The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-19
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
THE PROPosED RECONCILIATION OF
THE APPROPRIATION ELLIS.

| Undlv1ded ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS HIS
cock nua Chs.disr Questiou Senator
| unrs Title to hts Seat Daizen Hopes -
| Succeed Quay IN the Senate.
WASHINGTON. Dec 1a-No conclusion has
| yet boon reached among the Democrats
| Of the House regarding reconciliation
OF appropriation bills under one general
| committee. Such departure was favor
| ably discussed both before and immedi-
ately after the election OF Speaker Crisp. when
prospective committee assignments were In a
more unsettled state than at present. But.
now that the ambitions and preferences OF
members arc crystallizlng and particular
Chairmanships and committee places decided
upon. tho discussion Of tho question has taken
less favorable turn. Judge Holman. who ia
apt to get the Craftsmanship Of the Com
mittee On Appropriations, has always been
an uncompromising opponent OF a distribution
OF tho public money bills among many COM
mittees. and is 30 yet Speaker Crisp too. OPP
posed the distribution OF the bills when it was
made six years ago. and favored the old
system Of undivided responsibility. and no is
still understood to prefer that system. In
fact. the wisdom Of such q step is admitted by
almost every Congressman In Washington.
Still It is undetermined whether It will be at
sse res s
stood that the Speaker himself does not wish
to change nsss that
Ing the acknowledged necessity for change.
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majority II number Of committees are
still allowed to prepare money bills from
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Nearly every member has hopes Of getting on
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deprive them q their
Senator Hiscock is still turning over in his
mind the advisabllity OF bringing to the atten-
tiop Of the Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tions the question Of the right Of Senator Hill
to take his seat when he appears in Washing
New YerE nos ready
Ut By
MAKE little political RsaRbta out e e
and Mr. Chandler declare that It has not yet
been decided what steps ought to be taken.
but that they arc considering the question.
The Democrats are not ut all alarmed. how
ever. as they are aware that Mr.. Hills creden-
tails are without flaw. Indeed. there Is no
dispute on that point as Il is admitted by the
pri,,a Saeie right q Mr. Hill to take HE seat is
~
and Stanford Of California can be barred out.
as they have not yet appeared to he sworn In
for their new terms. beginning March 4. 1901:
They became Senators at the same time that
Gov. Hill did. but have not yet taken the oath
Of Office. The only question In Coy. Hills case.
therefore. upon which there can be the slight
est doubt Is whether he did not abandon his
right to his Senate seat by retaining the Guber-
material office beyond the time when, his SEN
atorial term began. It Is possible that SEN
ator Hiscock may ask to have this purely
legal point passed upon by the Committee
on Privileges and Elections. It is one which
the committee has never looked into and which
can only be passed upon by lawyers as Q pure
question OF law 1t Is possible. although not
probable. that the committee may be asked to
ence. however. to the case OF Senator Hill.
Congressman Dalzell OF Pennsylvania was
to-day asked whethor he IL a candidate for the
United States Senate to succeed Senator Quay.
Mr.. Dalzell said: Il had hoped not to be
pressed for an answer to that question at this
timo, but since continued silence on my part
seems only to be fruitful Of MISREPRESENTATION.