New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-14
THE COMMITTEES.

President Pitts and Speaker Hustled have
done well. The standing committees announced
yesterday on the whole are judiciousy cOnsti-
tuted. We believe that those competent to
form an opinion will agree that with unusually
few exceptions the right men have been
awarded the right places.
The leading committee of the Senate, Fl
nance has ex Speaker Sloan for its chairman
A better choice could not have been made. He
is one of the leading business men of the IN
terror, and has had ample experience as legis-
lator. No job will have any show in bill for
which he is responsible. Mr. Low, President
Pitts's competitor for the Chair, properly goes
to the head of Railroads, a committee on which
he served in the last Senate to the general sat
isfactiOn. Nr. Hendricks, who was promoted
to the upper house after good and faithful
service in the lower. Is given the Chair
manship of Cities. The metropolis
would have been better pleased if
not having Republican in the Senate herself
the place had been given to one Of the Repub-
lican Senators from Brooklyn. But Mr. Girls
void is named as the second member OF the
committee, while two New-York Democratic
Senator's, Daley and Cullen, are also on it,
The only less prominent Committee on Com
merce and Navigation is in charge of Senator
Worth, who is thus afforded fine opportunity
to distinguish himself. Mr.. Fassett, one of the
five Republican Senators who were returned
is Chairman of Insurance. He did excellent
work in the last Senate, and is certain still
further to commend himself in the discharge of
his new duties. Another of the old members
Mr.. Vedder, remains at the head of the Com
mittee Oh Taxation and Retrenchment. He has
given good deal of attention to the vexed
question of taxation and is rightly continued
in the place for which he is so well fitted.
Mr.. Mcmillan, one of the most promising of
the new Senators, is Chairman of Canals; Mr.
Barager, who was a member of the same com
mittee in the last Assembly, is Chairman of
State Prisons Mr.. COmstock, Chairman of
Judiciary; Mr. Walker, of Banks; Mr. Con-
nelly, OF Internal Affairs, are admirable selcc-
tons nor do these exhaust the list.
If the Assembly does not give a good account
of itself 1t will not be the fault of the makeup
of the committees. Like those of the Senate,
they encourage the friends of honest egisla
ton and discourage the lobby. The Ways and
Means has for It's chairman the capable and ex-
perienced ex-Speaker Erwin, while associated
with him are other of the strongest men in the
House. Robert Ray Hamilton, of this city,
heads the Committee on Cities. When last in
the Assembly Mr.. Hamilton did not meet the
best expectations, but there is general conf
in his honesty Of purpose and he nOwls placed
in position to retrieve his reputation and en-
trench himself in the public favor. The chair
manship of the important new Committee on
Appropriations goes to Mr.. Kruse. He
has already served two terms in the
Assembly and has steadily grown in the
popular esteem. The choice of General Curtis
for Chairman of Insurance will be accepted as
guarantee that that committee will faithfully
guard the great trust committed to Its care.