Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-11-15
THE SENATE CLOSE.
The Admission of Utah May Decide
the Senate's Complexion.
I'C0oE IS MADE NAJOR.cENERAL.


WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.-A point that
has been overlooked in computing the
political complexion of the next senate
Is the admission OF Utah, with two SEN
ators. The act OF the last session OF
congress admitting Utah provides that
in March, 1895, the constitutional con-
vention shall be held. On the first
Tuesday after the first Monday Of that
year the constitution to be sub
mitted to the people and, If
ratified and found by the president to
be in accordance with the act, he will
issue proclamation admitting it as a
state. The act also provides that a
representative to the Fifty-fourth COZ.
gress shall be elected at the same time
the vote Is taken upon the constitution;
also that state officers and legislature
shall be chosen, and that If the consti.
tuition Is ratified the legislature shall
Immediately meet and elect two United
States senator's.
As there is about month from the
time the election is held until congress
meets, there will be ample time to have
all the formalities complied with and
Utah proclaimed state in time for its
senator's and representatives to partici-
pate in the organization Of the next
congress. This would make in all
ninety senators and, as the next SEN
ate now stands, the politics OF the
Utah senators would cut an important
Heure.
Another probability which arises is
the admission of both New Mexico and
Arizona which NAV be accomplished
in time so that four more senators
would participate in the organization
of the next senate. Bills have already
nassed the house for the admission Of
both these territories. The senate
committee on territories has reported
them favorably to the senate and
they are now on the calendar
Senator's of both parties have
been urging their passage and it
Is more than likely that neither
marty would oppose them because Of
the effect it would have upon the cleo
tions. as the people are anxious for ad-
mission and would resent opposition by
any party to that end. It is, there
fore. quite likely that the battle for
the control Of the senate will yet be
fought out in Utah, New Mexico and
Arizona next wear. The admission of
these new states would make a total Of
ninety-iour senators, and any party to
control would need forty-eight for a
majority. With the vice president the
democrats could control the senate
with forty.seven senators.
N'cooK MADE MAJoR-aENrRAI.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10. Brig. Gen.
Mcdowell McCook has been appointed
major-peneral Of the United States
army. vice Gen. Howard, retired, and
Col. James W. FORSYTH, of the Seventh
cavalry has been promoted to brig
adier.general to succeed McCook. Brig
Gen. McCook, who becomes a major
general is Mt present commanding the
departnent of Colorado. He has been
forty.seyen wears in the military SER
vice and is one of that famous family
of warriors, the fighting McCooks."
He is a graduate Of West Point mill
tary academy, which he entered as
cadet in ls47. He was captain in the
regular army at the outbreak of the
war, from which he emerged with the
rank of lieutenant-colonel. But in addi-
tion to this he had at the beginning
volunteer company as colonel of the
First Ohio infantry and one year later
received his volunteer commission as
major general. For gallant service
during the war he was breveted
maior.peneral in the regular army in
1855, thus anticipating by twenty-nine
vears the good fortune which has fallen
TO him by the appointment of to-day.
PLANS FOR A NEW PARTY.
DvsyyR Col. Nov. lo.-The silver
men OF Colorado and other mining
states are maturing plans, it Is said,
for launching "silyer party" They
will cooperate with the bimetallists Of
the south and east. and q call will soon
he I.sued for q meeting to effect an
organization.
II do not care TO have my name
used., said q prominent mining man |
Yesterday. "but | have correspond
snce from Cameron and Sibly, Of Penn
svlvania several Ohio congressman,
Senator's Jones and Stewart, of Nevada, |
and many others, all urging us to form |
a silver party. We have no hope from |
the successful party in congress.
$50 = .,
10 you tnihk eaneroh "ouiu run
as an independent silver candidate
l.