The morning news., 1894-04-16
VACANCIESLEFT BY VANCE.
Many COljeCtuTeS About His Place on
the Finance Committee.

a Belief That the Silver Men Win Be
Able to FIJI 1t With a Han of Their
Own Way of Thinking-Mills May
Be Given the Place-The Chairman
ship of the Committee on Privileges
and Elections Also Made Vacant by
Mr.. Vanoe's Death.
Washington, April 15.-The death of
Senator Vance opens up some interesting
contectures concerning the change that
will be made in the Senate committee of
finance, of which he was member, and
upon which, for many weeks past, the
eyes of the country have been focused
Owing to his illness, Mr.. Vance took no
part in the preparation of the tariff bill,
but he was factor during the fight for
the repeal of the purchasing clause of the
Sherman act and voted against a favora-
BILE report-worked, spoke and voted
against repeal
MIR. Vance was always the friend of sill
yer, and much interest will attach to his
successor on that committee, who will be
named by q democratic caucus. The
finance committee of the Senate, as it now
stands since the death of Mr.. Vance, is a
tie on the silver question, the pro-
nounced silver men being Senators
Voorhees,, Harris. Vest and Jones,
of Arkansas, among the democrats,
and Mr.. Jones, of Nevada, among the re-
publicans. The gold men are Messrs
Mcpherson, dem, and Sherman, Morrill,,
Allison and Aldrich, reps. If the attitude
OF the democrats during the fight for the
repeal of the Sherman act may be taken
as basis of Judgment. the silver men Of
the party will be able to fill the vacancy
with one of their own way of thinking.
MILLS MAY BE THE MAN
1t may be that Mr. Mills, who acted
for time in the place of Mr.. Mcpherson,
and afterwards declined TO serve further,
may be put forward for this place, but
the preponderance of the southern men
on the committee may be urged against
this selection. Mr.. Mills experience in
connection with tariff questions would
seem to equip him especially for the place,
and the fact that he acted as a substitute
during the time the tariff bill was in COM
mittee will add to his qualifications for
the vacancy, should he care for it.
An effort, it is said, will be made to put
some western man on the committee, and
if this is done, Mr. White, of California,
would be the only available democratic
senator. 1t has long been contended that
some one representing the Pacific coast
should be on this important committee,
and the matter will be brought forward
in the selection of Mr.. Vance's successor.
CHAIRMANsHIP ALSO VACANT.
Mr. Vance was the chairman of the
committee on privileges and elections,
and the ranking members are; Messrs.
Gray, of Delaware, and Pugh, of Ala
bama, but as both of these have chair
manships of important committees, Mr..
Gray as chairman Of the committee on
patents and MIR. Pugh as chairman of the
committee on judiciary, it is not likely
that either of them will care to
change. Mr.. Tnrpie, of Indiana, is
the next democrat in order, and he may
be willing to leave the craftsmanship of
the committee on the census and accept
the Craftsmanship Of the committee on
elections vacated by reason of Mr.. Vance's
death. Mr.. Turpie's ability as a consti-
tutional lawyer would stand him in good
stead as the chairman of this com
mittee. Should Mr.. Turple make
this change it is very probable
that Mr.. White, of California, would
be transferred from the committee
on irrigation to that Of the census. Still,
irrigation is a subject in which the west
is greatly interested, and Mr. White may
decide that he can serve his section better
by remaining where he is. In this event
Mr.. Murphy, of New York, might be pro-
noted from the committee on relations
with Canada to the head Of the committee
on the census.