The herald., 1894-11-15

THE NEXT SENATE.
Republicans Not Sure of Getting Con-
troll of 1t.


trel of 1t.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.-The declsra-
tions of Senators Stewart and PETER
render it somewhat uncertain whether
the Populist senators or any OF their
number will unite with the Republican
senators for the purpose of securing con-
troll OF the senate after the 4th OF March.
Without this assistance it will. accord
ing to present Appearances, be impossi-
BILE for the Republicans to regain control
before 1897 or after the next election.
Giving them one OF the senators to be
elected in place of Senators Ransom and
Jarvis OF North Carolina, and not count.
ing Jones of Nevada as Republican,
they cannot hope for more than 43 Re-
publicans in the senate, and that is two
less than will be required for either or
ganiZation or the transaction OF business.
The question has also been raised as to
whether the Republican senators will
really desire to organize, and some OF
the older and more experienced politi-
clans about Washington contend that
they will not 80 desire when they come
to look over the ground and weigh the
various considerations involved.
The principal reason for this view is
the belief that the older and more ex
perienced Republican members will be
Rveree to assuming n responsibility in
the absence of the real power to transact
business, which they would not. of
course, have unless there were major
ity of senators paired to act with them
on questions OF party policy, as we'll as
ON organization. They cali attention to
the fact that the house will be composed
in large measure OF untried members,
and it is possible that many OF the new
men may not be disposed to commit the
party to legislative policy which might
prove to be unwise, at least uravailing,
in the face of the fact that the presiden-
tial chair will still be in the hands of
the Democrats.
"What. them" they ask, sis the sense
OF the Republicans assuming the re.
eponsibility OF power without being able
to exercise it?"
To do this they contend they must
necessarily make some concessions to
the Populists. who are liable to prove
embarrassing.
Continuing the argument on this line,
they say the fact that the Republicans
have not the senate will prove check
upon the house, in case ono is needed,
and enable the cooler members of that
body to hold the more radical in by
simply holding up the impossibility OF
accom- llishing anything in that body
and pointing out the unwisdom OF fruit
less effort.
On the other hand, the organization
of the senate would give the Repub bli~
cans no advantage, except to be derived
from the acquisition OF Offices aud the
control of committee action. II Utah
elects Republican senators, and the sem
atorial elections ia other states now go
as the returns from the late election in
dicate they will, they will give the Re-
publican party an absolute msjority and
thus definitely settle the question. Or
if New Mexico and Arizona should elect
Republican senators, assuming shat
there will be no change of the pro-
gramme on the part Of the Democrats
as TO the policy of states at the short
session, the effect would be the same.
The two senators from either of these
proposed states would be sufficient to
give the senate to the Repub blicans.
whereas ii the Democrats should secure
senators from all of them, they would
still be short one Of q majority.
New YORK, Nov. 14.-A special to the
Evening Post from Raleigh, N. c., says:
Marion Butler, the president of the Ma
tional Farmers alliance, who is slated
to succeed Senator Ransom in the
United States senate after March 4.
next, lie reported as having said he
would vote with the publicans in the
organization of the next senate.