Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-12
WASHING TON LETTER.
FROM our regular correspondent.
WAsHIHGTOS. ian. 9Th. I


WASHINGTON Jan. 9Th, 1888.
The Speaker dld not announce
the House Committees until Thurs
day, and as Friday and Saturday
were given TO the work of organ
izing, committees have not yet had
time to report any bills, and as, in
consequence, little business can be
transacted on the floor Of the House
during the present week, speeches
are suggested. Indeed it might be
good plan to utilize these dull and
idle days for the purpose of getting
off the set speeches on arff and
other questions, which members
have prepared months before Con
gress opened, aud which, if not de-
! livered now, are sure to consume a
great deal of time later in the SEES
sion, when time is more valuable
than now 1t has been suggested
too that it would be good time to
deliver the funeral orations on de-
ceased members.
AS predicted, the assignment of
members to the various committees
gave great dissatisfaction, which
came near an open revolt on the
part Of many. My sympathes in
this contest were with the Speaker,
no matter how badly he may have
done, because Of the abuse heaped
upon him. He had most arduous
task to perform, and to carry out the
programme of the packing process,
necessarily had to break his head
several times against the wall. Mr.
Carlisle, of all other men, has the
right to consider himself the sore
head.
A New York member who is a
strong supporter of the Admins
tration, was quite emphatic in his
denunciation of the Speaker, He
exclaimed; "Why, he mas given
everything to the South ADD left us
out in the cold" In looking over
the lists | find this TO be the fact.
, There are 81 com mittees, and of this
= number the southern states have the
{ chairmanships of 80, which would
I rather confirm the New York mem
e Der in his assertion. Missouri has
= the chairmanship of FIVE committees,
r Massachusetts, one. Arkansas three
2 chairmanships, the great state OF
l. Iowa only one. Georgia has four and
r Minnesota aone. Texas has three
. and Wisconsin only one. Pennsyl-
t vania, the keystone state, has only
+ two, while Kentucky has four. And
j, 40 might go on through the entire
e list and show the partiaIity of 3
5 Speaker, who preteuds to desire to
d blot out all sectionalism. do not
r wonder that northern sud western
}. men use language in discussing this
t. condition of affairs that would indi-
p cate forgetfulness of early Sunday
J school training,
e In the case of Thpbe against Car.
e Isle, the speaker has thus far ig-
a nored the issue, but several atidavits
e have been laid before the committee,
= so strong in their nature that Mr..
: Carlisle must face the music lie
r has therefore asked for further time,
which is regarded as humiliating
on his part. The committee grants
the courtesy, and will not report
{ until the last Of this week. Mr..
I ThGbe is vigorously pressing his
g claims to the seat, and the commit
! tee on elections fad many difficult
? ties they did not anticipate. Should
+ they report against Mr.. Carlisle, a
! contingency not probable, then mat
tiers will be extremely complicated.
The case is perplexing, to say the
/ least.
Senator voorhees,, who followed