Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-10
A DELICATE TASK.
Congress Not Ready for
Business Yet.
The Committees Must First Be
Appointed,
Some Speculation as to the Princi-
pal Chairmanships.
Mills or Springer to BE at the Head of
the Committee on Ways and
Neutrality-suspicious.
Proceedings.
Associated Press Dispatches.

AsBoc1ated PreBs Dispatches.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. - Notwitstand-
ing the fact that the organization of
both branches of congress has been
perfected in the main details, it still
remains for the managers of each end
OF the capitol to supply committees be-
fore the fifty-second congress can begin
the discharge OF its proper functions.
Already the managers OF both branches
are struggling with the problem how to
accommodate each aspirant for COM
mittee appointment with his personal
preference without causing discomfort,
and with due regard to public policy.
In the senate the only contest likely
to be expected is one relative to COM
mittee of minor importance-that on
library, where at least three senator's
Stockbridge of Mississippi, Dixon of
Rhode Island, and Wolcott OF Colo
RADIO are anxious to succeed the
late chairman, Mr.. Evarts. A
struggle is possible, however, over the
vacancy on the appropriation commit
tee, caused by ,FarwelPs retirement.
Mitchell. who has been chairman of the
railway commission for two terms, ex
poets to fill Spooner's place as chairman
OF the committee on claims. Casey of
North Dakota is as good as booked for
Mitchell's present position of chairman
of the committee on railways. Pos
sibly Wilson of Iowa, though member
of several lhard-worked committees, may
be induced to accept the Craftsmanship
OF the committee on education, vacated
by Blair, but this rather undesirable
place may be handed over to new
senator. Hoar goes by order and prefer
ence to the head OF the judiciary COM
mission, vice Edmunds, resigned. Teller
takes his place as chairman of the COM
mittee OF. privileges and elections. There
is some talk of giving Peffer place on
the agricultural commission. Some
politics are involved in this, and
it may be that the Alliance
senator win secure a more desirable
place, as the result OF the efforts of the
Republicans and Democratic managers
to keep him on their respective sides.
Nobody has undertaken yet to place
Kyle, the South Dakota Alliance senator,
but the expressed views of Irby, the
South Carolina Alliance senator, has
caused him to be assigned to the mi
nority representation.
It is said on good authority that
Speaker Crisp had not up to today Of
tered single committee craftsmanship
to any member of the house. and for
that reason reports as to his intentions
are purely speculative. The speaker has
to a few friends outlined the policy
which will govern him, as far as the in
dividual characteristics OF the members
will permit, in the makeup of the COM
mittees. He will, it is learned, endeavor
to give the west and the north prominence
and avoid, so far as possible, charges Of
sectionalism. Mills is expected to be
rendered the craftsmanship OF the ways
and means committee, on account of his
identification with the tariff reform
movement, but personal considerations
may induce him to decline this honor
and prefer place as simply member
of the committee. Ex-speaker Reed
and Mr.. Barrows of Michigan are named
as the next Republican members of the
rules committee. There is reason to be-
leve that Springer is almost certain of
being member of the ways and means
committee, if not chairman. Hol-
man of Indiana is the most prom
inently mentioned representative for
the cnalrman5nlp OF tne appr0-
priations committee, but the name
of McMillin of Tennessee was today
also suggested. Hatch and Bland Of
Missouri are stated for the craftsmanship
of the agricultural and coinage, weights
and measures committee, and Amos
Cummings of New York is the probable
chief of the committee on merchant
marine and fisheries; the postofficss
will go to Blount Of Georgia, its chair
man in che fiftieth congress. Herbert
OF Alabama has sort of a prospective
right to the naval affairs committee,
through being its former chairman, in
which position he had an influential
part in upbuilding the new navy. Outh-
waite of Ohio is the probable chairman
of the Pacific railways, unless he should
prefer the elections committee.