The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-09
THE COMMITTEES. C
Speculation as to Their Probable
Construction.
CRIsP's MOI IEsT LITTLE sPEEJH

1Ie Promises to Discharge the Du-
ties of Speaker with Courtesy, Firm
ness and Impartiaiity-Men Who
Are Named to Head the Various
Committees. -....
WASHINGTON, Dec. 0.-When Charles
n. Crisp, the newly elected speaker Of
ahe house Of representatives, supported
by Messrs. Reed and Mills, walked down
The aisle yesterday to assume the duties
of the Office, be received perfect ova-
tion, the Dem mocrats in mass rising and
giving him cheer after cheer, and the
Republican members rising also. When
quiet had been secured Mr.. Crisp said:
"Gentlemer of the house of repre-
bentatives-For the gre 2 honor you
have conferred upon me l return heart
felt thanks. i shall endeavor to dis
charge the duties of the office of speaker
with courtesy, with firmnsss and with
absolute imp 1rtiality. Let us unite in
the hope thatour labors here may result
Ia the advancement of the prosperity,
fhe honor and glory of our beloved coun-
Try. ! am now ready to take the oath Of
office"
The oath of Office having been admin
Lstered by Mr. Holman, of Indiana, Rev.
DIR. Milburn, of Indiana, the blind chap
lain of the preceding house, upon re-
quest of Spea Ser Crisp, offered prayer.
b Dra wing for Seats.
A resolution permitting Messrs. Hol-
man, of Indiana; Reed, Of Maine, and
O'Neill, of Pennsylvania, to select seats
In advance of the regular drawing was
adopted. MIR. Reeds choice was the
seat long occupied by Garfield, and Mr..
DNeilrs selection was the one directly
In front. Mr.. Holman selected one more
near the center aisle than he has occu-
pied for many years.
The dr. wing for seats was then pro-
ceeded W tn Mr.. Mills selected a seat
In the last row in the tier next to the
last on the Democratic side.
When the selection Of seats had been
concluded thb house, on motion of Mr..
Springer, adjourned until today.
The Ways and Means Committee.
AS soon as the speakership contest had
been settled The members began to spec
nlate as to the probable formation of the
house committees by Speaker Crisp. AS
Mr. Mills was the chief competitor of
Mr. Crisp for the speakership the chair
manship of the ways and means com
mittee will probably be again offered to
The Texas member, though if some of
the ardent supporters of the successful
candidate could have their way it is
Rsdd they would recommend the ap-
pOintment Of q northern man as the
head of the most important committee
q the house. 1t is generally conceded
Eat Messrs. McMillin of Tennessee,
BreokinridgS of Arkansas, Wilson Of
West Virginia and Turner of Georgia
will be the southern men likely to in
part compose the ways and means COM
nittee, but it is possible that one of
these may be dropped should Mr.. Mills
become the chairman, and by virtue Of
he position leader of his party on the
ADor.
The first committee to be named by
khe speaker will be that on rules. 1t Is
thought that Mr.. Springer or Mr. Hol-
man will be one of the members of this
ponmittee. Either Mr. Mills or Nc
Millin will likely be another Democratic
member of this committee.
Probable Chairmen.
It is conceded that ex-Spealker Reed
will be one ,1f the Republican members
pt the committee on rules, and either Mr..
Burrows, Of Michigan, or Mr.. Hender-
son, of Iowa, will stand fair chance of
being named. The speaker will, of
course, be the other member Of the rules
committee. There is much talk of either
Mr.. Springer OF Mr.. Holman for the
craftsmanship Of the appropriations com
mittee, Other speculations include the
following chairmanships of leading
house committees: Agriculture, Hatch
of Missouri; postotfices and postroads,
Blount of Georgia; river and harbors,
blanchard of Louisiana; naval affairs,
Herbert of Alabama; elections. O'Ferral
of Virginia; Indian affairs, Peel of Ar
kansas; public lands, Holman of Indi-
ana or McRae of Arkansas; invalid
pensions, Martin, of Indiana; iudici-
AIRY, Oates of Alabama or Culberson
OF Texas; foreign affairs, McCreary of
kentucky or Chapman of Michigan;
labor, Taraney of Missouri or Shivley of
Indiana. The craftsmanship of the coin
age committee will be carefully consid-
cred, but the talk is that the speaker
will proba ply again appoint MIR. Bland
OF Missouri.
Tho only interesting business tran
eacted In tue senate was the seating of
Senators Call, of Florida, and Dubois, of
idaho, pending the consideration of their
cases by the comlnitte on privileges and
elections.
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