The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-20
CRISP SHELVES MILLS.
HE OFFERS HIM SECOND PLACE
ON THE WAYS AND MEANS.


the Speaker.
WASHINGTON. Dec. Ex-senator Cor
man and Senator Brice have changed their
opinion about the outcome of electine
Speaker Crisp, and so it Is understood has
Gov. Hill. the third member of the combi-
nation which did 80 much for Mr.. Crisp in
the late contest. They apparently thought
that Mr.. Crisp would follow their advice
after they had helped him to the election.
and were somewhat surprised when, after
the election, he did not seek them to ascer-
tain more definitely than be had already.
just what their views were as to his policy
in his committees. Finding that
he did not come to them they
went to him after things bad
drifted along for few days and it had be-
come evident that the speaker was disposed
to set Mr.. Mills aside and to make Mr..
Springer or somebody else chairman Of the
ways and means committee, Mr.. Holman
chairman Of the committee on appropria-
tons and Mr.. Bland chairman of the COM
mittee on coinage Mr.. German and his
associates did not like the way things were
going, simply because it seemed to them
likely that If the appointments were made
the party might be divided and at all events
party success endangered.
HAS A MIND OF HIS OWN.
They represented this to Speaker Crisp
kindly, but firmly, and were very much
surprised and very much displeased when
Speaker Crisp told them also kindly. but
firmly, that he thought he would follow bis
own judgment. The senators were disposed
to think that he would change this purpose
as he thought over their arguments but
he shows no sign of doing 80 by Offering
Mr.. Mills the second place on the ways and
means committee and the choice of two
second-rate chairmanships. he has made
1t perfectly plain that unless a revolution
occurs in his purpose Mr.. Mills will not be
Chairman Of the ways and means commit
tee.
THE OBJECTION TO HOLMAN AND BLAND.
He has stated positively that he will ap-
point Mr.. Holman chairman of the COM
mittee on appropriations and MIR. Bland
chairman of tue committee on coinage. The
objection of the senator's to the degrading
of Mr.. Mills and to the appointment of Mr.
Bland are obvious enough, but their OBJ
lection TO Mr.. Holman demanded some in
YES tigation before its reason could lie dis
covered. 1t appears that they feared that
he will carry out rapidly and without
variation the policy of economy in the APP
preparations for next year which has been
announced, and that they think he
would do it in such way as to incur the
opposition OF powerful interests which they
think ought to be conciliated. Whatever
the speakers final determination may be as
to the important committee places bis as
sertion of his independence at this early
stage in the session gives qualification to his
friends in the House.
THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE.
Speaker Crisp having bowed Mr. Mills
out of the Craftsmanship Of the ways and
means committee end having gotten his
anticipated refusal OF second place, has al
most completed his selection for the mem
bership of that committee. AS the commit
tee stands now, it has these five northern
democrats on 1t: Mr.. Springer as chair
man and Messrs. Stevens of Massachusetts,
Whiting of Michigan. Shively of Indiana,
and Bryan of Nebraska and Messrs. Nc
Milin of Tennessee, Turner of Georgia,
breckenridge of Arkansas, Wilson Of West
Virginia and Montgomery of Kentucky.
all having voted for Mr.. Crisp except
Messrs. McMillin, Breckenridge and Will
son. Mr.. Montgomery takes the place
OF W. E. p. Alexander, as Mr.. Shively
does the place of Mr.. Bynum. Four of the
five republicans have been selected They
are Messrs. Reed, McKenna and Payne.
who were on the committee before, and
Mr.. Dalzell of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Crisp has also selected most of the
members of the committee on appropria-
tions. As the committee stands it includes
Mr.. Holman, chairman, and Messrs Sayars
OF Texas, Forney of Alabama, Breckenridge
OF Kentucky, Mutchler of Pennsylvania
Compton of Maryland. Wilson OF Missouri,
and these republicans: Msssrs. Henderson
of Iowa, Cogswell of Massachusetts, Dingley
OF Maine. Bingham of Pennsylvania, and
Grout of Vermont.
SPRINGER SAYS HE HAS IT.
Mr.. Springer is happy man tonight for
the first time since the caucus adjourned.
After all these days aud nights of anxious
doubt he was at last able to say, and did
say to everybody he saw to-night: 81 have
been offered and have accepted the chair
manship of the ways and means commit
tee" He has it in black and white, too, @
he thinks it cannot vanish. For the time
esing he forgets that Mr.. MoMillin has
been given the leadership of the House,
which used to go with the craftsmanship Of
ways and means.
THE CRIsP-MILLs LETTERS.
Blythe associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec. l9.-Some OF the
close friends of Representative Mills assert
positively that he has been rendered by the
speaker and has declined the second place
on the committee on ways and means. with
Cue Craftsmanship OF another important
committees. The speaker, feeling that the
matter Is not proper for discussion at this
!uncture, declines to say anything upon the
SUBJECT. and Mr.. Mills is equally
retieent at present. 1t is quite certain that
pressure is being brought to bear upon the
epeaKer by persons not heretofore identified
Wlsh Mr.. Mills aspirations to cause his
appointment to the Craftsmanship of the
ways and means committee AS far as can
oe learned the speaker has not yet COM
mlCted himself TO the appointment of any
1as, to this craftsmanship, and as Mr..
Mills reply to his tender is said to be
eouoned IN such terms as TO warrant the
assumption that he would not reject the
place, the entire matter appears to be still
subject to harmonious arrangement. The
speaker to-day said that he expected to be
aDle to announce his committee appoint.
ments when the House meets next Wednes.
day. -'
cRisP's BETTER TO MILLS.
Following 10 the text Of the correspond.
ence between Speaker Crisp and Represent
awe Mills in regard TO the latter's com.
mittee service:
"a SPEAKER Room. HOUSE OF Representatives !
No.. . = WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec 49, 1891.
a. ny DEAR #R-Having been too much engaged
III 70 call upon You. and being now about 10 ante
upon the work OF constituting the Honse com
ulseees, drop you line to know IN If wouIc
# % agreeable or acceptable to Won To be ap
81 n maa second on the committee Of ways anC