Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-04
OFFICERS OF NEXT CONGRESS.
Speaker Crisp Will BE- Reelected. but May be
Contestants Tor Other Places.

WASHINGTON, July 3.-The meeting of
| Congress in extra session is causing gossip
! as to the organization of both bodies. Such
changes as are to be made in the official
force of the Senate, including a new secre-
tary and serzeant-at-arms, have already
been determined upon, and the new officers
will enter upon their duties and salaries
hen the Senate meets. The only new face
| on the floor will be MIR. Stanford's success
sor, appointed by the Governor of Cahfor-
MIA. The other senators-elect were sworn
| in on the 9Th of March last.
| A complete reorganization of the House
| is involved, with many new members 10
take their seats. A new speaker, clerk,
seryeant-at-arms, doorkeeper, and post
master are to be elected and brand new
committees are to be appointed. This does
not necessarily mean a change in all these
officials, but probably some of them may
be supplanted.
| As TO the Speakersbip, it is universally
| conceded that Mr.. Crisp will again WELD
| the gavel There is no talk of opposition
| TO him, nor has there been any. As TO the
| clerkship, the present incumbent, James
| Kerr of Pennsy lvania, occupies almost, If
not quite, as satisfactory position as
| Judge Crisp. The patronage of his office
| is quite extensive, and some of the BET st
/ paid places in the House are within his gift,
such as the chief CLERK, the journal and
assistant journal clerks 1.-THE reading clerks.
and a dozen others, who get all the way
| from 81 500 to 50 900 year.
| Ex-Representa,ive Yoder of Ohio. who
! filled the office of sergeant-at-arms last
time, will not get it again without battle.
Mr.. Sam T.. johnson, of Cincinnati has
announced bis candidacy for that office. 1t
4 is said that the OHIO delegation may hold a
conference and decide which of the two
shall run. An Illinois man also has his
| eve on the place He is Herman W. Snow &,
who was 3 member of the Fifty second
| Congress, and it is said that the Illinois
del, CATION will work hard for him. Mr..
Snow i a man of means.
| There are entered for the office of door
kee per, Charles II. Turner of New York,
the present incumbent: Edwin b Smith of
Texas, at present supt ptrintendeni of the
clerks document room, and possibly MIR.
Thomas Jefferson Coskley of New York, a
special employee of the last House. As
| Turner and Coakley are both Tammany
| Hall men, it will be the province of Tam
many to say which shall make the race.
| The indications are that Smith, who is
| a well known newspaper man, Will get a
large Southern and Western support The
office of doorkeeper is important in that it
controls the largest amount of patronage in
the House. There are over l3G places that
this official can distribute among the Con-
-gressmen who support him, ranging from
$500 to $1,000.
The last of the places is the post office.
which is filled at present by Lycurgus Dal-
ton of Indiana. Mo candidate for his place
has yet appeared nor is any likely TO ap-
pear. Mr.. Dalton was also postmaster of
the Fifti, tn Congress.
Mr.. McMillin of Tennesse, it is said, has
been selected as the floor leader of the
Demo racy, and Mr.. Wilson of West Nir-
4 ginia will be chairman of the committee on
ways and mt ans, succeeding Mr.. Springer.
1t is not generally thought that MIR. lloi-
man will be reappointed chairman Of the
" committee on appropriations. Mr.. Savers
/, of Texas i, frequently and earnestly men
toned as the next chairman of this Impor-
! mt committee, as is also Mr.. Dockery of
/ Missouri. Mr.. Tarsney Of that state has
been making strong running for the pension
: chairmsnship, AMI seems to have no pub
lcly announced opponent.