The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-10
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
SPEAKER CRISP At WORK ON 7HE
FORMh1lON OF COMMITTEES

he says IL Nay ne Two or Three Weeks
| brt"re tho List Ia Compieted-Thres
! Committees May Re Announced To-day
| WASHINGTON. Aug. e.-spesker Crisp did not
come to the Capitol to-day. but remained al
MS MOTEL. devoting the day to the considera-
tlon oil the formation Of the committees. He
said yesterday that he saw no reason for
changing or modifying the opinion he had ex-
| pressed when he FIRST came to Washington.
that two or three weeks must elapse before
the list would be announced. II Is expected
that under the terms OF the resolution adopted
l. by the House yesterday. Speaker Crisp will to-
morrow announce the committees on Rules.
Enrolled Bills. Mileage. and Accounts. There
Is no reason to apprehend change in tho
composition of the Committee on Rules as it
existed in the Fifty-second Congress. although,
so Tar as known. no expression OF the Speakers
intentions has been made.
Regarding the rules. Representative Catch
ings said that in his opinion the rules OF tho
fiity-second Congress sufficiently provided
for closure
AT any time" said he. when tho House
feels that 1t has had enough discussion OF a
question IL may order the Committee on Rules
to bring In an order to proceed to a vote at a
liked time. and when that order Ia adopted it
becomes effective. l consider 1t a very neat
device. 1t does not put any arbitrary power in
tho hands Of the Speaker or Of the Committee
on Rules but leaves tho House to de-
termine when It will close consideration
OF subject. The Committee on Rules
could initiate an order to stor discussion. but
1t has never done so. and at the last session
ADOPTED the policy Of requiring majority OF
the majority party to request the committee TO
brlng IN n order for closure before ono would
ne reported Whether that policy should he
auopte IN this Congress am not pre- pared to
shy; hut It was wise and safe measure then"
There Is still nothing but speculation posi-
pie CONCERNING tho regular committees
Sneaker Crlsr listens to all suggestions. re-
ana others interested. but says nothing. at
least nothing that may ne quoted. Messrs,
itlnnd and Springer who have been marked |
Tor decapitntion rs chairmen Of tho Commit |
Ways and Means. respectively. were closeted |
with the Speaker for an hour or 80. separately,
pm MONDAY. Ihey came out of his room smil-
Ing and apparently confident, and Mr. Springer
insists that he will again he at the head OF the
leading committee Of the House.
The possibility that Representative Gessen-
haincr OF NewJersey may be appointed Chair
man m an OF the House tommittee on Immigration.
n the Fifty-second Congress. has developed
strong opposition from the various labor or
yanizations. Hermon Schuteis. who was one
u the Commissioners sent abroad ny Presi-
question. assisted by other representatives OF
productive labor. IL making n thorough can
'as OF the House. urging members to file pro-
ests with Speaker Crisp gainst the selection
'chulties that Mr.. Geissen haincr is so strong
Y in sympathy with the RUSSIAN Jews who !
eek admission into the United States. being
eoarrcd from settlement IN various European
mpart al Judge ms to the qualifications Of ar.
living immigrants.