The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-24

tne clauses OF the bill relating to wool and
sals ana upholding the tariff messagf
OF PRESIDENT Cleveland. He Is one OF the
fourteen members recorded as mot votfngn
on the nnal passage of the bill and was
PROBABLY IN favor Of the bill. The five re-
publican members OF the committee OF
course all voted against the Mills bill and in
IaSor OF the Mckinley bill in the last con.
gress. MIR. Dalzell Of Pennsylvania is the
new member Of the new COMMITTEES from
t9e republican side Of the House and Messrs.
moMlllan. Turner and Wilson OF
west Virginia are the democratic
members who have 10 recent years been
Identified with tariff reform as members of
the committee. The three democratic
members last named aided 10 framing the
Mills bill. MIR. Springer, the chairman,
has always voted for tariff reform measures,
but has, by published interviews, recorded
nlmselt as In favor OF passing specific bills
70 put Few articles on the free list and
against general revision of the tariff law
by the House at this session. A majority
OF his democratic colleagues have stated ia
puDllo that they were In favor of this line
OF policy for the present time.
EVERY SECTION GIVEN SHOW.
In his formation Of the committees the
speaker has apparently been careful to ap.
portion the chairmanships as nearly equally
as may be among the various sections OF
the country, having regard, however, to
the legislative experience and ability of the
members whom he has chosen to superin.
tend and to a great extent determine the
business which will come before the House
OF Representatives. While the south
secures majority of the chairmanships the
majority is SO small that 10 can easily be
attributed to the longer service rendered by
the southern members, the great body OF
the northern democratic representatives
being new tillers of the soil Of legislation.
According TO states the oheirmauships are
distributed as follows; Virginia 3, Illinois
), Indiana 3, Missouri 4, Georgia dnclud-
ing the committee on rules, OF which the
speaker is ex-officio chairman), Alabama 8,
North Carolina 3, Arkansas 2, Texas 3, New
York 4, Louisiana 2, New Jersey l, Penn
sylvania 2, Iowa ! South Carolina 2, Ken
tucky 2, Tennessee 2, Mississippi Q. Rhode
Island /, Wisconsin l, Ohio 3, Massachusetts
!, Michigan 2 Connecticut /, Maryland 3,
Minnesota !.
SIZE OF THE COMMITTEES.
Half dozen or more OF the committees,
principally those having the consideration
OF matters of interest chiefly to the west,
are nominally larger In number Of members
than the rules provide, this being due TO the
fact that the delegates from the territories,
who have no vote either In committee or in
the House, have been placed on the commit
tees as extra members, and their names not
counted in figuring the quota OF members
to which each committee is entitled.
MR.. HALLowELL LEFT OUT.
The committee on war claims is one short
in membership owing to the feet that the
name of Mr. HaIlowell Of Pennsylvania was
erased after the committee was made up
for the reason that Pennsylvania had al
ready one member on the committee 10 the
person of Mr.. Beltzhoover, the chairman,
and no other name was substituted as was
intended should be done.
CRISP I'LL.
Immediately on the adjournment Of che
House the speaker went to the Metro
politan hotel and went to bed. He is worn
out, Frustrated by his arduous labors, and
besides has heavy cold. A few days rest
it is believed, will restore his health. His
sickness compelled him to abandon his pro-
posed visit to his home, on which he was to
start tonight He telegraphed to Mrs.
Crisp, who was expecting him. asking her
to come to Washington.