The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-05

steering committee has been busily at work
for several days assigning members to the
various committees under the general plan
OF reconciliation. The selection OF Senator
Turoie to succeed Senator voorhees, on the
committee ON finance has been determined
on and indications point to Senator Chill
ton as the successor OF Senator Hin on the
judiciary committee.
The republican committee has almost
completed Its assignment under the reor-
SANITATION programme. In addition 10 the
changes heretofore announced. it has been
determined that Senator Kyle shall return
to his old place as chairman OF the com
mittee on education and labor and that
Senator Carter shall become chairman oil
the census committee. to succeed senator
Chandler. who goes TO privileges and cleo
tons
Under the new system the silver re-
puhlicans Will hold the balance OF power
In fourteen committees and the popullsts
in eleven. All parties expect 10 be ready
TO have the reorganization contaminated
next week.
II is rumored that the speaker will aP-
point the house committee on elections
during the present extraordinary session
of congress. 1t seems he has had so
large number of democrats that he will
attempt to even things up by the appoint
ment of only the committee on elections
Mr.. Reed is daily In receipt Of letters ana
petitions from republicans. especially those
interested In contested election cases. 10
take this course as soon as possible, so
that all the democrats who have weak
cases on their hands can be let loose along
about Christmas. There is in town now
committee of republicans from Virginia
with the ayowed intention OF trying TO get
the speaker to begin work and Dust the
three democrats from Virginia who are
unluckv enough to have defeated republic
cans aspiring for their seats. The Bailey
ties have contended all along that II the
republicans were pressed TO lcgislate 1t
would terminate In the expulsion of demo-
Gratis.
II President Mckinley adheres to the
rule laid down by Mr. Cleveland. that the
four-year term begins from date OF con-
hrmation then there Will be a lot of presi
Dental postmasters to hold on until next
August. No vacancies will occur from now
until August. for the reason that tho senate
adjourned lust about four years ago and
the appointments OF postmasters which
were made during the recess were not con-
iirmed until the extra session met in
August. 1898. When the ffty-fourth CON
gress adjourned sine die on the 4th of
March there We're Just To- nominations
of presidential postmastcrs pending They
were all recalled by President Mckinley
and republicans substituted for democrats
The nomination Of Postmaster Weaver
Of Louisville for mayor by political party
will not affect his official position in the
least. II the assurance Of high postoflice
official counts for anything. So long as
Mt Weaver attends to his official duties
AS postmaster Of Louisville and does not
make himself offensive 10 citizens he will |
not be disturbed There are several cases
in tho country where postmasters have been |
for office.
Carrier pigeons. worn out evidently by
long trips and exhausted for want of food.
ave been arriving at tho White House
recently. flying in through open Windows
and falling helpless on the floors within.
lhey have been picked up by the police
men on duty, given food and water and
IRE becoming strong and friskv again
csteruaV Two hew in and today another |
appeared. all equally exhausted. They |
''ar numbers and letters such as NAV be |
. 49, t'""h oh olFus or THIS species, |
'ut there is no message to show Wlkance |
thev came or what their mission The ad |
vent oil the BIRDS has interested the at |
laches ana moro are looked for tomorrow |
mere is no way of learning to what loft |
ihey belong or why they should have made |
llreetiv FOR the White House. All pig&ns |
arriving VIII he kindly received, fed and |
hen liberated unless claimed
Pubiic Printer Palmer still keeps right |
mead turning democrats out of the pub |
ic printing office and putting republicans
III their nlaccs. In the meantime tho gren, |
iNii service commission stands idlv and |
'aNs nothing. Great Is the civil service |
reform as 1t is Dracticed at Washington.
Senator Jones. chairman Of the Natlopa, |
committee of the democratic party. saws |
nat he can not Just properly and politely. |
Express his feelings OF modification that |
he grand old State of Kentucky is 10 he
'enr6sentcd IN the senate by an accidental |
'epubhcan. He hopes. however, that the |
'pectacle VIII bo materially sufficient to |
Iaiso the lighting blood OF every loyal |
regular democrat In the commonwealth. |
ma that no day VIII be unoccupied and no |
'hdeavor possible go uncNcrted that will |
ielp TO redeem the Stair at tho very first
from the control of tho re- |
>ubhohn gold bug coalition. He urges every |
organized democrat in the State to make |
no election OF tt democratic legislature |
MS tall 50 certain and overwhelming as |
o az once dispel tho notion that Kentucky |
mas placed herself permanently in the re |
publican column and to make equally GER |
ain that Senator Deboe for tho next six |
years Is representing in the higher chamber
u congress constituency that Is undis-
pu'sbiy opposed to him in its political
'aith't othcr leading democrats express
ne Same hope In almost identical words
"The waller county Slaughter"
70 the Editor OF The Post.
In editorial comment upon strictly dem.
'era'ic AFFAIR, the late lSnching near Hemp
stead, the Galveston News says:
The dignity OF the State and tho SUI
premacy of law have again been torn and
-rampled into CHASTITY wrecl, OF crimsoned
rags by men the best that can be said of