Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 22, 1881, Page 2

er eer g TTR TRC ’ NEWS IN BRIEF. Another instance of fraud perpetrated tn tie Name of Ta TRIBUNE te reported fron Washing= ton, Ia, schere an tnd@lvidual gtetg the name of JF, 8. Jones has been taking subseriptiona for Tue Wrakxy Tittnuny. Thisman tsa arindier, and has no antharity to cantuss for subscriptions tothis payer, ‘The pubifo ia warned nyainst all strangers representing themuelves aa canvuasers, ano person whonuaoever ts authorized to eoltett or receive mub= scriptions for Tae Tarnwnk except Postmasters or other well-known and reltable citizens, 2 eres —=-Rain or snow and stationary or lower temperaturo for this region today, + | —tien, Garibaldi threatens to go to Paris to try to reconcile the French and Italians, -—A bill to confer the suffrage on all who can rent and write passed both branches of the Italian Legislature yesterday. —li, H, Rlddlebergar was formally elect- ed United States Sonatur from Virginis yes- tordny to snocced Senator Johnston. ~ Several parsons were recently arrested, in'St, Petetsburg, and oranges” contalning dynamite were foiind on thelr persons, — The ‘members of the South Carolina LegisIaturo wero granted a very hearty re- ception yesterday at the Atlanta Exposition. —A Vianna dispatch says that Emperor Francis Joseph proposes to crect a charitable inetitution on the site of thd’ burned Ring ‘Theatre. - ” —-Sptaker Kelfer treated our Cliteago Congreasmen with scant courtesy yesterday. Nono of the three obtained & Chairmanship or a proniinent placo in any Important com- mittee, a ~—George G. Sickles, father of Gen. Danlel E, Sickles, now fn his 81st year, was * married yesterday to Mary Sheridan Sawyer, * ;.4—Coroner Matson was rather busy yes- his housekeeper, @ mature. Indy of some 48 summers, cS ~—Rheinhard Stetzer, who was recently roleased from an fusane asylum at Piqua, 0., shot his wife In tho neck, instantly killing her.. He then. shot himself four times with fatal result . : : . —-Ex-Sonator Edgerton, of Minnesota, ‘was yesterday nominated by the President for Chief Justice of Dakota. The news of the appointment has been recelyed in Dakota with much satisfaction, | * . .—~A sulphur -explosion set fire to the Stanton Colliery at Mahanoy City, Pa, yes- terday. Efforts are belng mado to extin- guish the flames, : Meantime 400 persons are thrown out of employment. —Judgo Gary has inn letter to Commifs- stoner Mattocks expressed the opinion that the Cook County Commissioners can fix their own per diem, ahd the Cook County Com- missfoners ate correspondingly happy, . ——Miss Graco E. Hooley, dnughter of the woll-known Chicago theatrical manager, was martied Inst. evening to Mr. Robert Fuller Hurlburt, of Minneapolis.’ ‘The \ceremony ‘was performed by Archbishop Feehan,” ——During the year ending Moy 91, 1881, 540,097,000 feot of marchantable umber were cutin Minnesota, 115,775,000 feat in Missis- Sipp!, 245,890,000 feet In. Alabama, 203,054,000 An Florida, and 274,440,000 fect in Texas, ——It is thought thit tho House Committee on Approprintions asorganized by Spéaker Kelfer will’ bo somewhat more Mberal ian tho last Appropriations Committee, Hiscock, Robeson, Cannon, Burrows, Cox, and Black- burn are regarddd as liberal men.» ——Tho! Corisus” Bureau «has, issued 2 bulletin showing that thers wns stand(ng on ‘the Bist day of Muay, 1880, .80,010,000,000 fect Vf inerchantable pine !n- Minnesota, 24,9765,- 900,000 feot In Mississippi, 21,192,000,000 feot in Alabainn, 6,615,800,000 fect in Florida, ant 67,508,600;000 fevt in Texas. , terday, Ile held five Inquests,. Ono was a cago of auicitle, three word cases of death by aceidént, while the enuse of-the- Aft death, tlint of Mr. Tappor, or Hammond, Ind., who dled Jast‘Tuesday In the office of tho Sov- Weim Brothers, entisis, remains undeter- dulued, sat F ‘Vhe Senate confirmed the following nominations ‘yesterday: Ex-Senator Edger- ton, ta-be Chlef-Justice of Dakota; Jesse Spaliding,; Collector of Customs ,at, Chi- cago; Plerre C, Van Wyck, to be Superin- tendent of the Assay, Offics at New York; J. ‘B. Eckfeldt, to-be Assayer of the Mint at Phitadelphits, 1 Tho bollers in a flouring-mnill at Toledo, O., owned hy A. A. Taylor, exploded yester- day afternoon, kiMng the second engineer, _ Louls Monnat, and dainaging, the bullding and machinery to the extent of $6,000, James Mannahan, a brickmason, was killedgyester day at Toledo by the caying-In of a sewor in which he.was at work, . Bie, ——Ching Tao Jn, the new Chinese Minix- ter to Washington, and successor to -Chun La Pin, arrivedtin Chicago yesterday ‘ac. companied by his suite, ‘The new Minister 1s Ugscrlbed ns an Intelligent and progressive ‘man, ‘Leis also commissioned ns Minister to, Spain and Peru, ‘and will visit those , countries once every your. —A deputation of-the cotton merchants, Importers, and brokera of Havre waited on the French Stinister of Commerce yesterday and pregeuted hin with a petition sotting forth that the commercial treaty existing be- twéon France and Belgium contains regret- able concessions, and, energetically urging tho refusal of any fresh concessions to En- alnnd. inte ‘ . ~—From correspondence botween ex-Post- master-General James and Col, Bliss, pub- lished fn our goltmns’ this morning, It ap- pears that theré is no Intention to abandon the prosecution of the atar-route thieves, On the contrary, In addition to the criminal prosecution, {¢ fs propused to-bring elvil sult to compel some of the starrouters to dis- gorge thelr plunder,’ , * + ~—~Threo masked robbers entorod tho residence of Mra. Mather at Norwood Park near thls city: yesterday morning and took therefrom $00.t money and a quantity of valuable jewelry, ‘including two-: gold watelies, some diamonds, ete, ‘The rufians brutally wultreated Sins. Mather, her daugh- ler, Bir, Abbey, and Mrs. Shaw, o yisitur, , They have not been captured, Col. Clowry, Buporlutendent of tho ‘Carriers’ Department of the Chicago Post. Oifice, says that the forco employed under hia .Js entirely inadequate to the present needa of tho service. ‘The mall service ‘has incronsed 23¢ per cent since Inst June, and it requires, ie says, elghteen additional clerks and thirty addittonal carriers to efilclently and promptly perform the service. * +—The Virginia House of Delegates passed fn bill yesterday relleving o large number of members of the ‘first fainiiles*? of disabilt-_ ties Jucurred by violation of the luw against dueling, “Among tho distinguished persons to whom the bil. applies ate Sunator-vlect Riddleberger, Congressman George D, Wise, Gen. Peyton Wise, and Col, Richard Fy Beirne. ‘The bill was passed notwithstands Jing the protest of a number of ‘eminent dir vines. ‘. 