The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-09

4 SCRAMBLE FOR GOOD PLACER
New Senators ConteadisE for Better Repre-
sentatioa h the CoAmittees.

8entatOo n tne SOhmhteess
WASHINGTON. Dec. s-The dknifed and
stately Senators arc having quiet but none
the less determined struggle over the CON-
mlttee assignments. They are not handling
each other with soft gloves. either. II there is
anything United States Senator is sensitive
about it Is his place upon committees. and the
always powerful Senatorial courtesy" is now
being invoked in behalf OF the various ambi-
tiops and conflicting desires Of the new Som
ators.
At Yesterdays caucus Mr.. Sherman. the
Chairman Of the Caucus Committee. was in
structed to appoint q committee OF nine to
perform tho very delicate task Of satisfying
tho demands OF all tho Senator's Mr.. Sherman
prom pity announced his committee and the
trouble as promptly began. 1t 80 happened
that tho only new Senator who found
himself one OF the nine is Mr.. Cary OF Wyo-
ming. Now. 1t has been charged for several
years that there was cli1uo OF Senator's.
old In age and old In service. who were dis
posed TO monopolize ali the Influential places
in the body. This discomfort was added to
last year by the dissatisfaction Of the Sen
ators from the new States. who contcndcd
with more or less justification that they were
not being treated with due respect. In fact.
they complained that they, were being
snuhbad Therefore. when Mr.. Carey was
found to be tho only new Senator In the com
s con at that Is to revise the Committees ~
tors this year that the task OF pleasing every
one is much more difficult than It usually is
The %ho Of t6 hs h a1s s eed @
s ion Is mapped eas and I'D pc, bssi.sstsS r.
Committee rooms than anything else. Some OF
the rooms are very convenient, comfortable
ana that DO The Ths
therefore, for committees that have plenty OF
rooms handsomely furnished.
long age as Inst sprnG TIE bsGan
snd fep ' Sp sH during the
mtr. so that it is pretty, well known now what
s3eS be would ts tS ne Tas st
was to ask each Of the senators In q dignitled.
Senatorial way 70 express bis preferences
and . Of Of curse. Il was found that . great
many Senators were particularly anxious to
be Ths nins sss %Sose day settle
Jill tIlnels MItfssIi q , oregon Hsis q Maine.
cut. Teller Of Colorado. and Carey Of Wyoming
difficuIt were it not for the fact that they
themselves are very anxious to get commit
tees which other have
cused OF q determination TO feather their own
nests before looking out for those Of their col
leagues.
In n very large number OF cases the Senators
have expressed desire to 60 on committees
for which they are entirely unit. and this fnct
Is apparent to every body but themselves. Fit
ness, however. weighs very little in the scale
with senatorial courtesy and Senators who
have served a certain number Of years insist
upon being assigned to places for which they
are totally unfit, In utter disregard OF the claims
OF their colleagues. whose only disqualification
is that they have served shorter time as Sen
ators.
Mr.. Sherman's committee of nine has taken
up its work with grim determi nation to stick
to II until settlement U.s. reached that can be
adopted without bloodshed. They hope to
make a report tomorrow, but It is quite likely
that they will not