St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-15
SPRINGER MAY LEAD.
The Illinois Congressman Is
Slated for Chairman Of
Ways and Means.
Alleged Difference Of Opinion
Between Mills and Crisp
on Tariff Action.
Senator Dolph Introduces an
Important Bill for Arid
Land Loans.
PETER and Gallinger Present
Bills on Subjects Out Of
the Common.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 14,-It is not true
that it has been definitely settled that
Mr.. Springer is to be at the head of the
committee on ways and means, but 1t is
entirely probable that he will be chosen
for that position, being the most promi-
nent of the Northern Democrats, from
among whom the chairman of the COM
mittee will probably be selected.
1t is probable that Mr.. Mills, Mr.. Nc
Millin and Mr.. Wilson, of West Vir-
ginia, will be appointed on the commit
zee, together with one man from New
England, one from New York, one from
Ohio, one from the South and
one from the far West. The committee
will probably be increased to fifteen. 1t
is practically settled that Holman will
90 to the head of the committee on APP
propriatiOns. 1t is said that Mr.. Hemp
hill may go to the head of appropria-
tons. and in that event Mr.. Heard, of
Missouri, Will be chairman of the house
district committee.
An Alleged Difference.
New YORK, Dec. IA special to the
World from Washington says Roger O..
Mills will not be appointed chairman of
the cOmmitte of ways and means. BY
his own acts he has made the appoint
ment practically impossible from the
standpoint Of Speaker Crisp. William
Nj. Springer will be named for the pos
itiOn, by virtue of which he will become
leader of the house. 4 difference of
opinion as to the policy of the party Is
the chief cause, but the sulkiness of Mr..
Mills since his defeat for the speaker
chin hoe balnpd Mr. (ricn m pODn tO
this decision.
MI Mills insists that the first duty of
the party is to place itself upon record
as opposed to the Mckinley bill as a
whole. and in favor of another measure
as distinct as the one which bore his
name in 1883. Speaker Crisp'S objection
to the plan is that it would bring relief
to nobody. The party would only sue
coed in placing itself on record at best.
The Speakers Idea.
Speaker Crisp's idea of the true policy
of the party is TO introduce and pass
either one short, compact bill, or sew
eral very brief measures of whose mean
ing there can be no possible doubt
strike at the root of the question by put
ting wool, salt, binding Irvine. and a
few other articles which are designated
as raw material upon the free list and
SlOp lllNlG. 1OdhluS HO JOOlh lOi iltSdp-
prehenSIOn Of miscOnStructiOn. Such a
bill could be passed in few weeks by
an overwhelming majority.
Mr.. Springer, whom Speaker Crisp
has chosen for the position on the ways
and means committee. is the most con-
spicuOus Northern Democrat in the
house. and is in thorough accord with
Mr.. Crisp's views. The speaker antlci-
pates with perfect equanimity that the
appointment of Mr.. Springer will be
considered as only the cOnsummatiOn OF
4 bargain by which he was nominated /;
but he looks upon this as one Of the
purely personal considerations which
ought not to influence his judgment in
striving for the welfare of the party.
Mr Mills course cannot be fOretOld. 1t
is not possible that he will accept sub
ordinate position on the committee of
which he was once chairman. He may
even resign and stake all upon his can
Yass for the senatOTShip.