New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-13
THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEES
SPEAKER SHFEHAN EXPECTED TO AN
NOUNCE THEM TONIGHT.
SOM: OF THE Probable CHAIRMEN-M 'tLHI-
DlND SAID To BIZ STATED FOR WAYS NND
MEANS. BIrMrNrHAL FOR CITIES. AND
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WELD NND THE DISAPPOtNl 3D.
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my TELEGRAPH 10 THE TKiBUNE.l
,u,ty Jan i4-Thcre va, % sound Of sharpening
luiyc, here tonight not long after the arrival Of
number ~ ANXIOUS Democratic Assembly men rom
various part, Of the state who on th" lookout FOR
choice places on the various committees Fac" one
has been fondly dreaming during the recess when
was taken from lat week that when he reached here
TO uich hc voud hear the glad news that he had been
anon, tho-, chosen by the dispenser ~ patronage
and had received tho Craftsmanship Of one If the
Important committee. mat many OF them VIII be
disappointed is apparent one Of the leading ram
many Hall members who IS here 70 see what he can 90
toward influencing the Governor IN his particular
direction. aid tonight that thcrc would be large
number Of sore Democrats tomorrow "l"n speaker
.h..h,u Announces HI, selections II Charmcn of tile
principal committees.
A. fine selection, are now supposed to stand there
f. little doubt that A,-emblyman McCicllahd. of NeN'
chester County, viii be- the chairman Of the Ways ana
Mean, Committee. This, II course carries WIN
II the leadership Of the majority. plac"
That TammAny Hall wanted Tor A,>cmbyman
pumcnthH of Ncw-lo rk. Blumcnhal Will have Ia
mt ND with the minor place Of chairman OF the Com.
mittce on cities, lie Will Dee glad 10 get any place no
matter of what SORT ~ lon. A. II carries Win II
certain amount uf power and distinction. For the
head Of the Committee gu Canals II Is generally under
stood that Assembly man Endres If Buffalo. has the
CALI lie Ia, served this committee in a Rcpub-
h,, tl, place practically conceded 10 him. No oppo
n.ut against him I'm, yet To the front Colonel
Webster Of York. who is the chairman OF Oh" Gov
,rnu' Committee ON Contested seat. Is down for
Mace a. chairman Of the General Laws Committee.
lie mn,t have some pay for the work that h. is
pcctcd TO do in un-cating Republicans who have been
elected To give the Governor sure majority that he
can control absolutely.
The scramble for place between A,,cmblyman
mn Of this county. and Assembly man George II.
En,h of Ulster County, has been settled. 80
il /, said tonight, by giving the Albany
member the I;ailrg al Committee. This will be-
one of the most important committee, during the
canning session. Before IT. will the various mci~-
ur., looking toward providing New York CITY with
r,pd transit Both A~>cmblyman Hit and Assembly
man Bush were after the Judiciary Committee. but il
could not "a 10 both. Til, is the way the Governor
has taken to settle what might have turned out to
Lee an exceedingly unpleasant little political row.
# shows further that the Governor i, afraid II
continuation of smith VI. Weed and -. Cldv lIcrrck
AGAINST him. and that he /, willing 10 do almost any
thing to keep them in good lnmor until after United
states senator has been elected. Bush VIII get the
Judiciary Committee, and all Will be peace and har
mony for some time 10 come. II will be mdcrous
indeed to see As,embyman John Connolly, of New.
York. at the head of important legislative com
mutee Ills elevation. however, seems now to be an
assured fact Connolly IS said to be slated for the
Committee Insurance.
Dry Dollar sullivan, also of New-l ork has given
1t out that lie will be at the head of important
committee. lie has asked for. and has done large
| amount Of work TO get the COMMITTEES on Commerce
| and Navigation, and his friends assured by him
that lie will have II. lie may be among the dsap.
pointed ones and II he Is there may he trouble for
the Governor, after all. sullivan never took at all
kindly to the leadership o Mr. Shcelan. and If he
| should happen to lind himself among the mcnlpS
who are left out IN IN" cold things become
serious DE- H. T. hu,h Is understood to be certain
| ~ presiding over the ENCisc Committee These arc
all the >ce lions al which there t. vet much certainty
| by many it has been thought that the committees
would not De announced until after the ScnatOrhp
| night has been gotten Oht OF the way. II /,
dr~tod to lie the intention of the speaker 10 announce
Ia, selections tomorrow night. Those who find them
~rlNr0 among the forgotten Will md ready
| -plcrr ~ the ruOm, which have been taken by Mr..
Weed ~ Il T.. every members who g,,s To The
Dcltvan House l. met 10y George :. Weed, who now
seems 10 have great interest In the welfare every
msA.ksg. Nv. Nleda roQms viii w doubt become 9