Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-16
CAPITOL GOSSIP.
TALKING ABOUT TIE NEW MEMBERS
FOB THE CABINET
Blaine, Plstt. and Millsr-Ths Committees
Of the Next Bouss-Probabie
Chairman.


inc was In regard 10 the probable Cablpet
amendments uuder Harrison, aud more par
ticulsfly whether Blaine IS 10 he Sec
Tetary Of state, and II New YORK gets
the Treasury portfolio, will II be warner
Miller or Tom Piati. A prominent New ! ORR
Republican member. VINO Tor obvious Tea-
sons does not care 70 have bis name men
toned, ssid to-day that he saw no prospect
OF a settlement OF the fight between Miller
aud Platt. and Il would not surprise him II
Harrison looked around outside OF the En-
pife steie for a man to 60 AZ the head OF The
Treasury Department. Some OF The othef
New Workers are inclined to think that PAU
Il too strong for the Miller combination, ana
that his powerful influence Will secure Tor |
him The position.
The feeling that Blaine is going into ne
Cabinet grows stronger, though the average /
Republican doubts whether the tender has /
vet actually been made. The Republicans /
simplv think that the sentiment In the party |
Is so much in bis favor thst it will be oad /
stroke on the part Of the next President II he \
fails 10 number the Maine statesman among |
his official advisers.
HOUSE COMMITTEES.
one matter thst is absorbing much interest |
among cOngrsssmen A. this tine Is the pro- |
b,ble formation Of committees in the next |
House, and many OF the Republicans are
taking over tue chances Of the leading mem |
bers. The cbsirmanship Of the WAYS and
Means Committee will depend entirely upon !
the result Of the contest for Speaker. Judge |
Kelley. OF Pennsylvania, the "iather OF the
House, expects TO be the chairman OF the
most important committee, but II Is
simply out o. The question. by virtue Of DIS
position a. chairman, the head man OIL tnls
committee is regarded as the leader 81 the
l ~ IT, To- ali
tive now to be placed Ia this position. lle
doesn'tthjpk so, but others who have watched
his failing are aware that be cannot cope with
The Younger men. II Mr.. Cannon - elected
SpesL or il ia safe 10 predict that Mr. Mckinley
| viii be chairman OF the Ways and Means.
| II Mr. Mckinley il the lucky candidate Tor
! sneaker, 1t is thought that Mr.. Reed will be
! houored with the Craftsmanship, snd Should
/ Dir. Reed be speaker he would most natu-
rally turn toward Mr.. Mckinley a. chair
man OF the committee. II Mr. Cannon - not
| elected speaker he will be made chnifisan OF
/ the Appropriations Committee, when Is
clearly in bis line.
P0sT-OPfICE.
Mr.. Burrows, OF Michigan, will probably
want the chairRanshlp Of the Post-Ofhce
/ Committee, and Military Ahslrs will 90 10
/ Cutchoon, OF the SAME state. Either BOVell
head Of Elections and Rivers and iiIroOrs
will be given TO Bayne OF PennsylVania or
| henderson OF Illinois Laird 81 Nebraska
stands good chance for Agriculture, and
O'Donpe IS almost certain 10 be placed
at the head % the Committee on Edu-
cation. "Uucle" Charles O'NeiI, Of
| PENNSYLVANIA, IS IN line for the chair
maaship OF The Committee on Con-
merce and Naval Affairs will GO to BouieHe
Of Maine, asd Dingley Of Maine WIZ ne
well provided for and will probably he
placed at the bead Of Merchant Marine and
! Fisheries. BsWden Of Virginia, Brewer 81
Nerih Carolina, and Heuk Of Tennessee will
each have small chalrmsnships, aud posi-
Div Browne Of Virginia. and these are The
only southern Republican members who VIII
likely have the privilege OF employing
clerks 10 do their work.
