The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-08-22

WASHINGTON, D. @. August 2l.-The
interest in the financial discussion in
tho two houses was dwarfed to-day in
the greater interest that every one felt
in the announcement OF the standing
committees by Speaker Crisp. The
speaker had kept his intentions go
secret that surprises were anticipated,
but no one was prepared for the radi-
cal changes made in the personnel OF
some Of tho important committees.
Springer, OF Illinois, gives way to vii.
son, OF West Virginia, as chairman OF
the ways and means committee, the
Illinoisian is given the chairmanship Of
the committee on banking and cur
rency Pendletou, OF West Virginia,
gets the Craftsmanship of the private
land claims committee. Holman, Of In
diana, the venerable watch dog of the
treasury" is deposed from the COM
mittee on appropriations in favor OF
Sayres, OF Texas, and Is given the head
ofthe committee on Indian affairs.
Bland, OF Missouri, is retained at the
head OF tho committee on coinage, but
the free coinage people are disappointed
in the committee being so changed "a
TO leave much doubt whether the free
coinage people are not in minority
and whether the financial policy OF the
administration may not find majority
in the committee. Congressman Tracey,
OF New York, who is an administration
man and second on the committee,
claims that tho speaker has deferred to
the repeating element to such an extent
as to make the committee "mildly free
coinage instead OF "radically free
coinage" aud insists that, counting
KilgOre, OF Texas, with the free coinage
men, the committee will only stand
niue to eight for free coinage.
BLAND ISN'T CERTAIN.
Chairman Bland, when asked tonight
for an opinion as to how his committee
stands, very Enthusiastically replied:
~ don't know. You cannot tell how
fellow stands now days. According to
the way they used to stand we would
have majority of one for free coinage.
But how they stand now, God Almighty
only knows"
The committee on banking and cur.
rency is said to be opposed to free coin.
age II toe.
The removal Of Holman from the
head OF the appropriations committee is
interpreted by some to mean that the
speaker favors more liberal appropria-
tons in the Fifty-third Congress. The
friends OF the Indiana economist are
dispeased and assert that they will
make stand with Holman in forcing
tho Democratic party to live up to it's
platform Of economy in the appropria-
tons"
The removal of Springer from the
ways and means committee gives this
important chairmanship to the South.
Holman's successor Is also a southern
man, but aside from that the majority
Of the committee on ways and means
does not indicate any essential change
from the policy OF the last Congress.
Every other Democratic member OF this
committee, who is in this Congress, Is
retained, the new ones being Breeken-
ridge, Of Arkansas, Bynum. Of Indiana,
and IarSney, Of Missouri. The only
new Republican member is Gear, OF
Iowa, one OF the staunchest supporters
Of the Mckinley policy and tho McKin.
Icy bill in the Fitty-tirst Congress.
SPRINGER DOESN'T LIKE IT.
In statement as to the reasons
which impelled the speaker to depose
him from the Chairmanship Of the ways
and means committee, Mr.. Springer
said: TO say that l am surprised at
deposition from the Craftsmanship OF
tho ways and means committee and ap.
pointed to the Craftsmanship OF the
banking and currency is only feeble
expression Of the truth. have had no
ihtimation from tho speaker whatever
q? TO his failure to reappoint or as to
hls intention TO make me chairman oil
tho other committee. 90 from the
work to which have given the best
study Of my life TO u committee 10 the
business OF which l have given but
llttc attention heretofore. l know
nothing Of the motives OF the speaker,
Or OF tho object he had in view. He
aaS assured inc that ho desired To do
mat which he thought best for the
country and tho Democratic party, !
more he Is not mistaken, but opinions
NAY dluor. | do not care TO make @
'urIher statement at this timo,"
WHERE THEY 90.
IhrIy'two chairmanships 70 10 the
south and twOnty.three to the north
Ihi' number includes tho chairmcn oI
Of 'ho four committees previously ap,
pointed rules, mileage, accounts 0nt
SW1foIIcd bills. After November Mr.
VvterraIl will resign to enter upon the
upuilcs OF governor OF Virginia. Jasor
p Brown, Of Indiana, will 10 TO tht
uead Of tho committee on elections and
snen 'ho totals will bp 81 and "a, BY
le'Vs the chRlrmauahipa arc divided al
,oN9wS Alabama 8, Arkansas l, Con
ggotNcut !, Georgia 4, Illinois 4, 1ndlani
Il hentncky 8, louisiana /, Maryland l
y.'l1'lppi 2 Missouri 8, Michigan /
iNoN Jotsey2, New York ., North Caro-
o9H2 Ohio 9, Virginia 9, West Virginia
. Wisconsin 2.
SroT list Of committees 500 seventh
HOUSE pRoCERpiNas.