The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-18
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
sPEAKER CRISP RAs cor 1HRoU0H
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ship wln - 0RsreA - spvisger or Mills.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 17-Speaker Crisp was
not At tho Capitol to-day. but remained at the
hotel. where he 10 less disturbed By callers
than whom no occupied the Speakers room.
He has talked with almost every Democrat In
the House. and has listened to all that has
been said with regard to the makeup Of the
committees Having received all the advice
and suggestions that members cared to make
Mr.. Crisp has now begun In earnest the
actual work Of mapping out the commit
toes. The greatest interest is manifest
cd BY members generally. and there Is
much anxiety to know what will be done.
particularly In regard to the makeup Of the
Appropriations and Ways and Means commit
tees. The Speaker has successfully main
tanned strict secrecy. and his closest friends
do not know what he intends to do.
Tho boom OF Mr.. Springer for the Chairman
ship OF Ways and Means has subsidized just
little within tho past few days. and there is
now Q somewhat general feeling that the
Speaker means what he says when he declares
that the question OF this chairmanship has not
yet been decided. 1t is very we'll known that
Mr.. Crisp would be perfectly willing to
nut Mr.. Mills at the head OF the Ways and
Means Committee II the latter was willing to
take the place. but perhaps. because Of Mr..
Mills's illness, tho Speaker has not been in
formed rs to his wishes. In the mean time the
name OF Mr.. Springer was brought forward.
and that gentleman looked so self-conscious
when he heard 1t that It was at once an
nounced that he was the coming man. Mr..
Springer and his friends have done nothing to
discourage this idea There were indications
to-day, however. that Mr.. Mills had been put In
communication with the Speaker through the
agency OF mutual friends. and that until the
result Of this informal conference - known
h II az so Spsae snd
who was one Of his most prominent liouten-
snts in the asnes sa erd S s1S
Il Is far from certain that Mr.: Springer will
So?R'tss' As @ 's:;
eny sHe an made in good a
but he would accept it with reasonable condi.
tons as to the policy to be pursued SUEDE Gy the
Ire. II Mr.. Mills. SHOULD be elected Senator
during the life Of this Congress. his place could
the GO. COMMITTEES without interruptine in, the
se. talk ns sEisa Fl
Speaker still insist that the matter Of Mr..
spEngsrs hHs been dsSded
Appropriations, although some Of tho Demo.
PPo siiss % 4 s sis s @ n
to throw lis vote and influence for their caadi-
@ mot 9 app9p the d 20 man
e int Ways "a Nj
from sa adjacent Western states such important
chairmsnships Others declare that they are
e sons se 9ss
far IN tine MAKING IN tse sts
Is. not apt 10 be Influenced BY those members
ths PC tRae R%s M and
Springer. the Speaker declines to make known
Tho statement that the President has de-
cided to bring the iron hand Of the 'dminis-
tration down upon suoh Of the offending South
American republics e. i hsys .n isled to make
s sse
KinIey. Tariff law is entirely UNNECESSARY. in
oE q the up e the as sM s e. ad %pss
course. He Is allowed no discretion n The
matter. es the law plainly says that Il shall
schedule against ali countries not having made
Esn on sharp
on the part Of the President. as is alleged. be-
cause the representatives, Of all Of them are
under tho Instructions Of their. home GOVERN:
pment; Nearly every government t. OF Importance
With the West Indies being almost the last Of
those sought for by Secretary Blaine.
When some Of tho Illinois delegation accost-
cd Senator Palmer yesterday about the boom
chat had apparently started for him for the
Presidency. the Senator replied:
esveT be eected
S!asssas: rs; sP% {Sats something never aid.
The Illinois delegation haze az taken the mat.
Me to the
Put hi@; should say i am. 1 am Palmer
said Mr. b%rbsrrow Of illinois. taking on the
&c oEEpS e d hs ss
ination must come West. and tho strongest |
naD e t 4, narty to-day is the Illinois man.
Senator Ga.linger of New Hampshire has In
troduced a bill which has occasioned great
deal Of comment. 1t provides that every per-
son IN the employ Of the United States Govern.
nstarsIized citizen p his country. shalt b a.
So% al
II have every reason to believe that there |
are o number OF aliens In the public service. |
dsavorinE to restrict Immigration, why !
oitizens Of the. country. ! recall one case in
particular that seems 70 be argument enough
gentleman brought over Q French tutor Tor |
bis children: and when he had had no lurther Use
War Department, although the Frenchman |
was not Q c!tizen OF the United States and |
had no intention OF ever becoming a citizen.
out deserving Union soldier OF my State or
"Then you arc in earnest about the |
uneasure?"
Most assuredly. and believe 1t will be |
passed"
On Tuesday last the Senate. desiring to OK
clude from the floor few persons who occa-
sionally gained admittance by q teohnloal vio-
lation OF the rule. adopted resolution intend
cd to guard more effectively ngairet the |
OF all persons not strictly ent lied to
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