7 —~—Sogretary Erellughuysen seul a dis. patch yeaterday to Charaéd'A aires Mot nan, of 8b. Petarsbyre, saying that the Pres- “Gdent desired hin (Iloifmau) ta jake, pro- vislong for the rellef and return’ at tho ot- “ ficers and inon of the Jeannette and to cable : uromptly the amount of credit regurced, and “Se would bo forwarded by the Bocretary of the Navy; also, te cable what steps can bo tnkon for the rescue of the crew of the thiss+ ng bont, male ot ‘ ae —Thero, is Nery general dissatisfaction among Congressmen At, the make-up of tha Congressional comuilttees, ‘Tho Western Representatives say that tho East has re- celverd the most important Chairmanshivs, and tho Ilon’s share of the good committecs, ‘Ihe. Now York men are angry bechuse New York Js not tepresouted on the Commerce Committec, and the Southern members say that thelr sectionh as not hnd suMctent recdp- nitton, The Pennsylvanians alone are hoppy. Se ae Vee —The Suporintendent of tho Now. York Produce Exchange yesterday recelved a dis: patch from San Antonio, Tex., stating that 90,000 pounds of beef will be shipped.from that point to New York between yesterday and the tst of Januaty, The beet will tio shipped from New York to..France, where the demand Is very gteat at the present time, on account of the exiating prejudice ngainst Amerlean pork. Large orders for beef have been: recelved from Paris by New York dealers, = fe a ——The seizure of the papers, books, and other property of the Pullman Company.by the Montreal authorities fs based on the charge that the cnrs of that corporation used In Canadn havo been repatred In Chicago, Detroit, and other potnts, of the United, States; that tho material used was subject to duty under the Dominion Iaws;. also that the ears have been furn{shed in the United States with artl¢les dutlable In Canada; and, generally spenking, that the Dominfon has been finproperly kept out of its Inwful cus- toms dues to the extent of tens of thousands of dollars, . -—Tho Election Committe’ appointed by Speaker Keifer yesterday Is looked on as strong and sgeressive,and it Is expected that bofore the session 1s ‘over the commit- teu’s Inbors and investigntions will: result In, the ousting of severnl Southern Bourbons who'have obtained seats through bulldozing, tissué-ballots, and vain tricks and dark ways, Its Chatrman, -Calkins, ot Indlana, has no love for’ tha, Southern ways of ballot-box stating, neithor.has Pettibone, of Tennes- bee; Paul, the Virginia Rendjuster, or Jones, the ‘Texas Greenbacker. tazleton, of Wis- consin, and ‘Thompson, of. lowa,. are also Jouked on as good nien. —Dr. Frank H, Hamilton, of New York, was examined in the Guiteaa ease yesterday. ifs evidence was unfavorable to’ the pris- oner, bearing, as it did, agalust the theory of, Insanity. Dr,‘ Worcester, of Salom, Mass., swore that tie, did not belleve the prisoner in- sane, Hu belleved- Guiteau ‘was fully re- sponsible for all his acts. This witness was quite: positive, and his testimony was very dumnaging to the nssasiun, who was outrageously insolent and impudent. He ac- cused the witness of having accepted a bribe from the prosecution, denounced Scoville, Mrs, Scoville, and Col. Cofknill, interrupted, blosphemed, and-mado himself an unmitigat- ed nulyance, : ——The Paymaster's: train on the Wiscon- ‘| sin Division ofthe Northwestern Railroad was wrecked yesterday morning at the draw over the North Branch of the Chicago, Rivet near North avenue. The engine, in which were the engineer, flreman, and conductor, plunged into the. river, ‘The fireman esenped, by jumping,: with -only. a few scratches, ‘Lhe : conductor: was erushed to death between the boiler-head TUE CIICAGO and the tender, and the engineer was rescued with the loss of a leg. ‘hp pay-car, on whileh were the Paymastor anu life qtaif and a lurge sum of money, remained on the track, with the forward end mounted ‘on ‘the. tender, which stood four or tive feot out of water, Spiker Kelfer wiurbuncett thé Houss | committees, yesterday, ;The' following. wilt be Chairmen of the more {portant commit- tees: Ways and Means, Kelley of Pounsyl- vanin;. Banking .and’ Currency, Crapo of Massnchusetts;' “Appropriations, Wiscock; Elections, Calkins of Indiana; Judiciary, Reed of Maine; Commorte, Pago of Catifor- nla; Agriculture, Valentine of ‘Nobraskae; Foreign Atala, Willlains-af Wisconsin; Military Affalrs; Henderson of Ulinois; Naval Altatrs, Harrls “of ‘Massachusetts; Post- Ofice, ‘Bingham ‘of Pennsylvania; Public Lands, Pound; . indian Affatrs, , Haskelt; Rallways and Canals, Townsend of Ohio; Public Buildings and Grounds, Shaltenberger of Pennsylyanin; Pacific. Railroads; UUnzel- ton; Education and Labor, Updegratt of Ohlo; Claims, -Crowley; Mileage, ‘Jorgen- sen; Civil-Service Reform, Orth. .The Ways and Means Committee 1s ‘strongly protec- tlont&t, containing, busites Chairman Kelluy, Randall, Russell Errett, MoKiuley, Hubbell, McKee, Carilsle, Morrison,’ Spear," Kasson, sadDinnell,, pen tty _—Senator Beck yesterday Introduced 1 resolution in the Senate directing the Secro- tary of tha Treasury to furnish the Sonata as sobn as possible the present rates- of “duties Imposed by France'nnd Germany op goods manufactured La tlie United States and im- ported into those countries, espeetally.on the various articles:made 'of ‘wool, cotton, fron, and leather;'also to Inform the Senate what ditties are’ allowed to be: imposed’ on ike articles Imported ‘Into these conntrigs from Great Britaln,.. Senator, Platt suggested that the Inquiry.should be extended so ag to as- cortain what articles “of “American. manu facture are proliibited from Introduction {nto those countries.’ Sonntor :awley madg another ‘suggestion’ In fayor. of an, ex- tension of. the ‘Inqulry, .and ‘Senntor Sherman proposed ‘n modification so xs to- securo “Information » iu a tabulated form. ond:,thus facilitate Its preparation. Senator Morrill mado a farther sugKestion, Finally Beck agroed to accept all these sug- geatlons and embody.them tn his resolution, but objected.to an amendment proposed by Senator Hoar to Include in the desired Infor- mation the rates-of wages “pald In the coun- | tries named to the varloys: classes of work- mun, A’ debate enaued, in’ which: Senator | Hoar sounded. tho: pralscs of :tho present tariit system, whilen, he said, enabled Amer- jean operntives.