The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-18
A FIGHT AGAINST HILL.
REPUBLICAN SENATORS MAY TRY
TO KEEP HIM OUT.

TO KEEP HIN OUT.
The Claim to be Made That He Hos
Forfeited His seat by Abandonment.
It Might Put Jones of Nevada in an
Awkward Position-The Talk About
Brice.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-Senator Hiscock
OF New York is making an active canvass
OF the Senate to see If the votes can be found
to keep Senator Hill from taking his seat
when he appears to be sworn In after the
holidays. Senator Hiscock goes to each re-
publican senator with his proposition to
keep Senator Hill out Of his seat, and il be
finds the senator plant puts him down on
MS side. II the senator appears doubtful
OF depriving New York Of her democratic
senator, Senator Hlscock is sorrowful and
indignant and says he hopes his
associate Is not going TO
be unjust enough to decide
the case without examining. This usually
results In pledge that the senator will not
commit himself la Senator Hills favor
until be has been thoroughly coached, and
senator Hiscock goes away satisfied. The
programme is for Senator Hisoock TO rise
up In his seat when Senator Hill appears to
be sworn In and present protest alleging
that Senator Hill has forfeited his seat by
abandonment. A number OF prominent
New YORK republicans, among them "Tom"
fIatt is believed TO be the leading spirit,
have been at work on this protest for some
days and believe they have given it plausi-
biity enough to keep Senator Hill out of his
seat until the committee on elections has
examined the case.
TROUBLE IN THE COMMITTEE.
1t is In the committee that Senators His
cock and Chandler are likely TO have the
greatest trouble. Senator Teller OF Colo
rado. the new chairman OF the committee.
hss little sympathy with the plans to keep
a duly elec cd senator out Of his seat when
he happens to be favorable TO the free
coinage OF silver. He will prove stumbling
Dlock IN the path of the conspiracy as his
language TO Senator Hiscock when ap-
preached on the matter plainly shows He
Will probably have the help of another silver
senator, Senator Mitchell OF Oregon, and
these two VIII make the committee stand
to against the conspiracy. Even
Senator Hoar, when pure question of law
is presented to him, will probably decide,
In accordance with the precedents OF the
Senate, that Senator Hill is entitled to his
seat, to which he was elected by the leRis-
lature Of New York. This would leave only
Senator Chandler of New Hampshire aud
Senator Higgins OF Delaware, both bitter
parusans, to present the case against Sem
ator HILL The silver senators would
probably follow the lead OF Senators
Teller and Mitchell and vote to keep SEN
etor Hill in his seat
APT TO FALL THRoMGH.
1t Is confidently predicted by those who
are In position to know that the scheme
must fall through. If 10 is pressed it will
be awkward for Senator Jones of Nevada,
who was elected for the term beginning
March 4 by the republican legislature of his
state and has not yet shown himself in the
Senate Senators Jones and Stewart, more-
over spend scarcely quar- ter Of their time in
Nevada and are open to the same grounds
Of contest that are urged against Senator
Brlce OF Ohio, that he does not make his
permanent quarters In the state of his legal
residence. Tue scheme Of Sen tors His
cock and Chandie- and Boss Platt Is an In
dication, however, of how desperate the
republican managers are getting over the
prospect Of soon losing the Senate, and how
ready they are to catch at any expedient
for saving themselves.
BRICE MAY ALSO BE FOUGHT.
By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17-The published
statements that the republican senators
Of Senators Hill, Brice aud White attracted
some attention among senators to-day.
Careful inquiry fails to disclose anything
like an organized movement in that direc-
ton, and in fact 1t appears that the repub-
lican senator's have as yet given the subject
little thought. SO far as Senator Hills seat
is concerned, it is believed that when he
presents himself to take the oath OF office
an objection may be forthcoming from his
colleague, Senator HIscock, based on the
charge that Senator Hill has lost title 20 his
seat by abandonment. The question so
raised would be purely legal, and some Of the
republican senators who would be required
to pass upon 1t as members Of the committee
on privileges and elections, say it would bo
disposed of, if presented, without regard to
political considerations. A republican SEN
ator to-day said the contention in regard to
Senator Hill's case will be substantially as
follows: That his continuing to hold after
March 4, 1891 when he was entitled to be
senator, an office admittedly incompatible
with the senatorship, operated as a renun-
citation OF the latter, and that IL 1t has not
already done so, an important question is
presented as to how long one thus situated
could hold the governorship and keep a
senator position vacant.
The foundation for the story touching
Senator Brice's seat seems, 50 far as the
Senate is concerned, to be confined to few
remarks made by Senator Sherman when
his credentials we're presented.
AS to Senator White of Louisiana 1t can
not be learned that there is any intention
on the part of the republican leaders to
make contest based upon charges Of