St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-01

luton at the First OpDOrtunftY
WASHINGTON, July 81. Although
con resS will assemble in a week, very
few members have as yet put in an ap
pearance. Less than score of repre-
SentativeS and a dozen senators are
here. EX-Speaker Crisp was accessible
this morning at his hotel and received
many visitors. Most of them had sug-
gestlonS to make respecting their pref
erences in committee assignments. Mr..
Crisp has been steadily non-committal
In his own expressions. He believes
that the work of this special session will
continue without intermisSion until
next December, when the reg
ulOr session convenes. He hopes
tnat The regular session of
the Fifty-third congress will adjourn
next summer, so that the time spent in
the special session will really be saved
at the end OF the regular session. 1t is
understood that the annOun cement of
the committee appointments Will not be
made within week or ten days Of the
assembling of congress, and this fact
has revived the scheme which is
brought to the front at the beginning of
every congress OF passing
resolution, allowing members to
Introduce bills and resolutions
subject to reference to the committees
as soon as the latter are appointed. Sur
prise is expressed that the customary
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 arrived in Washington.
The uncertainty of this point has some
what embarrassed the state delegations
that have candidates in the field for
house offices, as they desire TO have their
formal state caucus fixed as nearly as
possible preceding the full
democratic Caucus.
One of these offices which has some
how attracted less attention than here
tOfOre is that of chaplain of the house,
vacated by the election of Chaplain
Miiburn to similar post in the senate.
So far as known there are but two can
didateS in the field at this date. They
are Rev. L. II. Stevenson, assistant
pastor of the Baptist church at Engle-
wood, ILL.,, and Rev. Dr. Haddaway, late
pastor of the Mount Vernon Methodist
church in this city.
All the candidates for dOorkeeper at
the house Representatives are now OH
the ground and contest has begun in
earnest. Mr.. Hart, of Tennessee. has
opened headquarters at the MetrepoI-
itan, and MIR. Smith, Of Texas, will be
there some time this week Mr.. Turner
will make his headquarters at his office
III the house, but is likely to be found at
those places where members are most
likely to gather.
The attitude of Tammany toward Mr..
Turner is at present an unknown
quantity, though it is claimed by Mr..
Turner's friends that that organization
will be for him. Mr.. Turner also claims
the bulk of the delegations from GeOr-
gia. Alabama and all of Virginia and
West Virginia. The fight against Mr..
Yoder, the present sergeant-at.arms of
the house, is being enacted with some
vigor. His opponent is from his own
state, S. E. Johnson, and another in the
person of eX-Representative Snow. of
Illinois. who has opened headquarters,
and Is showing considerable strength.
How Ohio stands in regard to
It's two candidates is not known, al
though each of the two men is claiming
to have the support of majority of the
delegation. Judge Livingston, Demo-
cratic-POpuliSt representative of Geor-
gia. has a plan by which he homes to
bring the silver question before congress
promptly. He said today that at the
first opportunity he could get he Intend
ed to introduce a joint resolution defin-
ing the policy in the government declar-
ing it TO be the Intention of this congress
to maintain the use of gold and silver
as currency OH parity with each
other. This" said Mr.. Livingston,
Twill be notice that we are
favorable to bimetallic cur
rency, and I have no doubt |
that it will be adopted. We can then
go about the consideration of metals
more at leisure, and effect the relief |
sought. [ am one of those who |
do not believe that the repeal |
of the Sherman act will prove
all adequate remedy for the ills
from which we are suffering. My peo-
pie are in favor of 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 forcing free coin
age, but will join hands with the North |
and East i'll fixing the ratio.