New-York tribune., 1891-12-24

Distribution OF THE CHAIRMANSHIPS.
AS between the Northern and Southern and
Southwestern Democrats, the chairmanships are
distributed as follows:
NORTH.
Ways and Means Expenditures Navy Depart
SsHs and Currency Expsndlta,es Interior De-
Military Mnt'I ASsrs, a'' Exp penditures Public Build.
NisaSfas.aIeod ilasISc RsjIso,ds Library
Educaticn' Enrolled Bills,
Private Land Claims, Election OF President, etc.
Invalid Pensions Census, 49,. ..,..
Expenditures Treasury De. Alcoholic Liquor TIanic,
. partment, S3luiioiah sn EAposi'op'
SOUTH AND ssotTSiffafwEsr stSiffaf
IdiIdIops, J1dIsIops,, District of Columbia,
SS'sHs's RIVERS and HarbOrs inent s.... 49,.
ffsrff,'AaT,i fferefrn AaT,irs ment
naval Ansrs. Expenditures for POstonice
PSiSic'fI PSSic LANDS. Expenditures department of
Territoriss. ,rrfR ''' Expenditures Department Of
RAILWAYS and Canals, Agriculture,
Mines and Mining, Printing
Levees. LeSsg ou"Ni"s'' Immigration,
SsssSs:. FsssHts: Rules
1t will be seen that the North gets twenty-five
charmanships, and the South and Southwest
thirtv-two. OF the former eleven are of the first
or second rank of the latter twenythree are OF the
first or second rank This result is due probably not
80 much TO discrimination in favor of the South
and against the North. which has majority OF the
Democrat membership as to the fact that the
larger proportion Of the older and more prominent
well as more experienced members, come lron
the Southern and Southwestern States
HOW NEw-YoRK MEMBERS FARED.
The State of New-York is represented on nearly
all of the leading committees, except Appropria-
tions, and four of the Democrat Representatives.
receive chairmanships, the most important of winch
is that of the Committee on Banking and Cur
rency, which goes TO Mr. Bacon. Amos Cummings
receives the Craftsmanship OF the Library Com
mittee and place on Naval Affairs both OF which
are 10 his liking. Mr.. Fitch is made chairman OF
the Committee on Private Land CIalms, snss c9m tbe
establishment OF the Land Court but the chalr-
man of which enjoys the benefit Of clerical as
sstance at public expense. Mr.. Fitch is also a
member of Foreign Affairs. He preferred
that 70 more Iaborious service on the
Ways and Means Committee, especially as ne ex-
poets 10 spend considerable time in Europ, within
the coming two years. The fourth ehairmanship
goes to Mr. Stahlnecker The committee OF which
be is chairman is supposed TO have jurisdiction
Of the ventilation and acoustics of the kepresen-
tatives' Chamber which might be greatly i'm
proved. Mr.. Stahlneeker is also member OF the
Committee on Claims Mr.. Covert. who went
with Mr.. McMln to Mills, is assigned 10 Pa
cfc Railroads and Immigration-the latter being
a committee of growing Importance. Mr.. Chapil,
the Mayor Representative from ooklyn, secures
O dignfed place on Judiciary. Mr.. Coomos, who
wanted to be a member Of Ways and Means and
presented mammoth petition III that behalf, VIII
perhaps find ample scope for the employment oil
his virgin craftsmanship us a member Of two other
cOmmittees-M Militia, and Reform in the Civil Ser
vice Mr.. Clancy is a member Of the committees
on War Claims and litigation of the Arid Lands
Mr.. Magner, the fifth and last of the Long Island
Representatives, who voted for Mills, IS assigned
TO Merchant Marine and Fisheries and Revision OF
Laws. Mr.. Dunphy receives a good place on 'he
oar m IS assigned % to two committees the
duties of which will call Mr.. Campbell'S attention
TO the boundless West-TerritOries, and Mines ana
Mining. Mr.. Cochran was assigned TO the ways
and Means Committee at his own desire. 1t may
be that he intends to devote more time TO his
Congressional duties than he did when he served
is member of the Comin.Itee on the Columbian
Exposition, which will give him an opportunity
70 find out how Chicago stoie the & is wSrqs Sn;ns
with IT, Mr.. Cox j. member Of the Committee
IN .claims and Election Of PRECEDENT. Vice
President and Representatives. Mr.. Tracy re,
Measures. Mr. Warner is member OF two
committees-Public Buildings and Grounds, and
Manufactures. Mr.. Bentley, an original Crlsp
man is assigned to the comparatively unimportant
committees of Railways and Canals and Claims.
Mr.. Van Horn, who was also Crisp man, Is u, a
member OF the important Committee on Invalid
Pensions, and of the extremely unimportant Com
mittee on Private Land Claims; Mr. Rockwell Of
the E% oSSa sE eaf Is
Der OF the committee on Patents and En-
penditures on Public Buildings Mr.. Lockwood
=
Bunting is member of the Committee ON Labor
and the one on expenditures in the Department
CT Agriculture. John K Fellows is member OF
the Committee on District OF Columbia
Some of the Republican Representatives from
the Empire State have fared well. General
Ketchan, who has served in Congress twenty-five
years is member Of two committees which are
Observation-Disclosures and Foreign Commerce and
Tmmigration-aDd one of little or no Importance
Expenditures on Public Buildings. Mr.. Payne
retains his place on Ways and Means, and is also
assigned TO the Committee on Expenditure in the
Department of Justice. Mr.. Wadsworth becomes
a member of Naval Affairs. and Of Expenditures
in the Treasury Department. Mr.. Ray is assigned
TO Judiciary and Expenditures in the Navy De
partment. Mr.. Sanfords wishes were gratified
hy an assignment TO the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, and he is also a member Of Education and
Expenditures in the State Department. Mr.
euscke&neUsh & 0etans on Kyers aa
;rict % q Columbia and Expenditares in the E" Post,
on Pacific Railroads. and is also assigned to the
Committee Reform in the Civil Service Gen
eral Curtis has been extremely fortunate for a
mittees-invalid Pensions, Agriculture and Irri-
cation Of the Arid Lands Mr.. Viewer is q men,
Der Of two committees-Claims and Expenditures
member of two c0mmittees--Indian Affairs and
Expenditures, i9 the War Department.
from the Empire State-R Republicans ss well as
Democrats-have Jared pretty well in the distribu-
tion and probably there is less secret dissatisac-
tion among the former than among the latter
FULL LIT OF THE APPOINTMENTS
Here is the way Speaker Crisp made up the
committees
Flections-Chsrles r. O'Ferrs Virginia. L. w. Moore.
Texas J. r. Cobb. Alabama; 7. ii. Psyntr Kentucky
Jason B Brown. Indiana D. n. lockwood, New.York
T. @. lawson, Georgia N p. Gillespie, Pcnnsylvania;
Geoyye Johnsope South Carolina; Nils Bsueen, WiscoD
sin; A. A. Tsylor. Tennessee: H. K. Doan. Ohio; H. u
Johnson Indiana; John E. Rsyburn, Pcnnsyvania; O. D.
van m Msans-wiulsn H. Springer. IliKsss nsnssa