The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-03-22
ROW IN THE SENATE
Dissatisfaction Among Democrats at
the Capital.
Talk of Reorganization of the Flee
tive Officers.
AS TO THE CAUCUS ON YESTERDAY
General Cox, of North Carolina, Named
for Secretary of the Senate and
Other Nominations.

Other Nomination..
WAsHINGToN, March 21,-The demo-
Gratis of the senate met in caucus at noon
to consider the subject of the reOrgani-
Zation Of the elective officers of the seD-
ate. There was a large attendance.
Every democratic senator, with the sin.
gle exception of Senator Walthall, being
present. AS at the preceding conferences
Messrs. PETER, Kyle and Allen, despite
the fact that they nave been given com
mittee chairmanships by the majority,
were not recognized as being democrats,
and were not invited to attend.
At the previous caucus the whole, mat
ter of whether or not the party should at
tempt reorganization at this time was
left TO the ''steering committee" Of which
Mr. German is chairman. A report was
made and, to the surprise Of the junior
senators at least, contained no recon
mendatiOns. The committee held anum-
Der Of conferences but were unable to
agree upon a report that should be posi-
tive in it's character. Some of the mem.
bcrs were for re. organization, while some
opposed it as being in violation of the
precedents. Among the latter rumor
places both German and Cockrell, two
very powerful moving spirits on the
democratic side of the chamber. While
the committee submitted a report that
was decidedly negative and non commit
tai, it was prepared for any contingency
that might arise. The list of employees
of the senate and the annual payroll had
been gone over very thoroughly, and the
condition Of the roll, as it exists to day,
was compared with the roll of the Forty
sixth congress when the democrats con-
trolled this branch of congress-. Since
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the force Of men, especially under the
sergeant alarms. 1t has been the custom
to permit a certain number of employees
to remain at the disposal of the minority,
and this custom will not be departed from
at the proposed re organization by demo.
Gratis. For the purpose of facilitating
the work, if the caucus should determine
to prosecute it at the present time, the
committee nave prepared a plan of re.
organization which they think will effect
a just distribution Of the patronage of
the senate. Its report, however, simply
contained a recitation of the precedent of
the senate in the matter of re organizing,
and was replete with references to the
records showing what had been done in
the past.
The caucus adjourned at 4 o'clock,
having during the four hours session
OIh IN uNlCl IhdllO " Illuminate
the elective officers. The ticket so NOM
mated is composed Of William r. Cox, of
North Carolina, eX representative, for
secretary Of senate; Richard J. Bright, of
Indiana, eX-Sergeant.at-arms, for SER
geant-at.arms Rev. w. II. Milburn,
nrncnnt nhoTlntp Of tln hN,1Cn &c o,r
sentatives, for chaplain of the senate.
This result was not reached without pro-
tracted debate, for there was a consider
able element of the party that opposed
the idea of doing anything that would
be a violation of the precedent of the
senate, and give cause for opposition on
the part of the republicans.
No time was fixed for the presentation
OF the necessary resolution in the senate,
and they may be deferred. or may come
up early for action.
The patronage of the senate under Of
ticers selected to-day, was considered for
Ome time and the list agreed upon of
the employees of republican faith who
will be retained, as democrats nave been
permitted 10 have certain employees, the
reL ublicaps will, of course, be given the
same privilege. The patronage, however,
instead Of being under the control of the
officers, will be parcel!ed out by the party
caucus. After the caucus was over, one
of the leading members of the democratic
committee said that it was the intention
of the party to make the attempt to elect
the nominees, just when this would be
done he could not say, but the resolution
he thought, might be introduced in the
senate at any time new. If the republi.
cam appear 10 be determined in their