The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-16
REORGANIZATION OF THE SENATE.

Who VIII Probably BE Placed In Charge Of
the Important Committees
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-In the reorgani.
zntion of the Senate Immediately after the
4th of March next. there can be but little
doubt as TO who will be the premier of
that body. Senator Sherman, who now
practically controls tho foreign policy, so
far as the Senate Is concerned. will be
succeeded by Senator John T. Morgan, of
Selma, Ala Although Senator Morgan has
never occupied any diplomatic position, he
has made the foreign relations of the coun-
try his especial study, and it
Is conceded that he is the best
equipped Democrat in the Sem
ate. The best evidence of his
ability lies In the fact that President Har-
rison selected Mr.. Morgan to be one of the
behring sea arbiters. The new chairman
of the foreign relations committee was q
rebel brigadier, in the literal sense of the
word, having joined the confederate army
o private and left it as brigadier-
general; bat in all of his speeches Mr. Nor.
gan has always shown that he can rise
above party and sectlonalism. So that
Senator Sherman will have as his successor
in the ehalrmaDship OF that committee as
able a man as it il possible for the Demo-
Unfortunately this cannot be said of the
great committee on appropriations. That
chairmanship Will 60 by right OF success
sion to Senator Francis Marion C0ckrell,
of Warrensburg, Mo. senator Cockrell is
weli-infOrmed man and able debater, but
he has the Same narrowness of concep-
tion on national matters, coupled with the
same iiberality for home appropriations.
that have distinguished Chairman Holman,
Of the House committee on appropriations.
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Democrat on the committee. and has al
ways led the minority on appropriation
debates, but Senator'S Cockreli and Call
outrank him on the committee. and
he cannot, therefore, succeed Mr.. Alli-
son in the chalrmanship. unless both
of these gentlemen yield to him, which is
hardly to be expected. 1t is the general
belief that Mr.. German will modesrly re-
sumo his old chairmanship of the commit
tee on printing. and will. hereafter. divide
his time between editing the Congressional
Directory and chopping Oft Republican
heads in the Government Printing Office.
If be accepts this chairmanship the first
head to fall under his keen gnillotine will
be that of Mai. w. II. Michael, the present
editor of the Directory, who, as commander
OF the local post of the League Of Union
Veterans, issued q general order just be-
fore the recent election IN which he called
upon all members of the order to support
President Harrison, and directed attention
TO DIR. Cieyeland's pension record. .
There will be dignified scramble be-
tween Senators Voorhees,, of Indiana, and
Carlisle. of Kentucky, for the chairman
ship OF the finance committee, which IN
the Senate takescharge of all revenue bills.
The difference between the two gentlemen
is that senator Voorhees, knows practically
nothing about the tariff. but stands at the
head of the committee. while Mr. Carlisle
knows all about the Democratic side Of the
tariff. but stands at the foot of the Demo-
cratic side of the committee. 1t can be sac
of senator Voorhees,, however, that ho has
made q life study of the currency question,
having been the first prominent man in the
West 10 advocate, half century ago an
unlimited issue of green backs and free
coinage of silver. 1t may be that sir.
Voorhees, will he given q chance TO explain
hisrecord upon green back. silver and other
currency before the chairman of finance 10
selected. Senator Voorhees, colleague,
Senator David Trrpie. is slated by popular