New-York tribune., 1886-01-08
ENDING THE LONG SUSPENSE
MR. CARLISLE NAMES THE COMMITTEES.
q LARGE SHARE OF THE PLACES GIVEN TO NEW
MEN-sURPRIsEs AND DIsAPPoINTMENTs.
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WAsHINGToN Jan. 7.-At last the agony is
over and happy unhappy, accord
Ing 10 Speaker OF the House has allotted them
In the way OF chairmaGships and committee places A
good many them knew beforehand what was In store
for them and so were not surprised. however keeny
they might have disappointed Probably never be-
fore did time hang heavily In big hall full OF men
than did to-day during the last hour before the speaker
rose directed the Clerk to read the stof committees
prepared der the order of the House. Nearly every
Representative in his seat and many conntenahces
heightened ylsbly as after another the more desra
bic committees read out and the names OF the anx
fous watchers found TO be absent or the forty
eight appointed about one-tbrd only are re-
eared by Represen tatves afFording them anything
like fair scope their abilities although OF course not
one of the forty-eight charmanshps would ever be
allowed to 90 a-beggng The Committee on Elec-
tions was first the list and was found
TO be headed by its old chairman. II. g. Turner 9f
Georgia, good lawy and OCCASION man free from
partisan bias. Among the Democratic members OF this
committee is Robertson, OF Kentucky an industriOus,
painstaking member, whose sense Of fairness
several times subjected him to the harsh Criticisms
OF his party friends in the last Congress The committee
OF the most important IN the House having 10 dea
does with the rights OF members to their seats and
hence unpleasant surprise to find that among
the new Democratic members are three Southern men
and Northern who serving their first term
in Congress. The Ways and Means Committee, headed
by Mr. Morrison, which came Lext, furnished no sur
prises correct list Of 1t published IN yesterdays
TRIBUNE. The members may be classified as follows:
ProecOnists fye, all Republicans free traders seven;
and A. s. Hewitt. In everything except votes the MI
nority Of this committee is stronger than the majority
Mr. Randall OF course heads the Committee on Appro-
pratons which has been shorn OF much OF It's power
Mr. Tucker Virginia. is again chairman of the Judici-
airy Committee tie chief public interest In which is felt
BY the friends OF q National Bankruptcy law. All
analyass of ts membership shows an apparent major
ity in favor of such legislation.
When the Committee OIL banking and Currency was
reached and 1t found that A. g. Curtin
was chairman considerable surpri manifested. for
few OF the friends of the "old war Gov
ernor. believed that q ho would surren-
der the charmanshp of Foreign Affairs
1t is thought his humiliation Ia due to the hostile
influence OF Secretary Bayard and August Belmont ana
10 the determination OF Colonel Morrison to have him
punished for his against the horizontal tariff bil!
The assignment of Mr. Curtin to Banking aud Currency
made it essary find a place for Mr. Ermentrou'.
who second the committee. and he was accord
ingy transferred to Military Affairs place Tor whieh
he has no taste
Everybody prcked up his ears when the Coinage Com
mttee reached. Woald it be silver or ann-slver
Had committee been mado up in harmony with the
Administration policy or In harmony with the views OF
q majority Of the House The reading OF the
names threw litto no light upon either
question The committee consists of thirteeen
voting members and a Territorial delegate. Ii
is certain that Messrs Bald Lanham. Bynum, FELTON,
and Fuller opposed to suspension OF the silver
Coinage, while it is equally certain that Aessrs sey-
mour, Hemphill. scott. James aud Rockwell favor IT,
Mr. Little OF Ohio would favor the restoration OF the
old law authorizing but requiring the Secretary OF
the Treasury to coin standard silver dollars any
amount with the restriction however that the coinage
should be limited TO smaller nominal amount, whhe
the value OF the dollar remains below par, OF
below a figure approximating par-say 81. Mr. Little,
in rnf nsln
The other members OF the committee are Norwood OF
Georgia. who is described d" a friend of silver"
and McCreary, of Kentucky, who, as soon as his ap
pointment announced, became extremely non-
committa He had pronounced views on the subject,
he said to TRIBUNE correspondent, but he declined TO
reveal them. and only willing to say TINT he hoped
the committee would TO able to reach agreement and
present unanimous report to the House, and that he
thought the duty of Democrats TO support the Admin
israor in that lies their only hope of retaining
the power lately regained. Upon AcCrearys attitude
and vote therefore, the action OF the Coinage Commit
tee it takes any, likely to turn. cit is neutral
committee" said General Warner. after scanning the
list anxiousy, and he added, Its action will be likely TO
depend wholly upon the shape In which the question OF
silver coinage Is presented to it," Representative
Brown, Of Pennsylvanis, who has recently
silver man, inclined TO be disgusted
with the composition of the committee.
The strongest and aggressive members.
he thought are those pension OF tbs coin
age is neither flesh. fowl good red herring"
said ther advocate Of toe Bland dollar Other
ments by friends and opponents Of suspension suhi-
GENTLY indicate thai both sides are dissatisfied.
The Commerce Committee has been regarded as one OF
minor consequences since the creation OF the Committees
on American shipping ard Rivers and Harbors. Mr..
Reagan is again made chairman. One of the MEM
bers is Mr.. falzsr of NewYork. OF course Chairman
Reagan will his efforts 10 carry out his ideas re-
bpeciing Interstate commerce and this me he will be
sustained probably by amajo;ity OF his committee The
.n4air irt,tan-
ship of which there has been bitter contest is
posed follows: Perry Belmont chair
man. Clements, Georgia; Cox, North Caro-
Iiua; singleton. Mississippi; Worthington.
Illinois Daniel, Virginia; MeCfeary, Kentucky; and
Grain, Texas Democrats; and Phelps. Rice, Wait
Ketcbam and Hit. Republicans. The las! three Demo
Gratis are wholly without Congressional experience.
while all OF the Republicans were members OF the last
committee. Upon them therefore the youthful chair
man will be obliged mainly depend in any emergency
which may arise. The Committee Rivers aud Har-
bors of which Mr. Willis, OF kentucky, viii retain the
chairmanshp is that will lie Dkey TO favor liberal
appropriations The New York member. this year as
last is Mr. Buregh General Hacbof Missouri retains
the chairmanshlp of the Committee Agriculture, the
New-York member of which is DR.. SwInburne, Of
Albany This committee will also favor liberal apprO-
prlaons the elevation OF the Commissioner Of Agr
culture to the dignity OF Cabinet officer The Military
Committee, OF which General Bragg is chairman is
o strong one. although at least three Of its
members any military service. The Naval
Committed, of which Colonel Herbert OF Alabama IL
chairman. recently increased 10 thirteen members
Mr. Hewitt declined the craftsmanship but has accepted
the second place One of the members is Mr. Buck
oConneeticut The organization OF Post Offices and Post
Roads, OF which Mr.. Boun OF Georgia, is Chairman is
such as preclude the idea that IL will fail sustain
Mr. Villas in his peculiar policy respecting American
steamship lines AS new member Colonel MernDan,
OF New-York fortunate IN receiving assignment
TO 81 important committee. General Sparks will not
likely have any good 10 find fault With the
Public Lands Committee of which Cobb, OF Indiana
the craftsmanship Mr.. WellbOr, ofTexas. retains
the charnanshp of Indian Affairs. committee whose
importance greatly enhanced By tho reference