Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-01-04
SHERMAN'S SPEECH
IN OPPOSITION TO THE PRESIDENTS
MESSAGE REcOMMeNDATlON
of Congress. To-day-An-
nouncemsnt Of the Committees by
speaker CarIisie-The Lamar and
sparks Matter Again.

WAsHISGToS, January s.--Congress will
re-assemble al noon to-day after two weeks
of holiday recess. President ingalls, opens
the Senate. He returned from his home in
Kansas on Monday Mr. sherman will
call up his resolution after the morning
hour, referring 10 the Committee on Fl
nance the Presidents message and will de
liver speech upon il which il is thought
will give rise 10 much political debate
His speech will take exceptions to the tar
iff remarks of the President. particularly,
and will criticise the politics rf the admin
istration generally. Mr.. Voorhees, will speak
shortly after Mr.. sherman, but he may not
take the floor till day or two later This
all providing Mr.. Blair, who has the floor for
the consideration of his Educational bill.
will yield, and his friends say he will. The
talk upon the Presidents message may oc
cupy the week in the senate If il comes
up rs predicted, There will be short
secret sessions each day for the considcra-
ton OF nominations. IL is not thought that
there will be a report from the committee
on Judiciary this week on the nomination
OF Mr.. Lamar or from other committees of
Mr. Villas or Mr.. Dickinson. and these are
the only nominations pending over which
anything like general interest can arise.
1t is stated that Il resolution will he in
troduced In secret session, calling for all the
which Mr.. Lamar recently decided and
which resulted in Land Commissioner
Sparks resignation. If this is done there
may not be action taken on the nomina,
ton for weeks yet Some Of the time i'll
the Senate during the week may be devoted
TO the consideration of the direct tax bill
and a speech by Mr.. Mitchell on his reso-
luton booking toward the establishment Of
a naval station on the Pacific slope.
l., ~. II. tyt
representative last evening that he intends
10 announce the committees to- day. pro-
yided some important changes were not re-
quired. He has the list all complete. But
there are always more or less changes at the
last hour. After the COMMITTEES, are an
nounced there will he call oi the States
and Territories Tor the introduction of bills
This first call in a Congress has usually
taken the greater part II two days but
since the adoption OF the new arrangement
by which private bills are introduced at
any time by merely handing them to the
Clerk the call can be completed in one
afternoon.
The Speaker saws there is very little To
bSdone till after the committees begin their
work and report some measures. and il is
probable thai the House will have but
short sessions during the last three DAYS in
the week, and it may adjourn from Friday
pE over 10 Neil'lty. 10 give
the committees a chance Ia organize and
get 10 work
The first meeting Of committee is al
ways devoted largely to organization the
appointment of sub-cpmmittccs. the selec-
tion of clerk and outlining OF the work
Those who are best informed upon the
subject believe that the ciiairinauships OF
the principal committees will he about AS
follows: Ways and Means, Mills. oi Texas;
Appropriations, Randall, of Pennsylvania;
Judiciary, Oates OF Alabama: Elections,
Crisp, of Georgia. Banking and Currency,
Wilkins. of Ohio; Coinage Weights and
Measures, Bland, of Missouri: Rivers and
Harhors, Blanchard, of Louisiana; Agricul-
ture, Hatch, Of Missouri; Foreign Affairs,
Belmont. OF New York Military Affairs,
Townshend. cf Illinois: Naval A.iairs. Her
bert, of Alabama; Post Offices and Post
Roads, Blount, Of Georgia: Public Lands,
Holman, of Indiana; Indian Affairs, Peel,
Of Arkansas; Territories Springer, of
Illinois; Railways and Canals, Davidson, of
Florida; Public Buildings and Grounds,
Dibble, of South Carolina; Pacific Rail-
roads, Cultivate. OF Ohio: Education,
Chandler, of Georgia; i.irIor O'Neili, Of
Missouri; Invalid Pensions, Matson, of
Indiana; District of Columbia, Hemphill,
of South Carolina; Accounts, Dockery Of
Missouri; Commerce. Clardy, OF Missouri