Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-01
THE NEW CONGRESS.
Gossip as to How It Will Be Or
ganized.
CHANGES POSSIBLE IN THE HOUSE.
In the Senate but Few New
Faces.


THE HOUSE COMMITTEES.
The call by the President for an extra ses-
sion has caused unlimited gossip and talk
as to the organization of the next
H ouse, which will be the first thing tack
led in August. The Capitol itself can
hardly be called a center for such talk.
although the candidates FOR moat OF the House
offices can be found there. Just at present the
Capitol is not in a condition to receive COM
pany, but there is no doubt that when Congress
meets everything will be in apple pie order.
1t is only matter Of putting on an extra force
to bring order out Of chaos on the Senate and
House floors and in the committee rooms
But to return to the new Congress when it
does get here
CHANGES IN THE SENATE.
In the Senate such changes are to be made
in the official force, including new secretary
and sergeant-at-arms, have already been deter
mined upon. and the new officers will enter
upon their duties and salaries when the Senate
meets. The only new face on the floor of the
Senate will be Mr.. Stanford's successor, ap-
pointed by the governor OF California. The
other Senators were sworn in on the 4th Of
March last.
| complete reorganization Of the House is
involved, with many new members to take
their seats.
| new Speaker, clerk, sergeart-at-arms, door
keeper and postmaster are to be elected and
brand new committees are to be appointed
This does not necessarily msan q change in
the personnel of all these officials, but it is
| quite in the bounds Of probability that some Of
them may be supplanted by new men.
IN THE HOUSE.
As to the speakership, it Is universally con-
ceded that Charles F. Crisp Of Georgia will
again WELD the gavel in the Fifty-t third Con-
gress There is no talk Of opposition to him,
nor has there been any,
| As to the other House positions there is
| somewhat different condition. although as .
matter Of fact the leading csndi dates for all
! the positions are found in the present in
cumbents. New and strong candidates, how
ever, are liable to spring up right along. The
shortness of the interval for q canvass will,
however. act in favor Of the old officers.
THE OLD oFFIcERs.
The old officers of the House are as follows:
Clerk to the House, James Ksrr. Pennsylva-
| MIA.
Sergeant-at-arms,S s. S. Yoder, Ohio.
Doorkeeper, Charles H. Turner, New York.
| Postmaster. Lvcurgus Dalton, Indiana.
i.-witsr rne'vscvpnon Or DF. 1uburn. who 6.:
been elected chaplain Of the Senate, all these
officers are candidates for a second term. SO
far can be learned there has been little
talk as to the successor Of DR.. Mlburn in the
! House chaplainship.
| Outside of these offices is the deputy SER
geant-at-arms. held by Col. Ike Hill. In the
political scramble whoever lands top Col
| Hill Is assured Of being taken care Of. His
| aryir in has i'm,
altogether too valuable man to be dispensed
with.
THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE.
The only announced candidate for the clerk
ship is the present incumbent, ex-Congressman
Kerr of Pennsylvania. and his e-eloc ton is held
to be assured. The patronage of his Office is
! quite extensive and some OF the best paid DO
sitions in the House are within his gift, such as
the chief clerk. the journal and assistant jour-
| nal clerk. the reading clerks and dozen others,
who get all the way from 500 to $3. 600 year.
The same thing, far as probable re-
| election. is true in the case Of the postmaster
ship, no one has been rash enough to become
u candidate against Mr.. Dalton, who has been
postmaster during two Congresses and has a
strong hold on his party.
| THE sERaEANT-AT-ARMs.
Over the positions Of sergesnt-at-arms and
doorkeeper there is liable to be pretty lively
| preliminary scramble, with, however. the
probabilities that the affair will have quieted
down to an easy selection by the time the
| caucus meets.
For the office of sergeant-at-arms ex- Repre-
sentative Yoder. the present incumbent, is a
strong candidate. He, however, also has some
strong candidates against him. From his own
state, Ohio, comes a champion to do battle
for the honor, in the person Of Mr.. Sam.
| f. Johnson of the Cincinnati Enquirer.
| hOwayer ia n hay be fph oll IN
herself and Illinois enters the lists in the per-
son Of ex-Congressman Herman W. Snow.
There other possible candidates men,
toned who liable to crop up
| tions surrounding the Office of sergeant-at-arms
are peculiar and different from the other
| House officers. The Office carries compare
lively little patronage, only eleven appoint
ments falling under it. The personal relations
between the members of the House and the
sergeant-at-arms are. however, extremely
close and confidential
1T PAYS sALARIKs.
This is the Office that pays the salaries. makes
| advances and does innumerabe little favors for
the members 1t is mans personal popularity
there that usually lands him in this position
his personal popularity and the feeling of con-
fdence which members have in him. man
who has served a term satisfactorily
as sergeant-at-arms has advantage
over any new sspirant, through the con-
fidential relations he has built up with the old
members. On the score of personal popu-
larity all three of the candidates mentioned
are strong. Mr. Yoder is an ex-Congressman.
and was exceedingly popular sergeant-at-
arms. Mr. johnson is well-known,
able and extremely popular newspaper
man with a wide acquaintance with public men
and large number of influential friends.
Mr.. Snow is an ex-Congressman from Illinois.
n wealthy man and a hard fighter. The ques-
ton will rest in large measure with
the Ohio delegation, and should either
of the Ohio candidates obtain y large majority
of the delegation it is probable that
other candidates would be handicapped. II.
however, the Ohio delegation went into the
caucus divided and wrangltng the chances
would be in favor of some outsider, possibly
some one not yet mentioned.
Mr.. Yoder's friends claim to be entirely con-
fident that he will have no opposition by the
time the caucus meets. They claim that al.
ready a majority of the Ohio delegation have
promised him their support, and that a canvass
of the whole House gives him q ma ajority. o.
the other hand. MIR. Johnson's friends are
equally confident, especially as to the Ohio
delegation.
CONTEST FOR DooRKEEPKR.
There are entered for the Office of door.