The morning call., 1893-05-18
CRISP LOOKS AHEAD.
Some Pretty Calculations That
May Be Upset Completely.
There VIII Be an Extra Session and
Cleveland VIII Try TO Con-
troll 1t.
Special to THE Monxrxe CALL.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE CALL cor
respondent received pretty reliable infor-
nation to-day that a special session OF
Congress would be called TO meet about
the 25th of September.
Geary's success with his Chinese law
end Caminettrs with the riiaing bill have
shown tile acYanlags OF CaNT6rnfan mems
bers being appointed on good committees.
Representative Geary's friends say that la
can be member of the Ways and Means
Committee in the next Congress if he de-
sires 1t. but he IS undecided whether it
would be best to serve on this committee.
which will frame the new tariff bill, in
which California is vitally interested, or
on the Foreign Affairs Committee.
He might be OF more service to the State
on the latter, as the Chinese question will
undoubtedly be one of the important mat
tiers to be again considered. Geary ynted
for Mills as against Crisp, but ne is now
quite friendly with the latter, aud CrisD
will be reelected Speaker without opposi-
ton. Last Thursday night h0 dined with
President Cleveland. ard it is understood
that the organization and the lkgislaiicn OF
the next House were then thoAughly con-
sidered.
Having been accorded d practically
unanimous reelection, Mr.. Ciisp will be
free, as few of his predecessors have been,
to make up the committees of the
House without considering particular
obligations to any of its members. What
ever obligations he may have felt to those
who made him Speaker two years ago.
have been discharged, so that they need
not feel slighted If they do not get as
prominent places as they have held during
the past two years. His purpose, it is
understood, is TO make a general and CON-
plete reorganization of the committees and
TO so constitute the more important ones
as to make it certain that The measures
for tariff reform, pension reform, financial
reform and civil service reform recon-
mended by the administration shall be
given every possible advantage.
To this end it is understood that Mr.
William L. Wilson will be made chairman
OF the Ways and Means Committee, and
that the other Democratic members OF that
committee will be taken from the Ceve-
land men, including all the survivors of
the Mills bill committee. 1t is also under
stood that while Mr.. Wilson win report
the tariff bill and other Important legisla-
tion from the Ways and Means Committee.
the changes adopted in the organization
Of the last House. under which the chair
man of the Way and Means Committee
ceased TO be the parliamentary leader Of
the majority on the floor, will be continued,
and Mr.. McMillin Will be given the place
of parliamentary leader. being officially
designated as the leading member of the
Committee on Rules, after the Speaker,
who is eX-officio chairman. Mr.. McMilIin
Will also be member of the Committee
of Ways and Means.
In the proposed reorganization of the
house, Mr.. Catchings of Mississippi and
Mr.. Montgomery OF Kentucky. Mr.. Crisp's
chief lieutenantS in his campaign of two
years ago. will not have surh prominent
places as they had in the last House.
Chairman Holman of the Appropriations.
and Chairman Bland of the Coinage Com
mittee Will, it is understood, be succeeded
by Cleveland men. while strong man will
be cut at tie head of the committees on
pensions and on civil service reform.
The fact that Mr. Crisp is certain of re-
election without opposition will enable
him to have his committees ready in ad-
vance. so that no time will be lost in the
organization of the House. and thus fort
night at least will be gained for the con-
sideration of the tariff bill and other legis-
laton.
Mr.. William L. Wilson. who is in the
city, will have charge from now on of the
preparation of the tariff bill.