The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-12-22
The NEXT SENATE.
REPUBLICAN RASCALlTY CANNOT
, CHEAT THE PEOPLE THIS TIME.
Democrats Have but Little to Fsar--They
VIII Control the Organization on March

, ing States.
WAsHINaToN, Dec. ll.--.A state
ment of the situation as regards the next
Senate has been prepared by Col. Q. O..
Stealey, of the Louisville Courier
Journal, which contains some features
not heretofore presented in considera-
ton of the subject. He says:
Much has been written OF the organl-
zation OF the next Senate, beginning
March 4, 1893, and yet very material
and important point has been over
lcoked. Alter the States get through
with making their Senators, it is then
tor the Senate to say who have the right
to seats in that body. The Senate is the
Judge of the qualification an election of
while mauy Congt essmen-elecL come to
the House with legal certificates of cleo
uons aud tane their seals as members,
contests for their seats frequently arise,
and they are compelled BY vote OF the
House to vacHle them. The same con-
ditlops. though more uncommon, eXs,
in the Senate.
In order to arrive at an intelligent un.
derstauding of the Senatorial situation,
1t is well to be informed as TO the exact
political complexion Of the Senate Oh the
4th OF next March. before any of the Sen
atOrs whose terms commence with that
date present themselves TO be sworn in,
for upon this point much NAV depend.
The following are the hold-over Demo.
cratic Senators: Berry, Butler, Carlisle,
Coke, CoIquitt. Gibson (RandaD, Glib
aon c.. H., Harris, HuntOn, Kenna,
Mcpherson, Morgan, Ransom, Walthall
blackburn, Bryce Call, Gordon, Hill,
lrbY, Jones, Palmer. Pugh, Vance,
Vest, Villas, Voorhees, and White.
Total %.
The following are the hold-over Re-
publican Senators: Curry, Chandler,
Cullom, Dixon, Dolph, Frye, Higgins,
Hoar. Mcmillan, Manderson, Pettigrew,
Power, ShCup, Washburn. Wilson, Wal.
colt, Allison, Cameron, Dubois, Gall
niger, Hansbrough, Jones, Mitchell.
Morrill,, Plat, Squire, Stamford and
TCller. Total %.
The two Farmers Alliance Senators,
Kyle Of South DakoIa aud PETER
Kansas, both hold-over, and, as will be
seen. they hold the balance Of power.
1t can be stated from the authority OF
Senator Kyle himself that he will vote
hereafter with the Democats in all i'm
porLant questions, 80 this assures his
vote 70 the Democrats On the organiza-
ton, which gives the Democrats, twen-
tY-nine aid the Republicans tw, nty-
eight, ind with Senator Petier of Kansas
twenty-nine.
Now, II the Republican schemers
count out the Farmers Alliancemen in
the Legislature OF either Kansas or
Nebraska, Senator Petler will vote with
the Democrats in the Senate. There is
not the shadow of doubt that he IN.
tends to pursue chat course.
AS will be seen, the Democrats will
have control Of the Senate when it
meets, before any of the new Senators
are sworn in; for should Petler vote
with the Republicans, which is not at
all likely, the vu.e would stand twenty
nine TO twenty-nine, and Vice President
Stevenson would decide 1t.
The importance OF this canpot be over.
estimated, for upon this fact may de-
pend the political complexion OF the
next Senate. 1t the Republicans steal
the Legislatures OF the disputed States,
and by the commission OF their crime
send fraudulent Senators here TO Wash
ington, IL will be in the power of the
Democrats OF the Senate to refuse them
their seats until the mode OF their cleo
ton Is investigated. Even Senator Sher-
man or Senator Aldrch caunOt be sworn
in for their new term it objection be
made and sustained by the Senate, as
the Vice. President administers the oath
of Office.
Inc democrats, however, will not be
forced 70 that extreme. Of the thirty
ifNrv
whose term OF service expires with this
sesslon OF the Senate, there are nineteen
Republicans and eleven Democrats. The
following are the nineteen States repre-
sented in the Senate by Republicans;
Rhode Island, Washington, North Da-
kota, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Cali
tornla, Maine, Conf cLicut, New York,
Nebraska, Kansas, Vermont, Pennsyl-
Vania, Montana, Wisconsin, Ohio, Ne.
vada, Michigan and Wyoming. The
eleven States represented by Democrats
are: New Jersey, Missouri, Virginia,
West Virginia, Delaware, Maryland,
Florida. Texas, Tennessee, Mississippi
and Texas. In the nineteen States here.
toiore classed Republican,, that party
loses, without any dispute, New York,
and Wisconsin. The Democrats retain
all OF their eleven States and gain these
:"o. This gives the Republicans seven.
teen, and the Democrats thirteen.
Dut take from the Republicans the
five States IL dspute-viz: California,
Montana, Kansas, Nebraska and Wyom-
ings-and but II OF their men can be
seated in the next Senate until
their legal rights are established,
while the Democrats will seat 13 OF
, their Senators, there being no dis
spute as TO their right t) their seats
Add these l3 new Democratic
Senators to the 20 holding over Demo-
Gratis, and 1t makes IL to the Rtpubli-
cans 40. Mr.. Kyle's vote will give The
democrats %. If Mr.. PETER votes
with the Republicans, they will still
haye but al.
This is the way the Senate will stand
when The conlr oversy commences over
the disputed seats In the five con,ested
States OF Wyoming, Montana, Calitornin
Nebraska and Kansas.
In the meantime, the Democrats vii,
have organ zed the Senate without the
aid OF the five contestinx States. and