Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-13
LIE HOUSE COMMITTEES.

Ohio; Saye-s, Texas; Clements, Georgia;
Felix Campbell, New York; Gay,
Louisiana; Rice, Minnesota; Cannon,
Illinois; Ryan. Kansas; ButterWorth,
Ohio; Long, Massachusetts; McComas,
Maryland; d. B. Henderson, lows.
Following Sre the chairmen OF other
committees:
JudicisrY-CulbersoD Texas.
Banking and currency-Wi kins, Ohio.
Coinage, weights and messures-N0r-
wood, Georgia.
ommerce-Clsrdy, Missouri.
Rivers and hsr0ors - Blanchard,
Louisiana.
Merchant marine and fsheres-Dunn,
Arkansas.
Agriculture-Hatcn, Missouri.
Foreign affsirs-Townshend,I Illinois.
Naval afairs-Herbert, Alabama.
Postofices and post roads-Blount,
Georgia.
Public lsnds-HolmsD, Indiana.
Indian aff4irs-Peel, Arkansas.
Springer, Illinois.
Railways and canals-Dsvidson, Flor-
ida.
Manuf3CtUres-Bacon, New York.
Mines and mining-O'Ferrall, Virginia.
Public buildings and grounds-Dibble,
South Carolina.
Pacific rsilWays-Outhwaite Ohio.
Improvement of Mississippi river
Catc1ing5 Of Mississippi.
Observation-Disclosures, Georgia.
Lsb0r-O'Neill, Missouri.
MilitsTy-MCAdOO, New Jersey.
PAtents-WeSVer, Ohio.
Invalid pensions-MAtson, Indiana.
Pensions-Bliss, New York.
Ciaims-L1EhAm, Texas.
War cieimE-S .one, Kentucky.
Private Isnd Cia'ms-McCreary, Ken
lucky.
District OF Columbls-Hemphin, South
CNolins.
Revis.o OF Of the laws-O ties, Alabama.
Expenditures in the State Department
Morse, Massachusetts.
Expenditures in Treasury Department
Wheeler, Alabama.
Expenditures Ia the War Department
LsffOon of Kentucky.
Expenditures IN the Navy Department
Scott Of Pennsylvania.
Expenditures in the Postofice Depart
msnI-Dcckery Of Missouri.
Expenditures in the Interior Depart
meut-Hudd of Wisconsin.
Expenditures in the Department Of JUS
tice-Cowles OF North Carolina.
Expenditures on public buildings-T.
J. Campbell Of New York.
Acc0Unts-SaAW OF Maryland.
Library Of New York.
Enrolled bils-Fsher Of Michigan.
PhntiDg-R.ch ardson of Tennessee.
Civil serviCe-Ciements of Georgia.
Election of Pr sident and Vice-Presi-
dent-Ermentrout of Pennsylvania.
Ceusus-CoX Of New York.
Indian depreciation clSims-Whitthorne
OF Tennessee.
Ventilation and accoustics-Landes Of
Illinois.
Alcoholic liquor traffic-Csmpoell Of
O1io.
Upon the assembling OF the House the
.Desker announced the committees.
HOW TEXAS JARED.
Special 10 the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Texss Jared
pretty wei! in the distribution of commit
tees, receiving three chairmanships as
follows: Mills, ways and means; Judi
cisry, Culberson; claims, LanhSm. The
gentlemen are particularly pleased. Say
eIs received s welI-eErned promotion TO
the appropriation committee, the most
important Of sll the committees in the
House. Whist is more, be was assigned
10 flfth place, & most pronounced compli-
ment paid him by Speaker Carlisle for his
long and faithful service On the uavsl
affairs snd other committees in previous
Congresses. LsEham, who hiss done
most excellent service on the clsims
committees, Wss awarded with tie
Craftsmanship. He is well pleased.
Messrs. Cuioerson snd Mills were Of
course entitled to the important chair
msnships assigned them, and their Sp-
po;ntment wss s foregone conclusion.
The other members were assigned as fol-
lows: Appropriations, Savers; coinage,
weights and measures, Martin; rivers and
harbors, Stewart; territories, KilIgore;
Indian depreciation clsims, Hare; revi-
sion OF LAVE, LSnham; alcoholic liquor
trafIl,, Moore; Indian sffsirs, Hare;
Pacific railroads, Cram; enrolled bills,
Kilgore; education, Grain; patents, Mar
tin; territories, Kilgore; expenditures
in the Treasury Department, Culberson;
reform in civil service, Abbott; election
of President and Vice President, Grain (;
militis, stewart; private land claims,
SsyeTs.
THE REWARD OF GENIUS.
Sherburne G. Hopkins, the newspaper
reporter who some weeks ago senta sham
internal machine TO Chief Justice Waite
for the purpose of creating sensation
and selling the news, pleaded guilty in
the Police court to-day TO g charge OF at
tempting 70 obtain money by false pre-
tense, and wss fiaed 500.
COMMITTEE GOSSIP.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, jan. 5.-The principal
interest in Congressional circles to-day
was the announcement OF thecommittees.
The general opinion is thst the Speaker
did as well as could be expected OF him
although theresare many cases OF individ-
ual dissatisfaction, as is always the case.
OF the f1fty-one chairmanshiIs twenty one
were given TO the south, twenty-on to
the west, while the east received nine.
The geographical distribution is better
than las. year although the Pacific slope
is entirely without committee. Missouri
gets five chsirmanships on accountof sen
iority of service, as this state returned its
delegation almost intact. New York
is kicking because 1t is not represented
on the ways and means. This is not
Speaker Carlisle's fault. Mr.. Cox was
offered fifth place, but refused it so the
great emrire ate is not 10 have voice