New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-12
SPEAKER CRISP SNUBBED.
Continued from First Page.


Tribune correspondent yesterday that at least
twenty-five men who voted for Colonel Mills had
apprised him OF their intention TO support the
Speaker in the next caucus This would give him
n strong lead among the old members. even II
there should be further accessons from me
ranks of the Mills men, but that there Will be
such accessons there can be no reasonable doupt
or course little or nothing is known Of the
preferences OF the scventy-fyc new Democratic
members, but it is probable that these Will be
influenced in great degree by their older col
leagues in the House.
One OF the obstacles to the ant-Crisp move
ment is the feeling that it owes much OF its in
sptation 10 Mugwump influences which are
heartily dctestcd by an overwhelming majority OF
Democratic representatives. This feeling will UNI
doubtedly be strengthened by the occurrences of
last night. The movement, however. had its
origin in the personal resentments and Gisappoint-
ments of Democratic Representatives, who
through the defeat of Colonel Mills, lost the places
Of influence which they had held under the Car
lisle-Morrison-Mlls dynasty, and who have been
sulking ever since They have never sought TO
conceal their hostility toward and contempt for
the present organization of the House, and on more
than one occasion their rcscntmcnts have led them
openly to attempt to thwart the policy Of the sue
DE the result Of their efforts to deposc Speaker
Crisp, these resentments will be likely to grow
deeper and iercer as time passes, and to be met
in like spirit.
The strife over the Spcakcrship, however, Is not
the only rock ahead. The scramble for chairman
ships and desirable committee places will engender
dissensons and strife in both factions. Ii seems
70 be generally understood that in case Of Speaker
Crisps reelection changes will made in the chair.
manshils of the two most important committees
Of the House-Appropriations and Ways and Means.
Dissatisfaction with Chairman Holman is strong
and general. 1t is complained that he does not at
tempt 10 master the details of the biIs framed In
his own committee, but tries to cut and carve
the~' indiscriminatey and without regard TO the
REQ of the public service, even after they
have been carefully prepared BY subcommittee,
simply in order to reduce totals; that he is die
tatorial and obstinate that he assumes to dictate
TO other committees which have charge of appro-
priation bills and eNcrts all his influence to main
bills which have been submitted after careful and
thorough investigation by men who are at least
as able and Willing he IS to exercise careful aud
iudicOus economy in such matters. That these
complaints have just foundation the experiences
of last session are GAINED fully to demonstrate,
and the result i not only to provoke general ana
extreme dissatisfaction, but seriously 10 impair
Judge ilOlmans usefulness Is chairman Of the Com
mitiee Ola Appropriations; 50 tnat there now ap-
pears to be little or 40 likelihood of his rcappOlnJ
mcnt, no matter who may he chosen speaker, de
spite the claim which he Will probably make on
the strength Of a certain passage IN Mr. ClcNc-
lands speech Of last night that toe incoming PreSl-
dent sympathiZcs with his views.
Whatever MAJ DC The hopes and expectations
Of Chairman Springcr-and they cannot be as
high or as strong H. they were before he listened
to last nights speeches at tie Reform Club
the general belief among Democrats IN Washing
ton is that he will NOT be at the head Of the
Ways and Means Committee in tie LID Con-
srcss lie is man OF tremendous energy
and industry, who is by no means hamperci
by lack o: conf lencc in himself. but 1t Is
the almost universal opinion Of his party aSso-
GATES in the House that Mr.. Sprngers ablli-
ties and genius are not of the quality or sort
required safely and successfully 10 guide and
superiniend the great work OF tariff reform
as outlined in the pledges Of the Democratic
party, which pledges were 80 boldly and at the
same time solcIlnly renewed in last night
speeches According to Mr.. johnson, Mr. Springer
ZIONIST; and according 10 Senator Mills, he
Is fairly open to the charge OF cowardlcc,' along
with nnumcrablc other Democrats. or course
il would not do To have either coward or
sugarcoatcd Protcctionist' at the head of the
Ways and Means Committee in the next Con-
grcSs. unless, indeed the work of revising me
tariff should be- Lett 70 Mr.. Cleveland. as Mr..
Breckenridge. Of Kentucky has suggested IT Is
we'll understood now that tine "popgin'' policy
the statesman who invented il viii he lntrnst"d
with the great and sweeping revision OF the
tariff which i 10 he undertaken next year.
Chairman SPRINGER must GO
Another complication which threatens is not
entirely new, but there are indications that II
may create mjic ecrI - Cistu' ancc than ever
before IL certainly will if it shall become an
element in the SpcallcrShip contest. II is the re-
yival Of the demand that ChairmanshipN and COM
mite places Snail b. distributed by III" hio-
cratic caucus instead Of by The Speaker In 50
large body ~ The lGous' Of Represent tvrS slc'
a plan would probably he found wholly i'm
practicable but it has Al I'm sually large number
OH. Z IL. e. and 4ltoTT
the ranks of both factions. One of Speaker
Crisp's friends, in discussing the scheme last
week. said:
Brccllinridtc wants to leave the tariff to Mr.
Cleveland. why not have Mr. Cleveland appoint
the House committees also? lie could then fix
the committees on Ways and Means, Appropra-
tiOns Coinagc. Banking and Currency and 50 on
to suit himself AMI AZ the same time pleas, every
body. Such q plan would have manifest advan-
taacs There is General Wheeler, of Alabama. for
example who for years has realized that the coun-
Means Committee. Mr.. Cleveland might not
place him there. but he could console him by
giving one Of his friends n good Office.
Then there i Colonel Oates Of Alabama.
who being opposed 20 one man power, favora Tn"
caucus plan of distributing, chairmanShips AMI
who for years has known that the public good
really required that he should bc chairman of the
Judiciary Committee Mr. Cleveland might not
give him the crairmanship. but could say to
him: There l. ,you Louisville brother-in-law
missioner I will appoint him Consn at Man
chester You see how easy il would he for Mr..
Cleveland to arrange matters 50 as to satisfy every
body No." he continued, 3" | do not think that
the caucus plan would work. No member Of the
House would vot" himself place 1T the tail end
of the Commits" on Acoustics or Militia, when he
knew that his abilities entitled him 70 first or
second place on Appropriations or Ways and
Means.
MIR CRISP PREFFRS NOT TO TALK
HE LEFT THE BANQUET HALL, HE SAYS