The Portland daily press., 1891-12-24
STUDYING THE LIST.
The Silver Mems Triumph Crisp Is Tired
Out.

The Silver Mems Triumph Crisp Is Tired
Out.
WASHINGTON, December 23.-When the
House assembled this noon, the commit
tees were announced. The reading of the
list was heard by the members with close
attention, but there were no expressions
of approval or disapproval. Inquiry into
the records of the members of the commit
tee on coinage, weights and measures show
that by past utterances or votes, nine out
Of 13 members Of the committee declare in
favor of free coinage. Three of the other
members are onsspoken against free coin
age and the fourth is said by his friends to
be unquestionably against free coinage,
though hisrecord Is unknown, he not hay-
ing been In Congress. The members in
favor OF free coinage are Messrs. Bland,
Williams Of kigore. Robertson. Pierce.
Eppes. McKeighan and Bartine.
Those opposed are Messrs. Tracey, Will
liams of Massachusetts,, Taylor John
son and Stone.
The silver men are very well pleased
with the constitution of the committee
and regard 1t as significant CT the Speak
er's purpose to afford an opportunity for
silver men strongly urged upon the Speak
er the selection of MIR. Bartne of Nevada
as the leader Of the Republican minority
on the committee because of his efforts in
the last Congress In behalf of free coin
age. They regard the fact that MIR. Bar
tine heads the list of the Republican men,
bers as another indication of the Speakers
friendiiness toward liberal silver
policy.
In the formation of the committees the
Speaker has apparently been careful to ap-
portion the chairmanships as nearly equal
ly as may be among the various sections of
the country, having regard, however, to
the legislative experience and ability of
the members whom he has chosen to
superintend and, to great extent. deter
mine the business which will come before
the House of Representatives. While the
South secures a majority of chairmanships.
that majority Is so small 1t can be easily
attributed to the longer service rendered
by the Southern members. According to
states, the chslrmanships are distributed
as follows: Virginia 2, Illinois 3, Indiana
8. Missouri, 4, Georgia, 3, Alabama 8.
North Carolina 5, Arkansas 2, Texas 3.
New York 4. Louisiana 2, New Jersey 1,
Pennsylvanis. 2, I0wa1, South Carolina 2,
Kentucky 2, Tennessee 2, Mississippi 3.
Rhode Island 1, Wisconsin 1, Ohio 3, Mass
achusetts I. Michigan 2, Connecticut /,
Maryland 8, Minnesota 1.
Immediately on the adjournment of the
House, the Speaker went to the Metropo-
tan Hotel ana went to bed. He is worn
out and prostrated by his arduous labOrs
and besides has a heavy cold. A few davs'
rest, 1t is believed. Will restore his health,
His sickness has compelled him to aban-
don his proposed visit home on which he
was to start tonight. He telegraphed Mrs.
Crisp asking her to come to Washington.
The following is the full list Of the com
mitteees:
Ways and Means-Messrs. VIM. M.
Springer. Illinois; Benton McMillin,
w. L. Wilson, West Virginia; A. b.
Montgomery. Kentucky; J. R. Whiting,
Michigan; B. j. ShjveIy, Indiana:
w. Bourke Cocran, New York; Moses Il.
Stevens. Massachusetts; w. j. Bryan, Ne
braska; T. B. Reed, Maine; j. G. Burrows,
Michigan; JUSeph McKenna. California
S. E. Payne, New York; John Dalzell,
Pennsylvania.
propriatlons-Messrs. holman, For
nay, Sayres, Breckenridge, Ky; DOckery,
Mntchler, Breckinridge. Ark; Compton,
O'Neil, Mass; Livingston, Henderson,
Cogswell, Bingham, Dipgley, Gront.
Coinage, Weights and Measures-Messrs.
Bland, Tracey, Williams, Kttgore, Robin
son, Rice, Pierce. Eppes, Williams. Massa-
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