The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-09

porting MillS-..Routinc Business of
Congress.
Special Di'potch 10 he Intelligence.
WAsmNGroS, D. c., Dec. S.-Poor Mr..
Mills sccns to be in very bad hnmor.
lie wanted to be speaker, but could not.
He now acts as ii every man who did
not favor his election by the caucus is
his persona! cnomy. lie particularly
dislikes the newspaper fraternity, and
probably correctly attributes his failure
TO capture the speakers chair to the
majority OF the newspaper correspond
Gnts in Washington. The trouble with
Mr.. Mills and the newspaper men is
that the latter have been publishing
the news al along about the speaker
ship contest and he has only found it
out By the vcriiication that the caucus
gave it last night.
A GREAT MAN IL IT'S OWN MIND.
OF tho hundred or more correspond
cnts located here for outside papers
only three or four favored tho selection
ot Mills. Politically, the Republican
correspondents desired his election for
the reason that they believed, rs every
body else here seems to believe, the clc-
ration oil the man from Texas would be
beneficial to the Republican party Mr..
Mills thinks, or thought, he was great
man. With Mr.. Carlisle in the speak
crs chair behind him he was. But rs
soon rs the distinguished kcntuckian
dropped out OF the house and went
over TO the senate and left Mr.. Mills
and his friends on their own resources,
he could not keep up the pace, aud he
did not realize till he was TOO deep in
tho speakership contest to return TO
shore. lie thought his greatness was
altogether attributable to himself, when
Il was not. 1t was due to Mr.. Carlisle.
The crushed candidate was to-day
properly recognized by Clerk Edward
McPhcrson, OF the house, after the cleo
lion OF speaker had been announced, by
designating Mr.. Reed and Mr.. Mills TO
escort the spoaker-clect TO the hall. The
two walked out and returned through
the main entrance cscortinG Speaker
Crisp down the main aisle amid cheer
ing and applause on the Democratic
side. Mr.. Mills looked rs though he
had aged ten or more years since he en-
tered the contest. He looked the dis
appointed, defeated, broken spirited
man that he has to-day shown himself
10 be.
INSULTS SPEAKER CE!sr.
Later, during the formal organization,
resolution was passed by the house
providing for the appointment OF a COM
mitIeo to call on the President and in.
form him that tho house had been
organized and was ready 10 receive any
communication lc might desire to
make. Speaker Crisp, recognizing that
cX-SpcaGcr Reed was the leader OF the
minority, appointed him, and Mr.. Mills,
rs the leader on tho Democratic side,
members oil 4 committee to notify the
President. Shortly after the announce
mcnt was made Speaker Crisp an
nOunccd from the char that he had
been advised that Mr.. Mills could not
serve on the committee, and he ap-
pointed Mr.. breckenridge, Of Kentucky,
in his places
The reason could not have been BE-
cause Reed and Mills were unfriendly,
as they arc personally friends. They
have never quit speaking to each other.
The refusal Of Mills to act on the COM
miltce 10 which lie hal been appointed,
and which was in the line OF recognizing
him rs the leader, was significant OF
the Texans intention 10 decline any
such recognition. He was mad and
could not hide it.
LIKE \ PouTING sCnOoLnoY.
This dcrlination OF apparent intcn-
ton on the part OF tho great defeated
was again emphasized when the draw
ing for seats was going on. Afills's name
was called early and there We're n num-
Dor OF the most desirable seats still un-
chosen. HO could have selected ono
almost anywhere in the hall that
would have been satisfactory to him.
lie, however, answered unto his name
and dropped into seat i'll the very last
row, the iarthest away from the speak
cr. The namo OF Breckenridge, OF Ken
lucky, and those OF other members OF
the ways and means clique" so-caled,
were called soon after Mr.. Mills. Breck-
cnridce also took rear seat, and Mills
at once moved over next TO Broken.
ridges, although many Of his iriendsin.
sisted upon giving up their seats 10 the
TeSan, all ofwhich he declined.
CHANGE OF INTEREST.
That greater public interest was taken
in the Democratic caucus than in the
mere spectacle Of tho organization OF The
house was shown to-day by the absence
oil the excited crowds that jammed the
corridors OF the capitol until midnight
yesterday. The proceedings lacked the
element OF tho unexpected Precisely
At noon Clork Mcphcrson, who is d
great sticklcr FOR exact iormalities,
rGllcd tho house together, and alter the
Journal oil yesterdays futile meeting
had been read, announced that nomina-
tons for speaker were in order. The
bearing and conduct Of the men whose