Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-12-26
STANDARD McMINNVILLE TENNEssEE-sATURDAY DEC 20 1891
WASHINGTON.


grip, but he is SO busy making the
committee assignments that he says
he cannot enjoy the luxury of taking
to his bed until the troublesome bust
ness is settled, and he expects that it
will be settled on Wednesday, when
Congress will take a recess until the
9th of January. The selection Of
Northern men for the chairmanships
of both the Ways and Means and
Appropriation committees, it being
about settled that Mr.. Springer, of
Illinois will have the first, and Mr..
Holman, of Indiana the last, has
made some dissatisfaction, the argu-
ment being made that one section
should not have both. But Mr..
Crisp's friends reply by citing the
fact that the South has all three Of
the democratic members Of the COM
mittee on Rules-Crisp, McMillin,
and Catchings-which theysay about
equally divides the power ~ far as
the control Of legislation is con-
cerned.
Representative Mills, who has been
quite i'll, is now convalescent In re-
ply to a note from Speaker Crisp ten.
dering him the second place on the
committee of Ways and Means and
asking which committee-Commerce
or Postotiices-he preferred taking
the craftsmanship of Mr.. Mills
wrote asking not to be assigned to
the Ways and Means committee and
expressing a willingness to accept
such other committee assignments as
may be made for him. The COM
mittee on Commerce has been chang
ed to the committee on Interstate
and Foreign Commerce, and it is
thought Mr.. Mills will be its chair.
man.
The House Committee on Rules
reported in favor of increasing the
membership of the Ways and Means
committee from 10 to Is and of the
dro-centennial from 9 to II. AT
ter accepting this report, the House,
on motion of Mr.. Springer, voted to
change the name of the last commit
tee to that of the Columbian EXPOSE
ton. The new rules will not be re-
ported until after the recess, but it is
not expected that they will differ
very materially from those used in
the Fiftieth Congress, when Mr.. Car.
Isle was Speaker of the House.
Representative Enloe, of Tennes-
see, offered resolution, which was
referred TO the Committee on Rules,
providing for the appointment of a
committee Of five to investigate
charges against the Pension Bureau,
including the notorious re-rating
and promotion cases, which resulted
in the removal Of Corporal" Tan.
ner; the office-brokerage, which got
a son of Commissioner Raum in
trouble; the favoritism by which
claims of certain attorneys are given
preference over those filed either by
individual claimants or other attor
neys, and "all other matters relating
to the conduct of the Commissioner ir
the matter, or to the administration O.
his Office in the judgment ofsaid com
mittee may conduce to the honest
clean, just, economical and efficien
administration of said Bureau" ThC
adoption of this resolution by thC
House may be put down as Ger
tanity.
Many members have gone away
for the holidays, as it was agreed
that nothing would be done at TIT
session of the House to be held OF
Wednesday except to announce tn,
committees.
The nomination of Stephen B. FL
kins to be Secretary of War and o
Nathan Golf to be one of the Circui
Court Judges indicates that the ad
Manifestation has hope of securing tn
electoral vote of West Virginia mex
year; but if Senators and Represen
tatives from that State know any
thing about it, Mr.. Harrison is in
dulging in a bit Of rainbow chas
ing"
The Supreme Court adjournet
from last Friday until Monday, Jan
, uary 4th.
} Senators Voorhees, and Turpie vii
do their utmost to defeat the con
. firmation Of the nomination of tn
: notorious Judge Wood of Indiana
, for the new Circuit Court, and the
, are not without hope of success.
MISUNDERSTANDING tho pOSifiX,