The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-12
mr.. CRISP WILL TAKE A REST.
Nothing Certain Vet About His
Committees.
The Speaker wii Rceuperate FROM the
Strain of tho Canvass and Carefully
Review the Situatior-H He Thanks His
Friends FOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Senate Republicans Caucus wrang.

~AsHINGTcS, Dec. 1l--[Speciall-
Speaker Crisp will PROBABLY leave
Washington for a few days and go to
some quiet plaue where he can secure
litsie rest, which he great eneeds after
the wear and tear of his canvass and
his iNcessant labors since his election,
and where he IAN also work. uudis-
turbea on the arrangements of com
mittees.
He will not leave the city until all
members of the House have had an
opportunity to cypress their views to
MIN. lie spent the day at his ROOM at
the capitol and received a. number of
Nom beTs, the programme being. same
as that Of yesterday
The Speaker desires through, the
press toreturn his thanks to many per-
sons, who, by mail and TELEGRAPH. have
sent him their congratulations on his
election These congratulations are s0
numerous that it 10 not possible bnrchin
now with all the ether work that is be-
toro him, to make an individuals re-
spouse to each communication received.
No conclusion had been reached this
afternoon with respect to any. Oh the
committees or the policy to be pursued
rs regards their composition. 10 is
PROBABLE that when the House coExenes
TO morrow tho committees on accounts
and on'mileage Will be announced. The
work OF these committees relates merely
TO members salaries and travelling ex-
penses, and they are usually appointed
very soon after tho organization. of,the
House in order that tho accounts of
members may be audited.
1t was suggested this afternoon that
Nuskr OF Maryland, might perhaps be-
MADE chairman OF one of these commit
tees. The comnMttce on rules, so far as
can lie learned, is entirely an unknown
Quality whose composition is not likely
TO TO determined upon before next
week.
LAO Republican caucus comm ittae OF
the senate is engaged in the same work
thas troubles Speaker Crisp, and itSAoes
not ma Its task altogether agreeable,
owing to the number of new Senator's
and the number Of vacancies on irrspor-
tant committees, oaused3 by the feilure
OF several old Sena tors to return.
Nearly oil she Republican Senators
have been heard from individually upon
the subject OF their preferences. but as
WAS Inevitable from the first the caucus
committee has discovered that in. many
cases it Ia not practically to aceede to
Individual wishes, inasmuch as several
Senators look forward to assignment to
places on committees where there are
few or-no vacacies.
This condition Of affairs calls for
muoh tact and management on the part
Oh tho caucus commattee to acid the
appearance of unjust discrimination, so
that tho progress made up to tho present.
timo is not very marked and it was said
this afternoon by one of the com mittee
that the report may not be made to the
Senate until next Tuesday.
No action will be taken blythe DEM
ooratio caucus committee towGrd filling
Vaoancit in the minority representa-
tlomon Senate committees until the
Republicans have outlined, their pro-
gramme of assignment.