“to put thelr children in schvols; to have their wives degently clu, and to have thelr wilnds tree to chijoy the luxuries . ‘of, social Jife. ‘Ta do’ that, he - suid,” the’ pregeut rate of wages must be ynaintained, Beck’ ropiiud. In kind to Tgar's argiunent, and sald that the coinparatively high wages! of the American workinin, did nos ounbis! him to buy more of the nucessfries and: come; forts of jite than“ito the joy wages of the English’ workingmans. whergupon Dawes’ interposed by asking why thé English work-, Angmauaid, not tay at home, and Beck re- plted that it was ‘because the. United States Government could give hin 820 agros of the dbobt land in ‘the world, whoreas the British Goverment could not give hitna footot land, ——— an AN OFFICER'S HARD LUCK. Kuocked Down and Robbed Whllo Ka coring wu Prisoner to the Depot. :~ Bpeclat Dlavateh to The Vaicacv Tribune. Decatur, Ml, Deo. wi—Last ulent at about 11 Polock, while A, W. Dut, Doputy-yhoritt ‘ot Cuys County, Michtgan, wus on bia way to the depot with a privoner named O. 8. Heck In cute tody, ba was appronchod frum ‘beuind by two meu und knocked sensuiosy ta the ground Wheb Dutt recovered cunsoiousuces bis prisonos assailants bud disappeared, und $170 and hig pockothuck nad leew staleay, The book, which: contuiped yuluably papers, Was tuund near the scone Of the absault bya laborer thly mornings ‘Buck fs charged with murder, the crime baying been commiltivd at Slarcullus, Meh. four yours gg. Luct'y howe 13 ut Dowaylac, Nich... an f THURSDAY... DECEMBER TRIBUNE: By ’ 22, —TWELVE , PAGES. . | Pauidelussed by the Bpeakor as a Denivernt, ‘does not'zo Into thelr entucttses, ant "n be | WASHINGTON. Public Attention Entirely Ab- sorbed by the Committeo Appointments. likely tu vote with the Republicans on fywny contested casos, ‘I'here is much gossipal the Committee on Commerce,” Townaindl and his friends wero greatly dissatistied. he should have. had it, but tfenderson Is satisttd withthe Chalrmanshlp of the Aftli- tary Congnities, : E Pie ATIEORETICATLY, ae the committéts*aro made tp solely in the PuUblio Interest athkyuith the den of ftnéss, controlling all ‘selectlass,... In’ practiev, tho first clement to.control {4 tyg-rewnrd of thoso whose combinations elected n2 Speakers. suc- ondly, the clating which membershgye trom Jength of sorvice; and Instly, spectal; tite. ness" fur partleular pinecs and the gdn- oral Interest... .‘Thess are not rates: or custoing whieh Spunker Keltor orlginated, but which have long existed, and in; the fol- lowing of which: he, Is sinply treading tho bentun path. ; 1¢ is well-known: thet at the Inst momunt {nthe Speakerahip contest DON CAMENON APPEARED. : on the scona and turned the Pefnsylvanis delegation, which was supposed td bo nearly solid fur My, Hiscock, over to Gon. Keifor. Ohfo or course stoud solidly by him,as did Wisconain, and: tite Pachic Const members entered the contest vigorously ahd obtatned. imahy votes for’ thelr candidate. ‘The’ work +of Mr, Cameron. was regardetl, as thd decisive work, Mr. Robeson, of: New J dréey, became his. representative, and’ it has been well-known for a week that ho Jlins been the one whose Influence has been \erenter tlinn any other iti arranging the cont. nilttoes, - It was the Jntluence rallied by Mfr, Cameron that defynted Uiscock for Speaker. So this samo clement continued thelr work upon him until @ fery late hour lastnight, i the hope of throwing him off, even ss Chalr- man of Appropriations. But this clement did not eucceed, as Speaker Kolfer refused to yleld any further. With few exceptions tho committes-list, as itstood {Inst midnicht, re muined until the aunomucement today, : MR. KETONUSy - of New York, for curtain reasons was tran! ferred“from .the Committe of “Ways, and Means, where he had boen nssigned, to the: Comulttes of | Appropriations, and Gov. Young, of Ohio, who insisted -Srohmly that he did not want the Committee ‘of ‘Cinima, -a comnilttes which! involves no aml] degree of work, was gratified to find, when the an- nouncetnent’ was made, that he had been tranafetred to thé Committee of Patents, In -{ other’ respeats’- tho Chulrinanships _ wore substantially os announced Inst night. In -.. regard, . to the” Committee of Ways and Means, the fact: that Pennsylvania has: three members, Inchuting: the Chairman, fs yery eeneraily criticised as glving.an undte prominenco In a committes of this character: to 1 most extreme high tariff State, % 5 - “ “MI. NOBESON'S SKILLFUL Wouk was plalnly through the coniposition of the Comunittes of Approprintions, tha Committeo on Naval Affulrg,.and the Committee upon the Expenditures In the Navy Department, Therg isa very strong Impression that theso committees have been managed with respect to securing: harmony and cobperation upon the subject of rebullding x navy. ‘This sub- ject oxoites about us much comment as any other connected with the composition of the committees. Olio is woll represented on the Ttupublican’stde of the Comulttee of Appro- “printions and Ways and Means, and Gen, Le Fevre,; on Appropriations. will doubtless bo found a-working member, -one ‘who will vote enrly aud often for liberal appropria- tlons far all those great enterprises which’ aro likely, to present themselves for recoguls thon at the doora of the present Congress, Mr. 'Lowsisend, of Onlo, folt himself entitled to the Coinmitteo én Commerce, anda In this opinion he had avide support, but “MR, PAGE, OF CALITORNIA, ais had performed sugh services In connection with the electioniof Speaker, ns:to make jt iraposslble to sccominddate Mr. ‘Townsent, and sothls Important committee went to tho Paaltic Cuast, Olito has Important positions 6n Appropriations, Ways ‘and Means, Com- nidree, and.-Paolfic: Raltroads,, and has the Chalrmanship of -Rallwoys ond Canals, District. of Columbia, * Revision of Laws, and Patents, “New England hag: the eimportant. Committecs’. of ‘the Judiciary, | Banking. and Currency, and Naval-Aftnirs, Geographiently, the dl- vision, of power In the coinmlttes “seems to bo vory fairly distrlbuted,s In spite of the dissatisfaction amoug a numbér of members, the work seems to be about as‘well done as It could be, considering the great variety of restrictlous imposgd by.custom and the:ef- fects: of. an “election, upon ‘ny Speuker.