Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-08
THE SPEAKER OF rnr HOUSE.

test In over and tho Georgian mss
gained the victory. Charles Frederick
Crisp was born In Sheffield, England,
January Goth, 1874, which makes him
nearly forly.slx years Of age. His
parents were on visit from this coun-
Try when no WINS born, and they re-
turned with him before ho was n
wear old. He was educated In Georgia,
served under the .Confcdefacy In the
civil war, wns made Lieutenant and
was prisoner Of war for more than
year. lie then read law, was admitted
to the bar, appointed Solicltor.Gcneral
Of tho Southwestern Circuit, then
elected Judge Of the Superior Court,
was sent To the Forty.eighth Congress
from the Third District and has been
reelected TO the successive Congresses
10 date. He Ia n sound Democrat,
etrongly In favor Of tariff reform, an
advocate Of free silver and good
parllamentarisn. The newspaper cuts
alleging to be his portrait give very
little true idea Of his c9uutensnce.
Tho defeat of McMills will greatly
disappoint his supporters and the
gentleman himself. OF tho two MIR.
Crisp will probably mako the cooler
and moro conservative officer. The
ability Of Mr.. Mills and his familiarity
with the rules Of the House cannot be
disputed. He IL more aggressive and
nervous In his manner than MIR. Crisp,
but they are about equally firm and
decisive.
Mfr. Springer gave the vote that do.
cidcd tho contest His friends chung
10 his cause CALAMITY while there was
any hope " success. He would have
made nh excellent Speaker, for
he has had considerable experience
In the Chair, both In the House In reg.
ular session during the Sneakers ab.
same, md in CommItte. of IN, Whale.
a,d hts r,.rnor a., oo,d,,c,i,, hu.,n..,
49,. ,,ro.,n, tn,.iI,.an, and ,,ooi.,,.
nj" ~ -. - A..
o,h.r candidate. has mo great pol,tical
aIgnigcanrc. This matter ia rcyulated
more bv what member- expeot I'm the
w. a, an,oi,,m.n,. an committee.
than anything else except tb.t ability
In pr,.;dlnv and thoro,,yb ncouaint.
anc. Win mia. IN. ouaIIgc.,,o,. NJ
r,smb.,. aud m. g,.at I.su,. of IN.
,...,a.t northumberland.
Tho en.,l.r 1. n ve,v irro,,a,,
per.on In Congress. Ash no .nuoints nj,
M, commit,..s M, IN n iary, ,x,.n,
sh.r.s the ,.,i.,,,Ion ~ the so..,on
and his ,,eu.rc, IA ,ov.,,,I 4, m.ny
dl,.c,,ons Mr Jamos Rive. 4, m.
A,,,r.oon Commonwealth savs.
n
s.as,a., ,ha .aasnd 4, na, ,ha a., 'a.
Ii,lcai n,nro IN ,ha Irni,od STATE. vim an
,pnuonco mon tho fortune. and ,ho
course Of domest tic events superior I'm
ordinary times To tho President, although
shorter in its duration and lcss patent to
the world"
Indirectly the Speaker can deter
mIno what kind OF tariff bill ahall be
prepared. Hc can appoint WAYS and
Means committee that will b, In
harmony with his views. lie can also
determine what shape silver lcgiala.
tlon shall take. In the sam, way he
can largely determine the whole course
Of the House.
Mr. Reed. who was Speak,r of IN,
last (Fiay.ilru Congress. acoulrei
considerable notoriety by IA, manner
IN which he exercised the iunctious of
his office. The Constitution saws that
majority OF each house shall constl.
tute n quorum To do business. Tn,
memberbip of the uouso WINS then and
ia sill ase. A bar, minority would Il,
1877. The parties being about equally
divided nj that time there WINS aim.
entity on tho mart of the Republleaps I'm
obtaining n quorum. The marty, Il "A
true. had "A majority. hut IL was an
small that unless tho fun strength
could be- command ed the speal,r was
poyerless, from a marty view 10 do ANY
business. Then commenced tho in.
nous rullnps of Reed. when IA, had
Democratic member-couuted ma voting.
who were pro,ept hut who refused Ia
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