Telegram-herald., 1891-12-23
BLAND WILL CO SLOW
In Proposing New silver Legisla-
ton This Session
TO AVOID CllsHIsc NEXT TEAR
wsshiagses esssip Aasns the rsrma-
tisa Of the sss House Committees
Miiss WIN Probably Mot Ne ~ II
There IL No Certainty OF fhis.

wAsHtssros. Dec. e..-One Of the
curious s,atements in connection With
the house committees 10 that Bland of
Missouri, father of the silver dollar,
who 10 booked for the chsirmsnship of
the committee on coinage. has been
constrained by the very great pressure
which has been brought to bear upon
the speaker TO Indicate that he will not
bring IN a free-colnsge bill at tins ses-
sion. THIS statement is unofficial. but
Il will illustrate the efforts which are
likely to be made by the democratic
leaders TO postpone the consideration
of all hazardous subjects Till after the
presidential election. IL is not prob
able that Bland has gwen any promise
that ne will abandon his purpose of
hinging IN free-colnsge bill In tn 8
congress; hut ne may have so far com
promised with the opposite faction as
TO consent that no very determined
effort shall be maae In that direction
until after the presidential election.
There appears nowhere TO be any
doubt, however, that Mr.. Bland is TO be
chairman Of that committee, and
when the speakership contest was at its
height he announced here publicly that
one of the chief purposes which he
would have in this congress was to
force the passage OF a free-coinage
bill, and that such a measure would
pass, he had no doubt.
Ways and Means Prospects
Speaker Crisp was present yesterday
at the Plumb funeral. He did not ap-
pear TO be overcome either by the grip
or by the entreaties of members for
committee places. 1t did not escape
the attention of rival aspirants for inn
portant committee places that Springer,
OF Illinois, escorted Crisp from his
private room at the House to the door
OF the Senate. The impression is grow
ing stronger that the Speaker has not
abandoned his original purpose and
that he will not make Mills Chairman
of WAYS and Means, and that he will
appoint Springer to that place. Those
VINO are very near to Speaker Crisp say
that among the persons likely to he on
the Waysand Means Committee, besides
Springer as chairman are the following:
Mcmillan OF Tennessee, one OF the can
didates for speaker who repres nted
the Mills view of the tariff, and is very
uncOmpromlsing on that subject;
Whiting OF Michigan, an xyOwed tree
trader on most subjects, but opposed to
free trade Is to some important mat
ters in which he has a personal in
terest; Bourke Cochran OF New York.
the Tammany orator, who in tariff
matters belongs to the Randall rather
than to the Mills school: Shiveley of
Indiana; Stevens of Massachusetts,. who
still remains upon the speakers slate,
nozwithstaudipE the determined efforts
of the free trade mugwumps to re-
move him; Bryan of Nebraska, q
new member who would not under the
ordinary usages of the house be en-
titled 10 aposition upon the committee
of ways and means, but who was one
of Mr. Springer's active lieutenants IN
the speakership campaign, and who, if
he shall go 10 the committee on ways
and means, will be placed there be-
cause of the earnest representations of
Springer on his b;half.
Appropriations Committee
The committee on appropriations is
reported to still have Holman at its
head, with Forney of Alabama, who
rule Of seniority, for tie second place.
Other Democratic members OF this COM
mittee are said to be Sayers of Texas,
who, although from the state uf Mr..
| Mills, was not Very earnest Mills an,
and came very late into the canvass IN
| the interest of tile representative of his
state; Breckenridge OF Kentucky, who
| is so devoted to free trade and is
A fra vt 10 <,.H k.,t
| speaker is making great mistake in
| noi appointing Mills to the chairman
| ship OF the committee on WAYS and
| dltion of things in the democratic
! house growing out of tine speakershlp
| contest. It's extremely unfortunate,
| he says, that the course of events
should have taken such factional
| turn, and he thinks that unless the
party leaders interpose to check the
| growing hostility between the two fac
tIons OF the house the result may bc
disastrous TO the democratic party. He
| insists that the democratic party IA
pledged to the policy of which Mills
w-- the advocate, and that it 10 their
duty TO pass through the house q gen.
ersl tariff bill. leaving the responsl-
bIllty OF its defeat with the senate or
with the president.
| Other Committee Gossip.
The transfer OF Breckenridge of Ken
tscky from the old committee of ways
and means IN the last congress to the
| COMMITTEES on appropriations In this
| will not be acceptable To- Mr.. Brecken-
| ridge himself nor 10 the large free
trade contingent in the party which he
represents. Ii that transfer shall be
made 1t will he another proof that the
speaker 10 determined to press TO the
utmoss hs victory over Mills. AMI to
leave on the ways aud means com nit.
tee neither Mr.. Mills nor his most ION
spscuous associates on the commlttes OF
the last congress. Wilson of Wes. Fir-
giniA IS another one of the extreme
free-traders whom Speaker Crisp, il is
reported. will decline TO place upon the
eommlttes on ways aud means and vii
place upon the committee on sppTo-
priation9. Other democratic n8emts r
on the committee Of Appropriations are
said to he Compton of Mary ylsnd; Breck
enrldge OF Arkansas, Fitch OF New
York. the congressman who especially
representa- the brewing interests Ca
the republican side will be found Hen.
dersen OF Iowa. who viii lead the LIST
by reason Of seniority on the remnant
of tae old committee: CogsweH OF Mas
mehusetts, one of the most rfieien'
members OF the old appropriation com.
msttee. With t.root of Vermont, aud
Dsnzley OF Maine. az rev Fnerabsfs.
The appointment Of Mr.. ptngiey 10 ths
committee 90 spprops latsens a "a N
.lax % the esteem IN waich hr - neld