New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-18
E REORGANIZATION.
SENATE
REPUBLICANS DIFFER AS TO ITS AID.
INSTABILITY.
VIEWS OF SENATORS PROCTOR AND HAwLEY
FOR AND AGAINST THE PROPOSITION.

FOR AND AGAINST THE PROPOSITION
fay TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrsUSE.l
Washington Oct. 17-There appears 70 be consd-
erable diversity OF opinion among Republican Senae
tors "a to the wisdom or expediency OF an attempt
tn reorganIze the Senate SO long as neither party
has a majority In that body. Senator Sherman has
recentIv expressed the opinion that the Republicans
oa,rot afford TO reorganize the Senate With the
holm of the Popu,ists. and that 1t would be better
,or tho Republicans and Democrats to agree to Z
division OF the committees and Offices Senator Proc
tor takes a different view In conversation on the
subject to-day he said:
II seems to me that to a very great degree. at
,eas, n viii be necessary for the Republicans 10
orranze the Senate. But there mas Dsen no ar
rangemen understanding or so not upon
derstand as has been suggested IN sour quaur,ers.
that there was an agreemen seson hal there
should be no reorganization OF the 2eha,e a, tnis
session except by Republican votes. II Ineie vas an
agreement OF that kind was not party to II The
Republicans may not care 10 assume sne eSpvnns-
bsity for the reorganization OF the senate under
o xs;y,no conditions hut as a matter OF fact they
cannot avoid the consequences OF ther p.u'any'
The n:urality OF the Senate for that matter prac-
Xxx carries control Of the Senate with IT, Con-
tro, OF the Senate, OF course worin eve " VI.
pubcans the power to initiate lessaton "' Zen
question of patronage IS key az an 10 no ndIc,,,oo
tins contest on the part the Republican sena-
tina, question H.. hh nS wbich are spoken Il
IN the newspapers There certainly Is nothing IN
the suggestion that there WI pe an a,e"p'' cns
pannbIIcans shall re0rganize the senate 10 depose
senator Morrill, from the chairmanshlp OF tne .oms
mi,ee on Finance He Is tne senior abona rc
gain control OF the senate he would undouoeiy Do
given the Craftsmanship Tnien ne ne'' at '"s UNIV
the erppainy do not how the Democrats can
desire expect to com,,S nr,tw Which would make
t he, control effective And there l. no prooaoy
that they viii secure Sue cduId secure the con-
WAY ~ ,ha senate would be by combining win an
Of the Popusts That seems 70 me- I'd ~, he noss,
,hst the Popuiiss as body Will eo.opera,s
with either party THIS Is 9hS as to the probable
n my Of the party whole or as 10 any one Q.
them Nor do know What nt'i. ake both Of whom
anu ~ he Popullsts There have been receh. Re-
ports that Senator Jones mas sS o return 10 the
uons !, do not know how that may DC OF
how accurate those reports are. IL 40 embitered
stewart ! do not imagine tna ne ~ - hat ne viii
on account Of silver controversies rn absr than
act rule with III he IS of course an
slve m man and is the malnstay Of the syet
But on az questions aside rom sSnud saw is an earn
est Republican He is certainly oppose, o az WHICH,
and by his record to most OF "a s' reeards silver
senator Hawey. on the other hand. Is strongly
onnosod 70 AN attempt to reorganize the SENATE On
Republican basis so long as the Kepuonca"s IAN
a majority To Post reporter ne sa'd'
am opposed to any ORGANIZATION WIZ" me- ssnsts or
its partial organization 50 long AS ~ measure
unable pass any d ombnatoR might be made
tween the Republicans, the fopSi,lsh ,hn annoInt.
dependent silver men under wee and their subor-
dinates would be divided amohs III ynasfera
,ias The Republicans would be nomiha'iy MAJ ma Se.
scribed perhaps, by the press Vel ~ ,bsy would be
Certainly by the hostile Bes es SqeY and would
fnd the Democrats and the thri VI '' This Would
men carrying what they chose 70 ca. HE at
n a
titude ..r,, pos,~ "a.
..r, "a understood Senator" said The Post re-
,orter that some attempt may be MADE on INC
mart of silver Senators without respect 10 pa''
organize the Senate rsarranse the comhl9ses Sna
ali on what might be lsiled s1'e' ''"
say am utterly opposed responded senator LII IN
ley ito free silver eonas and n nna e9 Calculated
70 give IL a stronger hold in the senate Tho ranortr
There Is ss9 ss viii be had in the senate
hch viii disperse a number OF the appro ,pPsad az
Bills among various Senate commroSrations Conf
s heretofore Could you say anything as 10
Your position on that subject remarked Senator
11,w III majority OF the Senate deildei ~ or
tribute a portion of the APPROPRIATION grS the p,,
eate and Consular bill nigh, go 70 the ,Se on
tee on Foreign Afsirs the ind psst6 Sr bill to the
Tnumtss on Postoices and Postroads. .ne a Wsst
Sfi TO the Naval Committee: the army anu can.
~ D.. hts m the Military Committee 80
POINT Di i sound objection reasonable cnangss
IN this direction To Illustrate In th s III snsrals
the Military COMMITTEE or four ex1Covernors
Secretaries of War. and m i)orts % ,nh COM
lawyers 1t could not De SSerse OF the Army bill
than a subcommittee OF three OF '"e app
2h is pret,y god to believe ina, nl
~ rho general appropriation bills VII. De 49,
away the Senate Comns .sTb mi among sew
ot the coming sessiol ana dlstrIou.en ""'o
eral OF the other standing coin'h'''ee