~ The work would, doubtless, have been more sat- Conkling’s Hand Falls Heavl- ly on Chicago, Where’ ' ‘He Fell. Illinois, the ‘Third ' State, Given a Long Row of : Back Seats, Ungracious Treatment of Some of the Oldest Congressmen in the House, The West Given Over, Bound Hand and Foot, to the East, New York and Chicago, Leading the Trade of the World, Left Off , the Commerce, The Financial .Committees, However, Reasonably Favorable to the Silver Dollar. Rather Unhappy Evldonces of Kelfer’s Gratitude to Ponnsylyania, Wis- .consing and California. Proceedings of Senate and House, with Adjouroment to Jan. 6—Star RontesSpalding, : 1G IKEIFER’S COMMITTEES. - THE FEELING LAST NIGHT. ~ Bpecral Disputch to Tne vhicago Tribune. Wasmwyaros, D.C., Dec, 2t.—A Sponker fs’ seldom pronounced successful in tha aglec- tlon of his coninittees oi the day of thelr au- nouncemont, and Speaker Kelfer Js recolving | the: usual-eongratulations from. thoso who ‘are satisted, and the rather warm conduii- nation - of thoss who are-disappointed. A enreful oxamination of the Net will show that the obligntiona of a Spenkership cam- palgn sre numerous and exacting, and that the result often ‘fs that small mun are put in large places, white men of long, service, and distinguished ability aro left in-rettrement and in unimportant places. Thore are soe notable Instances of this In the committees an. nounced today. Pernapsnot more, however, than are usual, forthe tine has yet to come when committees arc’ framed in accordance with the merits, abilities, and experience of the members composing them, and avitna Speaker enters upon the important work of organizing the committees without, having inetrred any obligations or having madé any Pledges. Very few of the. memberg aro as yot inclined to express thelr opiifdiy on«tho organization of the committees, preforring to walt vday or two and’ ninke a careful analy- als of the Ist before; plucing themselves .on record, Those who do give any opiniogs.on, the subject confine, themselves principally, to tho effect on cortgli Jocalities apd" tho -treat- ment Of certatn delegations, “Frei, A PROMINENT WESTERN REPRESENTATIVE sald this afternoon, “It Is a yery strange and unsatisfactory organization, While the West hag not much reason to compluin of non- representation In Chairmanships, nor even in imbortant places on the various cofnmit-. tees, It sennndt “be snid- to have--beon treated , fairly, Kelfer’a) friends; *rathor than the representative. men of the geation have been given good places. . -Page,. of California, and {lazleton and Pound, of Wisconsin, who really made’ Keifer Speaker, haye been rewarded, and they are charged to the. Wear, They should bo credited ‘to Kelter’s . Spenkership debts. © ‘There’:-aro, abundant evidences,” continued this gentie- man, "in the orgauization of the conituitiess of tha bargulns driven with Kelfer by those out | Tho: friends of ‘Henderson, of Iilinois, ‘ray~ F egntton ave ‘entise to remomber that | Expenditures in the State Department; a thoy wetesVery notive. fof the Sprakorghlp }-minor committes, although Kasyon 8 scoond lcandidapy wr itd not stlocoed, Davia nleo | on Ways and Moans, which {ts constdéred imate tor Mines and Mintz, x conimittes to j equal to'm committes Chairmanship, Hut cwhieh aritimber of bills that he has intro- | Towa supported an unsuccessful canitl- duced Imayhten referred, we _ | daté for Speaker, .'Tho following. are + 5 WYINAt. FANWELD Jows nssigninents In: jdetail:: © Repub- has vorydbhErvason to: be dlasatisfied with | Jicans—MeCold, Judiciary, Milltary Affatras iis aeslau fonts, and tho cunstituency which hé: ropredélits’ may jiratly complain. . Tis servied inthe cHouse, and “his business ax pertenco, déserted differant treatment. Ile, nt least, might have oxpected t6 have been placcd on the!Committee ofBanking and Curroney, ware he forinerly served, or on the Commerco'Poinmnlites, 705 reptesonting In part tho comitereial ifatiufsctures of tho West, But {Mliiols, altlidugh the third Stato | in tho Unton, atid the edntry of Inke and rall- ‘road naylzatiah)) heft been given a single splace on tho Coryrirbreu Committeo. iy (SUBIWIN Farwoll, Pacific. Railroads; Updegratt, War Clatma; Deering, Chalrman of Expenditures iu Btate Departments, Indian Affaire; Thomy- aon, Electtons, Claima; Cutts, Public Bulld+ Kaason, Ways and Means, Yorelgn Affairs, Civil Service; Wopburn, Penstuns, Public Lands} Carpenter, Agriculture; Misslastppt ‘Levees. ‘Theé following aro a, ‘THE MINNESOTA ASSIGNMENTS!” { Tepublicans—Dunnoll, Ways and Means, Foreign Affairs; Strait, Publle Lands, Ohair- man of Milttins Washburn, Coinage, Weights, and Measures, Commerce. PENNSYLVANTA. * SHE 19 STILL SOLID FOR KEIFER. + Bpectat Dispatch to The Cheago Tribune, , . Wasuixotos, D, C., Dee. 3t.—-Pennaylva- nia, by turning over her sovontecn Repub- Itcan votes to Kelfer, secured his eleation to the Speakerslilp, and, In the organization of the committyes today, the Stute received an ample reward. Pennsylvaniy | acts’ four Chalrmanships, -threo positions on the Ways and Mvans,Committee—places which are al: most equal'to Chalrmanships—ntid, in -addl- tion, the State ls represented of every Im- portant committee. A noticoable fact In ay Pee 1s mado Aécond: on .Censua-and Education. ‘There le fenannable exetiso for not nak- |e ing Shey; AiyeChateman of the Census Goin- mittes. Hb\J6, the one. Repubiiean momber Inthe Hungerwho. hag’thoroughly studied thé subject 6f*tho consus and the apportloh- ment.” Ho wag the authbrof the bill in the Inst Congress: 4a hich ‘tho. majority of Re- ythotnsupport, and Is the only ‘oni sefsThal oxaminnligh, {8 ablo to répregent, ono. sidé,d£ the apportionment question as My, Cox wilt probably represent tho other. “But Prescott; ‘New York Suulwart, ts ‘given the Chairmanship of’ the | Cerfsts over Sherwin, although he wh elected hint Speaker, In the first-pluce, there'ly the State of: Pennsylvania, broughit over by Cameron from Hiscock, to’ whom it was pledged, Penysylvania gots three votes In the Ways and Means , Committee, ‘,Includ+ ing the Chairmanship, and the Chalrmansliips of several more ‘cummittecs, * Wisconsin, which was strongly lu favor of Kelfer, Is sut- ficiently rewnrded.. Pago, of ‘California, gets- tho Commerca Committee, = Pacheco the Private Land Cinims, . Huzleton - the Paelfic Rattroads, and Pound, of Wisconsin, Public Lands, No one can soy thesearo with- out thelr reward, I¢ will rdquire an analysis of the llut to show Kivfer’s disposition to- ward tho Stalwarts and Ialt-Breeds,.”