New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-08
THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
SUBJECTS OF NATIONAL INTEREST. -.


syyRJECTs OF. NATIONAL INTEREST
..-x,ocpATs pErERMISgD TO ORGANIZE TIE SENATE
zsprcuLATroNs ABOUT APPOINTMENTS oNphn
s .ax aARpfRID ADMINisTRATIoN-sEChNi ,
y,Spoxs VIEWS on THE SILVER QUESTION
Ths Democrats or the Senate VIII attempV
to-day to reorganize the committees I'D 'n0 1
Interest OF their party. The Republicans wiz
,asist such action until the vacancies recen"y
made have been, filed. Among the various
rumors current in Washington about appolIV-
r,anta nv the President it is known 10 no
y,,,s that MIR. Morton has received the APP
s ..s;.t,,,ent az Minister to France. There may
- aa,st;ngenc;es which will prevent bis ac-
..sa.a ~ The true position Of Secretary
Wiudom on the silver question is eAp'aio'N
Inv TRIBUSE correspondent
ORGANIZATION OF THE SENATE.
.,.pp PRACTICE DETERMINED UPON BY THE DEM
ocRATIc sENAToRs-PLAN FOR RkohaANiAiN'
T,,e conyIrrREs WHILE REPUBLICAN VAcAN-
crEs ARE UNTITLED.
,py rrLEGIAfH TO THE TRIBUEEi
w,surssToN. March Tin the Senate, to-day,
f,eperal Malone appeared and took the oaSh Vi
of;,ee He was introduced by his colleague senator
Johuston. and after the ceremony was concluaeo
.L ~; SCAT ON the Republican side of the chamber,
nQxtf
Al, the Republican Senators, and many from the
nenocratic side, came up end congratulated him,
and he was an object of primo interest to the crowd
f s;ghtseers ia the gallery. After short session
20 onlv twenty minutes the Senate adjourned until
to-morroy. aud the Republicans assembled IN
caucus. S.+or.
mined TO proceed tomorrow to reorganlze tne
Senate Committees, and that the Democratic Caucus
fommittee viii report to the Democratic caucus TO-
morrow morning the list Of assignments OF Demo
cratic members to the different committees IL 10
also understood that the Democratic programme
will provide that each committee composed OF nine
members shall have five Democratic and four
Republican members. and each committee of seven
members shall have four Democratic and three he
publican members. The programme is also said to
nroyide that Senator David Davis, Of Illinois, shall
he chairman Of the Committee on Judiciary 'ind
that the chairmen Of the Committee on Private
Land Claims, the Committee on Revolutionary
+ Claims and the Committee on EugrOssed Bills shall
be Republicans as at present. All the other chair
manships OF standing committees are assigned to
r Democrats.
This plan Is precisely the one adopted year ago,
when the Democrats came into control OF the SEN
ate with majority Of ten members. Whether OF
not the Democrats win be able to carry out their
4 programme remains to be seen. The Republicans
10 not think it is fair for the Democrats now to un
aertake what they appear determined to attempt
! This was the unanimous feeling and expression in
The caucus to-day and it was decided that nothing
shall be done by Republicans TO assist In organizing
The Senate until after the four vacancies caused by
The designations of Senators Blaine, KirkwoOd and
Window and by the death of Senator Car
nenter shall have been filed. 1t is understood
that the Republicans will present no names for
committee assignment. and will not participate
IN any election Of any committees until after the
vacancies have been filed. and the new Senators
have taken their seats. Even IL the Democrats
shonld succeed In ezecting q reorganization under
these circumstances 1t would be done BY less than
majority of full Senate, and the Republicans
therefore would feel at liberty to reconsider the
,cton il t should be found after the vacancies have
been filed that the Republicans have majority.
There has been some talk to-day among Demo-
rats of preventing such reconsideration by adjourn
= hg the session before all the new Republican Sen
ltors have had time to qualify; but Republican
senator to-day said: They cannot decently pass
resolution to adjourn without first informing the
President and asking him whether or not he has any
further communication to present. Ii he should
answer in the affirmative, and the Senate should
IT'LL insist upop adjourniDg it could do so. to be
sure; but the President could just as easily recon-
vene it."
There are indications that majority of the Dem
peratic Senators are bent sharp practice In order
10 retain control of the organization OF the Sepate
while the Republicans are equally determined that
no such attempt shall succeed II they can prevent It,
OF course ifSenators Malone and David Davis vote
with the Democrats on, questions relating
because the Republicans will be in minority,
even when all their members have taken their
Eeats.
Ii would be somewhat unusual for the special
session of the Senate TO terminate within q week
from the time it assembled The special session OF
March, 1861. lasted twenty-five days; that OF 1863,
light days; that of 1863 eleven days; thatof 1873.
lwenty-three days; and that OF 1877, thirteen
hays. 1t this session there is business
30 he done besides the confirmation of appoint
ments to Office. The Chinese treaties have not yet
been acted upon and it is understood that tho dis
tussion and consideration of them will be likely to
ronsume considerable time IN view of the anxiety
which has been manifested for Some regulations TO
restrict Chinese immigration, IL would seen hardly
probable that the Senate would allow this session to
pass without coming to aconclusion either to ratly
Or to reject the treaties negotiated few months
sRo.
KUMORs ABOUT APPOINTMENTS
sR MORTON oFFERRp THE FRENCH MIssloN-coLo-
NEL Hay URGED TO ACCEPT AN APPOINTMENT
FEw CHANGES EXPECTED IN TEE TREASURY DE-
PA9rMKST-TrE NKw-YoRK POST OFFICE.
fyr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
wAsHmeros, March 1.-THE tourist and the
pleasure-seeksr have, In great degree, departed,
Int The rerpaana in force. In fact he