The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-12-31
THE REPUBLICANS CONTROL
rleir Committee Assignments Ratified
by the Senate.
THE POPULISTS REFUSED TO VOTE
They Declare They Were Under no Agree
ment TO Refrain From voting-House
Leaders Promise no Further Tariff
Tinkering This Session.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3t.-The committees |
of the senate yesterday passed into the
control of the Republicans by a vote of 30
to 2S The change in the political com
plexion of the committees was effected by
the adoption of resolution organizing
the committees as agreed to by the Re |
publican and Democratic steering com
mittees The Populsts, with the excep-
tion of Mr.. Kyle of South Dakota de.
olined to vote and the Republicans, hay
ing plurality of the senate, were thus
enabled to adopt the resolution. Mr.. Kyle
voted with the Democrats against the re.
organization.
A two hour debate followed the adop
tion of the resolution, the purpose Of which
was mainly political. The Democrats,
under the leadership of Senator German,
ably seconded by Senator Harris, at
tempted to show that the reorganization
was effected by an alliance between the
Republicans and Populists, contcnding
that the silence of the latter, by making
possible the reorganization, indicated
quiescence They also insisted that Re
publican control saddled them with the
responsibility of legislation.
The Populists, led by Senator Allen, OF
Nthlttahth, anu DCDdlOL lDulAtIY vi ANbLJu
Carolina, denied that they were in any
fashion responsible for the result. As soon
as the vote was announced Mr.. Allen felt
it incumbent upon himself to make an ex-
planation of the attitude of the third party
men. He referred to the fact that at diff
ferent times the members of his party had
been referred to as Democratic Populists'
and Republican Populists." Both terms
were distasteful to them. He wanted the
senate and the country to understand that,
though small in number they constituted
the nucle' of thoroughly organized
party, completely Independent in political
principles and sympathies In reply to
questions from Mr.. Harris, Tennessee
Democrat, Mr. Allen said that the Popu-
lists realized that they held the balance OF
power. eve have got it," he said, turn.
ing to Mr.. Harris, "and we propose to
utilize it,"
The Republicans, under the leadership
of Senator Mitchell chairman of the Re
publican steering committee, and assisted
by Senators Hoar, Hale, Allison and
! Chandler, combatted the argument of the
Democrats by asserting most emphatically
that the Populists had even refused to
make any suggestions as to their commit
! tee assignments, and had, as a matter OF
fact been left by the reorganization in the
positions to which they had been assigned
under the Democratic control of the SEN
ate. The Republicans protested also
against being held responsible for legisla-
tion.
Before the reorganization Henry Cabot
Lodge, the senator from Massachusetts,,
delivered an address on the Monroe doc
trine He treated it from an historical
nd on, nyb bor1 tiH-a glr oh
of the origin and progress of the dispute
over the Venezuelan boundary. Although
temperate in language, he took the ground
that, unless we insisted that Venezuela
dispute with Great Britain should be sub
mitted to friendly arbitration we would
surrender the essence, spirit and vital prin
ciple of the Monroe doctrine which he con,
tended was as essential to the safety and
welfare of the American as the balance OF
power was to the safety and welfare OF
European nations
There will be no more tariff legislation
by the lower house of congress in this ses-
sion If the business interests of the coun
try have been fearful that existing condi
tions would be disturbed by any new re
vision of the tariff rates, or any uncer
tainty caused by efforts to re-enact the
Mckinley law or change the Wilson aC
in the direction of higher duties, their ap
prehensions may be set at rest by the state
ment made by Chairman Dingley Of tn,
ways and means committee. Mr., Dingley
said very positively that he was sure thu
Republicans would not attempt any i'm
portant tariff changes, now that the reve
nue. bill had passed the house, and that hi
opinion on this point was given irrespec
tive of whether or not the revenue tarif
bill passed last week was successful in tn,
senate or received the president signature
There are Republican members of tn,
ways and means committee who thinl
that the house should put itself on rccorC
on the tariff by comprehensive BILL ever
/ if it be foreseen that such bill could neve
become law, but this sentiment has Wis
IDLY weakened on the Republican side o
the house since the beginning of the ses
; sion 1t is probable that these members
will defer to the views Of Chairman Ding
ley particularly as Speaker Reed hold
the same opinion. The house leaders
think it would be a waste of time and eff
fort for the house to attempt to pass sucl