Evening journal., 1895-11-04
THE POPULISTIC KEY.
But What Can the Poor
Things Do?
THE OLD PARTIRs MAY YET UNITE

II They DO Not = Dicksr Must BE Made
with the Populists aud the Side which
Gets Their Solid Vote win Control the
Highest Legislative Bods In the Uaited
statss-washinEton Gossip Concerning
Dupont.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.-NVhen the
Fifty fourth Congress assemblies next
month the conditions that have hereto
fore existed in regard to the orgsniza
tion OF the house will be reversed. As a
matter OF fact the senate has an organ
ization which comes over from the pre-
ceding session, but the admission OF a
large number Of newly elected senators
makes reorganization necessary before
business can be actively entered upon.
AS 4 rule. upon the Assem- mbling Of q ne y
Congress, there has been an animated
contest for the selection Of
speaker OF tho House, ard tho fact
that this contest has bsen c)nfnsd
to the dominant party did not lsssen the
popular interest In The outcome This
year, however, there will be no contest
for spssksr. The action Of the Repubi
can caucus. which will assemble the
Saturday evening preceding the meeting
Of Congress, will bs perfuuctory 80 far ss
the speakership Is concsrued, and the
only scramble that will mark tho session
will be over the i've valuable flesh pots
that are to be selected, and known as the
principal ofises Of the House The
peculiar condition that will confront the
Senate mokes the hual organization Of
that body question Of much interest to
a #
neither Of which has a majority. With
one OF the two Delaware eeAts
vacant, the relative strength Of parties
stands: Republicans, AZ; Democrats,
80; Populists The ak Populists
North Carolina; Jones aud Stewart, Of
Nevada; PETER, OF Kansas, aud TIL
man, OF South Carolina The Republicans
would be obliged TO secure the votes Of
two Of the gentlemen named to have a
bare majority. This condition would not
be altered II DuPont should bs ssatsd
for Delaware The case OF Du oont can
not be decided without protracted de
bate so that. even la ease OF Utah
sending two Republicans TO the snats.
the Republicans would still b one short
Of majority.
Republicans and Democrats May Unite.
II will be seen from this standpoint
that In no event will the Republicans be
In msj9ri.y In the Senate a. the opening
Of the Congress, and, as it Is not likely
the public business will be delayed until
the Delaware contest is decided aud the
senators Of Utah present themselves, an
undertaking. Of some klud must be
reached by the two great parties to
perfect an organization Neither the
Republicans nor the Democrats are dis
posed to make n bargain with the
Pepulists. which would practio-
ally place the Organization.
so far at least as the
more important committees are con
cerned, under the control OF the third
party. Senator Harris, Of Tennessee,
perhaps indicates Whist will be the ar
rAngement made by the two great parties
In recent tax on the orgRDiz alton. 81
am In favor, said Senator darris. ''of
the two parties appointing committees
which shall meet aud agree upon a Just
and equitable organjz stion of the Senate,
with a view Of properly conducting the
business of the body The vacancies on
committees must be filed, aud the new
senators must be assigned to commit
tee places l would have the equalization
do full justice to the Populist
party, but am not in favor Of making a
combination with that party for the con-
troll Of the Senate. and through which
combination their demands would have
to be met. l do not think the Republican
Senators will be willing TO make such a
combination. To Ssaste where no psrty
has a majority 1t is right and proper, and
sensible Tor the two dominant parties, In
fact for the Senate itself, TO agrees upon
an organization just and equitable to all.
am confident tue Senate will so act. and
Ia a manner that will be creditRble to
itself as 3 legislative body"