? Tho same gentleman, In polnting out what, he | considered = * ta 8S ee THK UNFAIRNESS OF TIE ORGANIZATION called attention to the treatment of the'State of Dhnols, ‘This State, he sald, was pecullar- | ly placed. It Was slighted in the Chalrnan-: ships of the more liuportant committees, and given two or thros unimportant oncs, whils, the principal men in the ..delegatlon were shoved aside on misior” ‘conimit- tees and new men pub. forward * to plages not dug them, ‘Hlo-fnstanced Far- avell, of Ghicago, a brainy man, with a large ‘experlonce and a knowledge of ‘affairs, who is given the tfth place qn the Post-Onice and Post Roads and amino placaon another sitiall committes, while Dietrich (, Sinith, anew muember, had the second place on the Com. wulttoe on Banking and’ Curreney, a comult- teo on which Mr, Farwell ling long served ti. foriner Congresses. Other. gentleman, while not sy outspoken ur glying au much attontion to the general result, expressed dlinptlafac: tlon with the several. parts of tho organiza- tion, pice Seer SS A TYPE OF TINS CLASS ‘OF CNITICS *, was Ryprosentative Taylor, of .Ohig, who was elected to sudeoed Grrfell, as an Ohio min, and friendly to. Kelfer, Ue was: ovl- dently disposed to look at, the netlon of tho Spunker in the beat ght ‘yet ho was not ul | together sntistled, Mo thought Kelfershould haye given the Chairmanship of the Com- anereo Connittes te ‘Townsend, of Ohio,vho was tha only Republican, membot ef, this coumittes iu the Lorty-sixth Cangress who ' was retlucted. He thought tho glving of the place to = , : Isfactory If ‘Mr. Rébeson had been conalder- ably Jess prominent in the matter, , DISSATISFACTION, _ Tothe Western Astoctated Pree «| -Wastttnxatox, D. 0,, Dee, 81.—The campo-" altion of the Houso committees fe ‘tho all-ab- sorbing tople.of discussion’ tonight, especial- ly amoung ‘members :of Congress, and,“al- though there is always. «dissatisfaction and grumbling, no matter how the committess are framed, there appénrs. to be more on this oc- caslun than usual. . Firat, the West con- pining that the East got control of the must Influential .committecs. .New York 1a. dis- satlstidd because she has no representative on the Commerce Comunittee, Now Yori members speak of iho great portor that clty, whore the butt of the dmporting - business ts done, and think ita shame the State has uo Voice in the Commerce Committeo, — WHAT WH.GOT, . Wi DID NOT GET MUCH. |. Spactat Dispatch to The Chteaco ne, Wasinaton, D. ,, Dee, 31.—Tho follow- , ing ig tho position, which ‘the llinols mem- bars Hold on the committecs; Li REPUBLICAN MESIDENB, "Aldrich, second ‘oi ‘Territories; Davis, fifth on Milhtary Aitqire, second on Mines and Alfntug, fourth on Educatloy and Labor; : Farwell, alxtl on: Post-Otticcs and Post Roads, fourth on expenditures In Pogt-Onlee Department; Sherwin, second dn Edueation and Labor; Hawk) third on- Multia; Ien- derson, Chairman of Milltury Aifnirs; Gute fer, third on tnvalld Penslous, ninth on Age, rigulture; Payaon, eighth on Judiciary, Atth on Colnago, Weights, and Measures; Lawi, sdoond on Public Bialidings, sixth on Publio -Expouiditures; Mary, Chairman.at Pensions, fourth on Expondituresin War Department; Suilth; second on {Banking and Currency, ninth.on Claiuws;- Gannon, third on ‘Appro: prinuons, Chuirmanof Expondituroes in Post- {Oflice Departmorit; Thowds, fourth ou Naval Affairs, Chulrinan of Mlsslasippl. River lin- provement, Niinols thus gets four Chalr Tianships, only oneef which, the Military’ (Hendgraon), has generally been regarded 4 comuilticn of the first gradé.. ‘Thera Is sucht a demand for Improyeuent of hae THE MIags@IPPL MVER, ++ *. however, that Thomas will be likely. to alive more Importance than usual to tho ; Missle alppl River Siuprovement. Comnuities, At- drich retains his position on ‘Territories of the lust Congross, and {8 promoted’ one, and Guta, besides, the Chi{rmauship of tho ‘Com-: mittenon Enrolled Bills, which Is q’egitintt- sto of g good deal of, {inportangy,"'as upan thé.care of the membors of, thls committes the Interglty-of legislator devout, twas {ia grent monsure dyyito Mr. Aldricn’s ex- uplon in the closing hours of 9 former Cou- gress Ju, rusyiug the appropriation: bill thyough their eugrossment withont: error that ani extia weaylon-. was avoided by tha fullure of esyontial biUs. \ GEORGE DAVIS. fi has « better nsalument than he did ier} PAGE, aie? n.now man on the committes,: was.not exactly,’ the . proper thing to do,: though: Page (wag entitled, to, recognition by’ tho: Speaker. for ‘hiv’ services fu‘ “hls” bo- half, Judge ‘Taylor thought a Western want should have Had the Coinmittes.on . Mines and: Mlutng’ instead of Yan: Vorlily, of Now York. ‘(he Democrats are, dlasatls- dud, for numyrons reasons, with, the imagner in which thelr ropresentation’ an ‘tho, come, anittees was apportioned. They say thoy uve only three members on the Wats and Aleuns Committee, as Randall f9,an pltra pre- twctioniat, aud not In ascura with Democratic ideas on the questions likely to come befero the committee, and Speer, of Georgia, Who ig clussed by the Speaker as a Domocrat,dpos not av into the Democratic cations, aud 1s RKALLY 4 PROTEOTIONISI Randall, when he was placed pu lyvalld Pen: Slons, He,goes to tie Military Coruuilitee, > | position with which, failing to get a Chalrs On the Comuittes-on Privileges and Eleo- | maushtp, he will pathaps bo satisfed.. Mrs tluas, algo un fiuportant committee for them, | Davis and other meniYors of the Ltinoly del~ ‘ 4 ( celyes buts ono. Ghalrwopsbly—Dooring, of, connection with tho distribution of the State ropresentationts the treatment of Bayne, the only Republican In the delegation who held out from tho conference at which Cameron turned the Stato delégation over’ from ‘Ills tock to Kelfer, * , t BAYNE, . waa, wot s:6 | mombur ‘of that conmiltés In the Inst Congress,’ Hondorson agreed to be Chatrman of the Commilttes ot Commerce, but, instead, Is given the Chalr- manehip of Military, n place which -Anson