Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-22
Mr.. BLANDS TERSE REMARK.
There is but Ono Power Able to Discern
the standing OF the Coinage Commlstes'
Yesterday's House Proceedings

Y.sterday's House Proceedings
WAsHISGToN, ID. c., August 21.-The
interest in the fuancial discussion in
the two houses was dwaried to-day in
the greater interest that every one felt
in the announcement OF the standing
committees by Speaker Crisp. The
Sneaker had kept his intentions so Sc
cret that surprises were anticipated,
but DO one was prepared for the radlcal
changes made in the personnel OF some
Of the imDOrta ut committees.
Springer. OF Illinois, gives waV TO
Wilson, OF West Virginia, as Chairman
AZ the WAYS and Means Committee, the
IlIinoisian is given the Chairmanshlp OF
the Committee on Banking and Cur
reucy. Holman, Of Indiana, the ven
erable watch dog OF the treasury" Is
deposed from the Committee on APP
propriations 10 favor OF Sayres, Of
Texas, and is given the head OF the Com
mittee on Indian Affairs. Bland, OF
Missouri, is retained at the head or
Committee on Coinage but the free
coinage people are disappointed In
the committee being so changed as
10 leave much doubt whether the free
coinage people are not in minority
snd whether the financial policy of the
administration may not find a mjoority
in the committee. Congressman Tracey,
of New York, who is an administration
man and second on the committee,
claims that the Speaker has deferred TO
the repeating element 10 such an extent
"a to make the committee mildly free
coinage" instead of radically free
coinage" aud insists that counting Kill
gore, OF Texas, with the free coinage
men, the committee will only stand 10
for free coinage
Chairman Bland, when ,asked to-
night for an opinion as TO how his COM
mittes stands, very characterstically
replied:
II don't know. You cannot tell how
a fellow stands now days. According
to the way they used to stand, we
would have a majority of one for free
coinage. But, how they stand now,
God Almighty only knows.
The Committee on Banking and Cur
rency is said 10 be opposed to free coin
age IL TO 6.
The removal OF Holman from the
head of the appropriation committee is
Interpreted by some TO mean that the
speaker favors more liberal approprla-
tions in the Fifty-third Congress. The
friends of the Indiana economist are
displessed, and assert that they will
take a stand with Holman in forcing the
Democratic party 10 live up TO its plat
form Of ECONOMY in appropriations"
The removal of Springer from the
Ways and Means Committee gives this
important craftsmanship OF the House
to the South. Holman's successor Is
also a Southern man, but aside from
this 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 Breckenridge, Of Arkansas; By
mum, of Indiana, and Tarsney, OF
Missouri The only new Republican
member is Gear, Of Iowa, one OF the
staunchest supporters Of the Mckinley
policy and the Mckinley bill in the Fif-
ty-frst Congress.
After the House met this morning,
Mr.. Powers, OF Vermont, took the hoor
in support of the purchasing clause or
the Sherman act. He referred to the
Chicago platform and to the interpreta-
tion placed upon it by various Demo
Gratis. The gentleman from PennsyIva-
MIA, Mr.. Sibley, had referred to the
Savior Of mankind as the first Democrat
and had taken his utterances OF the
Savior as his platform; the gentleman
from Massachusetts, Mr.. Everett, had
taken Grover Cleveland as his platform
and had gone around his district sing
ing at the top Of his voice, "Oh, isn't ne
a dandy"
The debate was then suspended to al
low the speaker TO announce the stand
ing and select committees for the pres
ent Congress.
The House then took recess until s
o'clock.