St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-22
CRISF'S SURPRISES.
Radical Changes in Important
House Committees.
MR.. SPRINGER DISFLEASED.
0bieetor Holman Deposed in
Favor Of a Texas Man,
FEE SILVER PEOPLE SAD.
Mr.. SPRINGER DISFLEASEB.
FEE SILVER PEOPLE SAD.
Majority Of the Coinage Com
mittee Against Them.
SILVER TALK I'M BOTH HOUSES.
Hnenial 10 the Glnhe

Special TO the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.-By the
earnest tariff reformers of the country
at large and particularly of the North
west which was so sOlidly behind Sen
atOr Mills two years ago in his contest
for the Speakership, the change in the
chairmanShip of the ways and means
committee made by Speaker Crisp today
is heartily indOrsed. Congressman Hall,
who was one of the men who fell with
the Mills column, is particularly
jubilant because. as he puts it:
"Change inSures tariff reform
along the lines demanded by the
people at the last elections, and more
than this, that there shall be neither
delay nor compromise" The retirement
of ODjector Holman from the appropria-
tons committee is also very salts
factory to the West and Northwest,
where wise economy rather than mar
rOw-mnded economy is demanded. The
Minnesota delegation Jared fairly well
i'll the distribution, when the fact is con-
sidered that six of the seven members
are new men, and the seventh is just
commencing his second term. An ey-
animation OF the disposition of the new
members shows that the
Minnesota Wien
have not cause to complain. and much
to feel satisfied over. Congressman
Hall, while he did rot receive chair
manship, really Jared much better than
if he had headed the committee on pat
entS. and he is more than satisfied. In
place of the craftsmanship of fair COM
mittee and a place on poor one, he
has been located we'll upon the two
most important committees, Indian
affairs and public lands.
Maj. Baldwin failed to secure either
rivers and harbOrS or commerce, al
though he had good reason to expect
one or the other. He is OH invalid pen
sions. a very good committee. where he
will be able to uphold the hands of
Judge Lochren in his great work of
purging the pension rolls. The ap-
pointment of MIR. Fletcher to COM
merce in place of Mai. Baldwin,
is explained by Speaker Crisp ou
the ground that the place had been held
by John Lind, and belonged to Re-
publican. Next to securing the place
myself" said Maj. Baldwin, Il prefer
that it should go 10 Mr.. Fletcher. He
Will be good man for Minnesota IN
that place. OF course | am dlSappoint-
ed, but shall work harder than ever to
get Whist my district and state demands
for waterways and improvements"
The appointment of
MIR. Fletcher
on commerce was surprise, and illus
trates the fact that "Yo our Uncle Loren"
is awake when many of his colleagues
sleep, He is the happiest man in
Washington tonight, because, for new
member, he has scored e. eat triumph.
Boen. of the Seventh, gets a good
committee. territories, and another not
80 good, on expenditures on public
buildings. After Hall and Fletcher,
BOen is best located.
Col. Kiefer gets three places, alcoholic
liquor traffic, claims and labor, but he
failed to get place on public buildings
and grounds.
Congressman McCleary wanted
place on coinage and received railways
and canals.
Tawney wanted the judiciary, and got
Irrigation of arid lands and pensions.
Invalid pensions obtained by Maj. Bald
win is an important committee, but
Tawney's pension committee will have
httle to DO aside from looking after the
welfare of the eleven Revolutionary
pensioners who are still on the rolls.