Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-12-28

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universal topic of discussion. 1t is
surprising to the spe: :.Mer's best friends
with what almost universal approval
! the announcements are received. OF
course there are some of the members
who feel sore at Mt getting exactly
what they thought icy deserved. 1t
is easy to tell by talking with a mem
Der one minute how he has been
served. If he has received what he
wanted he will find means in that
time of conveying the information
| that Mr.. Carlisle is wonderful man,
and ''the best speaker we ever had,
SIR" If he is moderately happy he
will intimate that Carlisle is probably
doing the best he Knows how, and
may do better
AFTER A WHILE, ETC.
If he is displeased he will readily
swear that Carlisle i in hole and if
he were candidate again he would
not get twenty votes. As good many
must necessarily get much less than
they consider their dues, it follows that
there must be considerable disatisfac-
ton. Notwithstanding this, it is ap-
parent that Mr.. Carlisle has succeeded
in pleasing The great majority of the
house. He proceeded deliberately to
DO THE FAIR THING,
and members who assume to know
his progress says he has done it. He
began by sending for at least three
members of a state delegation, these
being in most cases men whom he
knew, and consulted them about the
wishes of their new colleagues, their
went over the entire house
in this manner, carefully and
laboriously blocking out and classify
ing the membership in accordance
with his information. During this
time he considered oral and written
requests of individuals WHO had al
legged 'claims" and compared them.
In this work he was assisted by his
right-hand man, Colonel Morrison,
who has practical turn of mind and
is thorough judge of men.
THOSE WHO KNOW
say it will be the best organized house
since the Blaine regime.
Representative Willis, whose rela-
tions with Carlisle are known to be
intimate, says that in making up the
committees the speaker paid most his
regard to the
CHARACTER AND EXPERIENCE
of the men to be PLACED and there was
no intention or des re punish any
bodv for the part tak.Sa IN lac spga,I.
ership contest. As a proof 20 me
latter assertion, Willis refers to the
fact that Randall and number of
his prominent supporters were given
important chairmanships and all
members of the New York delegation
occupy committee places of response
bllity. eff anything" said Willis,
'there is danger of Carlisle being
too safe" Willis, who is appointed
chairman of the committee on rivers
and harbors, says he will favor lib
eral policy in that direction. The
members of the ways and means COM
mittee generally declined TO
EXPRESS ANY OPINION
as to the policy the committee would
undertake to do. Mr.. Morrison, its
chairman, said in reply to questions
upon this point, the makeup of the
committee indicated what the policy
would be, but declined to go into de-
tails or express himself more definite
ly upon the subject.
Mr. Calkins, not a member of the
committee, says the makeup indicates
that particular thunder will be
raised
A prominent conservative demo-
cratic representative from New En-
gland, said in reply to questions. he
preferred to wait a little before talk
ing much about the organization of
the ways and means. He says the
composition of the committee is not
in accordance with conservative ideas
on the tariff question; most of its
members are not men of moderate
views, and the selection of such men
! was, he thought, at variance with
SENTIMENTS EXPRESSED BY CARLISLE
in his speech accepting the Office of
speaker Another eastern represen-
tative said his opinion the committee
will be found strongly in favor of free
trade, a majority of its members being
in accord with its chairman, Morri
son, on that question. How far it
will be likely to go in carrying out
these views is question upon which
speculation at present is useless. He
thought that in view of the approach
ing presidential election policy for
bid radical measures. The majority
of the democratic members of the
house generally seem contented with
the place assigned them, but few,
among them
SPRINGER, EXPRESS LOUD DIsSATISFAC-
TION
The latter, it is said, expected to be
made chairman of the committee on
elections, a position he occupied in
the 46th congress; bat he is not even
a member of that committee, nor is he
given any other position that he re-
garded in keeping with his experience
and long service as a member of the
house. The reason it is said why
Springer was not given place on the
election committee, was that he was
known to be unfriendly to Manning,
upon whose case that committee will
have to pass judgment. Springer
himself attributes his exclusion, as he
regards it, from all important com
mittees, to the hostility of Morrison.
Just after the adjournment of the
house Springer went up to Morrison,
who was standing in front of the
speakers desk, and said: "You have
done a id mean thing to me, and all
I've got to say is. that I'll remember
you" Very well, replied Morrison,
and
SPRINGER WALKED AWAY
S S. Cox is angry at his assign
ment to naval affairs instead of for
eign affairs, and telegraphed his re-
| fusal to serve.
| Horr GIich) sid he thought the
make up of the committees all the
way through was horrible The COM
mittee on commerce, with which he
/ is most familiar, he said was made up
in the interest of the Reagan bill
| EX-GOVERNOR CURTIN,
Pennsylvania famous war governor,
sSid he thought the committees would
give general satisfaction. They could
not have been better. Judge
Lawry, McMillin, Cobb, and many
Others said about the same
thing. Judge Murphy, of Iowa,
said he believed S5 per cent of the
house was well pleased The appoint
ment of ]. Floyd King chairman of
the committee on levees and Missis-
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