McCook, of Now Yark, hud expected to rev evive, But NowYork men say tha¢ Me oe McCook ‘g has been too pronuunced tn his hostifity-to Conkling, and that the Conkling influence was exerted to prevent him from reesiving this National: promotion. AlcCook, conse-; quently, fs sent to peddle: bouqnels from the Congressional nosegay-fnctory as Chairman of the Committee ‘on! Library, a. position to which Sunset: Cox was nssigned In_ the inst Congress, when’ Randall endeavored to dis- graco him. .Gen, Henderson, although not na member. of tha Milltary Committeo in the Jast Congress, . was, by long. service -and - ability, entitled to - ar’ ‘Im: portant. Chairmaneblp, . Marsh -had "hoped tobe made Chairman of Military Affairs,.but instoad Is sent/toythe Chatrmanship of Pen- slons, a committes which has . charge of ‘all pensions oxcept those arising front the War of the Rebelllon. .Judge Payson has re- eelyed tho very {mportant appointment of n membor of the Judiciary, something unusual fora now juember, Lewis, who wants a public building nt Peoria, will be glad to go to the, Public Building Committee. Smith has received’ important asslguments fora new inember,- and the now members In Iill- nols genorally have been better served than amtnor position on ¢ho Conmittes on: Mil- Stary Affairs and the Committee on Militia, while Brumm, 9 new Greenback member from’ Pennsylvania, who did go Into.the conference atid supported ‘Ketter, fs given positions on the Committe. on Banking and Currency and on the Revision of the Liwa. Following {3 a llst of the Republicans of tha Stute, with tho comtilttees to which they have been assigned: ae. Bs és REPUBLICANS. | el Bingham, Chairman of Post-Oflices and Post-Roads, Mints and Mining; O'Nolll, Ap- Propriations, Expenditures In Navy Depart- ment; Kelley, Chnirman of Ways and Means; Harmer, Nayal Affairs, Pacific Raitroads, Expenditures in Navy Departinent; Ward, Commerce, Mileage; Gottschalk, Agriculture, Muanufacttires; Sinith, War Claims; Seran- ton, Publle:Bulldings, Expenditures in Treas Pury Departient; Bramm, Banklig and Cur- rency, Revision of Laws; arr, District of Columbia, Expenditures in’ Stato Depart mount; Jadwin, Reviston of Laws; Walker, Expenditures in Post-Oflice -Doyattinent; Errett, Ways and Means; Bayne, Military Affairs, Militia, Shatlunberger, Chairman of Public Buildings; -Fisher, Coinage, Welghts, and “Measures. “fhe ‘Pernsylvania delega- tlon, which abanddéned Hiscock tur Keifer, is certainly not without {ts reward, NEW YORK. - SHE ALSO Gor LEFT, \__. Svéetat Dunateh to The Checuyo, Teibunes: ‘Wasuinaton, Dec. 3t.—Naw York State gets four Chatrmanatips, two af which goto members of tho Stalwart fretlon, the third to Kelter’s strougest compotitor in the Speaker- ally race as a mnurk-of courtesy, and the fourth to the original Kelfer.mun in the dole- gation, McCook. iv needs but a comparison of the States of Pennsylvauia aud New York, ’ ie aecording to thelr repregentation onthe com- INDIANA, . mittee, to sev'the advantages gulued by the cee Ash phan : former Staty In-clecting, the Spouker, Fol- W. poids ree “ 6. "D Pereira inal. | Jowlng Jy the apportovment uf the Repub- ABINGTON, Die Mis Foes o indl+ | jeans of.the State.on committees, fron which ana nesigninents are theso: figuring.with tho Republicans: Hellinan, District. of Colum- rie Sins Deseret hue bin, Expenditures in Treasury Department; ‘Hyatt Sith, the Greenback preacher, 1s. ro Browne, Chairntan” of: Luvalld -Penstons; is Poolte, Post-OMlees and Post-Ronds, Claims; | Warded for Roluz into tie Reyublionn cate. Pierce, ‘District: of, Columbia; Orth, Chairs. 4 % 4 :) _ tuittees, “Smith, District of Columbla, Pub- a OF OWI Scevice “Retorn, Sent fe Ne Buildings; MeCook, Chairiian of Library, olen Liat tcaaaet Lek 5. | Milltary Adulrs; Javubs, Electlons; Hiscveic, Public Exponditures; Stole, -Mtary, Af- | Chatrinan”’ uf Appropriations; — Ketohuin, fairs, Expenditures Jn War Department, | Appropriations, Naval Affairs; Richardson, Ponsfons; Calkins, Chalemnn ‘of Etectons, | Connerce, Indian Aftalrs; Dwight, Public ‘Mines and aulnine Ss BDeRAaS < Lands, Rallwaya and Canals; Van Vorbis, Cobb, Public“Lands, Mileage: ‘Stockshtay er. Chairman Mines and Mintug, Territories; » mes Ber. | Hammond, Manufactures; Pucltic Railroad; Manufactures; Holuan,.War Clana, Orth 3 = in greatly disuniisfed with his assignment, aint cg Sleiwes Wood, Puts fnd he has xvod reason to be.~ He is the only Republican meinber in ‘the present Hause of the entire 146 who has ever served as-Chaire than of this committee In Conaroas; He was, ton years on the Foreign Affairs Comittee, Te was for two, years Chairman of ft, and, during: that time, he adjusted. the’ entire Cousular system, and the bill “by which this was done Is now known as the Orth bill, “He represented his country abroad, and fs now ammadé second on’ the. Forelgn Affalrs Com- nilttée; \whera Mr, ‘Williams, of’ Wisconsin, whi served widor himn'in the Forty-tifth and Was nota wember of the Foreign Affairs Coinmittee atialfin tho fast Congress, is made Chalrunp of ‘tho’ conimittee. . -AMfr,.Orth sont to the Spenker today, whan the comumltteo Was read, a note protesting hgainst tho wrong dohe hin and his pedple, There Iso report that Mr. Orth will: decline ‘service on this comwmitige, ame ; te ie . WISCONSIN. A “+ HER QuID.pro-quo, | * Breciat Dispatch to The Chicage. Treating, Wasninaton, D, 0,, “Deo, 2,-Wisconain fared vory.well Inthe distribution of com- “mittes appointments, and the members.from that State have dvery reason to congratulate thomselves: that they wore tho first’ to die- eqyor Bir, Kelfer us.0 Speakotsh!p candidate, and carnestly and succcastully espodéed his cause, tis a matter of ‘chrrept mosglp that Kullor.was lirst suggested ‘a8 a Speakership candidate In- a, serles of dinners ‘givin here Inst “Winter, <at which © the’: Wiscon- sain: members who have Chatrmanships toilny, “and: the, Piiclfle” Coust” Repub- Icana, .ajky,.of .,wliom, . have... Chale manshipa’ ‘today, -!were . the prominent Busts. However thatuay be, Mr. Willigins, of Wisvondin, Is Chairmen of: the Foreign \Atfairs Comittee,’ Hazelton Chairman - of iPicltic Raltroads, Pound Chaltman of Public wanda, while’ Caswell hase poyluon on the ‘Approprjations, Coumuittde, whigh Is rogard-: ed as oquivalent tda Ciilimanstip,- ait tyalgo fourthon Patents, and Guenther. has the Important nssigpfdbnt