Show INTERESTS OF or THE TERRI i tue TUB washington correspondence of bf december 10 of the tho new york herald says the Tho territorial delegates held ni meeting this and organized as a bomm latt to look lok iok 0 after the special interest the Terri territories torlea mr mccormick of arizona was chosen chairman aud subcommittees committees sub were appointed to whom were referred various bills the territories comprise a large and increasingly important portion of the union although with only a voiceless representation in thena the na dional legislature and cra cramped aped and crippled local legislatures bo so much the greater necessity for the tile delegates from the territories fles aati acting ng in i in concert for the berle berie benenti nit fit of their constituencies separately atey and collea collectively and it is jia gratia gratifying to learn that those those gentlemen gentled en appear to be doing so iii in washington the following appears in id the california papers washington december it 14 there Is ii considerable dissatisfaction expressed by bome tome of the pacific coast members with regard to the committee appointments they pay their section has been ignored on committees which would hate have before them matters peculiarly pertal pertaining nin tahe to he interests of their thel r constituents they particularly ticul arly mention the committees on indian affairs land claims and naval affairs jt it was confidently expected that nesmith of oregon be placed on that of indian affairs on account of his thorough knowledge of the subject and the vital importance of th the e indian question to the people bf tf his bis state jt A was vas likewise presumed that would I 1 ie e assigned to that of land claims which will have before it many cades cases of great interest to california fornia tornia it was expected would be on committee As his predecessor was placed upon this committee his colleagues thought he had bid a right to the same position the territorial delegates express much regret that there is no member from the pacific coast on the committee of indian affairs affa irs irb as this question so to particularly 1 affects their own interests they say bay that the pacific coast states and territories embrace much the largest portion of the indian tribes and committees should be composed of members from the states interested in the settlement of our constantly recurring indian troubles As it I 1 Is now constituted many of the committees are arc f from rom the eastern and other states neither on nor within indian borders and there are members who never neter saw an indian except a 1 portion atlon of the visiting delezA delegation tion at washington one of the Is ft it colored member from fron south carolia Car olim the territorial are arc nakli ni kil kli strenuous efforts too tog maln Waln a depret enta tion lion on committees chIt Is thong thou glit lit will be by cons consent of the ita aduse iise ilse conceded lo 10 them |