The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-03-06
TALKS ABOUT MEN.
CANDIDATES FOR THE sPEAKERsHIP
OF THE NEXT HOUSE.
Commissioner Nason's Task-Phila-
deipbia Mint Moneylcss--what Pierce
VIII Gct--Anothcr Odd Idaho Case
Preparing for the Mail Subsidies.

preparing Tor tine Mail Subsidies.
II is foregone conclusion that the fight
fer the Speakership Of the Fifty-second
Congress will be spirited one. There
will be seven out and out candidates in !
the field. They are Mcssrs. Crisp, McMil-
Ian, Mills, Bynum, Springer, Blount and
Cultivate. There are score or more
gentlemen who have not announced their
candidacy, but who think that Their, Is a
chance for the lightning to strike them.
Mr.. breckenridge and Mr.. McCreary, both
If Kentucky, stand very well with their
colleagues and have been urged to enter
the race, but they decline to do so at present.
They may change their minds before the
meeting. Of the new Congress.
Dan Lockwood, known to fame as
Grover Cleveland's mascot, by reason of
the fact that he placed Cleveland in nomi-
nation for Mayor of Buffalo, Governor of
New York, and for President in 1884,
would like to be Speaker, but he will not
20 into the fight unless he receives the
unanimous endorsement of his colleagues
IN the New York delegation. Nearly every
Democratic member from New York has
been in the city during the past week. but
they have not as yet taken any united
action in regard to the Speakership.
Mr.. Coombs Of Brooklyn, who succeeds
Mr. Wallace, was asked yesterday by q
Critic reporter II the New York delega-
ton would likely unite on some one for
Speaker.
Eyes, il we all think alike" he smil-
ingly replied.
IL is the general impression that II the
the New York members decide to put up
one Of their own men twill be Mr.. Covert
of the Long Island district. Mr.. Covert is
one of the brightest men in the House. He
IS a SAFE man-safe as Crisp of Georgia
and would make an admirable presiding
officer.
An important step has been taken in
the settlement of the alleged contest over
the seat Of Senator Dubois of Idaho. His
name has been put on the roll of Senators.
hes,tated about so doing, saying he didn't
want to take any chances But Senator
Edmunds told the General that he didn't
think the Secretary was taking any
chances in so doing. He held that It
didn't make any difference what pretended
credentials Mr.. Clagett might have Mr.
Dubois was the .undoubted Senator and
his name should go on the roll. Ac-
cordiDgly it was put there, and there it
will stay as the law and the precedents
are in his favor. Senator Dubois will 60
10 the Bermudas in q few days to sniff
the salt sea breezes and enjoy the balmy
climate of those salubrious isles.
Postmaster General Wanamaker has
been in consultation with Messrs. Far
quhar and Dingley in regard to the Mail
Subsidy bill, OF which these gentlemen
were the authors and the especial champ
ions. They spent some hours together
yesterday and were together again to-day.
The Postmaster General has decided to
proceed to carry out the provisions of the
bill so far as relates to the countries to the
south of us, and will prepare the necessary
advertisements at once. lie has particu-
larly in view the countries bordering on
the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea,
Brazil, and Paraguay.
There is much perturbation in the Phil
adefphia mind. When, too late it was
discovered that there was no appropria-
ton for the new S2000,0O0 mint. The
bill carried none and no item in the Sun
dry Civil bill said "mint." congressman
O'Neill, Hammer. Bingham and Reyburn,
Philadelphia's big four, have filled the air
with their lamentations and gesticula-
lions. They are now here trying to in
cision that, inasmuch as the bill author
king the mint says $50 much of the APP
propriation,n and again, so much of
said appropriation" Congress evidently
intended to make an appropriation, and
so intending did really. make it,, It is
NOuDtlul II tIlo liIHtIilOub TcaAoOLtIlS,
which bears a remarkable resemblance to
that of Ko-Ko in ''The Mikado," will inn
press itself favorably on Attorney-Gen-
eral Miller,s mind. The Secretary of the
Treasury and the Supervising Architect
both decline to construe the law. The
Philadelphia Congressman say they did
not ask for the 100000 to be appro-
fund now on hand for t1he pur-
pose of enlarging. the Mint could be iitil-
lied for the preliminary work. In this
they undershot the mark, as this fund
cannot be used toward new mint with
out an act of Congress authorizing it to
be so used.
Colonel Bosbyshell says that Speaker
Reed went over the bill IN his presence
and decided that it did carry an appro-
pTiatiOn, and that Mr.. Cannon opposed IL
For that reason. Unfortunately for the
new mint Mr.. Reeds word is no longer
law. The bill did not make specific
appropriation. Philadelphia will have to
wait year or so for its new mint to begin
to grow.
II is understood that ex-senator Gilbert
a. Pierce of North Dakota will be ap-
POINTED United States Minister to Central
America, a new Office created in the d.
was one of President Harrison's most in
innate friends inthe Senate, andhas been
slated for a place ever since he was
'bowled out OF the Senatorship. II is
given. out at the White House, however,
that there will be no appointments made
until the President returns from his
shooting trip in Maryland. The Prcsi,
away as yet and today held Cabinet
meeting. Hemay not get away now be-
lore next Monday, oreven later.
A queer .muadle threatens to surround
the United States district judgeship for
Idaho. The President appointed Mr..
Beattie for the place. One of the Idaho
Senators was for him and one against
him. He failed of confirmation. The
Ioint has been made that as this is q new
Office il can only be filled by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, and
that the Presidents attempt so to fill IL
having failed he cannot appoint a
until the Senate can act on the
nomination. Under this view no
vacancy such as the President is AIT
thorizcd TO fill, until the Senate can pass
on il. exists. The question is under adj
yisement at the Department of Justice.
Until decision is reached no intimation
of the view of the Department will be
given out. Solicitor-General Taft said To
THE Critic:
mine months would be long time to
wait, but II the President has no right to
I'LL the vacancy we will have 10 watt
The other view is that vacancy within
the meaning of the law actually exists,
and that the President has the same right
20 fill il that he has to ill any vacancy
While IL looks simple tn laymen, yet il
presents a legal aspect of delicacy and
difficulty to the legal mind.
As the outcome of recent legislation
there will be established new division III
the Office of the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue. The division will consist of q
chief and six clerks, and it will have t.
do with the administration of the law