Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-01-08
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iron Our Regular correspondenil
WASHINGTON, ID. c., January IT,
The yirginians were generally well
treated 10 sine distribution of committee
places. Ticker carries of the chair
insnsbip of judiciary, Barbour remains
ut the head Of ,he District Of Columbia
Committee. and Wise Is chairman OF
Manufactures and third on Naval Az.
fairs. wr. C.bell ought to have had
chairmanship. The other assignments
Of the virginp. delegation are as follows
Croxton ~ on Elections and Private
Land Claima; Cabell on Appropriations
and Pacific Railroads; Brady, Bank.
ing and Currency and Pensions OFFER
rail, Commerce and Mines and Mining !;
Daniel, Foreign Affairs and Labor /;
Libbey, War Claims and Expenditures
in the Interior Department; Trigg,
Accounts and Claims.
Mr.. 0'f,vrall wished to be on Edu-
cation, so that he might do something
to push the education bill, but no Viz
ginisn was assigned TO that committee.
II Is generally thought that the
Speaker has been much more successful
in the composition Of the committees
than he was two years ago. This is
the first impression xpon reading over
the official list. OF course there is a
good deal Of growing by men who
failed to get chsirmsnships or other
good places that they had sought.
Mr.. Curtin yielded to the advice Of
friends and will take the Craftsmanship
Of Banking and Currency, as that is the
best that be can do. Those who know
the old gentleman's peculisrities were
afraid that he would rise in his place
and make 9 scene by declining the
Craftsmanship and protesting against the
Sreatm ent be had received.
The silver-men are not very well sat
isfed with the Coinage Committee, but
from the hurried inquiries that have
been able 10 make in respect to the
views Of the new members of that COM
mittee ii appears that the committee
comprises seven silver and six gold
men. At least two Of the sill
ver-men are, however, very mode
rate, and may be persuaded TO vote
for suspension Of coinage Of the silver
dollar. After the announcements were
made the House adjourned until Mon
day. and members gathered in groups,
discussing the assignments and inter-
changing congratulations or coincidence.
The placing Of Pulitzer Of the World
on civil-service reform was received
with q smile. When asked this after
noon whether he would vote for or
against civil-service reform he winked
and replied that he declined to commit
himself.
Nineteen of the old chairmen have
been retained in their places, including
the chairmanships Of ten of the most
important committees, and four others
have been transferred to the head Of
more conspicuous committees than they
bad in the last Congress. The distri-
button Of the whole number of chair
manships is as follows: New York
and Missouri. four each; Georgia,
Illinois, Virginia, Texas, Kentucky,
Indiana, Ohio, and North Carolina
three each; Pennsylvania, Alabama,
Tennessee, and Arkansas two each
Wisconsin, Florida, Louisiana, Con-
necticut, Michigan, Iowa, West Vir-
ginia, and Mississippi one each.
Twelve southern States are given TWEEN
ty-six chairmanships. Seven central
and western States, including West
Virginia and Missouri, receive seventeen
chairmanships. Two middle States.
New York and Pennsylvania, get seven
chsirmanships, and New England one.
The northern and western States are
well provided for in the distribution Of
the choice places on the most important
committees. The best chsirmanships
are carried of by Georgia, Illinois, Vir-
giDia, New York, Pennsylvania. Texas,
Missouri, Wisconsin, Alabama, Ken
lucky and Indiana.
Representative Payson, Of Illinois,
made a tour Of some Of the Territories
last summer, and has returned i'm.
pressed with the Importance Of check
ing the acquisition Of vast tracts Of
public lands in the West by foreign
capitalists. BE thinks the time has
come when Congress should legislate to
preserve the public domain for actual
settlement by citizens of the United
States. He proposes to prohibit abso-
iutely foreigners from holding real
estate, except so far as may be neces-
ssry for purposes Of trade.
Mr. Daniel was in his seat in the
House to-day for the first time since the
holidays.
In mentioning the Virginia bills yes
terday | omitted TO state that Mr.. Ca
bell introduced an education bill and
bill for reduction Of tax on tobacco.