Omaha daily bee., 1886-11-07
STANDING OF THE SENATE.
Great Interest Shown as to the Complexion
of the Higher Branch of Congress,
VAN WICK AND RlDoLeBEReER.
Democrats WrangIing over Harri-
sons Seat-A Demand to BE
Made fnr the Removal
of Villas
The Next senate.

The Next senate.
WAsuINGroN, NOV. 6,--lSpccial Telc.
gram to the BEE l-Grcat interest is shown
here tonight in the political complexion of
the United States senate. From returns re-
ceyed this afternoon the control of that body
threatens to he turned over to the democrats.
This evenings Star, in discussing the ques-
ton at great length, says: "Of the sixteen
republicans who will retire twelve will Ger
tanly be succeeded by men of the same
party. Messrs. Sherman, Aldrich and Ed
mundS have been reelected. The lcgsa
lures of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York,
Pennsylvania and Wisconsin are republican.
The democrats lose one of the :Ilne whose
terms expire Fair of Nevada and are sure
OF the remainder, so that ii the legislatures of
California. Indiana and New Jersey prove to
be democrotic the result of the change in the
senate after the Sd of March will be a
net loss of three to the republicans,
a democrat having been chosen to succeed
Malone for Virginia. The present senate
stands Al republicans, ~ democrats and re-
ad Observation-Disclosures Senator Van
Wyck comes back from Nebraska as q peo-
pies representative. lie made his fight be-
fore the whole people and war on an issue
of opposition to corporations. During his
present term he has not hesitated on occa-
sions to antagon2e his party, and under the
conditions of his reelection he may be more
| independent still. Leaving Van Wyck and
Riddleberger out of the count the next senate
Will stand, provided the democrats secure
| the three doubtful states mentioned, 81 re-
| publicans, 81 democrats. Thus Van Wyck
| and Ridd!eberger would hold the bal
| ance of power. In connection with
| this probable situation it is fact
| worth mentioning that both Van WycB
and Ritldeberser have given evidence of
! kindly feeling for the administration. In
| the event of any conflict between the execu-
| tive and senate the two votes from Nebraska
and Virginia would determine the issue.
| Van Wyck and Riddleberger would have it
| i'll their power by cooperation with the dem
OcratS to organize the senate, or should Van
| Wvck vote with the republicans and Riddle.
| berger with the democrats OH the question OF
is no vice president to throw the deciding
vote. The theory of the Star that Senator
| Van Wyck has given evidence of a kindly
feeling for the administration. which would
| indicate that he might support ii, is un-
| founded. Those here who know Senator Van
| Wyck best say is sound republican first,
| last and always. Private dispatches received
| tonight from Indiana say that the legislature
is in doubt, but that Senotor Harrison will
| undoubtedly be elected, as there are demo-
| cratic members who prefer him to either Nc
Donald OF Gray and will vote for him if the
legislature should prove to be democratic,
| which is not probable.
| NEWS ABOUT TIE ARMY.
Lieutenant j. Y: Mason Blunt, Tenth
| infantry, has been transferred to the Fifth
cavalry to date October 23, and ordered to re.
main at the Fort Leavenworth army school
| for duty.
The following changes of station of army
surgeons is ordered: Major Joseph p. Wright
| from San Antonio, Tex, to Fort Leaven-
worth military prison; Major William II.
Forward from Chicago TO the Department of
Fort Lcavenworth to Chicago as attending
| surgeon.
Army leaves granted: Major Duncan NJ.
Vance. Thirteenth infantry, Fort Stanton,
New Mexico six months sick leave, CAPTAIN
Harry o. Perly, assistant surgeon, Fort Penn
bina, Dakota, four months sick leave;
First Lieutenant Fred. NJ. II. Kendricks,
| Seventh infantry, Columbus barracks, Ohio.
one month from November Il; First Lieu
tenant Millard +. James, Thirteenth infantry,
Fort Wingate, New Mexico, six months sick
leave; Lieutenant Janas A. Emery, Eleventh
infantry, Fort Sully, Dakota, two months
sick leave, with permission to apply for four
months extension; Lieutenant Colonel John
Bates hreents infantry two months;
infantry. four months. with permission to
apply for two months extension; Captain
Hugh g. Brown. Twelfth infantry, Fort
| Niagara, New York, one month.
| THE INDIANA sENAToRsHIP.
| 1t is very probable that the scheme
| of the democrats who favor the cleo
ton Of Governor Gray, Of Indiana In to sue, ,
| bud. since the election of Colonel Robertson,
a republican, to fill the vacancy in the lieuten-
ant vernorship caused by the appointment
of Lieutenant Governor Manson to be col
lector OF internal revenue, thus making
Gray's election to the senate a political alb
surdity, and therefore out of the question, as
to Robertson. Gray's friends say say that hat
Manson has not vacated the Office
of lieutenant governor and will not give it
up Ex-senator Mcdonald, who is Senator
| HarrsOn's prospective successor and Gray'S
| rival for the senate, is here and says that it
makes no difference whether Manson for
mallv resiyned the lieutenant governOrship
or not, that his acceptance of the office Of
| collector OF internal revenue, and the fact
that he entered upon the discharge of the
duties of that office is equivalent to resig-
nation in connection with the proclamation
of the governor. Mcdonald intends to con
test the matter if Gray's friends insist upon
Mason's return to the lieutenant governor
ship, and it is generally believed that Melon
AIDS position is right.
| CLEVELAND AND HIS FOLLOWERS.
The president is likely 10 be troubled
with q case of, discipline in his cab
met; The friends, friends Of District Attorney
removed for violating the presidents order
prohibiting Office holders from making cam
paign speeches, are inquiling what is to bf
iei done with Postmaster rr, General Villas, who
said any other official against whom com
| plant was made for violating the presidents
order would be removed, as Benton was, and
Senators C0ckerell and Vest propose to sub
nit to the president copies of newspapers
containing the political speeches Of Villas
and request that The medicine given to the
goose be administered to the gander. Mr.
Villas admitted that he did make poltica
speeches, but they were outside of the regular
routine of the campaign and were not under
the auspices of any political committee The
secretary of the interior refused to permit the
commissioner OF patents Mr.. MONTGOMERY,
to make speeches in Michigan, and the assist
ant commissioner of the land office to make
any in Indiana, The attorney general Tor
bade Mr.. Wilson, one of his assistants, Il
address meeting at his home in West Nr
, ginia, and other officials were restricted II
, the same way. They were forbidden to dC
what Villas has done and IL il understood
that Vest and CUckerell have made ont 9
good case, not 10 iniure the postmaster gen
eral, but to save their friends.
APPOINTED sFOHEEEEPtR
John Steinhart, OF Nebraska CITY, ha
been appointed a storekeeper in that intcrna
revenue district.
Harvard Celebrating.
BOsrON, Nov 6,-Thc second days cele
bration of the founding of tie Harvard col
Iepp Wag yivpn over ia Iha uudpr tsrauuat ps