Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-08-07

larry the seat made vacant by the death OF
Mr.. Gibson. Massachusetts has one in
Mr.. Cabot Lodge, who succeeded Mr..
Dawes on March last
Nebraska has one in Mr.. Allen, elected
i'll place of Mr. Paddock; New Jersey one
in Mr.. Smith, elected in place of Mr.. Blod-
gett; New York one in Mr.. Murphy, elect
ed in place of Mr.. Hiscock; North Dakota
one in Mr. Roach, against whom Mr.. Aoar
made such a dead set at the extra session;
West Virginia one in Mr.. Camden, who,
however, served a former term in the SEN
ate from 1881 to 1897 and Wisconsin one
in Mr.. Mitchell, who, like the vice preSi-
dent, has had two terms experience in the
house of representatives.
In addition to those new senators there
are three others, as to whose admission the
question was left undecided at the close OF
the extra session, and this question must
be one of the first to be settled and decided.
The point in regard to them is whether a
state legislature, having been in session
and having failed to elect a senator to fill
a vacancy, the vacancy can afterward be
filled through an appointment by the gov
ernor.
The question has arisen before several
times in the history of the senate, but its
decision has not been uniform, and now a
precedent has to be established in the cases
of senators appointed by the governors of
Montana, Washington and Wyoming 1t
was debated throughout several days dur
ing the extra session and may occupy con-
siderable time of the extraordinary ses-
sion before any legislative subject can be
disposed Of
The Party Leaders.
But it is to the old leaders of both politi-
cal parties in the senate that the public
now looks for action. Foremost on the
Republican side is Mr.. Sherman, who gave
his name to the act now the object of SO
much coudemnation-an act which he has
defended as compromise measure and
which he is now willing and anxious to see
repealed.
He will probably be supported in what
ever position he takes on the silver ques-
ton by such able adjutants as Allison.
Aldrich, Frye, Hale, Hawley, Hoar and
Morrill,, and he will be as ably antago-
nized by such Republican senators as Jones
| of Nevada, Teller. Wolcott and Stewart.
There are quite as many experienced de-
haters and parliamentarians on the Demo
cratic side, including Senators German,
Gray. George, Harris, Morgan, Pugh, Vest,
Vance and voorhees,, but they will all
| range themselves, not on party lines, but
on their individual and state views of
| financial policy.
| The torrid heat of the capital at this
time does not incite to active exertion, SO
| that the senators are not likely to sit many
| hours daily nor to hold daily sessions at
| the beginning. If, however, the senate is
| disposed to go earnestly to work from the
| start. it has before it, already stated,
| the privileged question of the right to
/ seats of Senators Mantle of Montana,
| BeCkwith of Wyoming and Allen OF Wash
ington. Should the Republicans insist
| upon a disposition of these cases nothing
Csc can be done until they are passed
| upon.
| Another privileged motion pending is
| Mr.. Hoar's resolution touching Senator
| Roach's character. with Mr.. German sub
| stitute. and still another is Mr. Chambers
resolution of a similar nature concerning
| Senator Power. So far no line of policy
has been defined by either party upon these
subjects, and it is probable that in both the
senate and the house the parties will eau
Gus during the week to agree upon their
respective plans of campaign.
The onlookers from the galleries today
saw some familiar faces which have been
missing for some years restored to the halls
| of legislation.
Chief among them is homely Joe Cannon
| of Illinois. When once again in his
favorite attitude, with one foot on hi.
chair and his sleeves pulled up to his ell
bows, he points his skinny dexter finger
at the speaker, he is sure of hearty wei
come from political friend and opponent
| alike.
| Mr. Updegraff of Iowa, whom Sunset
Cox used ndroitly to put forward to fgh'
Republican river and harbor bills, comes
back after an absence. So does grizzled
earnest Governor Gear of Iowa.
| Mr.. Money of Mississippi, who was as
sistant postmaster general under Cleve
lands first administration, returns to try
for his old position chairman of thu
mmittee on postotiices and postroads.
| Talbot Of Maryland, in former congresses
conspicuous on the naval committee, viii
seek similar assignment in this congress
Henry W. Blair of New Hampshire, per
soma non Erata to China and the senate
will now have the opportunity of airing