The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-21
NIH. MILLS VERY MAD.


WASHINGTON, D. G., December co.
No positive statement has yet reached
the public 10 set at rest the anxiety in.
regard to the chairmanships ofthc great
committees OF Congress. Even those
who are most interested are in . condi-
ton OF extreme suspense. Neither Mr..
Springer nor Mr.. Holman has been
finally assured OF his selection. Tho
friends OF Mr.. Mills have fought back
all tinalities up to the present time, and
have given Speaker Crisp substantial
warning that il Mr.. Mills be not select
for the head OF tho ways and means,
there is trouble in store for him. which
may extend to the campaign and to the
party.
The plain truth is, the Cleveland
wing, which had the vanity to assume
that nothing could stand against it, is
furious at the defeat OF its announced
candidate, and is determined TO save
what it can from the wreck. That Mr..
Mills is about all there is to save. and
that he can be rehabilitatod only by
the grace oil the man who defeated him,
IS not a particularly welcome reelection
TO the Cleveland people, but as he is
the sum total oil the assets since the
speakcrship failure, they honestly de-
sire to make the largest dividend posi-
Bile to the stockholders, who are the
only dcpositors.
CRISP AND MILLS EXCHANGE LETTERS.
very solemn by-play has been in
progress ior couple OF days between
the speaker and Mr.. Mills. Both gen
tlemen have been reputed TO be very i'll,
but the movements reported TO have
been continuous in and about their
chambers do not fully bear ont the re-
ports. 1t ls suspected that Mr.. 2Iills's
illness was intended to keep him in his
room that he might not seem to be do
ing anything in his own behalf, and
that Mr.. Crisp's inlisposition served
its invention by keeping out the mob OF
congressman, including Mr.. Mills's
friends. Tonight the following cores
pondence between the two gentlemen
was made public:
SPEAKERS Room,
House. OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
WAsHISGTos, D. G., Dec. IS, 1891.
Hon. r. Q. Nils, City:
My DEAR SiR:-Havingb too much
engaged to call on you, and being now
about to enter on tho work OF constitute
ing the house committees, drop you
line to know ii it would be agreeable or
acceptable to you to be appointed sec.
ord on the committee on ways and
means, and in addition to such assign
ment, to bo appointed chairman OF tho
committee on commerce or chairman OF
the committee OH postoliices and post
roads, or chairman OF some committee
whose work is less laborions than COM
merco or postolces., Would be glad TO
have 4 reply at your earliest conyen-.
icuce, as l desire to make up and an
nounce the committees III few DAYS.
With great respect, am sincerely yours,
CHARLES f. CRlsr.
Mn. MILLS VERY SARCASTIC REPLY.
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,
WASHINGTON, Dec 10.
To Hon; Giar!e5 4 Crisp, SyecSer House Of Repre-.
SeHtatir&:
My DEAR sIR:-I haze received Your
letter OF the 18th instant, asking mo Iii
it would be agreeable or acceptable" to
me to be appointed second OH tho com
mittcc OH ways and means, and in addi-
ton to such assignment to be appointed
chairman OF the committee on COM
merce. or chairman of the committee on
,postot!ices and postroads, or chairman
OF some committee whose work is less
laborious than commerce possibilities.
Having been member OF the COM
mittee on ways and means for ten
years, and chairman in the Fiitioth
Congress, the reasons which have in
your judgment rendered my appoint
ment rs chairman Tnwisc would dis
qualify mo for service in any other.
place on that committee, and it would
not be sincere TO say that it would be
agree to accept your tender
l leave to YOU, without any sugges-
tion from me, to mako such other as
signment as yon, in tho discharge OF
your official duty, may determine.
Yours truly. r. Q.iSllLLs
PIE FOR TIE REPUBLICANS.
The Republicans arc watching tile in:
ternal strife with deep interest. Mr.
Mills "turn-down,'a to speak in Con
grcssional yernacular, will be used with
tremendous effect by tho Republican
orators. They willpoint to tho Repub-
lican maiorities under the Mckinley
bill, the brilliant success OF theauthor
OF the bill, tho commercial prosperity
exhibited since the act went into effect,
and draw the conclusion that the DEM
ocrats did not dare 10 elect their grest
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