Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-24
THURSDAY. DECEMBER "a. 1S9
The Committees-Virginia.


The new Speaker grows in public esteem
every day, as those persons knew he would
do who advocated his elevation to the
speakership and had famlliarized them
selves with his history and were cognizant
OF bis abilities not only rs parliameDta-
ran but as a statesman. He is emphatic
ally the right man in the right place.
Mr.. CRISP has worked hard in forming
the committees of the House OF Repre-
sentatives. He had difficult and dan
eerous road to travel-one beset by false
friends and secret enemies. But he fal-
tered not He knew what Duty required
of him. and he complied with the require
ment without fear. favor, or affection.
He selected deliberately but appointed
confidently. The event will prove that he
ia master of the House of Representatives.
Virginia has no right to complain of
Speaker CRIsP's appointments. We took
il for granted, as we said week or two
ago, that Mr.. OFEgRALL would be chair
man of the Elections Committee. IL the
appojntmeut had been left to the Demo-
Gratis of the last House of Representatives
they would have conferred it upon him,
so much of his skill and ability had they
seen him manifest in managing contested
election cases And there were old men,
bers enough in the present House to form
n public opinion" IN favor OF Mr.
O'FERRALL's appointment. But their IN
tervention was not necessary. The new
Speaker selected HIM for the position, and
had no doubt determined TO give 1T TO
him before anybody advised him to do
70.
Farmer EDYUNDs gets an appropriate
craftsmanship. He will be liberal but care
full IN managing so much Of the peoples
money as may come under his control.
Hen. GEORGE ID. WISE is on what our
readers know we consider IA one of the
most important committees in the House.
The title of the committee has heretofore
been the Committee on Commerce, but
hereafter il is to be known az the Commit
tee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
The very questions that are now aSitating
our people here IN Richmond will be In
certain sense among the questions Mr..
WISE will have to considers for the Legis-
lature of Virginia will be sure to desire TO
clothe its railroad commission with all the
mowers within the State which the Inter-
state Commission possesses as between the
States. II is peculiarly agreeable to Mr..
WISE TO serve upon committee OF which
Mr.. Mills is chairman.
Mr.. JONES lives in a district which ought
10 be and is to be represented on the Com
mittee on Rivers and Harbors He is
good friend to Richmond, and next TO
having Mr.. WISE on this committee we
could not have asked the Speaker TO do
better for us.
Mr.. LAWSON lives in district which has
right to be represented on the Committee
ON Naval Affairs. He has navy-yard IN
his district.
MIR. BUCHANAN Is on the Judiciary Com
nttee. He will DO his duty faithfully.
He is a rising man.
Mr.. EpEs is on the Committee on Coinage,
Weights, and Measures. We being judge,
there is hardly more important commit
tee in the House. He will have chance TO
forward the schemes of his Alliance friends
and TO aid after 1892 I've trust i'll the full re-
monetization of silver. Mr.. EPEs Is the
most fortunate man in the Virginia delega-
ton.
Mr.. LESTER has a good committee, Grail
ways, &c. y though his district is not par
ticularly concerned in railways and
canals.
Mr.. TucxrRs is an important commit
tee-Election of President and Vice-Presi-
dent. His distinguished father might not
deem it beneath his dignity to serve upon
that committee.
Mr.. JoSIs, in addition to being on the
Rivers and Harbors Committee, is on the
Committee on Pensions, where also he may
do the country valuable service. Mr.. MERE
pITH Is on the District of Columbia Com
mittee Gan important place. and on the
Committee on Reform in the Civil Service.
Farmer EpMUNps's second assignment is on
the Revision of tine Laws. Mr.. O'FEERALL's
second assignment is on the Library, Mr..
LAwsoSs second is on the Eleventh Census
Committee and Mr.. LISTERS second is on
the Alcoholic Liquor Traffic Committee.
Mir. BucaASAS's second is the Merchant
Marine Mr.. TUoEER's second is Public
Land: MIR. WIsE's. Expenditures of the
Department Of Justice, and Mr.. EPEs's, In
migration.
The Speaker seems not to have made
any great secrecy as to his proposed assign
ments, for the composition OF several OF
the most important committees was fore
Swallowed O week ago, ana yesterday the
Washington Post and the New York Herald
1.-TWO great papers they are) published the
list almost IN its entirety, and our Wash
ington correspondent gave the chief out
lines Of it. This was little informal
outrageous, unsuccessful rivals may posi-
bly, call it-but it was news the people
wanted and none wanted it more than the
= congressman themselves.
IL is conceded that the Speaker has
fairly divided the charimanships between
the different sections of the country. and it
must be admitted also that the chief ones
have been made up of very strong men,
Democrats aud Republicans both. The
chairmanships have been assigned to
twenty six States as follows:
Alabama. ...."......3 Missouri. -. .........
Arkansas .............2 New Jersey. g
Connecticut. .........1 New York. 4