New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-07
CHANGES IN TIE SENATE SEATS
OLD SENATORS GET BETTER ONES. AND NEW
SENATOR'S ASSIGNED.


SENATORS ASSIGNED.
Washington March 0.-WithIn five minutes after the
Senate adjourned saturday Mr. stewart. In charge Of
,he Senate pages appeared ~ the door. snapped
HE fingers at messenger and called out send M the
carpenters In moment gang OF eight men
equipped with hammers and screw driveb. came tramp
Ing In and tee changing OF scats made necessary by
The change In the political complexion OF the senate
began i've desks from the Republican sid" wcr"
shifted over TO the side OF the Democrats. the two
parties still retaining the Sides Of the chamber
occupe,l nv them for many years-thp Republicans
10 the left Of the presiding officer and the Democrats
TO the right. The scuts removed were those occupied
I'm the last session By Senators Proctor. PETER Gal
unger Dubois and Power. and these five desks were
added 10 the back row the opposite side. thus fnc
II out until II ran all the around v the north wall
Of the chamber.
A number OF Republicans were lucky In the assign
m.nt Of seats caused the chnngcs that have been
made, the one most so being Senator Gallingcr. OF
New pshlrr. who gets the seat occupied by Mr..
irddock Of Ntbraskn, and senator Dolph. who goes
10 the seat occupied long by Mr. Dawes, OF MnsNa-
chusctt, Mr.. tiallngrr Is therefore IN the scrond
seat OF the front row. and Mr. Dolrh nj the end OF
the second row, and next the main aisle immediately
In front Of the presiding officer. Mr.. Lodge. the
new Senator from Massachusetts. has the desk Of
Mr. Dolph the third one from the end on the second
row. and Just behind Mr.. Quay. OF Pennsylvania Mr.
Proctor, who sat at the extreme end OF the Second
row. almost under the gallery. has more advan.
tageous position IN the behind the one he was
I'm and IN the scat occupied BY Mr.. Allen. Of Wash
Inyon. Sir. Stockbridgr. who was In the ;hird row.
moves IN two I'm tile same section, and nearer the
central pnrt Of the Chamber. This was the seat Of
Mr.. Higgins. OF Delaware. and that gentleman moves
IN three seats and tnlcs the desk at which Mr.. Ills
cock did his work while IN the senate Mr.. Stock
bridges old seat has been given 20 Mr.. Allen. the
new member from Nebraska. and Mr.. PETER shifts
down TO the seat vacated by Mr.. sanders. Of Mon
tnna. Mr. PETER has prc.empted this scat since Mr..
sanders left make the fight which ended In his
defeat. Mr.. Carey Of Wyoming. Is also one OF the
luchy ones. Ills scat IN the back row. and In
the new arrangement he has received the advanta-
gcous position Of Mr. Sawyer. Of Wisconsin. Mr..
Eubais Of IDAHO drew Mr.. Carey's seat. These were
all the changes on tho Republican side.
On the other side five new seats appear next TO
the last the last row. which was filled by
Mr. Palmer. In these now seats will he found 10
the order gwen counting from the main nlse. Scna-
tors Mitchell. Of Wisconsin; White. Of California !;
smith, OF New Jersey: Rcnch. Of North Dakoin. and
Bcckwith, Of Wyoming. Mr. Kyle. Of South Dakota.
secured the DESK Of senator Primer. and the Illinois
Senator goes 10 the desk AZ The end Of the back
row next the main aisle. formerly occupied by Mr..
riodgett OF jersey. Mr. Murphy. the new senn or
from Now YORK. gets the desk occupied by Mr..
Kyle, which Is the third from tho north end OF tho
chamber on the third row, and Mr. Mhrin ol
Kansas. takes the extreme end Of the Same row.