The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-01-16
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Contest over Senate Organization.

Contest Over Senate Organization.
The Democratic managers have re-
ceived an intimation that the Republican
Senators do not propose to permit them
to seat their incoming colleagues from
the contested states unless they have an
undisputed title. If question should
be raj sed as to the validity of the cleo
ton Of the senators in Kansas, Nebraska,
Wyoming or Montana, it is the intention
of the Republican managers to insist
upon reference of all these cases to the
committee on privileges and election
The Democrats, having discovered this
intention, propose to meet the issue by
demanding that these newly elected SEN
ators shall be seated first, and their Gre
centials and the regularity of their cleo
ton be examined into by the committee
afterwards. In the hold-over senators,
the Democrats will have majority, and
therefore expect to be able to seat their
colleagues
If an-attcmpt is made to force through
such programme the Republicans in
tend to adopt such parliamentary tactlcs
as will prevent vote being reached. AS
there is no previous question or cloture
in the Senate there would be no way in
which the Democrats would be able to
force vote. The Republican senators
by dilatory tactics and speeches could
delay the reorganization of the Senate
| indefinitely. This state of things might
seriously interfere with the confirmation
of President-elect Cleveland's important
nominations, as there would be no COM
mittees to which they could be referred
for consideration and report. Ii, how
ever, 1ie t,ties " .Leeo sona. ~,
De unciouuSu anu . 1L p e.oo sona
loiniisy WIZ, .ama ~ III nv, Ya,,t;zan
Iols w ny in'onu ~ 'AaAe GUY P- ''-''''-
l'opposltlon. ., s;+; &c
:, "A soineWnas si I'M ae.;.,;rn ~ tba
Inlhss occuIieu d. tHo Dos 49, inn 4So na,,,
oalliele ~. auitIinis :. 49, III sIi,h4 sdvan-
taoe They elected Bayard president
pro tempore of the Senate. The wrangie
then began, the controversy oe1ng over
the swearing in OF Mahone OF Virginia
The Democrats objected to seating nm
By the mastery management OF the he
publican interests by Senator DaWes'
the Republicans accomplished uhelI pun
pose by seating Mahone alter pltler
and protracted contest. Az the coll-
meneement OF that Congress, the Demo
Gratis, having one majority, organlzeu cne
oon"oo ~ 80 - go Ja,,s aftar Sena
tor Davis, who had been elected in Hi
nois as an Independent, allied himself
| with the Republicans ana was electea 10
| the chair IN the place OF MT. bayaiu,
| and became the permanent presiding Of
| ticer of the Senate. Vice President Ar
| 49,. h.,,;,,oe s,coeedad 10 the Presidency.
tnuT having succoSue.. " eno 10 49,
The ground winch the hepuDHcans
| take is the same which the Democrats
| tool in 1891 that +he session is for execu
oooA - ! 'a.'S 4Ias,afe,,o ~ roo
80. e $3.50 :. u: -: - &c ~, can,+a
,s,,+;i ~ ,.ao,lar sas.;on in the fall or in
Insli w rs M - -,,ld -,
Decemper. Inns arrdnSei1enc Wouiu on,
| able the Republican employees to hold
| THAR offices until the fall gathering of
| CONGRESS-. if called in extra session.
| ... ~ .,;,,ta,,4s
Inauguration Day appointments.
| Con Martin Mcmahon Of New York,
| GRAND marshal IF Tnauouration dav ma
FADE has made the following appoint