The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-17
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
PRECEDENT IGNORED IN TIE MAKE
Ur OF IHn RULES cOMArT1xR

eREcEDENr IGNORED IN THE, MAKE.
W OF IHn RULES COMMITTEE
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No Certassty Abort de ch.srsassssip OF
the Ways and Mesas Ce-.ss<ee, Al.
though Springer sean rsses - tke ce.-
ise ,Taa-Cslsersoa or Te.ss H<eissss
tho Appoiat.sat OF Isssr.stssA Cs.-
,.eres Csn-issioaer aaA WIN Esser the
Hsce Tor Senator As.,.ss Roger q. Mills.
wAsHrsordS. Dec. 1a-speakef Crisp has
appointed his Committee on Rules. and Will
liam n. Springer II not member OF II. Mr..
Catchines getting the place that II was gener-
ally supposed would 60 to tho Illinois man.
The appointment Of Mr. Catch.nss was a cur
prise. He Is an untried man. but was reward
cd az return for the valuable assistance given
to Mr.. Crisp in his fight for the Speakership.
Mr.. Catchings now has chance to show what
he can do. and his friends predict that
no will make name and fame for
himself in tho House. Tho belief that Mr..
Springer would be the first man named on the
Committee on Rules was born OF the fact that
it Is usual to give this place to the Chairman OF
the Committee on Ways and Means place for
which Springer is said to be slated Moreover.
Mr.. Springer has allowed the statement tob be
made for him during the past week two that
he and the House journal clerk have been en-
gagged. at tho request OF Speaker Crisp.
in preparing code OF rules for sub
mission to tho Democratic caucus. Naturally
II was supposed that tho man who wrote the
rules would be put forward to interpret them.
but Mr.. Springer was passed by and Mr.. CATCH
inRs taken. In this Speaker Crisp has ignored
precedent. MI. Mills or Mr.. Springer. or who
ever else may be Chairman OF the Ways and
Means Committed. and Judge Holman. the
probable Chairman Of the Committee on Ap-
propriations. will be disappointed at this de-
parture from the Carlisle method OF appoint
ing the Committee on Rules. but 1t is in keep
ing with the policy of the new Speaker to give
the representatives OF oil sections and
of every constituency fair show to gain
prominence and to accomplish legislation. and
not to concentrate all the power OF the House
in the hands OF two or three men; me , Ghalfi u;
q the two Leading fb WI 10 IN ths
time be called into conference. together with
House. With relation 70, the rules, and PRO.
cedure. but the Committee on Rules, winch
must pass on all these Questions ,v ana.iy. %llI
u" The Selection Of Mr.. McMillin 70. this very
eVidenee that the Speaker has NO purpose to
treat his late opponents as enemies. Or to re-
SssSs bns se% IL epno
YAM q Sf Sof Sd
WI tHf he - could. consistent with dignity
md MRM GGREet sSd tonsSt tsst there sosd
day they might be able to report the rule
%aS SS %!
sn9 mense viii be- had until after the christ
a %as nSsr y tSe ef speaEes ""
tSs shan here has been hsretoiSre
Mills Is stu SICK amd end ths
speaker. Mr.. Springer still poses ss the oom ION;
Ghaf%n 3 % Sgyes AND NTH M %nos sad
tie statement that the Illinois man has been .s!a
asf sDssssSs
that that M ySnd SsoSnes
SS%ssss SSils Sos sPssEias Il s1shsS I.
s aas sssted tonight By TIE SUMS reporter
whether there was any signicanse n IN the
t ssss Gs%m IL q Rules IL ssid: 1870. .s
while would have willingly served on the
or s. pe asat
Ss %sSs sss $ssss
Sg Mp Mei1 and NJ atohises The COM
the has
So ., x Ma e saS Mfss: aad
ciently employed with tho arduous duties OF
those committees. I desire to make no
she Ghernan Of the Ways and COM
nnittee. have made none TO any living man:
aHna IL Gsps
sure ,Ys don't know a any q them now.
Washington has been the Mecca Of cranks
since the assassination Of Garfield more than
ten years ago. and since the attempt on the life
of Russell Sage by Norcross the police have
Norcross, most Of the cranks ThS come to
hss xord ep 1as OF
T5sasu;y scheme 6 Shs pTiaSip 8 cause *:
WsshinEton police force. q the influx. 81
Ths Ss saye o asfs
o sss dsa they
By sMo the
arrested. and they rambiSd On abSlt level:
Of Government money, would have tSbe given
them before they left Washington. Thesa de-
dye CRAFTS to tIEagsass s &c
pensions are included In the crank army, A
great many Of this number have no Just claim.
but they persist in annoying Pension ONCE
officials. ~
The hotel Hobbies are thronged with crowdr
Of men whose anxious faces reflect thei-
dubious hopes and fears In the matter of win
Ming subordinate places IN the House Of Rep:
miles. some even thousands. for the Shance'of
getting q loo JOB. knowing at the same
time that there would DO q dozen applicants
for every place: Said . member q Congress
from my district after office; and may get Q
place for one. IN which event ] know the old
saw will DO verified. and J. will have made eight
enemies aud one migrate" -
Senator Quay, when asked about despatch
from ftts6urgh sta. stating that he bad declared
Of his present term, said: No, am not u
candidate for reelection to the United States
nor do OK DSct to be when my term Ia