The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-31

ttfVln Nv muen -etpuNSsbte tNc1r NNtcs.
thai they held the balance OF power
We have got IT. he snid, turning to
Mr., fariis "and we propose TO utilize
Tho democratic party claimed to be the
party OF tarif reform. no believed In
ihe, ,nrifi bill came loaded 10 the guards
with protection. He concluded That the
dsmo.ra,lc marty, MS represented hy MI.
Cleveland md his friends, had neither the
capacity nor the disposition TO relicvr tho
people Republican iaughterl, The same
was true OF the rcpubiicGn party demo
lichrs iuaugurated In the other branch
OF congress 10 be followed here, he pre-
dic,cd would work the ruin OF the party
MIR, Mitchell (Rep,, Orc, denied that
the republicans could be held responsible.
They had net been in the majority and
they would he before the session closed
remained 20 be seen. | win say when the
SENATE ~ iull it consists ON eighty.elght
mcmbcrs. when not fun as 1t Ii now, OF
eighty seven. pf these eishty-seSen. forty
two are republicans, ihirty-nine democrats
aud six populis,s. II that state of the case
gives yon "a majority OF the membership
We are responsible, He aaid IN justice to
the populists that they had absolutely re-
men,r. They We're, with one or two .es.
ccpttons, allowed to retain what they had
In the Fifty-third congress
Was not the position OF non-actlon aud
Mr nurris. quite as satisfactory as II
,hey had pledged their votes to tho re-
I'VE are always satisfied with what the
senate does, replied Mr.. Mitchell, sInil~
mgly. The senator from Tennessee rea,-
Ives that the rules gives tho plurality con-
troll NJ the committee" said senator iioar
~ am aware OF the rule replied Mr..
"rhc senator Is aware OF everything"
No. not everything" rctorted Mr.. iiar-
/ ris testify.
MIR. Palmer (Dem., NO interrupted Mr.
| toar to ask whether the republican pntty
| declined 10 be responsible for the commit
| tees, 10 which the latter replied thu, they
! would be Responsible within all reasonable
| bounds.
Referring TO characterization by Mr.
| Harris OF the populist party as n oontin-
gent OF the republican party Mr., iioar
two times with the democrats where they
WI Mr. n H%f ,iop.. n c5. made his speech
| In the senate while the debate was IN
| progress by adding TO Mr., Al,cn's eNplana-
| ton his cwn views regarding the attitude
| Of the populists.
senator. to secure organization on VIC
| he had rot received an invitation no the
conference ctlled for this purpose,
| III aid" said Mr. Morris. and | have
bu, one remark TO wake In that connec-
| t,on In to this hour tl,cre has newer
/ been @ period In my life when | was Will
Ing 10 Join any party based on one single
| Explaining. IN reply to a question. the
| combination by which he had been elect.
ed TO the aonase, Mi Butler said that his
success was due 10 the fact that the dent
ocrntic porty In North Carolina hal got
ten 10 De 80 corrup, that IT was repnol-
ntcd hy rood men w. NIL parties.
| senator Hale said the vote In the senate
today and tho proceedings subsequently,
| had demonstrated that nehhor party wa,
Iwould be impossiDle for slie repuhlicnna
TO accomplish anything without the aid
OF one of the otler parties -
| G, rting." rctorted Senator vest UDefn.,
MOD, "ls ;hht reorganization was made
| pDelhlc by tho agrceincn, 70 pnt NJ.
| Wolcott free coinage man, on tho
| nnnncc committee That " the whole &C.
crrt ana without that concession the re-
organization would never have been pui
Mr. Allison utep., Iowa. replied 20 this
! thrust that all this ~aA mare dehnnS
| with leather and prunelln The complex
ion OF the finance committee. which was
| now a free coinage committee. hnd not
been changed. lie declared that the re-
oiganizatlen had been made necessary hy
| the addition of men TO the senate ana BY
the necessity of The enlargement OF the
| comm.ttees.
Mr., German. spoke next. saying the re.
publicans had sought the power which
! ihe control Of the committees wound rive
them. md said he wac amazed that Mr.;
Nilsson should thus early seek to avon, i
assumed They had assumed the respoi-
sibillty md must meat II like men.
| Mr.. Hale asked Mr.. German how had
| u happened that the democrats. having
| already five free coinnTc men on tile
| finance committee, had elected to place
another man advocating FREQ coinage on
| that committee.
| TO this Mr.. German rrtorted TINT the
lreI ubncans. having full control had placed
| two free coinage men ON the committee.
| Mr.. Teller here interrupted TO say TINT
| " two free coinage men had not been add
I'd II would have been impossible for the
| republicans To- organize at all
! Mr. Chandler foloned In y humorous
| and snrcaHtc vein, faying that he hoped
the nocrats would coon iseoysr from
the situation lie said the republicans
w pld meet the responsibility:
Mr. Harris got the fcrr ns Mr.. Chandler
SAT down lie apologized for precipiinting
! the debate that occurred.
| i wanted 10 fiRtc sud he, thai u
innocent question ! put to the aenator
| from Nebraska would have provoked ~"
| rnnt OF the senator from North Carolina
| aud tho yolUbility of the Realator from
| New Hampshire, | should have rcfrained.
| Bot having witnessed the result, | anoi-
1 Allen, II promise | will never again put TO
/ The senator from Nebraska another qii@s-
! ton"
This provoked laugh and restored good
nature ana on Mr.. MillH motion, the
senate went into executive session- Before
the doors were closed. however, Mr..
Coclcrcll called attention 10 the fact that
! of the eleven committees poninnliy left
| IN tho possession Of the minority. but one
| had q democratic majority. lie also In
irodnced a Joint resolution ,i f9r an adjourn
ineni tomorrow until Thursday
4 n M the senate adjourned.