New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-14
SPEAKER CRISP AT WORK.
STUDYIN; HARD OVER COMMITTEE APPOINT
MENTS
MR.. WILSON'S PRCG>ELE PROMOTION OVER THE
HEADS OF MEssRs. SPRINGER. M'MILI.>X
AND TURNER D>.. IIOLN>N Mo-
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Washington, Aug. 13--Spe;lScr Crisp is busy
man these days lie IL expected to complete the
list Of House Committees within the next fort
night and within the same period the Committee
on Rules of which he is chairman, must consider
and agiee upon such changes in the rules of the
House OF Representatives as ii may desire to
recommend for adoption. The committees will
not he announced until the rules have been
adopted, inasmucl one Of the changes pro-
posed is To increase the membership Of several
Of the standing committees as heretofore indi-
Gated in these dispatches. The task OF commit
tee making always difficult and pcrpleXing
one, will be unusually difficult this year, on ac-
count Of the increase in tho membership OF the
House, as well because there is to be n ie-
distribution of some of the more important CHAIR
manships II is also to he noted that the last
Congress elections resulted in the return OF
several strong men of experience who had been
out of Congress for several years, and the assign
ment OF them 10 committees where they VIII DC
most useful offers problem of some difficulty.
For example, there is Mr.. Cannon, of lllin'iS
who was for many years prominent MEMBER
of the Appropriations Committee of which lH
was chairman in the List Congress. rs all oil
the Republican members of that committee IN
strong ard able men. the committee would DC
deprived Of the valuable services of Mr. Cannon
unless the number of its membership should
lie increased One of the most useful members
of the WAYS and Means Committee in th" Lis
Congress Mr.. Gear. OF Iowa. VINO return,
10 the House after absence OF two years MI
Of the Republicans who were members OF 'hH'
committee in the last Congress were re-"lec'u'
s~d all of them are mea OF marked ability. non"
Of whom coud be- displaced with proprcty. An
increase in the total membership Of that com
mittee will therefore bc necessary II HoN'rh"r
Ge,r Is 10 be placed where his services VIII DE-
most useful. Other men OF AFFINITY ana former
exneriencc in the House who returned at
the last election are Mn-srs. Hepburn, Lacey ana
1'pdegraf. of Iowa; Marsh. of Illinois: Blair
of Ncw-IIampshirc who returns 10 the House. III
which he formerly served after twelve years
service in the Senate sherman and Van Noor-
his. of New-York Grosvenor Of Ohio, and Scrdn-
ton. of Pennsylvania all Republicans. On the
Democratic side General siclles reappears after
a long absence as also do MeSsrs. Talbot OF
MARYLAND. and Money. of Mississippi. the latter
Of whom was formerly chairman OF the POST
Office Committee
1t seems TO be taken for granted that the de-
sire of the Administration is to he Sratil'i oy
the appointment of Mr. Wilson, of West Virginia
as chairman of the Committee on ways anu
Means This viii not only diSpace Mr. Springer
who was chairman in the last Congress ana WAC
has served eighteen years as member OF the
House of Representatives.. but promote Mr. VIII
eon who has been member of the iiois" Only
eight wears over the heads Of Mr.. McAiIil"
whose service covers fourteen years during the
last eight years of which period he has been
member of the Ways and Means Committee. ana
Mr. Turner, OF Georgia, whose s'fVlc" Ill inc
lIouse covers a period of twelve years, during til"
last six years of which he has been member Of
,ne same committee, as also has Mr. Wilson. Both
Mr. NcNillin and Mr. Turner stood above Mr..
Wilson in the committee as IT was organizeo III
the last three Congresses Ii will 10 observed,
therefore, that seniority of service either on TN"
committee or in the House will not govern IN
case the latter is appointed chairman one
Democratic member OF the committee IN III" last
Congress- Mr.. Shivpley, of Indiana, was not re-
elected and il is said that the vacancy MIL oe
filed by the assignment OF Mr.. Breckenridge OF
Arkansas II is also reported that Mr.. Bryan. OF
Nebraska who was a member of the comlnltte"
in the last Congress, will I've assigned TO some
other committee. His Jews in regard 10 silver
coinage are regarded heretical by the Admins
tration. 1t is expected that Mr.. Syringe: Will
remain a member of the committee, unless he
snail prefer one Oi uif
by the retirement of number of men who were
charmen Of committees in the last Congress
There is the best reason to believe that NJ.
Holman will not be reapponted chairman of the
Committee On Appropriations, despite the strong
rre,silr, which the other Indiana Rnple .cnta'iveS
are exertng in his behalf During the last Con
gress Mr.. Holman, chairman, succeeded III
gaining the i-wiI of many influential members
Of his own party in the House, and the demand
for a change is strong and rather general. lie
can probably have the craftsmanship of the Com
mittee oil Indian Affairs if he desires it. in that
Mace he would be able 10 concentrate his energies
in behalf of economy and reform in thar i'm
portant branch of the public service. The
mittec has jurisdiction Of appropriations Tor the
Indian service II seems to l,e the general opinion
that II Mr.. Holman is not reappolnted Mr.
Savers. of Texas, will become chairman of the
Appropriations Committee. His appointment
would give general satisfaction OH both sides of
The House The only objection urged against him
so far as known is by of Judge Holman +
Democratic friends and is wholly based on sec
tional grounds In this case the Objection is not
sound While he is Southern Democrat, Mr.
Savers as a member of the Appropriations Com
mittee during the last six yeaIs has shown that
he is entirely free from partisan or sectional
bias lie believes III careful economy in eNpendi-
lures and he also believes that all appropriations
necessary for the support oi the Government
SHOULD he made that dcicie ncies mag not u" ere
atod in order TO make false showing OF
economy" In the last Congress the brunt OF
,l,.. work of the committee Tell upon Governor
Savers. and he has fairly earned promotion if a
chance is Z, be made. There are two Democratic
vacancies in the committee, caused bS the retire
ment from Congress of General Forney. of Ala
hama and the death of MIR. Mutchlcr, OF Pennsv
vania. and in case of the transfer OF Mr. Breckin
ridge. of Arkansas TO the Ways and Means Com
mittee there will he third vacancy I" be hied
mis- will enable the Speaker TO strengthen fh'
majority of the committee, which WAS rather "eaH
in the last Congress