not here last session.
Mr.. Rowell will take an interest in securing a
good code for the District, aud both he and MIR.
Hemphill will be very valuable in securing
promptness in action and capability in dealing
with the most difficult questions and persons
that come before the committee.
THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
All The old members Of the aspirations com.
mittee who were returned to Congress were
placed upon II, and the new members selected
are said to be excellently chosen. Butterworth
served upon the same committee i'm the Forty
seventh Congress. john j. Adams was
very bright member of the elec-
tons committee in the last House. Me-
Comas served on the District conmitte In
the Forty-eighth Congress aud was a friend to
the District and hard worker. The appoint
ment OF Ben. Lefevre upon this committee Is
very well received by his associates in the
House. He worked on the invalid pensions
committee last Congress. and his promotion is
spoken OF as a very graceful thing on the part
the Speaker, whom he had opposed in the fac
tional Lewiston OF the House.