Is hard 10 tell vet who VIII be made
chairman OF the COmmittee on Pacific Rail
roads. but the Republicans can be relied
upop 10 name snme man who will use his in
nuence toward stavlBg OF legislation that
! Will seriously disturb the Pacihc ROADS.
BLtterworth. Henderson OF Iowa, aud other
leading Republicans VIII probably want
cbatrmanships in preference 10 gong on
leading committees, on which any place is
considered the equivalent OF q chalrmanship.
RESERVATIONS.
The Postmaster. General Il already receiving
a great many resignatiOns from postnasters,
! who apparently are not going 10 wait 10 be
Kicked ont bv Harr sons Postmaster-Gepe-
rel. but in going to the bottom Tor their rea-
sons il has been discovered that May OK
them are pulling the wire. TO have Repuoli
can friends Of theirs appointed before The
new Administration takes hold. The
department officials are refusing POSI-
tyelv TO do this on the ground that
IL is not proper 10 try to iore'tall the llarri-
son Administration. Dir. Dickinion says
that every appointment between now ana
the 4lh ~ March will be confined TO men
bo are Democrats. Few OF the resignalions
received have been acted upon IN any way
shane, or form, and there are no reports
mat many Of the postmasters are abandoning
their offices.
SILVER COINAGE.
M one I'm this Congress hiss had pluck
enough TO start 4 Increment looking 10 The
passage % bill to suspend silver coinage.
suhougb there are so many single standard
money men ia both branches and the Pres-
dent has thrice recommended that tho BLAND
dollar should 20, The "gOld-bugs' haven't
FORGOTTEN the attempt they made IN the
Fortv.ninth Congress and their complete
routing. The Dibble resolution offered IN
the House during the Forty-ninth Congress
10 suspend coinage was voted down by more
than two thirds.
An INTERESTING STORY.
An interesting story was told here the
other dav bya prominent western Democrat
10 show how anxious Mr. Cleveland and the
I late Mr. Manning were to drive out silver.
J Mr.. Manning, knowing tsat tue western
Congressman had great deal OF influence,
4 Ian 4 "a
the crusade against silver. "YOur people,"
sald the then Secretary OF the Treasury,
"would ike to have Offices, IS understand
r It,"
/ "Wsnt ali they can gel" promptly replied
the western statesman, whose counteuance
tegan TO beam a. be imagined that Dan
. Manning was going TO carry out the spols
theory.
- thought So" remarked the Secretary.
Eve have lots OF patronage, and want you
. and other leading Democrats to have places ioI
your people, but we would expect IN Return
? an endorsement OF our policy 10 suspend SIT
E yer coinage. Do you not think this eau 10
4 douey"
, Well, the trouble about that, )" SLOWLY re-
; snonded the NJ. G., sis that western con-
+ gressmen want TO hold their own places. and
I they would not be able 70 hold on II they
I aid anything ssainst silver. TIE West snc
+. South believe ia both silver and god
You've struck the wrong lead II you imagine
that any western men will support the imam
Cial views YOU advocate"
The matter was dropped IN flew weeks, n
Mr.. Cleveland and NJ. Manning discQyere,
that the Bland dollar had come 10 stay.
: A Democratic Senator said to-day tbs
o he doubted II the Senate tariff bill would n
= passed at all this session. There was 90 a.
/. Surauce. he added that the Republicans
. wanted it TO pass, and it wa IN the power O
{ the Democrats 10 prevent dual action,
: Among the latest Virginia arrivals ore
s II. b. Jeffrey, OF Lynchhurg; i. ). Bssell, o
4 Richmond; K. b. FIshburne, Of Leesburg
9 j. F. BRYANT and wife, and b. i. Garrett
p. and wife, Of Virginia, registered At the Ne
lropolitan. and Thomas liSm I'm, OF Danyi!ie
at the st. james.
j. L. Buxton and son, OF Winston, n. c.
are at the Metropolitan.
e sensation from the sea
c TBy telegraph 10 The nispatchl