The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-23
LIVE HARRINGTON TOPICS.
The House wnys and Means Cou.uuittee "a
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| Organize To-dny-The ChsirIn u-hip-.
WASHINGTON. Aug ~ Speaker Crisp's ne,
Committee on Ways and Means will organic
Tomorrow. but whether for business or not re
mains to be seem Chairman Wilson says tn a
he cannot undertake to say what will be don
until he consults with his colleagues but he 4
| OF the opinion that work will at once be beRul
on a tariff bill MIR. Wilson does not mean
! perhaps. that the measure will be reported a
an early day. but tho preliminary preparation
will be made and a plan mapped out. so tina
early In the fail the committee can put II
! shape q revision OF tho tariff In accordan c,
| with the pledges OF the party to the people
The length OF the present session may hav'
some effect upon the time when the Ways anc
| Means Committee will prepare bill Their,
| Is some talk now OF an early adjournment n
| soon rs the Senate d!sposes OF the silver ques
| ton There is very little hope OF such plan
however. The Senate will not act upon the vii
son bill for several weeks yet and 1t is tn ough.
more over. that the President will recommend
that Congress remain hcre and begin the work
OF tariff reform at once in accordance with the
| suggestion In his recent message. MIR. Wilson
does not even know yet whether the Ways and
Means Com mittee will give tho usual hearings
tina, they will however, for it has always been
found impossible to deny hearings when a bill
com ttee has desired to adopt such a course.
The meeting OF the new committee Tomorrow
81 spe no h al o.
not.
Speaker Crisp. In distributing the committee
chairmanships. aroused considerable protest
chiefly from the Representatives Of the far
Western States
Analysis OF the chairmanshirs OF the nifty
facts: chairman ships conferred on Southern
states, ": chairmanalips Eastern and Middle
The division Of Charm" ehair@a m among ' the "a
Southern 1tti;r > states Is as iollows Maryland
Mississippi. =; Louisiana, Arkansas. l: Texas.
2; Tenn y, B Ksn'usky. 3: and Missouri =
i STATE is a. follows erie; . Mishcsn i
II, distributed among 1--WE states.
T The division q ,chairmanshins among the
E"ssTs Hd hSods s,SG + F 9vs
PENNSYLVANIA, .. and New Jersey ., Total
u; distributed among five States. CALIFORNIA
Democrats members who desired chairman
ships. but who were disappointed.
Representative John II. Fellows disappointed
large audience that assent ed in the House
to-day to hear him reply to the speech Of Mr..
Bryan Of Nebraska. Col. Follows was an
BOUNCED to speak: and large delegation from
they learned that there had been some msun-
resulted in Col. Fellows declining to partici.
pate in the discussion. 1t is understood that
Col Fellows requested unlimited time for his
sumed much more than an hour; bu. when he
found that he was limited to fifteen minutes
sent w1 ,Hat to Csis not t. call
Just pro: to adjournment. but he could not be
prevailed upon to make the speech which
everybody was anxious to hear
Private John Allen the humorous states-
man from Tupelo. Miss. was an interested lis
tener to Senator voorhees's speech to-day. Mr..
Allen is free silver man. and he listened to
sycamors Of The Wabash conclu Se IN" his r re-,
Senators at luncheon. where there was more
or less comment unon Senator Ioorhees's
and E was on as s WSf
he thought OF the speech. lie ran his fingers
through the few remaining hairs. on his head.
" 1t was very fine speech from his stand point. |
but am little bit afraid to get into a boat |
with man who pulls one way and looks the |
other"
Representative Fitch Of New York gave an |
Club. His guests were Mr.. Isidor Stratus. MIR. |
stetson Mr.. Turner OF New York. Secretaries
: and Lamont. Comntroller Eckles.
ar hgtnncerh ana NJ nenresSntative ;Ir1cey It
,ance but the principal topic discussed was
he financial situation in Congress:
lere to-day. He said his visit had political
significance beyond desire to discuss State
.ffairs with the Junior Senator from New York.
Who is Chairman Of tho State Committee.
BY unanimous consent Of the House to-day.
Representative johnson OF Ohio introduced
,is Bond-currency Exchange bill. which was
eferred to the Committee on Banking and
liter tho present order On tie silver " Question
las expired. Tho bill provides:
Ina. any holder of bonds of tho United States may.
2 ns un ~ q, sHs; Ct ~. one
hs,soG Their face ynn9 in Treasury notes Of ne
& be se a 'se Hee al @
rsd Of the marty depo.isnc them and during the
on sns "rssr q The PATTY DECENTRALIZATION
urrency.
The other sections authorize the Secretary
the Treasury to make such regulations as
fleet. and repen all laws Inconsistent with
he provisions of tho first section.
Silver Purchases Under the Sherman Act.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 22.-In response to
asolution Of inquiry on the subject Of silver
urchases under the act OF 1890. Secretary
arise sent to the House OF Representatives
,-day letter setting forth the following:
From Aug. 13. 1890. to Aug. III. 1893. tho
apartment pure hased 1U1 .521 900 fine ounces,
osting S1o0.Gb3 459 The highest price paid
as 81 .2Ot. m ounce. on Aug. 20. 1890: the
'TE s: $40 cents nm ounce: on July =. 1929
50 have been issued IN payment Of silver
ullion Of whish h, si3l4;1;; have been re-
nee Aug, =, 1893 rpto Aug. /. 1898. $40
a. 100 Treasury notes have been redeemed
gold. Thirty.six million eighty seven thou
md ono hundred and eighty-flve standard
pillars have been coined from bullion pur-
lased under the act Of 1890. On Aug 4 the
eDt owneJ ot silyar I'D |
le net Of 1890. 1913. lGl.375 ounces. costing I
III. 2l7.U77.
Inspector Wanz-r Discharged.
Aug. 22.-Upon tho recommen-
ltion OF Superintendent Stump Secretary t
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