New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-20
THE HOUSE COMMITTEES.
SOME UNEASINESS ABOUT THE DISTRICT
TICN OF HONORS.
THE SOUTH AND WEST LIKELY TO FARE 4"
urrr. As pEFoIE-A GENEROUS PLAN TO
TIGHTEN TIE LABoRS OF
SPEAKER CRISP.
fpY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBrNE.I

fpY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRiBrNEI
Washington, July I0.-1he fact That their - "
M contest over the Spcakership OF Inc iio"'.
REPRESENTATIVES This year. coupled win 'he "'' 70
fine Administration Il anxious u ho' W.
,,, certain of the House committees shall DC ~
comnosod AS to be in harmony with Its poicy' ie"u'
., unusual degree Of interest to the subject oi 'o
-, Mailing and causes more anxiety tMn n'uai
orc D.mocratic Representatives who are ampit'o"'
-, be choirnen and members OF cOmmittee'-e'P''''''
Tho committees which will have to deal Win ecoi'o'''
and financial questions. Including apP'op'i''' |',
Naturally interest Is stimulated also by reports 'i''
several Of the important committees ''e ~
reorc,njzed and headed by new chairmeh'
Thar seems to be greater anxiety among the Dei'o
-, -, ,,. w,st southwest and South In regard 10
MI subieet than there Is among the Democrats Vi
,h North and East and n number OF leading De'ho
cratic newspapers OF the south ana west Ae u'''
&, with considc cradle carnestncss. not 10 say
Az regards the south and southwest thei' WYNN
seem to be any good reason for TINS ahAfN. " ~
last Congress, the total number oil Defno'Iiuo MP
.,t,tivc, from the sixteen States when conPo',
-, =. -o,d south, was one less than the number oil
r,,oocro,ic Representatives from all the othT o'",eH
Tho number Of Standing and select committees was 90
NJ ,rhich the sod south had the chahih"Isp "
M less than 80. the Western states ol Al "''
r,cl.nd Sey York Pennsylvania and NeN-JerS'S vi
only II. ~ o,o,uoon
fara
,hins was concerned, the solid South had s''"
greater advantage over the Northern ana "'''''
states OF the 80 committees, "a had du"is VI
coter ar less importance perform. ana the QUITE
oro of minor or no importance, and OF the - III NV
former class the charmanships OF - w'r" aSsiS"'"
IN thc southern. to the Western ana . l" u" ~
othcr STATES New York had the Guardianship y"
Ranking and Currency NewJerscy, Of Merchant ""r"
and rihcr,cs: Massachusetts, OF Civil Scync Reform
D..fA
The Western states had the chairmanshps Oh way
rd Means Approprations Military Affairs, lh'a'iu
po,.,ons Enrolled Bills Columbian Exposition anu
Election Of President. Nice-Presidrnt ana ~"
,vos IA Congress. TO the South were gwen 'he c"'
nonships OF Elections. judiciary, 'ohhH'' i"'''
md Foreign Commerce. Rivers and Harf"rS' ror'iH"
Aroir. Rules Navy. Postofices Public Lands. Indian
,roir. Territories Mines and Mining. Public Bhh-
inc. Claims. District Of Columbia, Printing. Agri
c,I,urc Immigration Labor Edncatlon and Patents
Six of the,. committees had jurisdiction OF appropria
,Ion. for the diplomatic and consular service rNe's
and harbors the Nav. III" postal service the Ihda
service aud the Department Of Agriculture
OF ,h. - men who chairmcn OF commit
,o.. In u. last Congress, ~ were not reelected,
of whom - were from the southern, v from VI" "'N'
cru AMI from thu Other states. II will b" observed
,,r.for. ih.t unless Judge Crisps views In regard
In ,be merits Of Southern. Northern aud Western
statesmen respectively have undergon" c""hs"
within IN. last two years. and unless he shall sur
render hl, own judgment and preferences TO those o
7 the Administration the southern ana "'9''r" p'"''
cratc Representatives. especially the former. h,'u
fool no mi,gying>. for III. former VIII hnihp'r
twenty two more than those from all the other States
combined. .. ,r., n
The -lecrstlon has been made. however. thal Il
..crc.rv urlisl.s d.sIr. must bc respected IN tl'
selection al the chairncn ana "thrr hcmp,i, W
commit,,... ON Coinage Ways ana Means. Appropna-
lions and banking and Currency. IL VIII " "iN
fair and REASONABLE for speaker 'rsp 10 r,P't .l'
L -
toruttar on Foreign Affair. oi secretary Lamont h
regard to Military Affair.". Of secretary il'tD'tt III
in regard Ia the judiciary Committee. o Postmaster
General Bi,>cll In regard I" Ia" f">toi'r eoniuml
ou Agriculture and ~ liukc smith In regard To Tue
/ committees on Invalid Pensions. Pensions flbllc
md. Pacific Railroads. Patents Indian Alnlrs ana
FInca,iou. such u plan would greatly tighten the
sunk.rs enr.s and responsibilities however II might
hn ,cy, ri,d by members Of IA" House OF RrprcSrn-
,ntIvrs II would also be- in strict harmony with
| d" the logic of the situation.