Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-10
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The struggle to Torm the Committees
OF Congress.

WAsurS0roN, Die. o. 90 Nolwllh-
standing the lact that the organization
Of both Grauchcs OF Cougress has been
perfected Ia the main detaiis, still
remains for the mauagers nj each cud
oil the capitol 10 supply the
committees before the flHy-sscOnd
Congrcss can begin 10 dischatgc Its
proper functions.
Already tho mauagcrs Of both
branches are struggling with tho
problem OF bow 10 Accommodate each
nspifant Tor committee appointment
with hi personal Preference without
causing discomfort, and with due 70
gard 20 public policy.
La the Senate lhu only contest likely
10 be expected IL one r.lai1g 70 "a
committee OF minor importance, that
on library, where Ut lent three s motors
IL dckbfldgc (Nips.), Dixon iR. ~,
aud WolGott (Colo.). arc anxious o.
succeed the lstc chairman, Evans.
a struggle Is possible, however,
over thu vacancy on the apnronrln.
/ tiOnh committee caused by FarwclPs
| retirement Mitchell, who has hven
ohlIfmhn OF the railway com nl,,ee Tor
two terms, expects 10 hl Sp1onut'a
place o. chairman Of the committee 0u
| claims. Cnsry tNudh Diko'al IA ms
/ good az booked Tor Michele present
/ gosition %; chairman Of the committee
GA railways. Probably WILTON Quwal,
though a member OF several hard
/ WORKED committees, nny be Induced
| 10 accept mo cuaiFmanship Of tie c'tl-
! mittrc ON education, vlcated by Blair,
but this Ia rather undesifRbly, anu
| may he handed over 10 n new Senator.
! Hoar goes, BY Order aud preference, O.
tho head 70 the Judiciary committee,
vice Elmlnds, resigned. Teller takes
his place ~ chairman Of the committee
! on privileges aul clertiDng. There IL
some talk oi giving Pbter u place on
tho agricultural committee. some
politics nrc involved IA this, aud u
| mny be that tho Allinnce Senator will
SECURE more desifnhde lace ~ the
result 0i The uiiUrts OF the Republican
and Democratic manngers 20 keep him
on their respective sides. Nobody has
undertaken yet 10 place Kyle, the
| south Dakota Alliance Senator, but
| tho expressed Views Of Dirley, the
south Carolina Alliance SenRsOr. iiAH
caused him 10 he assigned 10 the
minority representation.
IL IL aaid upon good authority that
Speaker Crisp had not up 10 today
offered n single committee chairman
ship 20 any member Ofthe House. and,
Tor that rcosln, the reports a. 10 his
Intentions aru purely speculative. The
I Speaker has, 10 few OF his friends,
outlined the policy which will govern
him, No far as individual characteristics,
" the members VIII pnrmit, In making
up the committees, Ho viii, II Is be.
lievcd, ouduavor 10 give West and
North Prominence, and avoid, a. far
n possible, the charge Of HeCiionallsm.
Mile "a expected 10 he rendered the
chsirmanship Of the Ways aud Means
Committee on aocOuu, OF his ideutifi'
cation with the tariff reform move.
meut, bat personal considerations may
Induce him 10 decline this honor aud
prefer place as simply n member OF
The commetlee. Ex-Speakcr Reed
and Mr.. Burrows OF Michigan
are named rs Republican members OF
the rules committee. There Ia reason
10 believe that Springer IN almost cor-
tain to be member OF tho ways ana
means committee, II not chairman.
Holman (Indianhl II the most pro.
miuenlly mentioned representative fOi
the craftsmanship OF the appropriations
committee, but the name OF McMillin
~ Tennessee was today also suggested.
Hatch and Bland (Mlssouri) arc slated
for the chairmanshlps OF tho sgrlcul.
tursl. and coinage, weights and meas
nrcs committees. Amos Cumming
New York; is the probable chief OF the
committee on merchant marine and
fisheries, and posloillces will 10 Il
Blount u Georgia, is chairman In the
Fiflieth Congress. Herbert OF Ala
hama has sort Of prospective right {,
the naval affairs committee, through
being its former chairman, In which
position he had an Influential part In
upbuildlng the new navy. Oulhwali,
(OhiOl IN the probable chairman Of tn,
Pacific railways, unless ho should pro
fer elections.