Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-08-22
CRISP'S COMMITTEES.
The Displacement of MT. Spring.
 CT Was Surprise.
MANY SOUTHERN oHAIRMANsHIPs

The Senate Drops Silver For the Lee Mantle Case Again-Dun Debate In the House. MT. Breckinridge Disappointed Many-A Representative Injured. WASHINGTON. Aug 22-The veteran sen- ator from Vermont. Mir. Morrill,. occupied the attention of the senate with an argu- ment in support of the bill disseminating the purchase of silver bullion. The speech. which was sometimes witty and serious, was read from printed slips and occupied a little over an hour in its delivery The bill was then laid aside. and the case of the senatorship from Montana was taken up Two speeches were made against the | claims of NIT. Lee Mantle and against the | constitutional right of state governor to appoint to the senate save only in cases of vacancy happening on account of resig | nation or otherwise during the recess of | the legislature. The first was made by Mir. Vance of North Carolina. chairman of the commit | tee on privileges and elections but who wrote the minority report, and the other | by Mir. George of Mississippi. who joined in the minority report. | The vote on the resolution to seat Mir. Mantle.was postponed until Wednesday at p. m.
 Speeches In the House. 1 The committees were appointed by the | speaker. and taken as a whole they are ap- | proved. The silver debate was dull. and the large audience which had assembled to | listen to MT. BreckinridGe of Kentucky | was disappointed l Mr. Powers of Vermont spoke for the | Wilson bill and MT. Hooker of Mississippi against it. Mir Cooper of Indiana thought it inexpedient to adopt free coinage al this | time, and Mir Sperry of Connecticut took l the opposite view. NIT. Cox of Tennessee advocated free coinage. and Mir. Settle of North Carolina spoke in opposition
 At the evening session speeches were l made by MCI-auren ot South Carolina, Me Donald of Illinois. Bartlett ot New York l and StockdAle of Mississippi
 The House Chairmanshir>.
 The principal changes made by Speaker Crisp in the chairmanships of coynm.Jtyts announced by him had been discounted in the public mind by the publications ore viou>ly made concerning their Comi ,'-i tion- The chief surprise was thevr:era occasioned by the ass Eumeui gwen NIT Springer
 He had generally been accorded 8 pllc, at the head ot the committee on furriIr affairs in case of transfer from the com mittee on ways and means, No one has suggested him for membership on bank ing and currency. The auuouuceurut O the list it was read from the clerk, desk was the first intimaIIon that mem bers had of the speakers determination 1T | the matter
 Of the committees of the fifty-secomd con | gress, those on the eleventh census, Colum bian exposition and to investigate th, Panama Canal company have passed int history and are not on the list this year With the four committees previously aQ pointed-rules. mileage. accounts anI cn rolled bills-there is a total of 55 name for the fifty-third congress. Upon s.c tional lines chairmanships of S2 commit , tees go to the south and 23 to the north
 By states the chairmanships are divide r as follows: Alabama. 2; Arkansas, l; Con necticut, l; Georgia, |; Illinois, | Indians 3: Kentucky, 3, Louisiana. l: Marylani Mississippi. ?; Missouri. 3: Michigan New Jersey. ,; New York. ,; North Cavt lima, ?, Ohio, ?; Pennsylvania, ?; Raod , Island, |, South Carolina. l; Tennessee, Texas. 3; Virginia, 3: West Virginia, Wisconsin. ,.
 The Craftsmanship List
 The chairmanships as announced l. Speaker Crisp are as follows:
 Elections MT. O'FerraN Wa.
 Ways and Means Mir Wilson w Val.
 Appropriations NIr. savers rTvxJ. The Judiciary Mir. CuIberson Tex.
 Coinage, Weights and Measures Mir BL... Mo-
 Banking and Currency Spriu-.r Ill>1
 Foreign Afrairs Mir. Mct'r,try ky.'- Interstate and Foreign C"unurrcc Mir N, | tNap.
 | Rivers and Harbors Mir R.ancharl La '- Merchant Marine and FI~herl,~ MT Flcir a | dlls,t.
 4 Agriculture MT. Hatch Mo.
 Military Affairs MF. Outhwate 1'-l- | IF N
 Postotlces and Post-u.,ds Mr. l., .Le-s- Public Lands Mir. McRae tArkg
 Indian Affairs N1r. Holman ,Ind-'. ' | Territories Mir. Wheeler Ala ) Railways and Canals-Mr. CAis hiEI~ Nj. | Private Land CIAius-Mr Prudlciu.l N .N.l
 Manufactures Mir. Page k L.
 Mines and Mining Mir. Weaduck Mich. f Public Buildings aLd Grounds Mir I&ani head Ala.
 Pacific Railroads Mir. Reilly la
 Levess and Improvements uf the Ml->is~jIl | River-Mr Allen Miss.
 Education MT, Enloe tTrnnD.
 LabOr-Mr. McCann Ills.
 Militia Mir ForInaa Ills-l.
 Patents Mir. Covert N N.t.
 Invalid Pensions Mir. Martin ,InlD.
 Pensions-Mr- Moses iGn-'. Claims-Mr. Bum t$- C..
 War Claims MT. Beltzhoover Pa
 District of Columbia NIT. Heard Ntul.
 Revision of the LAws-Mr- Ellis eky-1. On Expenditures In State Department N n Lester Wa. Expenditures In Treasury Department NJ BarwiS tWis-l
 Expenditures In War Department Mir Mon T Gumsry tKy.i- Expenditures In Navy Departmeni-Nir, NJ Millin TennA = ExpendiIures In Postofflce Department M Oates Ala.
 Expenditures In Interior Department M Turner CCIa-i.
 Expenditures In Department of Justice M Dunphy IN. NJ
 Erpenditurss In Department of AEricultur,. Ar. Edmunds Wal
 Expenditures on Public Buildings Ar Grounds-Mr. Grain lex.
 Library-Mr. Fellows IN M
 Printing-Mr RichArdson iTenn-i.
 Civil SeryiCe-Mr. De Forest (CuunI.
 Election of President and Vice President Nr. Fitch IN NJ
 Ventilation aal Acoustics- Shrll -S C