New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-22
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WASHINGTON Aug. 21.-Speaker Crisp mas COM
pleted his task of commit e-makng. The list re-
ce,vod tho finishing touch this morning and before
| > o'clock this afternoon members OF the House or
Representatives who are In washington OF "i'hii
reach of the telegraph had been relieved oil the
anxiety and suspense from which they had been
suffering during the last two weeks. In expecta-
ton of this there was unusually full attendance
OF members and for the first time In more than
a week II would have been possible to muster 4
quorum As a matter of course the Speaker mas
not performed his task to the satisfaction OF all
the statesmen interested. but the number OF men
who are dissatisfied is probably no larger than
usual on such occasions although the discomfort
and resentrnenu in some cases are somewhat
deeper. The transfer of the chairmen of the two
most important committees TO chairmanshps OF in
ferior rank by the same Speaker who had honored
them less than two years before was an unusuai
if not an unprecedented occurrence and 1t naturally
provokes a great deal of comment, despite the
fact that it had been expected by many weii-ih-
formed Observers
That the displacement of Mr.. Springer. who mas
served eighteen years in Congress, in favor OF MI
Wilson, who has served only eight years Is d
serious disappointment If not a crushing dow 10
the Sangamon statesman, everybody KNOWS. ne
visible
in conversation with friends afterward ne sald anu
showed that he was wholly unprepared for the
| blow Ever since he had been In public HE he had
devoted himself to study of the tariit ana 'he
! cause of tariff REFORM, he remarked ana the
| Speaker had decided to remove him from a neia
of labor in which he felt that he could be usetul
and effective to one which would be comparatively
| strange and unfamiliar. While he said mat ne
would cheerfuy serve in any capacity, 1t was EVIL
dent that he was deeply disappointed. HIS friends
showed more resentment than Mr. Springer MN
self and some of them freely declared that speaker
Crisp had yielded to the dictaon oil the Aunlihis-
tration against his better judgment In
statement which he prepared for publication Mr.
Springer said:
| THE sANGAMON STATESMAN SHOCKED.
| .'To say that l am surprised at my deposition
| from the chairmanshp of the Ways and Means
| Committee and appointed as chairman OF the COM
| mttee on Banking and Currency Is only feeoie
| expression of the truth. have had no intinatioh
| from the Sneaker whatever to his failure to
| reappont or Of his intention TO make me chairman
| Of the other committee. / go from the WORK 10
| which / have given the best study Of my life to
J a committee to the business of which have given
| but little attention heretofore. | know nothing OF
the motives Of the eaker or OF the object that ne
had In view He has assured me that he desired
to do that which he thought was best for the coun-
| try and the Democratic party. hope he Is not
mistaken, but opinions may differ. do not care
| to make a further statement at this Time.
! The promotion OF Mr.. Wilson over the heads OF
Messrs McMillin. OF Tennessee who has been a
| member of the House six years longer and a MEM
Der OF Ways and Means two years longer than
| the former and of Mr.. Turner. OF Georgia. who
| has served four years longer In the House ana
| been member of the Ways and Means Committee
as long as Mr. Wilson. has also provoked much ad-
verse comment among their friends and produced
a state of feeling which does not promise well for
1 To f.f II
whether Mr. McMillin. who was also left off the
| Committee on Rules. Will be placated with the
craftsmanship Of the Committee on Expenditures In
the Navy Department. an obscure committee which
never meets except TO organize, or that Mr. Turner
will be consoed with the empty dignity OF the chair
| menship of the Committee on Expenditures In me
| Interior Department.
In adhering 10 his decision to depose Springer and
promote Wilson over the heads of Messrs. McMn
and Turner, the Speaker has shown that he does
not lack firmness or courage, for he has been
obliged to resist a tremendous amount OF pressure
and influence In behalf OF the three statesmen
mentioned Some Democrats insist that he has had
the moral support Of the Administration In this
hour of trial, and they may be right II was UNI
derstood some time ago that while President Ceve-
land was anxious If not determined TO have Mr.
Wilson made chairman, Secretary Carlisle was
| equally anxious that the honor should be bestowed
| upon Mr.. McAlllin, whom he regarded as better
fitted for the place account OF longer experience
| and more thorough acquaintance with the details
| of tariff legislation. III that was the case Mr.
Cleveland had his way. as he always does when a
difference arises between him and his Secretary OF
the Treasury. The appointment Of Mr.. Wilson Is
by no means generally regarded as the strongest
, one that might have been made.
The new committee Is composed of seventeen
5 members eleven OF whom Democrats and 81,
! Republicans. The majority Is Increased by the al
1 diton of Mr. Tarsney. of Missouri, who has had nc
previous experience a member OF the committee
and Messrs. Breckenridge, OF Arkansas and Bynum
of Indiana are transferred from Appropriate anC
judiciary respectively Both of them were former
, | " members of the committee. The minority Il
strengthened by the addition OF Mr.. Gear. OF Iowa
who was a member of the committee in the LIS
Congress
SETBACK FOR ECONOMY AND REFORM
: One OF the most anxious men in the House to
day when the Speaker handed the list OF com
mittees to the clerk was Economist Holman
4 who had been in his seat since the sitting began
When the names Of the members of the Appropria
q lions Committee, with that OF Mr.. Sayers o
Texas as chairman, were read Judge Holman
. countenance fell for he also had hoped almos
y against hope that he would not be deposcd afte
4 twenty eight years service In the House and tire
. years service as chairman I'm favor OF a who's
- service in the House covers period of only egh
t. years The clerk plodded through dozen NOR
p committees before Judge Homans anxiety wa
"a relieved by hearing his name read as chairman o
v the Committee on Indian Affairs. and then tn
~ shadow of disappointment and chagrin on his fac
!" appeared to deepen and he chewed tobacco wit
a | more energy than ever. He keenly feels the re
a buff that has been dealt against economy and re
" form. 1t had been generally expected that h
=. would not be reappointed. and that Governo
e Sayers, who has proved to be admirably qualihe
IS for the place. would succeed him as chairman
e the Appropriations Committee
attufar
II both sides of the House. and it is that dc
d serves praise. The only objection that has bee
"a urged against 1t has been by few Northern Demo
- Gratis on sectional grounds. AS member OF III
Appropriations Committee during the last six year
however Governor Sayers has never shown an
hiaa md horn Ir