Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1893-03-19
KNITTING STEWART.
How he Lost His Place on the Ap.
preparations C0mmitte.

The history OF how Stewart was
deprived Of his p ace on the Appro-
priations Committee, will be utter
estlng to Nevada read, RS:
The Republican caucus committee
fought and Struggled for three hours
on "Wednesday. to determine whether
Senator Stewart had or had not act
uAlly left the Republican party. The
final decision seems to have been
that Senator Stewart is NOT good
enough Western Republican to rep
resent his section on the Appropria>
tons Committee. bnt will pass as
minority representative on com
mittee Of minor Importance. The
trouble began in caucus when the
steering committee Of nine, of which
Senator Shoup was member, pre-
sented Its report of committee as
signments, placing Senator Stewart,
as heretofore on the great Committee
on Appropriations Senator Dubois
of Id no jumped to his feet and
moved that the name of Senator Tell
Ter of c dorado be substituted for
that of Senstor Stewart He said
tn the West had great Interests
which had been siamefully neglected
by the Committee on appropriations
It's public lands were lying idle be-
cause the Senate had refused To force
appropriations for surveys. A num-
Der of its rivers remained unimproved
because the East and South had to
be first considered. Senator Stewart,
he said, had not fought for the West
as a Western Senator should lie
asserted that Senator Teller was tie
ablest representative that tie Senate
had, not only n his defense Of liver,
but in his fight for every Western
interest.
Speaking in behalf Of the people
Of that section, Senator Dubois id
they were opposed to Stewart, two
years ago all were opposed t. lim tx
cept his colleague, Senator Jon 5.
senator .loues, said lir. Dubois,
us member If the committees on
Finance aud Commerce. the two
greatest committees next to the APP
populations This fast IS pleasing
to the West, who admire and love
the great Nevada Senator, aud who
cannot do him too much honor. But
it gives Nevada with Apprap riatlons
rep.esen tation on the th~ee great
committees, to the exc usion Of
other States, and on behalf of the
West demard that the best equip
pei, all around Western representa-
i've in the Senate, the friend of sill
yer, Of irrigation. Of the public lands
and Of mining, be given the place Of
honor
A vigorous debate then followed
Senator Jones, of Nevada and Shoup
spoke earnestly for Senator Stewart
as a life long friend of silver Sena
tor Shoup SAID he yielded to no man
in his admiration for Henry NJ.
Teller. whose work in the Senate for
the West every Western Senator
knew and appreciated. He feared |
that to turn Senator Stewart down
might give encouragement TO the
enemies of silver.
Senators Wolcoet, Hoar. Carey
and Cullum advocated the Dubois !
motion on the ground that Stewart's
acceptance Of a committee chair
manship from The Democrats barred |
him from asking favors from the Re
publicans.
After three hours debate the Du-
bois motion was put and Senator
Teller's name was substituted for
that Of Stewart by vote Of Is to 10,
as follows:
Yeas Carey, Cullum, Dixon,
Dubois, Gallinger, Hausbrough.
Hawley, Hoar, Lodge, Henderson,
Mitchell, Morrill,, Platt, Power,
Proctor, sherman, Squire ana VOL
colt.
Nays-Allison, Chandler, Davis, !,
Dolph, Higgins, Jones (Seyada,)
Mcmillan, Petti3rew, Shoup and
Stanford.
In IN NaUoHan