to ‘the Conmittoe the old ones,** ee CANNON cortainly was entitled to an {myortant Chatr- manship.. Altogether, the , Illnols elder monibers, 28 8 whole, are not well pleased with their assignment, and donot think that thelr great State ag been well treated, especially in view of the; wonderful good fortune of Wisconsin, The foltowlng are the assignindntsof +; “ . % TUE ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS? Singleton, Public Bulldings; Springer; Post- Offices and Post-Ronda, ‘Printing; Moulton, Elections; Moulton, Mileage; Sparks, MIM- tary Affairs, Expenditures. of. tio War De- partinent; Morrison, Ways and Means; Yownshend, Judiciary, - WAYS AND MUBANS. ~ . THY GREAT COMMITTEE, + « Bpditat Li! ‘ty ‘Tne Uhieuge Trtoune, © Wasninerox, D: 0, Deg, 2L—Lhe com- talttee which will excita tne mest comment ty the Comuiittes on Ways and Means... Lt Js acommittes which Is likely. to favor. a red, {ently ‘hlzh’-protective tariff, “and .where even the'comniidsion plan” ty ikoly «to. tind fow frietids,”; There never hos’ been a com: mittee su strongly organized, Ju -tho “Interest Blata:, the: days of LALIT, 5." ant Le. connittss could nok, hive.,,besny, more. ratlienlly protection had it heen.seleoted.by Thad Sux veus, There ore three members from Pen sylyanio, two: Repablicans und one Demo- erat, all pronounced in favor-vf: protection. Tho revenue-reform element ‘in the Ropub- + ,-{ Mean party is without representation‘on this sy Committed; uitless Kasson nay be considered Za to répresent the views of that school; but it was clafihed Ja.tha Sponkorshlp campaign that hig views had undergona: some change, or had been milsunderstood,: and that. be ought - nob to be opposed, oven in Pennsylvania, on account of ‘aly opinions. he may hold onthe tartif. question. -As'to ‘the Domocrats, Speer, of Georala, aswell ns Randalt, fs sald to: lean towards protection, sothatIn.polut of fact therd are but thice mor In the cormittee—Lucker, Carlisle, and Morrison—who are opposud to a high’ tariff, while: Tucker bimsolf jn tho Inst two Con- greases hag.tekdu pains to seo to. it that suntach, a. cummercial’ production of Vir- alvin, should rocutye very much moro than Incidental’ protection, ‘Tho ‘cauinilttec, in ‘short, is one from which the protévtionlsta huyo nothing to fear, * ee oof IPKINDEY, OF OUTO 225.” favors a mouification of the tariff, and, be Jluyes that the present system is incongruous and should be made more homogenvous; but his speuches at the tarlif conventions in Chi- cago and Now York rocently show that he ts to bo regarded a3 -a man of. idvanded views on the tarlif, and is likely to take & prominent part herenfter in tha front ranks of the ad- vovates of the protective doctrine, Hubbell, of Miclgan, will not bé Iikely to be recreant to the, tarlif views of ‘that State, - Kas- kell,.-of | Kansas, although |: from.” an agrioultural . State, . Is “known! to be an earnest suppurter of tho tariff system, Rtussell, of « sfassnotusetts,* hitwelt largely Interested in tariit measures, wns noted jn the last Congroas for tha-direct: opposition ‘whioh be made to any attempt to change we tariff in auy respect, particularly as to paper, Russell Errett, of Penasytvauia, ts the repre- sentative of tho: fron“ Intervsts and. the smouthplege of. the Canierony Altogether, oven the ‘makeshift-of « Tarlif-Cummisstou plan lg not Ikoly ta rocolvy'very niygh en- courngemont from such ‘a committee, ald It, tewalng to be aeen whether’ the cominittes, which in no sense represents the views of the’ majority:of the House upon.thoi turlit question, wil} be able to sugevestully obstruct all uttewpts to secure over the allghtest re- Melon of the tari, . Leary : TUE COMMITTES, MET TODAY: . rand organized, Maj, John M. Carson, lqug Washuigton correspondent of the’ New York Tines, was unaniiously elected clerk, Ho will resigu his position on the Timea and ac cops the now place. Mad. Qurson is enluently oli Cointmerce, « Ae) ISOMRTHING UNTADAL : for’ a new mypber, and Judge Humphreys [basa positionran. tha Jtidlolary Coninittva, Ati fast; Wieedhaln,-withy hur’ glx Repuplican momburs, hus three Ohalrmanshlps ang other Assiguinentaovhlely Are equal to three more, cece WILE IPLINOIg, ¢ with her thitteen: epitligan mentbers, has bub three Chatraiatiships, uot any-of which ofthe first rank ‘yg ,fpllowing” are the ‘Wiscousin asatynuients in detail: eo" Wisconsiy ‘REPEL ICANS, : Willianta, ChAtfman Forélyn Avairs, fourth ‘on Expenditutys in Stato. Department; Cas- syell, sixth” ou" Appropridtions; ‘Caswell, fousth on Patents; Hazelton, Chalrman of *Prelifo Nattroads, second on Elections, third, on Pr{vaty Jan) Claimas Guenther, tenth on Conimerce,- ith on Militias Humphreys, ntti}: pn’ -Judftlary; Pound, Chairman of -Publig Ladgy ‘tuitd ou Expenditures In PostsOilles “opattineut.» Of Wisconyin Delitpernts, ifivaptie gets on Borelgn Atfairs aud Bragg ou Miltary Affairs, , bare ramen yarn . SIPWATAND MINNESOTA. Gy sui, i IOWA x Uapectel Diivuted to ‘the OMcaee Dtduee, Pasundipy, ‘D, 0., Dec. 3.—lowa re- ings and Grounds, Private Land Ctalins;’ who is now gorving.his third term in Con-. gress, and who last spring was a promincnt, candidate for the United Slates Sonate, gots: of the nuierdus cases of; contest from tho track of Bouthern Congressincn ‘tonight, quite tired out by Atted for this very responsible posith has mado tho subject of finances, vs is veloped In the actual working of Troasne affnira; a matter of ‘close study for ninny yenra, and Is ono of tho best nuthoritles ‘lbon these questions in the Capital He ts ie sides, a gentloman of wide knowledge of public affairs, of high character and standin, and of the atrictest Integrity. He wantd te entiroly compotent to petform full duty ag a mombor‘of this teading committes, APPROPRIATIONS, : srENprinivrs, Bptetat Duapatch to The Unteagy Tritune, Wasitnatox, D. U, Dec. 91.