Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-14
CURTIN ON HIS DIGNITY.
THE CHAIRMANsHIP OFFERED
HIM DECLINED.

Much Bitterness Against the secretary
of state Expressed by the PennsylVs-
ntan-He Declares that He VIII serve
on No Committee in this COngress-mr' r
KILLER to Succeed Him.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-In the House
tbis morning the moment that Mr. Curtin,
of Pennsylvania, who had been conierring
with friends at his seat at the end Of the
main aisle, succeeded in being recognized
bg the Speaker he arose and said;
lit was your pleasure, sir, to do me the
honor to place my name first on the list oil
the Committee on Banking and Currency.
dld intend to state to this House my
reasons for declining that honor, but on
The advice of many friends and of the SEN
tment Of the pubic journals Of the coun-
trv l have concluded to offer no reasons
of my own as to declining the position 1t
was your pleasure to give me. did not
need the advice Of any man, for my dispo-
,ition in this respect was made up ifom
the beginning. For reasons OF my own
which seem to be understood by my friends
and colleagues on this floor, ! do ask this
House to excuse me from the important
duties of chairman of the committee to
which YOU have assigned me-"
The Speaker-'Fif there be no objection,
the gentleman from Pennsylvania Will be
sxcused from duty as Chairman of tAe
Committee on Banking and Currency"
Mr.. Bland, Of Missouri, moved that the
House do not excuse the gentleman from
Pennsylvania, but this motion received no
support. and Mr.. Cortn was excused.
This devOlves the craftsmanship on Mr.
Miller, OF Texas, unless the committee
elects some other one of its members to
preside over Its deliberations. as it is
authorized to do by rule 10 of the House.
MR.. CURTIN's REASONS.
Representatiye Curtin, of Pennsylvania,
SAID TO the NEWS correspondent this eve
ming that be declined the Craftsmanship
because he resented the action OF the
-,paker in refusing him the Craftsmanship
NJ the Committee on Foreign Affairs to
which he was entitled by custom and ap-
pointing Perry Belmont to it. He cOnsid-
..s It an outrage. He had said as much
ia a speech which he had prepared to de-
iver when he declined but he found on
fCading it thatit was so bitter that he
took the advice Of friends and did not de-
Ayerit.
BITTER AGAINST BAYARD.
The appointment Of Mr.. Belmont he at
tributes to Secretary Bayard. 1t was
roaght about by the BelmOnts and the
others of that piutOeratcy in New York,
which had influence with the Secretary Of
state, 81 have no influence with it," ne
said. "and it has no influence over me-"
lie went on to say that he did not know
Ha LAT SIR, Bayard had against him person
aflv. but he did know that Mr.. Bayar had
determined 70 make Mir. Belmont Cheir-
mau Of the Foreign Affairs Committee.
NEVER ON THE BANKING COMMITTEE.
He himself had never served on the
Banking and Currency Committee. He
lad no aptitude for it.
"On which committee Will you serve
l0wT'
-On none," said Mr.. Curtin, impress
svely. 81 served through one Congress
without being on a committee when Mr..
baier was Speaker Of the House and l
can serve through another in the same
way. | don't think | lost anything by
r0t serving on a committee in that Con-
grass and / don't think Pll lose anything
this time. My s0lf-respect at all events
'og0ids my serving on the Banking and
-rrency Committed"
NOT OUT WITH CARLISLE.
After the House adjourned Representa-
live Curtin and Speaker Carlisle had q
a e0sant little interview, in which Mr..
Fl curtin assured the Speaker that he had
a personal Ill-feeiinE against him. 1t is
A understood that Representative Curtin
said as much to the President the other
fay, assuring him that ne held no one but
secretary Bayard responsible for the ap-
& continent OF Perry Belmont. He recOg-
q n'saa the fact that the Speaker would not
wish to refuse the request of the Secre-
t9gv OF state as to the chairman of the
n Committee on Foreign Affairs.