The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-05
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sEoR-TARYsHIP OF THE SENATE.
Senator Henderson May Be Chosen 10
Fill the Place.

Washington. Jan. Senator Charles
p. Henderson of Nebraska. who is to be
succeeded in the Senate by John n.
Thurston, who has the reputation Of being
one of the most norid ORATORS of the great
northwest. may be chosen secretary Of
the Senate when the republicans regain
control Of that bdy. Ever since the last
election, when the republicans regained
majority in the Senate the Office of sec
Rotary has been conceded to Gen. Arson
u. McCook, who occupied that position
prior to the advent Of the present demo-
cratic majority. Senator Henderson. be-
sides being one of the most popular mem
bers Of the Upper House" having been
elected president pro tempore by his re-
publican colleagues, is one of the most
scholarly AMI Observation-Disclosures men
in the Senate. He might have been re-
elected to- the Senate but FOR his own
lack of political sagaciJy i'm making
premature announcement that he would
not be "a candidate for reelection. Sem
ator Henderson begins to regret that he Is
soon 20 retire from the Senate. ana his
many friends on both sides of the cham
Der would gladly do almost anything
within reason to have him remain with
them. Rte is probably the most gifted elo-
cutiOnst in the Senate. and he is admira-
biz qualified to discharge the duties of
secretary of that body. The office OF
secretary of the Senate has always been
kept up TO "a high standard. so that il
could hardly be considered beneath the
dignity OF an ex-senator to accept the
office if he could obtain il. The salary
of the secretary is several hundred dol
lors In excess OF that paid 10 senators,
so from a pecuniary standpoint it out
ranks The position OF senator. The friends
OF Gen. McCoOk do not credit the report
/ that Senator Henderson will accept the
secretaryship il it is rendered to him.
Gen. McCOok's advocates claim that Gen.
McCooi1 might bc given q conspicuous
place under the new city government in
/ New York but he has been advised that
upon the reorganization of the Senate.
after the ith of March next. he will be
I given his old place i'm the Senate It is
+ pretty we'll understood that Gen. McCook
{ found the duties connected with the sec
retaryship very congeuial socially and
1 Officially, hence, he does not hesitate TO
/ say that he would not object to returning
| to Washington if he can regain the secre-
taryship. He was a desirable member
( of the same social circle ia which Senator
/ Henderson is now SO popular, and it will
/ be interesting to observe how the friendly
/ contest between Senator Henderson aud
/ Gen. McCook will terminate II is said
7 tAdl lNc ItHuDAiHdh anu QttlOfEdtlt AtdAti -
/ have reached an agreement that if neces-
sary they win combine rather than give
{ the handful of populists the balance OF
/ power in reorganizing the Senate. 1t is said
I chat the republicans will claim the secre-
/ taryship. and the democrats viii retain
/ the office of sergeant--at- arms. The other
/ official patronage belonging To the Senate
+ is 20 be distributed in proportion TO the
membership of the various parties Tn
der such an arrangement the repuhli-
cans would get a little more than the
democrats and the populists would get
much less than the democrats In the
original slate il is understood that Gen.
! McCook was pat forward the republican
claimant for the secretaryship. and the
/ jolly Col James Wright, the present
/ sergeant-at arms. was TO be retained
/ in his present position.