New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-19
SENATOR HILL IN A CHEERFUL MOOD.

yoRxIApPOINTMENTS MUST GO THROUGH
HIS AND MR. MURpHYs COMMITTEES.
The programme which Senator Hill intends to
follow In relation to the Administration Is creating
great deal of uneasness In Democratic circles The
Senator here on Thursday evening HON
Washington, passed the most of Friday In consultation
with IcutcnantGovernOr Sheehan and other snap
pers who he at least believes welded TO his for
tunes ,and went on Friday night to Albany. What
Mr. lii is cup to- the subject Of much specuia
lion here yesterday. That he does not intend TO
stake bis medicine at the hands of his Mugwump
and Anti-snapper enemies without vigorous remon-
STRANGE Is the firm impression among many who have
trained in the Senator's company since MS hrst
election as Governor.
Mr.. Hill dropped some remarks about the situa-
ton at Washington while here which are regardea as
significant Of purpose on his part mot 10 he wa'e1
on as some OF his friends put IT. lie called atten-
ton to the fact that he Is member CT the Senate
Committees on PostOfices and Judiciary, and that
Senator Murphy has been assigned TO place on The
Committee Commerce. To these commlsccs
nearly every appointment OF importance In this city
and State will be referred. All the postmasters. the
United states Distrct-Auorneys and United states
arshals the Collectors Of Customs, Surveyor Naval
Ofncer, Appraisers and all the appointments which
deal with the customs revenue must run the gauntlet
vi either Mr.. Hills Mr. Murphy's committees. The
(n0wer OF q member OF a Senate committee by
Simple request suggestion TO put obstacles IN Tie
way Of confirming appointments which he may not
like has often been found be farreaching especially
when the appointment belonged 10 that members
own State.
BESIDES this Mr.. Hill has close relations with many
Democrats from other States who fully agree with him,
It Is said In the belief that 1t will be good plan to
stick together and maintain the doctrine OF Senatorial
courtesy.
.sMr. Cleveland Senator Hill is represented as
saying to Democratic Senators from other states
has started upon scheme destroy the Democratic
organization In my State which / have been seven
years in constructing. 1t is perfect a political
orrapixation as ever existed In any State, and II
eayo Mr. Cleveland the most loyal support. When
he has succeeded in destroying my organization. or
smachfne, II YOU choose to call 1t by that name. he
v1 trn his attention to yours. for he believes In
allowing nothing of this sort to exist which he can
nof control Shall we aid the President In destroying
M bv placing clubs In his hands to beat out our
brainsi"
In diating to New York friends upon the outlook
IN washington Mr. Hill also referred 10 the action OF
the Senate In framing the committees which are TO
deal With the Presidents pet measures. In no In
stance he said had a single committee been formed
IN suit the ideas and wishes Of Mr. Cleveland. To pass
upon questions OF free coinage which was one OF the
measures against which the Administration Is unani-
moisly arrayed, 1t was notorious that free silver
committee had been made up. These and other
things which Mr.. Hill mentioned to his friends gave
him great comfort lie assured them that Mr.. Cievc
land had not got his scalp dangling from the PrcSi-
DENTAL belt and encouraged them with the promise
that 1t would long time before 1t was taken.
When fhe Senator was here he confident that
Governor Sheehan would not desert him In the coming
emergency