New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-15
SPEAKER CRISP .BESIEGED.
MEMBERS ADVISE HIM CONCERNING COM
MITTEES

| INDICATIONS THAT SPRINGER WILL BE CHAIR
MAN OF WAYS AND MEANS AND HoL-
| MAN OF APPROPRIATIONS.
| tBY TELEGRAPH 10 THE TBIBUsEl
| Washington. Dec I4-Speaker Crisp was again be-
seged to-day by Democratic Representatives wiihs anu
anxious to advise and assist him in that mechanical
matter the distribution OF committee charmanships
and assignments. Among those who conferred with
him were several active supporters OF NILS ior Tie
speakership who have come to the sensible CONCLUSION
that regret for lost cause and fallen chlei''h'
while 1t may be q noble and commendaDie Ieehns'
Ought not to be allowed wholly to control their actions
and interfere with their own ambitions to greater de-
gree than may be inevitable Men whom it Is fair to re-
gard rs among Speaker Crisp's nearest friends are
strongly in favor Of his adopting one feature OF the
plan or programme which was made prominent III
Colonel Mis's ante-caucus canvass Tor the speaker
Ship IL was the proposition that, inasmuch as tiere
are more Northern Democrats than southern, Demo
Gratis in the House the chairman and majority OF
| the Democratic membership Of the committees on
WAYS and Means and Appropriations should be chosen
| from among the former
! The two men most talked about to-day for the
chairmanships OF Ways and Means and Approp'iaH'"'
were Messrs Springer and Holman IL may HUI "
generally known that Mr.. springers CONTINUOUS S''
vice in the House has covered longer perlou Una" '
| ~ any other Northern Democrat whie 'ne WA
Ianr
h.en oontinuous-exceeds that of any Representative
North or South Mr. Bynum OF Indiana who. IL was
genemllv understood was to be chairman OF ways ana
Means in case OF Mills's election mas served Only sN
wears. while Mr.. Sprngers service mas coVe'eu s'A
.aon vears Judse Holman's total service amounts
10 twenty six years the last ten years Oh winch "''
been continuous Judge Holman always has Deeh a
sturdy foe Of extravaganza in appropriations :" ~
no has won n he has not earned, reputstloh ioi
somue, J. Randall Judge Holman has probably pos
sessed more accurate and thorough hhowieuse Vi 'o
concentrations and expenditures than any o'her
Der OF the House. ,,,ur .,a
Tho Craftsmanship OF the Committee on hNei9 anu
uarhoys Is An important and desirable one MI
p,ancbard Of louisiana chairman OF IL u"uer
srooher Carlisle and the leading minority member j"
The last Congress lie was supporter OF jung OiP
and desires the craftsmanship OF the comhiuee III i'
Congress So too, II is understood does "eher'' ''
Ings of Mississippi, who was member OF the oon'
,ee in the last two Congresses and was one OF nus'
ci.n,- ,nost active supporters foe the SpeaEeiShp
oI or the other OF them win doubtless receive the
charmanshp. ~ o,r
Therc e little doubt that Colonial Charles T. ofer-
rail- OF Virginia will be appointed chairman vi h'
lions of which committee he was member IN ts iass
two congresses There is understood to be little douD'
that Colonel Oates Of Alabama will bo appointed chair
man Of the Committee on the Judiciary, and that C0o
mel Herbert Of the state VIII receive INC caai
mansHp OF Naval Affairs. II these appointments shoui
be made the prospect Of the assignment OIL "eheia'
Wheeler also Of Alabama to the chairmanshp Oh NAH
tarv Affairs place which II is the height oil his amDl
ton to reach and which he has expected u a'ai "
this Congress, would be slight indeed
The Committee on Rules will probably be announced
op Wednesday and Speaker Crisp hopes 10 have the
list OF other standing mmtees ready before 'le ho'i
day recess unless the latter shall begin before pecc
Der 90 II understood that he has not yet fully de-
cided whether to choose the members OF the Com'Vee
on Rules from among the who are 10 be chairmen
and members of Ways and Means and Appropriations or
from among other members Of the House but t pres
ent he is inclined to the latter course
While no definite information could he obtained 10
day. there pretty strong lhdicaaohS VaV mr.
Springer will be appointed chairman OF ways ana
Means and Judge Holman chairman of Appropriations
indeed il is asserted that decision has been virtually
reached as to the latter The gossps say that II MI
spr,ng.r becomes chairman of Ways and Means, MesSs
Mills McMilnn and Wilson, of West Virginia, together
with Mr. Stevens of Massachusetts,; Mr. Bacon, OF New
York Mr. Bryan Of Nebraska; Mr. Cultivate or Mr'
owens OF Ohio. and one man from the south bcsldos
the three first named, will compose the Democrats
membership If this be the programme, 1t VIII inende
the enlargement of the committee from thirteen 10 III
teen members.
OF course IL Mr. Springer shall become chairman, the
policy of the committee far he can control il, viii
be not to undertake general revision OF the tsf' qua
TO propose several separate measures In other words
the policy is to be tariff reform at retail instead OF
BY wholesale. Free salt Is TO form the substance OF
one bill; free lumber OF another; free wool, with
sharp horizontal reduction Of the duties on woolcn
manufactures another: free coal and iron. with
sharp horizontal cut OF the duties on masufactures
of r and steel another; and on until the entire
superstructure shall have been destroyed.
Some unfavorable comment has been heard because
Of the fact that Colonel Mills and bis lieuienants have
In afppo gincp
so far as Colonel Mills himself lie concerned. this com
ment or criticism is hardly fair just lie was pros
DRAFTED by illness the night Of the day Of the election
and has been confined 10 his room ever SINCE On SAT-
urday and yesterday feeling better but he again
grew this afternoon. and his physician was sum-
moned b. his bedside. By the Doctors instructions all
visitors were denied tonight. ard OF his nearest
friends informed The Tribune correspondent this
ing that Colonel Mills was really a very sick man.
lie is suffering on account OF both the intense physical
from severe cold, attended at intervals by high fever
1t is mistake 70 believe that all Of Mls's sup
example Me eight Illinois Democrats who voted for him
in preference to Judge Crisp held consultation and
power to aid the Speaker and promote the success OF
Ills administration, they unanimously agreed TO offer TO
appointed members. Their olive branch assumed the
form Of letter to the speaker. in which they mani
mttee places. Mr. wike modestly expressed his will
as D Of s Seges h 9p
self TO accept place either the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs PostOfices and PostrOads-preferably
the former lie was a soldier in the Union Army dur
ing the War and postmaster at Chicago under the
Cleveland Administration. The other Illinois Mills
men were as modest as Messrs. Newberry and Wibe.
There is reason to believe that Yr Williams would
accept the Craftsmanship OF the Committee on Coinage
rather than that II should 90 begging or be left
vacant. He is as strong free-coinage man as Mr..
H's The acon ' Of the Illinois men who supported Mr.
Mills In preference to both Springer and Crisp shows
commendable and generous spirit: they are apparently
IN LET
accept good assignments from the hand Of Speaker
Crisp.
JUDGE sCHoFIELD's PROBABLE SUCCESSOR.
Washington Dec. 14.-It Is said on good authority