The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-15
THE HOUSE COMMITTEES.
sPRTNGEH Talks As THOUGH HE WAS
SLATED ron WAYS AND MEANS.

Speaker Crisp. However. Says that 10 has
act bee. Ossrea to Any One-Ths Almost
Usiversai Opisie. h that u shorls hc
OHsrsa to mills First-Hov~ the frineipei
Chsir.a.ships win be Distributed.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 14-1n anticipation OF his
appointment as Chairman OF the Committee on
Ways and Means. Mr.. Springer OF Illinois is
submitting very freely to interviews. and
IL announcing publicly. over and over
again, what course the House will pur-
sue In regard to the tariff question. In
this mornings papers Mr. Springer poses as
the acknowledged leader Of the majority. and
talks about tho policy Of the Democracy as
though It wero settled that he is to be tho
Chairman OF the Committee on Ways and
Means Speaker Girls o. however. said to THE Bun
reporter this morning that this matter had not
In any sense boon determined upon and would
not be at present The superstition that Mr..
Springer Is to have this honor is based almost
wholly upon the feeling that Mr. Mills is de-
termined to sulk and refuse to be comforted
The defeated candidate for Speaker 10 suffer-
ing both physically and mentally. and as for
Is can be learned. has not seen Speaker Crisp
or communicated with him since the task Of
making up the committees was begun. Tho
almost universal feeling among the members
Of the House. including those who were op-
ponents OF Mr.. Mills Is. that while MI.
springcr's appointment would be popular.
especially to the representatives Of the great
Northwest. Mr.. Crisp owes It to himself to offer
the place TO his defeated rival. and that
Mr.. Mills owes It to himself to accept.
It 10 thought. moreover. that Colonel
Anls would have no hesitancy In doing
% wsre IL not for tho fact that he IL hopeful OF
capturing the Texas Senatorship. His friends.
hnvAvor advfat him f. tako hat Ia onn
get and to remember tho old ndage THAT .
bird In tho hand 10 worth two In tho BUSH"
Mr.. Crisp IL almost broken down by the hard
work Of listening to the appeals Of the two
hundred and hity Democrats who want good
committee places. to say nothing Of the efforts
Of the minority to save themselves from being
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he be the selection Of q sqtisiinctory Chairman q
re TouS CdSmi% mi on rabc Buildings and
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year. however.