The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-10
COMMITTEE MATTERS
House and Senate Waiting for
Their Announcement.
HOAR WILL SUCCEED EDMUNDs
Mills to be offered the Craftsmanship of the
Ways and Neans-Bland to Head
the Coinage Committee.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Notwithstan ding
the fact that the organization of both
branches of Congress has been perfected
in its main details, it still rename for the
managers at each end of the capitol to sup
ply committees before the Fifty-second
Congress can begin the discharge of its
proper function. Already the managers of
both branches are
STRUGGLING WITH THE PROBLEM
how to accommodate each aspirant for
committee appointment with his personal
preference without causing discomfort and
with due regard to public policy.
In the Senate the only contest likely to
be expected is one related to o committee
of minor Importance, that on library,
of Michigan, Dixon of Rhode Island, and
coed the late chairman, Evsrts. A
struggle is possible, however, q. over
vacancy on the appropriations committee
caused by Farwell's retirement. Mitchell,
who has been chairman of the railway
committee for two terms, expects to I'LL
Spooner's place. as chairman of the COM
mittee on claims. Casey, of North Dakota,
is as good as booked for Mitchells present
position as chairman of the committee on
railways. Probably Wilson, of Tennessee,
though member Of several hard worked
committees, may be induced to accept the
Craftsmanship of the committee on educa-
ton vacated by Blair, but this is rather
undesirable, and may be handed over to q
new Senator. Hoar goes, by order and
preference, to the
HEAD OF THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE,
vice Edmunds, resigned Teller takes his
place as chairman of the committee on
privileges and elections. There Is some
talk of giving PETER place on the aVri-
cultural committee. Some politics are in
volyed in this and it may be the Alliance
Senator will secure a more desirable place
as the result of the efforts of the Republi-
can and Democratic managers to keep him
on their respective sides. Nobody has
undertaken yet to place Kyle, the South
Dakota Alliance Senator, but the expressed
views of Kirby, the South Carolina ALI
ance Senator, caused him to be assigned to
minority representation.
1t is said upon good authority Speaker
Crisp had not up to to-day offered single
committee Craftsmanship to any member of
the House, and for that reason
REPORTS AS TO HIS INTENTIONS
are purely speculative. The speaker has,
to few friends, outlined the policy which
will govern him, SO far as the individual
characteristics Of members will permit, in
the makeup of the committees. He will,
1t Is learne sd, endeayor TO give the west and
north prominence, and ayeid SO far as POS
sible any charges of seotionalism. Mills is
expected to be rendered the Craftsmanship
of the ways and means committee on ac-
count of his Identification with the tariff
reform movement but personal considera-
tons may induce him to decline this honor
and prefer place simply as mem Der of
the committee. EISpeaker Reed and Mr..
Burrows, of Michigan, are named as
EEPUBLIoAN MEMBERS OF THE RULES COM
MITTEE.
There is reason to believe Springer is al
most certain of being q member of the ways
and means committee If not chairman.
Holman, of Indiana. Is the most promi-
nently mentioned Representative for the
Craftsmanship on applications. but the name
OF McMillin, OF Tennessee was to-day also
suggested. Hatch and Bland, OF Missouri
are slated for the craftsmanship of the agri
cultural and coinage, weights and measures
committees, Amos Cummings, Of Now
York, it is probable, will be chief Of the
committee of merchant marine and fisher
les; and postoffices will go to Blount, OF
Georgia, its chairman in the Fiftieth Con.
gress. Herbert, OF Alabama, has a sort OIL
prospective right to the nav al affairs com
mittee through being its former chairman,
in which p osition he had an influential pari
IN upbuilding the now navy. Cultivate
Of Ohio, is the probable chairman OF the
Pacific railways, unless he should prefer
the elections.