—Tho Appr -printions Committee ts onethat wil not blnch ‘the pennics as cluscly as Randall's committer, did. ‘Pho Chairman fs Afr, Ulscock, nop withatanding the earnest fight. made agaings hiniby Stalwarts bechuse ho was a Half-Broog, and by Western men beenusy they clatined that the West showld dear the purse, Robo. son is second on this committer, as he fs on the Naval Committee, and te has besides the Chalrmansiip-of. the Committee on Naval Expenditures. » Cannon, © of — titnols, rething -INs., old pinco on Approprig. tiong, -" “Burrows, of '- Michigan, ig ‘promoted . to. this committee. ‘Thera ly no New England momber on tt. A curious fact In connection with It is that Atkins, of ‘Tennessee, who has beot Chairman-of the committes: for two Congresses, has been dropped down, and Blackburn and Cox both, made to rank him, Blackburn being given the leading place, ‘This is undoubtedly for the reason that |” | . _ATKING mado himself exceedingly distasteful to the Republicans, and ‘Is not more ciliclent than Blackburn arid Cox, Cannon, of Ltinois, ts the man who Wifi be likely to be the econo mist of this committee, Mr. Randall made this a very niggardly cheese-paring commit tee. Mr. Keifer has perhaps turned the tide too much Inthe opposit direction, At all events tho majority of the cominittee are inen quite disposed: to favor MUberil appropriations, hiniself of tho, position’ which membership on this committee will give bin to put bins self in’ tho’ front rank of the Democratic leaders: ‘The comnilitee, as a whole, Is ong likely to ‘make’ such Mberal appropilations that minrge surplus in tho Treasury will bo found nucessary, - 2: °° FINANOR, * ONE REDEEMING FEATURE, Speetdt-Diavatch to The Chteaga Tribune, Wasnryaton, ,D. ©, Dec. 21.—The Come mittees on: Banking .and Currency and:.on Coinage, although the Chairmen of both of fro committees the majority of which will not bein hatmony with the recommendatlun of the Adininistration with respect to silver certificates and‘the ‘sliver dollar, ‘There ara many new melt in'the Banklug and Currency Comittee, but-thaso who were consulted In-tho organization of this commlttes say that’ Crapo will be outvoted on mapy vital ‘points,’ The Banking and Cure - rency Committua’ ting for its Chairman Mr Crapo, or Massachusetts. He fs an Enstern sinule-standard, '‘dntl-sttver-dottar: man, but the ninjorlty of the ‘connittee, it is sald by those who are familiar with fits organiza ton, favor tho silver dollar, and will he reso lutely auposed ‘to the attack upon the curs rency by tho .recommendations of the Ad- mintstration, Sinith, of Ilinois, although ho has {troduced 4 bit to retire tie stivo" dollars.‘did not do this in any hostility t” diester dollars, but because he belleve ab ss Df apa ‘SILVER CERTIFICATES, which he would: Issue in wlace of theso dol lars, would bo & more conventent currency, He further annonces lilmself a3 a radical doubdle-standard wan, Brumm, of Penusyl vanta, Isa Gréenback Independent. Buck nor, of Mssourl, 1s one of the original sllver- dujlarmep., At.the head of. the,Committeo ori Colyugé, Welghts, ‘and’ Measures ‘Is Br. Fisher, of.-Pennsylvania, who, not uiany months ‘ago, made a ‘radical gold, single standard speech, but. tho friends of tho sliver doling, If they ook beyond , the Chalrman willting that he 1g tled hand ‘and fuot, BELFORD. OF COLORADO, one of the leading bimetailists In Congress, who has taken palus to Intorn himself as to the views with regard to silvurof every mem: ber of this committee, sny's that itis beyond qiestion’s strong biinetallic committee, and that the Chilrnian‘will be In avery stnall minority. in its 1t 1s, understood that Fisher was placed at the hend of that conuuittes “SIMPLY BEGAUSE DON CAMERON and ‘the other ‘Pennsylvania interests de ‘manded It, + Tho other members of this com- mitteo: show pretty cledrly that the recom: inéndations: of the Adminjstration with re gard to silver will not be favorably coneld- ered, , Belford, of: Culorady, for instance, is hiniself second on this committee. Steplens, ‘of Georgia, a’ pronouticed bimotallist, fs also on this conunittee, as ts Bland, of Missouri, tho father of the oriznal.Silver-Dullar bill. .BLEOTIONS,' CHALMERS TREMBLING. Spectat Disvateh ta The Chicago Tribuns, Wasuinaton, D. C,,- Deo, -2L—The Com, mitteg on E}votions has Veon. chosen with a spectal-view to thorough work In the matter ‘South, 1te Chairman—Calking, of Indians hus bucn.a,member of Uiat committe In two Congresses, and is an enthualast on tho sub- jects which will be before the committey this wintor, Ho has assuglated with him somo Btrong Republican lawyers, amouug them Judge Ramey, of Boston, Pettibone, of Ten- Neséve,‘a Southern Hapublican who has sul fored from bulldozing, will be an. able as sistant, Pal, of Vireinis, one: of. tha Re adjustors,- is. ‘on thiy comuittee, as fs Jones, of Texas, one’ of the men who Is con- sidered as Iikely to leads now movement in the Soythwest, and; who will be the Inde ‘pendent candidate for Governor in the next campaign, Hazelton, of Wisconsin, will uot bo lenient to the Sduthorn tesue-ballot-box- stuffers, nor wlll the hard-headed lawyer, Wait, of, Conneotieut, nor ‘Thompson, of lows, and oniedt the most radical opponcnts Awhicl “the Bourbons will haye u thelr efforts to retain © h 2-4) OHALMERS, OF SIBSTSSIPPS and. Wheeler, of Alagama, In thelr seats will be Sunes, of Texas, Indepesdent Groanback+ ar. Indeed, the Deinoerats clalia that they really havo but four votes on this committed Of fittesns: They cortalnty ean not rely will any confidence upon the Virginia Readjust ers for the 'Toxns or Missourl Independents, and the pradiction that,'while the Republle Atis HOW Nave One fess than a majority, De foro thonew yoarts faradvanclu that major Ity will be-conslderably tereased: by the ur suating of these who, though fraudulently elected, hold pertiticates from Southern dos erniors, ard Ukely to be verified. ~The Com mittee on Blegtlons, ay Mfr, Kelfar bas orgie zed It; whatever tho “Bourbon Demucrne may say as to the unfair wannor in wiles {s composed, Is likely to ba a Nemesls on Lo. s30P THR CHALMERS STRIPE, | and will wield the sword of justice ioe spoedily and eflletently. . ‘Tho friends of gon government and of an honest ballot will no complain that this committee has hot hie ihade do nearly even'as to partles that af is shrewd gtlok-In-the-bark Mourbon Epa will’ba able to pravent the exposureot frau In Missias{aps; Alabawa, South Caroll Florida, -<.* ANDALL. ———— REIFER AND aA WANDALL GETS MORE THAN, THE LEADING j pei 2 REPUBLIVANS. + Asactal abaren to ‘Tha Udicago TvUNe Wasutxetox, D. ©, Dec. Phe 0. Keifer went ty hls homo et Springfield, © b tha pressure | which hag bean brought to bear rae. white bo has buon making up tha lst of Cox, of Now York; will andouptedly avail’ themaroe hard-money,:slngle-standard. men, a 1 nN \ t Meee nate an ett ' 1 c