New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-04
ALL TENDING TO LOGAN.
SENATORS GENERALLY FAvoBING lin.
OPPOSITION TO EpMUNDs-wAlTiNG FOR THF
CANCtE.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TEIBUNE.l

OPPOSITION TO MISUNDERSTANDING FOR THE
CAUCUS
IBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TEIBUNEl
WAsHINGToN, Dec. 3.-AlthOugh the hotel
corridors are crowded tonight with members ara ONCE
seekers. there is really less than The usn"
excitement near the opening session VI
new Congress. The chief topics OF discussion
are the choice of President OF the senate and the re-
vision of the House rules. The nomination for lie
speakership on the Republican side is langudly as
cussed by the friends OF Mr.. Reed, OF Maine, ana MI
HscOck, of New York but the sure election ot MI
Carlisle divess the matter Of any Importance. The
friends and tho opponents of tie revision
of the House rules seem to be- both
confident OF success The Senate Republican
caucus will meet tomorrow at nOon Senators ENaT'S
Logan Hoar Cameron and others have not yet arrived
md appears probable that enough senators may
be absent to cause an adjournment Of the caucus
Senator sewel tonight that the question OF
choice OF presiding officer complicated 10y the So
sence Of any candidate There seems to be niue DOUBT
however that Senator Logan will be chosen. ptoVeu
he will accept the place His visit to llhn"is' II Is sa
was made for the purpose OF consulting ireh"S "'o
advised him not to withdraw from the floor OF tue
Senate On the other hand. Republicans from all parts
OF the country are urging Mr. LoGans acceptance Oh
the ground that it Is an honor when the
party wishes conferred upon him. He is
Door man aud the additional salary, II Is sao'
Will be help him. Mr. Edmunds told friend today
that Mr. Logan ought to be chosen "a suchi CleHuA
the Will of the pry. Senator Miller or New fotk snu
that while he had not consulted Win oe ~ ,h nartV m
that state Palmer. of Michigan sad Tue SAINT
thing of his State and Senator Sewell conceded on tn
Part OF New-Jrrscy Other Senators expressed ike
opinions. aud Senator Logan concludes TO accept HIS
senator sherman is reported to be willing to accent
the place and his name ana nns oi dni"e One Re.
publican Senator has declared his purpose opeuB 10
iSst National canvass should there he any effort TO
elect him; of his friends dcares that ne HAS eA'
The csncns tomorrow will coufne itself probably
wholly to the matter Of presiding ohcer mere seem ill.,,
10 be % disagrcene among the Senators as 10 the
course q pursued on nominations. Removals helor
the expiration Of terms without cause WI -, no ,Io,9
the succession to the Presidency REGARDED as certain
tive 1''' '''''
THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR SPEAKER
RELIEF THAT IT WILL RE MR.. HlSCoCK-OIIlER
NAMES MENTIONED.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (>pecian.-Whlle, as
matter of course, the Republican nomination Tor the
speakership of the HOnse OF Representatives, VIII DC
merely pimentary IL is nevertheless regarded as
compliment of value. and 1t Is not surprising
that the friends of several Of the leading Representa-
lives desire the of their respective favoreN
1t admitted that the real contest so far as there snail
be one will be between Mr.. Iiiscock and Mr. Reed
They are personal friends. Neither of them Will be
candidate in the of making personal canvass for
votes and whatever the result may be- there VIII he no
trace of disappointment to mar the action OF
the minority in the present HOuse. Both
men are strong, and either Is entirely competent TO
fill the place the nominal leader. The truth Is that
the Republicans in the present Congress- as in several
Congresses which have preceded 1t, are more than
match both in debate and parliamentary tacucs for the
majority. Mr. Reed and Mr.. Hiscock both entered Con
gress at the same time; both were members Of the
Potter Committee their first term of Office and both
have since been foremost among the leaders OF the
minority Both have been charmen OF the leading
committees Mr. Hiscock OF the Appr0pr latlons
and Mr. Of the Judiciary At the beginning Of the
last Congress- the Republican caucus in harmony with
long line of ecedents, nominated exSpeaker K!efer
as candidate for the Speokershp At that time Mr.
Hiscock was his leading competitor
Mr.. Long, of Massachusetts, who has taken an active
mart I'm the proceedings il the House since lie became
member. has a number Of friends who would be glad to
see the complimentary nomination bestowed upon him
1t is expected that there will be more than ore
ballot taken before the candidate is named. as Judge
kelhy OF PenRsyiVa3 ane HWH reDresnrtst,Te
from their respective States as. men Tor ~hoh
NV nv NJ the situation ard its probabilities at
the present time indicate that MI HscOck Will receive
For some time it has been evident that Mr.. Carlisle
will he nominated by acclamation for the SreakerNhp
ana 1t Is fairy certain indt lne De % @
to run the clerk sergeanal-arhS ahI postmaster
of last House over the Office OF dOOrkeeptr made
vacant by the death eff Mr. Wintrrslith there is
thing of contest he ween MT Donaldson oi Ienhrs'ce
IrainOr OF Newly Otk ana General Cot, OF Countc-
tent. Neherii S"it was d CuIon soii va" li,
tunes wounded during the war. NE Donaldson was ih
the Confederate army and his friends expect ta lie VIII
II so,he will be- nominated on the iTSt DaIO dr iah"
will have support of the NewYOrk and New-JeIscy
Represent atves ana his friends assert hi he VIII nave
considerable number OF votes rom other states Cen
Colts chances not considered good Northern
Democratic Representative who served in the Union
army to-day said 1.-THE trouble with Cot Is that he
fought IN the wrong army"