The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-02
HOUSE SKIRMISH LINES.
Catchin8S Again the Lieutenant Of
Speaker Crisp.

Contest for the House omces q of vi
tality.
Washington, Aug. Representative
Catchings, the leading member of the
House committee on rules, was an early
caller upon Mr.. Crisp to-day and remain
ed in the ex-speaker's rooms during the
afternoon. He has always been Mr..
Crisp's lieutenant upon the floor, and his
valued adviser in private. So it was at
once assumed that he had been called into
consultation respecting the committee
ASSIGNMENTS and the House rules. Mr..
Catchings shares Mr. Crisp's views re-
specting the length of the special session.
Touching the rules he feels that while
there is urgent necessity for the adoption
of some rules for the government OF the
House very soon after the House is called
together, there is no present reason for
any radical revision under the old rules.
When the majority really desired to
reach a vote upon pending question the
result could be attained through special
order or rule from the committee on rules,
This practice, ne thought, had lost more
of its efficiency and was still available. If
changes are to be made in the direction
of closure they will be made only after
mature consideration and an exhibition of
the actual necessity of the case.
The members of the House now in
Washington are still in the dark as to the
date of the democratic House caucus
which is necessary to perfect scheme of
organization of the body. This afternoon
Mr.. Robinson of Louisiana, one of the
secretaries of the democratic caucus,
wired Representative Holman, chairman
of the caucus, asking for authority to call
the caucus for Saturday night at O'Clock,
but no response had been received up to
nightfall.
THE HOUSE OFFICES.
The lists at the House post office show
very few new arrivals of representatives.
For this reason the contest for the House
Offices lacks vitality, and the various can
didates who have opened up headquar-
ters in true convention style have
been rather lonely. The warmest fight
will be over the doorkeepership and
Mr.. Turner, the doorkeeper of the last
House, is confident that he will have no
difficulty in securing reelection. He
says that he has already 1l6 members on
his list of absolutely reliable voters As
l1O votes constitute a majority of the
democratic caucus, his claim, if we'll
founded, would ensure his election He
isconfident of the endorsement of the
New York delegation. This delegation is
called to meet tomorrow night but there
is some reason to doubt whether they
will be able to muster a quorum. Mr..
Fellows came over from New York this
morning and spent half an hour in con-
sulting with Mr.. Crisp and returned to his
home this afternoon. He did not appear
to be deeply interested in the question Of
.1CIV1ynnvDo,eI,S,N o14
pressed he said that Mr.. Turner would
doubtless receive the support of the New
York men. Mr., Turner's two opponents,
Mr.. Hurt, of Tennessee, and Mr.. Smith
OF Texas, are pursuing a quiet canvass and
still express confidence of success.
THE SERGEANT ALARMS,
Sergeant-at arms Yoder, against whom
fight for reelection is being made, to-
day expressed himself sure of receiving
second term. 1t is claimed by his friends
that he will go into the caucus of his own
state with six members out of the eleven
OF that delegation pledged to him. Mr..
4oder has been conducting canvass for
three months and claims to have pledges
from more than majority of the
democratic members Some of his
friends claim 1S4 votes, while it only takes
li2 to make a majority. tt is asserted
That he will receive the solid vote of New
YORK and probably the entire vote of New
England. Samuel Johnson, another Ohio
candidate for the Office of sergeant-at-
arms OF the House, is smilingly confident
OF his success. He has heard from many
representatives who have not arrived in
The city, and especially from members of
Vle Ohio delegation, and believes that he
VIII have no difficulty in securing their
support
With his state delegation behind him
ne believes that there will be formidable
opposition, for it is conceded that the
State can have the Office if it is solid for
any one candidate.
AMONG THE SENATORS.
1t is improbable that there will be a
caucus OF the majority of the Senate this
week Senator German, the chairman
OF the democratic caucas in the Senate,
las Caken up his quarters at the capitol,
W, ouy lie mas not yet given the issue of a
can consideration. 1t will, of course, be
necessary for the democratic senator's to
KY together and decide upon a line of
i'. lolicE respecting the question which will
pirooaoly be the first to engage
serious attention in the Senate,
It5a.lely, the right of admission of the
tHiIee tiIe senators from the northwest whose
SS.IeS nave been challenged. But Senator
IoIAdn feels that there is no need for
t,e use IN the matter, and the caucus will
plouaply not be held before the middle of
at tAO week. Senator German, Sergeant
SS.ArIns Bright, and Secretary of the
Unite Cox had long conference this af-
t5.Doon ttSlloon at the capitol, and it is supposed
Taga SUBJECT Of the distribution of the pat
bICoGIS9se under the new officers who take
tio, Go,1 next Monday was up for considera-
vo W. Inc gentlemen denied that there
4 y,os. Tos any significance attached to their
soooS'4"g and when asked how
diSt.n the offices would be
d tbar' !t99ueed made a reply to the effect
4 sIo,viy.ue iyue senate was a body that moved
i'm iO"I{, and much depended upon its act
roI,.lit 1 IL Is known, however. that all the
n aipoolIcan clerks and officials, who are
4 not tuI tl Irom the city, have been advised
/ lica1oo return until notified, as the repub-
4 ninoS udu not yet caucused and deter
n SEN, 1t't VINO they will retain as the repre-
4 sa,a.lEe OF the minority. There is, con-
& IIy much uneasiness among the re-
tain,l's5'h officials as to who will be re-
'uoo as the favored few.
TN The SENATOR'S IN THE CITY.
& tbis tbi t; senator's present in the city up to
q G1rr1Iaal.-I Inc are as fOllowe: Call, Cockrell
s. Of 0,I, 0rlan, harris, Martin, Mills, Mitchell
and WyEe!o,n, Pugh, Quay, Vest, voorhees,,
O. mite of Louisiana.
tbis1 i1-ovor Vest arrived from the west
nass sll29rLlng, 10 and at once plunged into a
val III III man that was awaiting his arri-
t5s, lie declined to discuss the matter
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