The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1893-08-02
Ex-spEakER Clasps VIEWS
a. 70 what I. Expse.ed Of the Extra Sc

sion OF Congress.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Although con.
gress will assemble in week very few
members have as yet put in an appear.
ance. Less than score of representa-
tiyes and dozen senators are here.
Ex-Speaker Crisp was accessible al
his hotel, and received many visits from
members. Most of them had sugges-
lions to make respecting their prefer
ences IN committee assignments. Mr.
Crisp has been steadily noncommittai
in his own expressions. He believes
that the work of this special session
will continue without intermission un.
til next December, when the regular
session convenes, and he hopes that the
regular session of the Fifty-third con.
gress will adjourn early next summer.
so that the time spent in the special ses
sion will really be saved at the end OF
the regular session.
1t is understood that the announce
ment of the committee appointments
will mot be made within week or 1G
days of the assembling of congress.
and this fact has revived the scheme
which is brought to the front at the be
ginning of every congress of passing s
resolution allowing members to intro
uuC6 Olll6 anu ItSOluI1OnS 6uUlSGI ~
reference to committees as soon as the
latter is appointed.
Surprise is expressed that the Gus.
tomary call for Democratic house
caucus has not yet been issued. Mr..
Holman of Indiana is the chairman OF
the caucus, and it is his function to
issue this call, but he has not yet ar.
rived in Washington. The uncertainty
on this point has somewhat embar.
"a, TO Il > h..
candidates in the field for house offices,
as they desire to have their formal
state caucuses fixed as nearly as possible
preceding the full Democratic caucus.
One of these offices, which has some.
how attracted less attention this year
than ever before, is that of chaplain of
the house, vacated by the election of
Chaplain Milburn to similar position in
the senate. So far as known, there are
but two candidates in the field at this
date. They are Rev. 7. II. Stevenson,
assistant pastor of the Baptist church
at EnglewOod, Ills, and the Rev. DIR.
Haddaway, late pastor of the Mount
Vernon Methodist church in this city.
All the candidates for doorkeeper of
the house of representatives are now on
the ground, and the contest has begun
in earnest. Mr.. Hurt of tennessee has
opened headquarters at the Metropoli-
tan, and BIr. Smith of Texas will be
there some time this week. MIR. Tur-
ney will make his headquarters at his
Office in the house, but is likely to be
found at those places where members
are most liable to gather.
The attitude of Tammany toward
Mr. Turner is so far an unknown guam
tity. though it is claimed by Mr. Tur-
ner's friends that organization will be
for him. Mr.. Turner also claims the
bulk of the delegation from Georgia
and Alabama. and all of Virginia and
West Virginia.
The fight against Mr.. Yoder, the
present sergeant-at-arms of the house,
is being conducted with some yigor. He
finds an opponent in his own state, Mr..
S. Z. johnson, and another in the per-
son of ex-Representative Snow of Iii
is showing considerable strength How
Ohio stands in regard to its two candi-
dates is not known although each of the
two men are claiming to have the sup
port of the majority of the delegation.
Judge Livingston, Democratic Popu-
list representative. of Georgia, has a
plan by which he hopes to bring the
silver question before congress prompt
ly. He says that at the first oppOrtuni-
ty he can get he intends to introduce
joint resolution defining the policy of
the government and declaring it to be
the intention of this congress to MAIN
tain the use of gold and silver as cur
rency on parity with each other.
This said Mr.. Livingston, will be n
notice that we are favorable to BIZ
metallic currency, and have no doubt
that it will be adopted. We can then
go about the consideration of the de-
tails more at leisure and effect the re-.
lief that is sought. am one of those
who do not believe that the repeal of
the Sherman law will prove an ade-
quate remedy for the ills from which
we are suffering. My people are in
favor of the repeal of that law, but
they will insist upon something to take
its place. Even free coinage will not
suffice. The south will be with the
west in the matter of enforcing free
coinage, but will join hands with the
north and east in fixing the ratio"