Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-31
ORGANIZED
Senate Controlled by
Republicans.
SELECTION OF coMMurrEEMES IS
RATIFIED.
STRICT PARTY VOTE
roruLrsr MEMBERS OF THE SEN
ATE DECLINE TO TAKE ANY
DECIDED ACTION.
The Republicans Pas. the orenniIn-
ton Resolution with only
Two Votes to spare.
STRICT PARTY VOTE


Washington, Dec. s0.-The committees
| Of the senate TO-DAY nassau in,n the
| oo,,,, 20 a..
So"',o' Vi VIZ hepupionhs' Inc COM
plexion OF the committees was effected
by the adoption OF resolution respect
| inv tho committees IA, ..,rast ,,,,o,, 10
,nssa $500, 10 800 ~"
'"een 'he Hepuoheah anu Dehoetatie
steering committees. The Populists
with the exception OF KYLE IS. pl de-
elined IN vo,a and IN, psn,,hilcana
h,,,i,,. ,,,...,.,' ~, .'..-. -
s P'u'""'y VI 'As hS""'V' "e'e
thus enabled to adopt the resolution by
vote of 80 to rs.
Thu ci.rl 81 ,h. ho,,.o orno,,ncaa
a, 80 80.
'"e p"sSabe Va 'He oo'u p'h ny 'h"'
body.
Ar. Chandler tRep., N. HI introduced
pill 10 eniarse the Interstate com
merce COMMISSION ana mooiiy anu In
crease the scope OF las powers.
a resolution onered by MIR. Quay
| Rep.. ta) was adoplcd directing the
secretary OF the navy to inform the
senate whether In his opinion 1t would
be advantageous to the naval service
10 now contract tor six battle ships
instead OF four as at present authorized
ON the basis OF tae bus now before the
navy department, modlned as might De
| TO the puolic interest.
| MIR. Lodge QRep.. Mass) then address,
ed the senate on the Monroe doctrine.
Mr.. Lodge gave very interesting
aketch OF the history OF the Monroe
! doctrine and told now II waB Nlthlly
! involved In the Venezuelan boundary
I line controversy. lie expressed the be-
I lief that the questions between Eng
I land and the United States would be
peacably settled.
When he finished Mr.. Mitchell csep.,
ore) presented the resolution for the
reorganization OF the senate commit
tees.
Mr.. German Dem.. Md In II brief
speech developed the tactics OF the
| Democrats which evidently was In
| tended to show that II the senate was
| reorganlged II could be done only by an
alliance OF the Republicans and Popu-
lists. II was well known when the
senate met that neither OF the great
parties had a majority.
1--WE knew ON this side" said Mr..
German, "thnt We did not have ma
iority and we are not yet certain that
| the other side has. That can only be
| determined by u vote. IL they nave
they are entitled TO control the COM
mittees and then the country can
understand that they are In control
! and responsible for legislation In this
1
MIR German therefore demanded the
ayes and nays, which were taken.
The Populists. Messrs. Allen tNebD'
Butler, IN. c., lrby, Is. CO, PETER,
| knn.). and Stewart tNeV')' ueeineu "
vote.
Mr. Tillman was paired against tho
| resolution and Mr. Kyle Is. D. voted
| against the resolutions. This action OF
the Populists eliminated the Populists
as afactor and the resolution which
! gave the Republicans the control OF the
committees was adopted by strict
party vote OF the members OF the old
mart ies-sO TO 23
AS soon az the vote was announced
Mr.. Allen felt II Incumbent on hiniseil
TO make an explanation Of the attitude
Of tie third party men He wanted
The senate and the country to under
stand that though small In number
theAt constituted nucleus OF thor
oughly organized party. completely In.
Je5endent IN political principles and
svmnathies. When the senate copven-
al a majority OF members professed TO
lie In fayor OF the free and unlimited
coInnre OF silver. Letters had been
sent 10 all OF them to meet with view
- orpanI2lng the senate on silver lines.
WIN the exception OF two or three
there was no response. The Populists
mad. Therefore. Mr. Allen said. decided
10 take no part in the question of who
should control the organization. FER
sonailv no was glad the responsibility
sor iapielatlon had passed into the
i,1nds of the Republicans at both ends
~ the capitol
NJ, Harris Dem, Tonn.) proceeded
-, ~, MIR Allen through. cross exam
,notion after his usually emphatic fash