The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-04-05
SHERMAN Is MENTIONED
For Chairman Of tha Congressional
Finance Committee.
MORRILL, WILL WITHDRAW
No Little Difficulty VIII Be ExparI-
enced In Selecting a Successor
to McPherson-Came VOL
oott and Plat Named.

WASHINGTON, April 4.--The report has
recently been circulated from Washing
ton to tho effect that when the reorganiza-
tion of the senate shall be made, as gen.
orally conceded that it will be. by the re-
pubIicans at the beginning of the next
session of congress, Senator Morrill,, who
stands at the head of the republican
membership of the finance committee,
will retire in order to allow Senator
Sherman to be made chairman There is
little doubt that il Senator Morrill, should
relinqush the craftsmanship Sher-
man would be his successor. but
there is no reason for believing that he
would even then unduly press the matter.
He is at tho head of the republican mem-
bership on foreign relations, which in cer-
tain contingencies would be a more inn
portant committee than even the commit
tee on finance, and stands next to Nor
rili on the finance committee, SO that, in
the event of Morrill's retirement from the
finance committee, Sherman would then
be entitled to his choice between the two.
Financial questions are his speciality, and
it is altogether probable that If the oppor-
tunity to choose between the two were
given, he would select the committee af-
fording work most in accord with his in
clinations.
While there is little doubt as to the
chairmanship of the committee, the prob
abilities are very great that the republic
ans will have no little difficulty in choos-
ing a successor on the committee to Sem
ator Mcpherson. The filling of this place
will in all probabilities be the first contest
which will occur in the next congress be-
tween the silver and the anti-silver men,
and the fight will be none the less fierce
because fought under cover. The silver
men now have a majority of one in the
con- mittee, five of the six men constitute
ing this majority being democrats. The
silver men are also in the majority in the
senate, but will be in the minority in the
republican caucus. Under ordinary cir
cumstances the caucus would control. and
in that event and if left free to act un-
trammeled, there is no doubt an anti-sil-
yer man would be selected for the va
cancy.
The silver republicans have, however,
already given notice that the place must
be filled with a man from among their
ranks aud say that. in case of q failure to
make this concession. they will. demand
recognition and leave the matter with the
democrats, who would probably fill the
vacancy with a free silver man.
The names most prominently heard in
connection with the vacancy are those of
Cameron, Wolcott and Platt, the first two
being favorable to silver and the latter
opposed to it. Senator Wolcott's name
is also mentioned in connection with one
of the vacancies in the committee
on foreign relations, and it is con-
sidered probable that in view of Senator
Cameron's long service in the senate, and
of his attitude in favor of a protective
tariff policy, as well as of silver, VOL
colts friends may agree to a compromise
which will give the place on foreign rela-
tions TO Wolcott and that on finance to
Cameron. 1t hes been suggested that in
order to make place on the committee
for Platt, the committee membership
shall be increased from IL to 13. This
would permit the appointment of both a
silver and anti-silver advocate by the re-
publicans and also the appointment of
another democrat on the committee.