Show CONGRESS committees contradictory comments on keifer s selections uy bev W U telegraph to ilia herald washington dec 22 the tho washington post democratic editorials edito editorially riall Y says concerning speaker keifers keifert Kei fers committees that many of them are not only incongruous but criminally partisan it particularly condemns him for placing only ono one straight out democrat craton on the elections committee and characterizes the ways wilys and means committee as simply brutally protective tec tive but ot otherwise elyise without form and sense it saye sj tile the A appropriations pr i actions coni committee i is at least ucb liberal rem i and on the whole more intelligently demised than the heathers bithers ii but argues that hat the democrats should have been gh I e en n seven of the fifteen members men iberi instead instead of six the post also says that the strongest committees have ha c been given to the east and that the pretended fight for keifer as a western man mail N w as either a fraud or else the tho subs substantial tantia frus fruits of his victory have been bartered awn away y in its news columns concerning the outside comments on the committees the post save says the tile a appointment of IIA ade e as chairman of tre the committee of commerce aro is alleged to be in favor odthe corporations and monopolies and in in support of this allegation lie I is s sa said I d to have hare some c connection with huntington ton and the h pacific railroads it also char charged ed that keifer in liis bis makeup make up of the committees lias has shown his subordination to the stalwart I power pott er the post adds this is noticeable in the fact that Itose crans is not placed on the I military committee where his hi experience would I have a a been must valuable but gen grant is and always lias has been bitter against rosecrans and tind speaker keifer had no choice in the matter the Xa rational lonal Jf Rr publican bays says keifer it r lias has well performed his difficult task and counsels all persons who feel inclined to grumble to imagine themselves in the speakers place and nd se mcp whether they could hac have done better abo also editorially remarks calwik mar fa th the e selection of page of california ania aa as chairman ot the committee on oil commerce Onn Com merre is a most excellent one and is isa a fitting fittin recognition reco by the speaker of the great great commercial I interests of tho pacific coast which in common with the commercial interests of tho the whole country will be properly cared for we congratulate I the speaker and pacific coast tast ou mr pages selection democrats arc are greatly disgusted with the committee assignment no attention having been paid they bald claim to the order of precedence ence money aloney talks of declining to serve 04 the Post postoffice office committee because springer leads him in position whereas he lie should be first the democrats claim the elections committee ia is in the interest of the southern ite publican the contestants having three southern members and they expect a summary un seating of the democrats to follow unless filibustering bu prevails and this course la is threatened CHICAGO dec dee 22 the times wash washington I agton special says the com position of tho the railroad and trans por lir tation Commit committees will bo be studied with care already it is complained that they reflect jay gould but this remains t to bo be proved the tribunes editorial says the committee on commerce is awarded to page cala and here was made the greatest I mist mistake tike as mr paso Z depre represents ants none of the gleat gle pi eat at comm erml emial interests his ins districts is not in an adv respect a center and af although though h lie is a gentleman eitleman ability the position could have bave been assigned with indorf propriety to any oneff one of toiny othera others |