Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-23
THERE'S A KICK ON CANADAY.
Likely That the Sergeant-at-A Arms
viii Be Superseded.
ReoRoANlzINe THE SENATE
The Eight New Members Making
Themselves Felt-Why Washing
ton Expects the Fair-Tbe
Tanners--lowa Crops.
WASHINGTON BUREAU THE OMAHA Bee,
RlQ EnItnrRrcru SrnREr

WASHINGTON, ID. g., Oct. -.
The senate win he reorganized just before
time for il to convene in December The
only question about its result is as to
whether the present sergeant-at-arms and
some other high officers will be superseded
by new men.
The introduction of eight new senator's
from the four new states will make the
reorganization quite interesting and will
bring about an almost complete rearrange-
ment of office holders Many Of the old
men who have been holding inferior posi-
tions will undou otedly be asked to give way
to new men, that the new senator's may be
given their share of the patronage.
1t is under stood that the present
sergeant.at arms is calculating to give to
each of the new republican senators one po.
siton worth Isl, 200 to $500 year. This
the new senators will not consent to, as there
are many of the old senators who are given
patronage under the sergeantat-arms and
under the secretary of the senate aggregat-
ing away up in the thousands, some Of them
having twice as much patronage as their
own salaries aggregate. The demands of
the new senators will undoubtedly cause
great deal of chagrin and very. rightly will
dispose of a number of barnacles who have
been bobbing along on the old ship OF state
| for a good many years. The general
| impression is that new sergeant-at-arms
| will be elected, although Colonel Canaday,
the present officer, has many friends, and q
number or them will demand his retention.
The mere fact that senator has served
! long terms of years does not license HIM to
| demand the lions share of patronage. All
| should be treated alike, they say, The new
| senators will demand that the fact that all
| of the old senators have chairmanships shall
| be considered in connection with the distri-
button of patronage.
The difficulty that Sergeant-at-Arms Can
| aday will have on his hands will in large
| degree be experienced by Secretary Nc
| Cook. This officer seems to have divided the
| patronage to suit his own personal wishes,
| and there are senators who have no repre-
sentatlon under him.
The organization of the senate and the in
| coming of the eight new senators will make
quite change in the operations of that body.
| AT the special session OF the senate after the
| 4th of March there were thirty-seven demo-
Gratis and thlrty-nine republicans. When
| congress meets in December the republicans
| will have at least forty-fve senator's. 1t is
| not vet certain which party will get the two
senators from Montana. If they go to the
| democrats the senate will stand forty-hve
| republicans to thirty-nine democrats. Other
| wise the republicans will have forty-seven
and the democrats only their present thirty
| seven.
With the West Virginia cases in their pres
ent condition, the house, without the mem
| bers from the new states has 164 republicans
| and 16l democrats. The five representatives
from the new states add that much to the re-
publican majority, giving them 1863 members,
| a majority which is only two more than a
| quorum Thus it will be an easy matter for
| the democrats to demand n quorum on every
vote, and it will make legislation on partisan
| subjects u verJ difficult and almost imposs-
BILE accomplishment.
WHY WASHINGTON WANTS THE FAIR.
The gathering here tomorrow of the dele
gates from the various states and territories
| and ths commercial bodies in the large cities
throughout the country to the convention of
the national board for the promotion of the
1bree Americas exposition promises to be
great success. The governors of several
states and the mayors of many cities will be
here. and some of them have already arrived.
The business of the meeting viii consist
principally in devising the most efficient
methods of action on congress at Its coming
| session. They will also receive report Of
the work already done and will learn how
| widespread is the feeling all over the coun-
try that the only proper home for national
exposition is the national capital. In
the evening there will be banquet,
at which there will be numer-
Gus toasts and terse pithy responses.
An entirely new reason was given in addi-
| tion to the many others cited why the expo
sltion should be held in Washington. One
feature of this exposition which is TO COM
memorate the four hundredth anniversary
of the discovery of America oy Christopher
Columbus will be the unveling of a statue
| of Columbus. 10 witness this event con.
eress will undoubtedly invite the presidents
of the fifteen South American republics and
the emperor Of Brazil, all of whose nations
naturally feel as deep an interest in the
event as we. Then, TOO, the king and queen
of Italy will be invited, for Columbus was
an Italian by birth and Italy Is very proud OF
him now. The queen OF Spain, too, will De
invited, indeed the Spanish government has
intimaJed it's willingness to be invited, for
when DIR. Curry was minister to Spain he was
informed that the Spanish government pro
posed to properly celebrate the discovery of
America and that the government would be
very glad to cooperate with the United
States in the proper celebration of the event.
Now suppose these people should come here,
where would be the proper place for the
president and congress to meet them! On
Wall street, IN New York, or on the lake
| front in Chicago or somewhere on The Mis-
sissipp! Certainly not. The only place
would be at the national capital. '....-
THE PoLYGLoT sTENoGRAPHER SECURED.
The maritime conference has secured O
polyglot stenographer and its work ls goinf
| ahead. An attache of the state department
was sent to New York ana he secured the
services of Frenchmau who is able u
| write shorthand in French, English ant
some other languages, and he has taken thu
/, | work of the entire conference for the lumy
| sum oil 1850. The original bid was s., QUO
THE TANNERS.
) To-days Post places this at the head of III
= | society columns as an indication that 1t II
worthy of significant publicity, as doubtless
| IL Is: Corporal Tanner and his wife have
E | evidently settled down to a life of socia
pleasure for the coming winter. Mrs. Tan
ner has purchased a handsome turnout o
her own, consisting of family coupe o
modest exterior and a thoroughbred horse
The pretty nome OF the ex-eommissioner !
:, located at Georgetown Heights, and iron
the fact that he has a handsome wife an
three pretty daughters IL is likely to be
social attraction the coming season.n
There are those who say that the corpora
, IS confident of appointment, but thos
: who know most believe he is out OF fedora
, | life TO stay. -r .-t-.,..
BACM HoUsECLEANING.
, General Raum, in reorganizDg the pension
. office, is receiving moro callers and attract
| lug more attention than any other officer, NO
excepting First Postmaster General CLARK
q son, who makes and unmakes fourth oas
postmasters. 1t was a little liy ely in Genera
u Raum's domain this morning. He appointe
Il a new superintendent Of tho building and d
Q | recJed him to "clean house." He began wit
IS force Of men TO sweep uD cigar stubs an
o guilds Of fine cut and plug and 10 scrub th
floors ana soon there was a bette
smell. There is an impression ths
General Raum will be directe
If TO institute proceedings to recove
illegally re- rated pensions, but when aske
:, about IL he said he had not time To give th
" matter his attention as yet Tho recon