The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-12-25
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WASHINGTON, Dec. u, 1891.
Speaker Crisp may have made some
promises before his election as speaker
few men'ever occupied the position who
had not done 80 Ia their canvass for votes,
but no has made few, II any, promises Stree
his election. lie let's the other fellows do
the talking while he does double duty as a
thinker; he knows that It will be impossI-
bic TO so arrange the committee assign
ments that all the democratic members OF
the House will be pleased, and II those
who enjoy his confidence may be relied
uPon, he will devote himself principally
to the task Of making an equitable dislri-
button OF the chalrnanshlps and places mp.
on the Important committees between the
various sections of the country; believing
that no representative will allow his per
sonal disappointment TO make him angry
when he secs that his section Is fully rep
resented. II Is now almost certain that
the lists Of committees will not be an-
nounced until after the Christmas recess,
and it Is expected tha. Speaker Crisp Will,
after all the members have been given a
chance to be heard, retire to his home In
Georgia, or to some other place, where he
can devote hls time during the recess TO
making up the committees.
All sorts of gossip about the chairman
ships and the makeup Of the important
committees may be heard, but about the
only thing that everybody seem' to be
agreed upon is that the Ways and Means
committee, which deals with tariff matters,
will be dominated by northern and western
members, whoever Its chairman may be.
The general opinion Is that Mr. Mills can
have the Craftsmanship OF this committee
II he wishes II, but some OF his close friends
say that he will not take the place. several
reasons being given why he will not; one
OF them being that II there Ia an extra
session OF the Texas legislature IL the
s pring he will be candidate for the un-
expired term in the senate Of ex-senator
Reagan-now temporarily being hlled by
Senator Chll,on-and that u he IL elected
he will resign his seat In the House. But
there are those who think that that Is just
the reason why he should take the chair
mAnShiP. They argue that for Crisp 10
tender This important place to Mr. Mills
and for him to accept II would show that
no bad blood was left by the no, fight for
the nomination, and that the committee
could from the first take up the hard work
Of The chairman and that In the event OF
the election OF Mr. Mills to the senate this
gentleman might be made chairman.
Resolutions providing for an investiga-
ton of the Pension Office will shortly be
offered In the Heuse by Representatives
Cooper, OF Indiana, and Enloe, OF Tennes
see. The latter gentleman says that his
resolution will be for an investigation OF
the methods used and Is Intended to ave
some OF the tax payers money that now
goes through leaks which he thinks are In
the machine. Mr Cooper IL particularly
Interested In going for Gen. Raum. he be-
Ing OF the opinion that the investigation
by the last congress was no, as impartial
rs Il might have been. Both resolutions
will no, be adopted, but the probabili,ie
favor the adoption of resolution that will
be acceptable to both gentlemen.
Gen. Forney, of Alabama, who was the
senior democratic member OF the House
Committee on Appropriations In the last
congress, has, on account OF his age and
somewhat falling health, declined the
chairmsnAhip of that committee, which
was rendered him by speaker Crisp. II
is believed here that Representative Hol-
man, OF Indiana, will. In the interest oi
general retrenehment In appropriations
be put at the head OF that committee.
Speaker Crisp pleased those members
who wished to get the cash for their
mileage before Christmas by announcing
at the short session OF the House held on
Saturday, previous to the adjournment un-
Ill Wednesday, the membership OF com
IlibkCC On aNtDuhAs Abb l4NAA Wv
follows: Aecounts-Rusk (Md). CoopeI
und. } Diekerson, .Ky-) Moses, Is c.,
Seerley, Qowa.) Pearson, (Ohio) ouaek-
enbush, IN. Y..) GriswoId. (Pa.,) and Gut
ting (CaD. Mileage-Castle, (Minn.,
Crawford, n. c.) Kendall, (Ky.) Cald-
we'll, (ohio,) and Flick (fowa.)
Representative Culbertsou, OF Texas,
one of the best fitted men In public life for
the position, has decided to accept the
democratic vacancy on the Interstate
Commerce Commission, which MI Hsr-
risor rendered to him. some time ago. III,
nomination will 90 to the senate at once,
and he will forward his resignation of his
seat in the House TO the governor ol
Texas.
Il was iumored that some OF the repub-
lIcan senator's proposed taking steps tc
have tneisenate declare Senator Hills sea
vacant because Of his not having appeared
to be sworn In and Of his retaining the
Office of governor Of New York, but tn,
most diligent inquiry failed to confirm
the story.