Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-04
COMMITTEE CHAIRMANSHlPS
Names of the Men Who Will Head
the Most Important.
SPEAKER CARLISLE AT WORK.
Representative Holman Talks on the
Government Indebtedness of the
Pacific cRoads-Sherman's Conn
ing Tariff Speech.
a Deserted Capitol.
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WAsniNGToN BUREAU THE OMAHA BEE,


BIB FOURTEENTH STREET, :
WAsnISGToN. ID. g., Jan g. J
There were not many indications at the
capitol to-day Of the near approach of the re-
assembling of congress. Not a senator was
seen in the chamber of the upper branch and
scarcely Il member crossed the hall of the
house of representatives. The speaker was
in his private room nearly all day, worrying
over his committee which he told me he
would announce in all probability to-mor-
row. Archie Bliss, an ornamental member
from New YORK, who paints his whiskers,
drives fast horses ana spends the income
from his large estate, and who has served
several terms. called Mr.. Carlisle cut of his
room and had quite an animated talk with
him over the position which he is to have on
committees The New York member is
neither worker nor talker and seems to
have entered very little into the
consideration of the speaker in
the makeup Of the committees,
but, Notwithstanding, he has urged the
speaker more forcibly than beautifully to
place him at the head of the important com
mittee on Pacific railroads, and he was not
able to understand why Mr.. Cultivate, of
Ohio, who figured so conspicuously on the
committee in the last congress, and who is
IHe auJnOf OF lIc Dill WHICH TecclEcu lllc cll-
dorsement of the majority of the commission
and the administration, could not be over
looked for him. The speaker did not want to
tell Mr.. Bliss that he was not considered for
the place, but he tried to make it plain to him
that the craftsmanship of foreign affairs for
Belmont and census for Cox and important
committee places to other New York mem
bers was all that he could do for the state
NJ,. OF oil Anttu tod Bn
explanation. The craftsmanship of Pacific
railroads will be a powerful leverage in New
York circles during this session of congress
and will especially weld an influence in Wall
street
HOUSE COMMITTEES.
When the speaker announces the commit
tees of the house tomorrow, it will
be found that the chairmen of
the principal committees will be about
as follows: Ways and means, Mills of Texas I;
appropriations, Randall of Pennsylvania: ju-
dietary, Oates of Alabama; elections, Crisp
of Georgia; banking and currency, Wilkins of
Ohio; coinage, weights aud measures, Bland
of Missouri; rivers and harbors, Blanchard of
louisiana; agriculture, Hatch of Missouri
foreign affairs, Belmont of New York; mill
tary affairs, 1ownshend of Illinois; national
affairs, Herbert of Alabama; postotices and
post roads, Blount of Georgia; public lands,
Holman of Indiana; Indian Affairs, Peel of
Arkansas; territorial, Springer of
Illinois,; railways and canals, David
son of Florida. public buildings
and grounds, Dibble of South Carolina: Pa
cifc railroads, Cultivate of Ohio; education,
Gambler of Georgia; labor, O'Neill of Mis-
souri,; invalid pensions, Mattson of Indiana;
District of Columbia, Hemphill of South
Carolina: accounts, Dockery of Missouri
report that Mr. Campbell, of Ohio, will be
made chairman of territories, and that Mr..
Springer will be retained at the head of
claims, but it is not generally given weight.
HOLMAN ON THE PACIFIC AFFAIRS.
Representative Holman was talking to-day
about the report of the Pacific railroad com
missioncrs. The question:" he said, sis not
so much what the commissioners say about
the matter. This might be well enough if il
were not for the fact the general public know
and the members of the house know beyond
question that the assets of these railroads
greatly exceed their liabilities, and they are
amply able to discharge their indebtedness tC
the government. They could pay off the en-.
tire debt of 500, ,0O0,O 900 that they owe the
government and could pay up their stock
which amounts to about A,OOO,O0O, without
the least injury to their corporations
Formerly there were six distinct corporations
Now they are consolidated into four. The
whole region of country is dependent upon
these main trunk lines, The system is an
immense affair They will never let 90 of il
to the government. They can issue new
bonds for the paymentof their Sl64, ,OO0, 900 in
dcbtedness as easily the Baltimore &
Ohio here could issue S25,0OO,000. Theil
bonds would go right up to par. The thing
is too obnoxious to argue about. They ar,
able to pay the government and as n mere
business proposition they are bound to do so
The railroad men want the bill passed ex
tending the time for payment seventy years
That would be equavilent to paying nothing
us the actuaries figures will show"
He was asked what he would do.
'Nothing at all" he replied. "'rhey arc
bound to pay it when the time comes Any
one who studies the question with sufficient
care ought to be able to see that
SENATOR sHERMAN's SPEECH.
/ forecasted the proceedings likely in the
senate this week in my dispatches last night
The forthcoming speech of Senator Sherman
on the tariff and financial policies rs well as
political of the administration is expected to
morrow and is anticipated with great interest
by politicians and statesmen in both parties
IT is understood that the speech will be very
vigorous. Mr.. Voorhees,, of Indiana, intends
to speak in reply. The speech of MIR. Shcr
man will be broad enough in all probabilt,
TO open up the political campaigns of mex
year.
MINOR MATTERS,
Miss Fit2, of Omaha, and r.. Hatch ant
Miss Hatch of Fort Robinson, are at th
Ebbitt.
The comptroller of the currency to-day ap
proved the First National bank of Chicago
AS reserve agent for the First National banl
of Chadron, Neb.
This evenings Critic says: Miss Nell
Rosewater, of Omaha, who has been tn
guest of Mrs. Colonel Stewart, during tn
holidays, left this morning for New York t,
resume her musical studies.
PERRY S. HEATH.
Army Orders.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3,-[Special Telegram
to the BEE, Lieutenant Colonel Edwar,
Collins, Seventh infantry, by the direction o
the president and at his own request, has bee
retired from active service, the retiremcr
taking effect January /, ISIS.
Special Order No, 76, April ., 1857, direct
ing Second Lieutenant Leroy T.. Sebree, sig
nal corps, TO report to the commanding office
of the Department of Texas for dutv i'm con