Mohave County miner., 1890-01-04
WASHINGTON l.ETTEn.
Of TEE MinHa.
WAsam0roH, DEC. 23, 1859.

The announcement ot the HOUSE COM
mittss chairmanshipa was made on 6a-
turday and tbs comments Of his friends
on the individual assignments are highly
complimentary TO Mr.. Reeds good sense.
Twenty-nine out Of the 6fty-six places
90 10 the Western States; the Middle
States rscsive sixteen, New Eoglsnd
seven and the Pacific Slops three, while
the South ssss only one. The prompt
nsss d the selection of The committees 10
Surprising.
The hrst howls A disappointment
come iron the West, whore the suppor-
tsrs d Mr.. Rssd in the speakership con-
tsst have bssn carefully rewarded, and
who're many a the leaders have been un-
ceFemoniously turnd down In the selec-
ton of committees. Mr.. Reed seems TO
have felt IN Obligation to his party TO
take ssod care Of his opponents in the
race, bat there his self imposed obliga-
tion endsd. He could not be expected
10 take care Of al ths men who had care
fully searched his record last summer
and iall, 10 Try to defeat the pet ambition
Of his life. farmer Wade, Of Missouri,
sscur&, the labor committee. Mr.. Reeds
three Kansas supporters have received
substantial evidence oi bis regard. Fun
ston heads the Agricultural committee;
Perkins gets thst Of Indian Affairs, and
Morrill, receives the Invalid Pensions
chairmsnship. Carter, Of Montana, who
sndesvorsd 10 swing the new States into
line for Mr. Reed, gets the appropriate
committee on Minss and Mining.
On the other hand Representative
Thompson, who ID believed by the Speak
er's friends to have pushed McKinley's
candidacy BY unfair means ~ against
Reed, il badly left. He ID An old and
able member and ambitious for leader
ship. To Be- practically ignored is hardly
pleasant, and slthoush Mr.. Thompson
said nothins very publicly, be cornered
the Speaker in the membsrs lobby and
told him 4 few things that fred the blood
in the Speakers lace. Az he walked in
dignsltly away Speaker Reed looked
like Z mammoth school boy who would
like 70 lick the boy be has Just quarrelled
with were that boy mot too small TO
strike.
But this wss not the only dissgreeable
episode Of the day. After the Commit
tees had been fully announced, Mr..
Cheadle, Of Indiana, In . lew digni6ed
words, resigned his position a. mem
Der of the COMMITTEES On claims. A place
on thh, committee was offered Mr.. Chea-
die in the Fiftieth Congress and fatly
refossi, and the repetition Of the appoint
ment was REGARDED as downright in
suit. The recognition Of solitary ap-
pointn,snt 10 such an important commit
to could not bot be regarded by Mr..
Cheadle a. q rebuke for having led the
Republican bolt that reelected DR.. Mil
burn, The blind Democratic chaplain Of
the list Congress, a. chaplain Mr..
CheadIe naturally resents any attempt to
discipline him, and by this recommenda-
tion hsw the unique distinction Of being
the only member Of the House who has
no place on any committee. Speaker
Reed has therefore, one more bitter
enemy in his own party.
Congressman Harmer looks further
than Speaker Reed for the author Of bis
sorrow. He believes that Senator Quay
| is his enemy who has done this thing
With !. long and honorable Congressional
experisnce and successful service as a
committee chairman during the last Con-
gress that the Republican party control
led, be naturally expected, despite bis
frienship for Mckinley, that be would
receiva something more than assign
ments TO fourth or nfth positions on few
important committees. He was the
leading Republican member Of the Com.
mittss on Naval Affairs during the last
Gongr,ss, and naturally his friends
thought that the Craftsmanship Of that
Committee would come TO him.
Will, the announcement Of Committees
Congrss adjourned until after the holi.
days and the lobbies are deserted, foi
even the lobbyist has home or board.
ing holse or hotel substitute for one. to
which be retires once year to pay tri-
butte Il, the domestic gods. The amount
Of dessitutioa 70 b spssmodiccslly alleyi.
sted this Christmas time has been ma
terrislly lsssened by the mild charscter
Of the weather, Hunger is perhaps er-
roneously presumed to bsquite pheasant
ssnsation 70 long - the Thermometer 10
above the thitiss. The display Of Christ
mas gtods 10 the most remarkable eve.
seen In this city, but the volume Of trade
| is not 70 large - during recent years.
Not even low prices tempt purchasers,
senstor Ingalls, took occasion on satur-
day te, tender his compliments TO the
Tenth Census and to express hope that
the nest oue woold not Be > repetition OF
the last in reckless expenditure Of none,
and the gathering Of useless data.
Happy 6ooeless.