The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-01
CONGRESS- TO Be LIVELY.
Chances in Chairmen and Prospective
legislation.

wavs and Means Committee and
sayers, of Texas, on the Committee
on opriations-Repeal of the
sberman Law and the Tax on State
Ranks Looked for and Free Coinage
Alta Ratio Of 90 to 1-TariT Duties
to be Cut.
Washington, July 31.-The Evening
Star of this date has lengthy interview
with Judge Crisp, but there is nothing in
jt beyond what was telegraphed the
MORNING NEWS last night Every
boJv.n the ex-speaker says, ''is antici-
Mating a hot session, and it may be red
hot one" although he hopes not. The
sneaker, prospective refused 10 discuss
cbairmanshlps, but the Star believes that
Mr. Wilson, of West Va, will go to the
head of the ways and means committee,
and that Mr.. Sayers, of Texas, will turn
Mr. Holman down as chairman of the
committee on appropriations. MIR.
BLAND, it is conceded, will got his old
Mace back as chairman of coinage,
weight and measures, possibly because no
other member of the committee is so well
up on silver as he.
As near guess as it would be safe to
make at this time is that the work of
congress during the extra session will go
on in the ordinary way, the appropria-
tions committee not having estimates, be-
ing the only one not prepared to go on
with it's ordinary work. that the Sher-
man law will be repealed, the tax on
state banks will be repealed, the free
coinage of usilver at a ratiouof 20 to be
provided for, and that meanwhile the
committee on ways and means will have
prepared a tariff bill making substan-
tial reduction of duties so as to come to
revenue tariff, can be passed in time for
an early adjournment of the regular ses-
sion-say the 18th of June. With these
things out of the way, an effort will be
made to pass an income tax law, though
it is uncertain what the result will be.
LIvINGsToN's PROSPECTS.
Colonel Leonidas Livingston is out in
an extended interview in the evening pa
pers, defining his position, which has
been already indicated to readers of the
MORNING News. The colonel is bound to
score in the coming congress if Mr.
Crisp don't detach him from his impor-
tant place on the committee on appropria-
tions, where he had an opportunity last
session to talk ad libitum. 1t remains to
be seen what Mr.. Crisp viii do with Mr.
Livingston. 1t is fairly certain that
there are people in high estate who
would like to see him smothered in some
committee like the alcoholic LIQUOR traffic
or militia, but it is questionable if Mr.
Crisp can afford to bottle him up. Very
much depends on the committee showing
he has in this house If he goes back on
the committee on appropriations Mr.
Halsey and John Gambler may as well
throw up their hands right now, for the
great alliance chieftain will show them
thing or two on the political chess board.
Mir. Livingston had it in his power two
years ago to make Mr.. Crisp speaker, and
now MIR Crisp has it safely in his hand to
enable him to successfully fight the oppo-
sition to his re election in his district
Will the speaker fail him2 MIR. Living
stOn says no.
NO NEW ARRIVALS.
No other Georgia arrivals are reported
Secretary Hoke Smith will be here to-
morrow and business will reopen at the
old stand.
Judge Hull will return to Washington
on the 5th.
Judge Newman, of Atlanta, is here
to-day His daughter, who has been
Spending the summer in Virginia suffered
painful accident few days ago, dislo
eating her ankle, aud the Judge has her
here to seek surgicel advice
Congressman Russellis constituents
shipped Assistant Postmaster General
Maxwell a 55-pound watermelon, and it
was received to-day and opened be-
Office officials. Mr.. Maxwell welded
the carving knife and split the luscious
sphere as deftly as he beheads fourth
class postmaster Col. Russell explained
to the grateful company that the melon
was Boley, the full grown fruit having
all gone to the worlds fair. Georgia is
bully state, - remarked Mr. Maxwell as
he plunged his mouth and nose into the
Decatur prodigy. ''You bet,n echoed
Mr.. Russell, "she's a hummer. Have
another Slice.n
MEMBERS COMING IN SLOWLY.
By the Associated Press.
Washington, July 31.-Although the
two houses will be called together in one
week from to-day, a close search revealed
the presence in the city at noon to-day of
out fifteen democratic representatives.
Only three senators appeared at the cap
lJol today, and it is doubtful if there are
more than half dozen senators in town.
u Is not easy to ascertain with certainty,
IOr doubtless many of the members and
senator's have followed the example set
OJ senator Mills of Texas, who has gone
quietly to private boarding house and
mas refrained from giving his address
even to the officers of the Senate post
Ez-Speakher Crisp was accessible this
morning at his hotel, and received many
NISlIs from members. Most of them had
S-sEeStlons to make respecting their
RteIeEences in committee assignments.
1ur crisp has been steadily non-com-
Mltla! IN his own expressions. He believes
@ olaI the work of this special session will
No.Lhue without sensible intermission
u"Ll next December, when the regular
SESSION convenes, and he hopes that the
ular session of the Fifty-third con-
ttt.gss Wlll adjourn early next summer, so
ma vn@u Jhe time spent in the special session
III ~Ill really be saved at the end of the
gsuIdf session. 1t is understood that the
,Di mo uhcement of the committee cap
rioLLIIhents irllI will not be made within a
80. "CeA or ten days after the assembling of
..Co&Hsress, and this fact has revived the
thn th0Hie winch Is brought to the front at
nasi beginning of every congress of
fnorS resolution allowing
sTlli,Oers tointroduce bills and resolutions
soo. I5IcV gu TO reference TO the committees as
is iOr IA aS the latter are appointed. There
uno- 4, real saving of time consequent
t5 tn ghls practice, but it has the advan-