New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-15

GOSSIP AS TO THE MAKEUP OF COMMITTEES AND
THE DISTRIBUTION OF OFFICES.
Washington Oct. IA (SpeciaD.-The admission OF a
large number OF Senators will inevitably cause
changes 10 be made in the personnel of committees
The great question involved is how far these changes
will extend VIII they go SO far as the remodeLing
OF the Whole panel Of committees and Of the entire
ofHcal force OF the Senate? Mr. Sherman's weight
and prominence give importance TO his recent utter
ance that the reorganization will not be general
and be the line of compromise with the
Democrats and not with the new Senator from
North Carolina or any other Fopu.lst Senator Inc
Senator from Ohio. ii will be remembered, said that
the most probable arrangement and the one he
himself favored was as to the offices compromise
by which the Republicans should have the secFe-
tary's 0he principal pace. he Democrats retaining
the sergeant-at-arms This plan. II adopted. would
give General Coxs Office 10 some Repubhcan-pre-
rumably a Northern Republican, for any other ar
rapeement might play into the hands Of the Pop
uists And II adopted. this programme would cause
the Senate Offices 10 be shared between the Repuoi-
cans and Democrats.
At present all the best places under the secretary
OF the Senate are filed by Republicans. who were
very efficient men and were not disturbed by Gen
eral Cox because the De nocratic majority was
small and the situation too complex to admit OF
radical party changes The Senate is not used to
that sort Of thing, anyway. so the RepupHcahs VIII
be the gamers chiefly by possession of the place OF
secretary OF the Senate and few subordinate posi-
tons The Democrats will hold what they have
elsewhere.
As to the committees. the Republicans will gain
much more. They vii. probably take the majority
0, places on the more important ones such as
Finance and Appropriations. The Populists Will
not have any big show. although it is presumed
neither party will care to humil!ate them.
But there is another and radically different pro-
gramme Around the Senate. ever since Congress
adjourned there has been talk Of a possible
arrangement by which the silver Senators would
pool their issues so to speak. Senator Dubois has
dropped hints from time TO time when he mas Deen
In the city that the silver majority IN the senate
would and must manage the senate. 1t - stated
that Senator Te..er and other silver RepuDncahs
are In sympathy with this pan OF campaign Just
how far the silver Democrats and the Popullss are
included cannot be precisely Indicated mere is
reason however for saying that the matter mas
been discussed to a considerable extent between
leaders OF the three silver elements The diicuity
everything else and make free coinage OF silver the
principal issue. While this difficulty exists It is
Impossible for the Senate TO be reorganized strictly
on silver basis.
North Carolina and such Democrats as Senator TIL
man. Of South Carolina. would be willing TO make
silver the basis OF reorganization OF the Senate
and 10 reOrganiZe National parties on the same
basis But it Is exceedingly doubtful If a sufficient
number Of either silver Republicans or silver Demo-
Gratis be induced enter upon such an arrange
men- The pan 10 which Senator Sherman has
given his powerful Endorsement 10 the one most
ike.y to be adopted II Is the one which in me
neary equal division of the Senate's membership
between the two great National political organiza-
IONS would TO secure the best results and re-
EJECT the most credit upon the Senate.