Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-31
The Next House.

The Next House.
THE sPEAKERsHIP AND THE CANDIpATEs-THE BCsI-
NESS OF THE sEss1oN-MATTERs OF DISTRICT
INTEREST.
The next event in the political field will be the
selection OF candidate for Speaker OF the Forty
seventh Congress. 1t is to be noted in the start
that the republican side Will have few leaders in
comparison with the preceding Congress. This
for the reason that the Senate had drafted heavily
upon the republican strength in the House.
me race for the Speakers chair may, therefore, be
entries.
HiTnec the candidate s Of the east is Mr. Frank
somewhat conspicuous part in Congress,
and was member OF the celebrated Potter
hnveslgatinng h slso committee Mr. Reed Of Maine
his friends do not think he has any serious eX-
pcctation of being elected From the west the
Kasson, OF Iowa; Dunnel, OF Minnesota; Burrows,
or i1 Michigan: Keifer, OF Ohio; Ortiz of Indiana;
aaskeIl OF Kansas: Calkins of Indiana; Hubbell,
:, The next House of Representatives, according to
the closest calculation, win be made up of 147
publicans, 1856 democrats, 9greenbackers and in
dependent. OF the nine greenbackers five can be
classified as republicans, three of whom at least
M Mnulp a In the rpnneahn caucus in the
that $50 republicans will 60 into caucus, and Who
ever OF the candidates for Speaker receives seventy
SiX votes viii get the nomination.
CONTEST OF THE SECTIONS.
There is no doubt but that the contest win be
one between the sections. that is, the east and
west. The east, as the situation now presents
ITSELF has decidedly the advantage, because it pre-
sents but one candidate, Mr.. Hskock, Of New York,
whereas the west has half dozen or more.
CLASSIFIED by sections the east in the next House
will have sixty-eight republican votes from the
chusetts, 10; New Hampshire. 8; New Jersey. i;
New York, 20; Pennsylvania, 10; Rhode Island, 2:
Vermont, 3. and Marylands1.
The west will. including the Pacific slope, have
n republican vOtes as follows: California, 2: Col
o. craze Mshi linois is Indiana s. Iowa o. kansas
From the south there are 13 republican votes, as
follows; kent1lcky, I; Louisa ma, i; Missouri, 5;
1t will thus be that in the battle of the sec
tions the east has 6S votes; the west II, dncuding
the Pacific states), and the south 10 votes. The
south, however, has no candidate. There seems
to be but one way that a western candidate can
succeed. That is to have "a caucus OF the friends
of all the candidates from that section and agree
upon one representative candidate. This, it is al
legged, will be done, and Ia such event either Mr..
Mason, OF Iowa, or Mr.: Keifer, OF Ohio, will be
ABOUT THE CANDIDATES.
Kasson has the parliamentary knowledge, the
social qualities the experience and the legislative
Intelligence to make a good Speaker. Years ago,
however, when in Congress, he leaned somewhat
to the side of free trade, and for this reason he
cannot expect any votes from members who repre-
sent districts WHICH have in'them anything claim
Kiefer has but little experience, and his candidacy
is thought by many TO have no more to it than the
placing OF himself in position to be given good
Craftsmanship.
On the assumption that the east will stand
by Its candidate. it seems that Mr.. HiscOck will
at least have the best chance He will go into
the Tight lacking only votes OF enough to secure
the nomination. These his friends think he will
draw from the 13 votes in the south.
There Is some talk that the administration will
take hand to defeat Mr.. HfScock. This because
he has not always acted with the more pronounced
stalwart wing of the party. The friends OF the
President, however, declare that he intends to
keep his hands off.
OTHER HOUSE OFFICERS.
1t is too soon to make calculations as to how the
House organization will be completed. Ex-Repre-
sentative Rainey, OF South Carolina, who received
the empty compliment for the clerkshp OF the last
House. Is again candidate. 1t is also understood
that ex-Clerk Mcpherson Is candidate. General
RuSk, VINO was the last caucus nominee for Ser
geant-at-ArmS Is now the republican nominee for
governorof Of Wisconsin. This, Of course, puts him
out OF the way for Mr. Thompson's place.
THE PUBLIC MEASURES
that Will be acted upon by the 47th Congress
will be the passage, no Doubt OF 3 per cent re-
funding bill, the passage OF an apportionment
bill. and some measure looking to the reclamation
OF the Potomac flats. 1t is not believed that be-
yond this and theregular appropriation bills there
Will DE much general legislation. SO far as the
District OF Columbia is concerned. Congress will
no doubt settle the location of the new Congress
S1Onal library, and possibly provide for the build
Ing or new White House. The session win no
doubt be a lively one, and the usual lobby viii
soon make Its appearance in force.