, 1881-10-07

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apketat Dtspateh t. 1ha Chteano III


dpfetat Dtspafeh to 1ns Chicago Tribune.
WASHINGTON, u. e., Oct. G.-The Demo-
Gratis expect Tint all Of thetr number will be
III their seats next Monday iii tlle Senate,
| with the exception OF Senator Fair, uf Neya-
| TN, who lltlS SECURED q pAlr with Senator
platt. Ut Connecticut. Some Republicans
may be absent, but pairs ure being arranged
for them. 1t Is learned from the new co,,,ers
tlat soluo Ut tl,e Democratic Senators nro
now disposed 10 postpone tho election Ut
| II Secrutary until aftBr the new Senators can
be sworn III. Should ttat be dune, .leal-
! lock might follow. Tile Democratic Sena-
tors very strongly Insist that. in any eyont,
| they ara entitled to ut fcast MI equal repre-
seEtatloM Oh the committees, olla they will
demand tllat wnt they consider their rights
In this respect sl,u!l 10 enforced.
CONSULTATION.
Such nf tho Democratic Senators rs nro
hero taluorruw will meet In the evening fur
consultation ut tic rooms OF Senator penulc-
ton. i majority Of the Senators ot c!ther
party are nUs expected tn arrive before SAt-
uulny, aill 1t IL Ituw expected that ca,c,Ises
will bu llell by both tllu Republicans alul
Democrats on Saturday. One or two Duma-
crntic Senators nrg reported tn ba II, fAsOr Of
making sulIo sort ut arrangement w1t1l tha
Republicans, Dut tllG number nf thesH Is SO
small TINT III NIL 1tkelihoOu nntlIinE will ba
heard eftherut the conclusion or caucus. The
opinion seems to bu general that, finding
themselves In majority, nothing rcnlains to
10 tlono bur
TAKE THE ADVANTAGE
tllat sacll majority gives. Fur Krrater prob
utility exists OF trouble over tue committees
t'Ian Ut any ctIutest over tho President Ut tho
Sennta md tilr Senale's nllleprs. The Presi-
Aent uf tie Senate will be elected rs soon aa
the Set,uta II called to order. lii NIL proDn-
bilty hu will bu Sunntur Iluyar., Tho sa1ne
0ppasltEon tD ScnAt0r unynrl that wis
discussed lust spring crops out now.
SclMtug Ilarris and Senator Cockrel1
Dayar.l, MID Senator Harris this
afternoon tells Il reporter that ho IL entire
ly willing tu bccDine President pro tent.. il
Ills Dvnocratlc friends llcstre It, Harris tsa
g1ou phrllalncntarials, aud Senator wlu
l''ls good many frie.lds among tho Repub.
liruns.
coSNL1No LIKED ,i1M.
Mutt CnrpcniNr used to lIku Him well
chntlRh to te..su hin, MI honor lle tIl not b.
stow on Senators Ile lid nut care much
n1out. Dawes and Iiarrjs prufessed to na-
niro cach other very Inuc,l, but A1r. llurrls
cannot ba etucted President pro teI,. u,,Iess
l't receives all tlla Republican Yates nni tl!o
vote Ut su,,a OF his party associates
wIih Will bolt the ca.tcIls nomination. 1oih
llnpossl1!n contingencies. II anybody IL
nominated from thu ue,llucrntlo s!4lo Sen-
ulor t3ayard will l}e tho Ina1l. 1t Is not ILL.,
likely tlint aftrr Senntor Hayara's election l!e
Will administer tlg oath to ateasrs. Laphaul
allA 4AIdricl,. but Ar. Miller il,ay Iayu tn whit
nwllile. 1t IL the present purpose OF ona
tt+ AGnnf f1rf tn. ri, n &ha
tiOll Ut
Mt.. AlI.IEn'a cNEDENTrArs
until the Committee III Privileges alll Elec-
tlons report. 1t may bu thought best, how
eyer, so udm!t Miller md then re-
quest the Committee to ,uake u
ros'ort upon the disputed Questl0n
whether or nut majotlty Of the entire ,lsel,-
berslllp OF II Legislature Is nut necessary to
elect u Senator. 1t will ba impossible fur tllo
Republicans to elect Secretary Ut the Svn.
ata unless David Davis votes with the4u: