Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-31


sussest committee arrangements. They
were, with one or two exceptions. al
lowed TO retain what they had In the
Fifty-third congress.
was not the position OF nun-actlon
and silence taken By the popullstsY'
inquired Mr.. Harris, quite as salts
factory as II they had pledged their
Votes to the resoiution7''
we are always satisfied with what
smiling.
The senator from Tennessee real
ICES that the rules give the plurality
control 81 the committecs.' said Sena-
tor Orr Q,ep.. Mass.).
II am aware hf the rule" replied
AIR. Harris. gruiIiy.
Tho senator Is aware OF everything"
mo; not everything" retorted MIR.
Harris, testify.
Mr.. Palmer dem, M interrupted
Mr.. Hoar 10 ask whether the Republi-
can party declined TO be responsible
Tor the committees to which the lat
ter replied they would be responsible
within all reasonable bounds.
Referring TO characterigation by
Mr.. Harris OF the Populist party as u
contingent OF the Republican party.
Ar. Hoar declared that the PopuIlsta
would vote ten titres with tho Demo-
Gratis slere they would vote once
with the Repuhlica. y,
Mr.. Butler (pop.. N. CO made his
first speech in thu senate while The
debate gls In progress by adding TO
AIR. Aliens cxplaDa;ion his own ex-
PLANTATION OF the attitude OF the Popu-
lists.
Referring to the Efforts OF the Pop
ulst senatorA to secure organization
on the silver basis. he asked Senator
Harris " he had not received IN lnvl-
tntton to the conference called for
this purpose.
81 did" said MIR. Harris, "and
have but one remark TO make In that
connection. Up to this hour thrre has
never been a period In my life whsn
was willing to Join any party based
on one single idea"
Explaining In reply to question tho
combination by which he was elected
TO the senate Mr. Butler said that hla
su cess was due to the fact that the
Democratic party In North Carolina
had gotten &c be No corrupt that It was
repudiated by the good men in all
parties.
senator Hale said the vote In the
SENATE today and the proceedings SUBJ
sequently had demonstrated that
neither party was In power and that
It had been shown that II would be I'm.
phsIple Tor the Rrpubll ans to accom-
plish anything without the aid OF one
OF the other parties,
"The truth underlying the whole
proceeding," retorted Senator Vest
O)em.. Mo- rs that reorganization wan
made possible by the agreement to put
Mr. walcott,a free coinage man, on the
finance committee. That Is the whole
secret and without that concession the
reorganization would never have been
put through
Mr.. Allison Rep, Ia.) replied to this
thrust that all this was mere dealing
with leather and prunelio. The com
plexlon OF the finance committee. which
was now free coinage committee, had
not been changed. lie declared that
the reorganization had been made
necessary by the addition OF men TO
the senate and OF the necessity Of the
enlargement OF the committee.
Mr.. German spoke next. saying the
Republicans had sought the power
which the control Of the senate would
give them and he said ne was amazed
that Mr.. Allison should thus early
seek to avoid the responsibility which
his party had assumed. They had ns-
sumed the responsibility and must meet
It like men.
MIR. Hale nsked Mr.. German how II
happened that the Democrats. having
already 1--WE free coinage men on the
coinage committee. had elected TO
place another man advocating free
coinage on that committee.
TO this Mr. German retorted that the
Republicans. having full control. had
placed two free coinage men on the
committee.
Mr., Teller here interrupted TO soy
that II two free coinage men had not
been added II would have been i'm
possible for the Republicans to organ
Ice at all.
Mr.. Chandler followed In n humor-
GUS and sarcastic vein. snying that he
cover from the anxiety they were dis
playing over the situation He said the
Republicans would meet the responal-
billy.
Mr.. Harris got the floor az Mr.. Chan
dler sat down. He apologized for pre-
cipitnting the debate that had oc-
Cured.
II wanted to state" said he, that n
had for an instant imagined that an
innocent question put TO the senator
from Nebraska would have provoked
the rant OF the senator from North
Carolina and the volubiliiy OF the SEN
ator from New Hampshire. ] would
have RETAINED. But having witnessed
this I apologize to the senate" and
turning TO Mr.. Allen. II promise viii
never again ask the senator from Ne
braska another question"
THIS provoked laugh and restored
good nature, and on MIR. Mills motion
the senate went into executive session.
Before the doorn were closed Mr.. Cock
rell introduced q motion for an adj
journment tomorrow Till Tuesday next.
At AS the senate adjourned