The state herald., 1892-12-30

the blood Vi the indignant democrats
sufficiently to prevent an open outbreak
when congress comes together on the 4,
ni January, but the message will not be
forgotten, ard il Mr.. Cleyclanl persists
in his present Intention rs TO furnishing
congress with II ready.madh teriif bill
open wa. will probably DO declared
against him by his party in congress. A
short tine ago when Congressman Brock
inridge, OF Kentucky, stated his opinion
TINT the new tariff hill ought to he pro
pared by Mr. Cleveland, it was thought
that he was only making use Of n bit of
ilattery TO get dcep into Mr.. CIeveland's
good graces, but now 1t is believed that
tho opinion was made public 1T Mr..
Cleveland's request us "ieelcr" of public
sentiment
There is a mistaken idea prevalent MS
to the object Of the committee appoint.
Cd by n caucus OF republican senators,
OF which Senator Hour is chairman aud
Senators Mcmillan, Chandler, Teller and
Mitchell are members. The republican
senators are 10 IL man OF the opinion that
no Outsiders, and least Of all U. S. Sen.
ato,s, have any right TO Interfere with
tho election OF senator by any state legis
lAture. This committee will have moth
ing whatever 10 do with influencing tho
election in any state legislature; but it
will thoroughly post itself upon ey.ry
IN we taken III thnsc states In which at
;empts are being made or have been
made to change the political complexion
Of the legislature, so that when the
credentials of any improperly elected U.
s. Senator shall I've brought htro it Will
be .preBSred ts,psGsep-AsSiience',o show
that hris not cntitlei to n seat; aud 1t
was solely with view to having this
evidence collected that the committee
was formed. Senator Chandler says oI
the situation: II do not consider the
Democrat. chances of controlling the
senate to lee ono in II hundred. The r.
pILiicnna now have n majority ui eigh.
aul it Will take four democrats to wipe
1t ont. The only sure votes they will
havs will DO the Senators IRON New York
and Wisconsin. Ii Mr.. Kyle is not to TO
counted with the democrats they will
have / members; If he's with them Y
In some OF these states the democrats ne
claiming the republicans have an abso-
lutte majority, aud in others 1t appears
that the populist have the balance OF
power. Nowhere is there Visible sulli
Client number Of votes TO give them, as
democrats, control OF the next U S.
Senate" II isstated that Senator peiTtr
will vote with the r-publicaEs against &"
reorganization Of the Senate.
Jerry Simpson has gone homo with his
head full of schemes concoc.ed by Stns
tor CORN IN to get himself elected to the
Senate, and should lie succeed he would
belong body and soul to German, unless
he violated pledges which those who
ought TO know say he has made.
II is not customary for gentlemen who
| are AMBITIOUS oil seats IN the CAB MT to
announce tia; fact, but there are already
two exceptions 10 the rule in the persons
OF Representative Babbitt, OF Wisconsin
who says he wants to 10 Mr Cleyelaud's
Secretary of Agriculture, and EXON
gresham, nov Interstate Commerce
Commissioner, Morrison, OF Illinois, Tho
bankers after the portfolio fthe SecIe'
,ary OF the Treasury. There is little,
probability that either OF them will get
villa. he is after. Morrison might have
iair chtnc, ioE cab,Iet place, but not
the treasury, II it wor, not Tor the bitter
opposition Ia hin from his own state.
andihcre isa rumnr tina; The agricultural
portfolio IL TO be traded OF for populia,
votes In the srnate.