The morning call., 1892-11-16
How the New Congressional Commit.
tees Will Be Made Up.
HOLMAN DID NOT GIVE SATISFACTION,
Springer, Too, Must Make Way for a Nan hhe
Can Do Some Practical Work in the Way
Of Tariff Reduction.
Special to THE MoRN1Ne CALI

WASHINGTON, Nov. Is. - Even II Judge
Crisp should be reelected Speaker OF the
Fifty-thiId Congress it can be predicted
HOw with almost absolute certainty that
there will be changes in the chairmanships
of two OF the most important committees in
the House. namely, the Appropriations and
the Ways and Means. The present chair
man of the Appropriations Committee IS
Representative Holman of Indiana. When
he was appointed he Tejoiced in the name Of
''the watchdog of the treasury" and his
selection was received with general salts
faction.
Since that time it is known that he has
lost some of the favor with which he was
formerly regarded by the Speaker. In a
conversation which recently occurred In
Indiana Speaker Crisp assured Represen-
tatiye Bynum that If he was again chosen
Speaker he would without any hesitation
relieve Judge Holman OF the control of the
financial budgets of the Government. Mr.
CrsD had numerous criticisms to make Of
Judge Holman's methods, not the least of
which was that be was unbusinesslike in
the preparation and presentation Of apprO-
priation bills.
Representative Heard of Missouri also
had the same information, and added tn at
Judge Crisp's intention was known to a..
least hundred Democrats, who had urged
the Speaker TO make the change.
While lie change in the Craftsmanship Of
the Ways and Means Committee is not
known to have been so definitely decided
upon, there is little doubt that it will be
made. The out aud out tariff reformers, as
Indicated few days ago, ale already dis
cussiug the possibility of eleeting one of
their men 10 the chalr as Speaker. This
talk comes from the members who followed
the fortunes of Mr.. Mills, and who have no
sympathy with the ''popgun" plan of at
tacking the tariff. They are already sug-
gesting Mr. Bynum as the man upon whom
they can unite, and they refer to his
North Carolina ancestry as al element of
strength with the Southern contingent in
Congress. His tariff record is as good as
Mills or Cariisle's.
Mr.. McMtlin will also have number of
followers if he should conclude to try for
the speakership.
Ii this tariff reform element does not put
forward a candidate for the Speakership it
is At least likely to ask that the Ways and
Means Committee shall represent, to the
greatest possible degree, IL desires and
views.
The conditions under which the next
Congress viii meet are very different from
those which prevailed when the present
body was called together. Then the Repub-
lican Senate stood between any attempt at
tariff legislation and its accompiis hmen {,
aud dr Springer was given the perfunctOry
position of chairman OF the Ways and
Means Committee largely as a reward for
having precipitated himself into the breach
AZ the right moment 10 make the election OF
Judge Crisp certainty.
Now there Is work to be done, and in the
preparation OF he tariff bill the assistance
OF such veterans as BreckinFidges Of
- Arkansas and Breekinr ridge of Kentucky
will be absolutely needed. II the committee
Is reconstructed Mr. Springer is not likely
to remain its chairman. With Judge
Holman displaced from the charm nship
he now holds it Is extremely probable that
Mr.. Springer will be given the chairman
ship of the committee on appropriations
Tne question of the best method and time
for reforming the tariff is~already receiving
attention. Representative Breckinridge o
kentucky, who reached the city yesterday
does OF believe that an extra session viii
be necessary, his opinion being that The
voice of the people wil lead several Repub
Hcan Senators to combine with the Demo
erats and pass the tariff bills which thu
House has already sent over. Should this
be done, he says, there will be no necessity
of session OF the new Congress mex
spring.