The herald., 1895-04-05
HINT tbf the Reorganization of
the Next Congress
SHERMAN N PLAIN SIGHT
r b Thought the Aged Senator Will
Remain Chairman
Ssaatsr Heerill b the Only Formidable An
tagsnist-rhs First Contest Of the
New Congress

WASHINGTON, April A report
has been circulated from Washington to
the effect that when the reorganization of
the senate shall be made, as it is generally
conceded it will be by the Republicans at
the beginning of the next session of con-
sress, Senator Morrill,, who stands at the
head of the Republican members OF the
finance committee, will retire, in order
to allow Senator Sherman to be made
chairman. 1t is understood that Mr.. Nor
rill has not only given authority for the
announcement. but his closest friends
say that he will expect to be restored to
the position of chairman, which he held
previous to the reorganization of the COM
mittee by the Democrats at the beginning
of the present congress. Senator Nor
riils friends scout the idea that his age is
such as to call for his retirement from
the head of this committee.
It is also understood that the announce
ment of a probability of a change did not
originate with Senator Sherman.
) There is little doubt that if Senator
Morrill, should relinquish the chairman
snip Mr.. Sherman would be his successor,
bur there is no reason for believing that
he would even then unduly press the
matter He is at the head of the Repub-
lican membership on foreign relations,
which in certain contingencies would be
more important committee than even the
committee OH finance, and stands next to
Mr.. Morrill, Oh the finance committee so
that in the event of Mr.. morrill, retire-
mer1t from the finance committee MIR
Sherman would b. entitled to his choice
between the two. Financial questions
are his specially, and it is altogether
probable that if the opportunity to choose
s between the two were given him he
would select the committee affording work
- II hic if,plinafiODS
While there is little doubt as to the
chairmacnship of the committees. the
probabilities are very great that the Re
publicans will have no little difficulty in
choo ing successor on the committee to
Senator Mcpherson.
The filling of this place will IN all prob
ability be the first contest which will oc-
cur in the next congress between the sill
yer and the anti-silver men, and the
fight will be none the less fierce because
fought under cover.
The silver men now have majority of
one in the committee, five of the six men
constituting this majority being Demo-
crafts The silver men are also in the ma
jority in the senate, but will be in the
minority in the Republican caucus.
Under ordinary circumstances the caucus
would control and in that event and II
left free to act untram meled, there is no
doubt an anti-silver man would be select
ed for the vacancy.
The silver Republicans have, however,
already given notice that the place must
be filled with man from among their
ranks, and say that in Case of failure to
make this concession they will demand
recognition and leave the matter with
the Democrats who would probably fill the
vacancy with free silver man.
The names most prominently heard in
connection with the vacancy are those OF
Senator Cameron of Pennsylvania, Sena-
tor Wolcott of Colorado and Senator Platt
of Connecticut, the first two being favor
able to silver and the last opposed to it.
Senator Wolcott's name is also mention
J ed in connection with one of the vacan
cies in the committee ON foreign rela-
tions, and it Is considered probable that III
view OF. Senator Cameron's long service in
the senate and of his attitude in favor of
protective tariff policy as well as of sill
yer, Mr.. Wolcott's friends may agree to
. . compromise which will give the place
on the foreign relations committee to Mr..
Wolcott and that on finance to Mr.. Cam
eron. 1t has been suggested that in order
to make a place on the committee for
Mr.. Platt the committee mem bership
shall be increased from eleven to thirteen.
This would permit the appointment of
both anti-silver advocates by the Republi-
cans and also the appointment OF another
Democrat on the committee, and the
change may be made.
'It~is recalled that the committee has
been increased from seven mem bers to the
present number in comparatively recent
wears.