New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-17


''One Louisiana seat vacant
The new senators-elect are seventeen in number,
as follows: Augustus o. Bacon Of Georgia; John
H. Gear of Iowa. Lucicn Baker, of Kansas; knute
Nelson. of Minnesota: Edward Cary WalthalL or
Mississippi: Thomas Henry Carter Of Montana;
John NJ Thurston. of Nebraska; William j. Sewell
Of New-Jersey Marion Butler, of North Carolina;
George W. MacRride. Of Oregon George Peabody
Wetmore of Rhode Island: Il. r. Tillnan Of South
Carolina; Horace Chiffon. of Texas; Thomas $ Mar
tin. OF Virginia. stephen i. Elkins. of West Viz
ginia; Francis e. Warren, OF Wyoming, ana Henry
A. Dupont, Of Delaware, against whose admission
10 a seat in me Senate contest VIII be made
NIessrs Walthan. Sewen. Chiffon and Warren had
previously been members Of the senate. but their
services were not continuous 10. 40. 80.
The reelected Sena tors-Sena tors-elect not YET
qualhed-twcve in number are Messrs Morgan OF
Alabama Berry, Of Arkansas; MoIc9tt OF CTiora'o
Hoar If Mass1chusetts; Mcmillan. of Michigan;
GSapdler Of 81 NcwIIampshire and Harris of Ten
nessee-seven Republicans and five -. mocrats. 49,.
There are in the new Senate eight foreign-Dorn
members -four Of whom born in England. two
in Ontario one in ireland and one in NORWAY Ih9se
Jy.es. Of Xevada Mantle of Montana, and Wet
more Of Rhode Island. The two who were born In
Ontario are Messrs. Gallinger, of New Hampshire
and Mcmillan. OF Michigan. Mr. Sswell; OF New
Jersey. born in Ireland and MI nelson q"
Unlike the House OF Representatives where the
committees and their chairmen are all appointei Dy
the Speaker-the Senate elects Its standing commit
tees and also the charmen thereof by direct vote
THAT is the chairman Of each committee is appoint
81 nv ballot bv a maiOrity of the whole number OF
votes given; then the other members necessary TO
complete the committee elected by one ballot, a
plurality OF votes being all that Is required Tor THIS
purpose This requirement OF majority vote 10
elect chairmen is a thing that stands In the way
of the accomplishment OF the purposes OF the Sen
ate juniors for there are supposed 10 be enough
seniors To- block the scheme 80 far as u applies 10
chaIrmanships but II the Populisis snail determine
to follow the pla Of acting Independently ana as
unit as suggested by Mr.. PETER, ana thus bring
about a thrce-cornered contest in the senate upon
matters relating to orGanization the juniors could
probably control by their piuraliiy the appointment
OF the members constituting the DouS % the 'o'H
Rule o. Of the Senate requires that the standing
,uent Of each Congress- hut the Senate Just before
the final adjournment last March ordered that It's
committees as then constituted SHAH continue unt
the opening of the session next mohlii, or nhtn
their SUCCESSORS shall be appointed. MS ORDER IL
construed to be sufficient TO continue the commit
tees. with their chairmen, until the senate. N q
voaes however will elect the members necessary
tdeomplete the committees by filling vacancies tnat
one Of the complaints made in regard TO the dis
trlbutton Of chalrmanshlps Is that under the Old
practice il was possible TOR Senator 10 hold more
than one Of the big charmanships. Yet there nave
been few Instances "a the history Of the Senate In
which any Senator has held more q an one inpor-
iant Craftsmanship. and In the few instances IN
was of unimportant character, created FOR tempo
rarv purposes and there were special reasons Tor
whom the chairmanShip was gwen AS mater OF
fact. there are chairmanships enough 10 go atounI
to allow FOR every Senator of the majority
party and ono for each OF a dozen or more OF 'ne
older members OF the minority There hie forty-slX
standing committees. fourteen select committees AMI
ono joint committee OF Il total 81 sNty-one COM
,niitces-cnough standing committees to give n
craftsmanship TO each and every one OF the MAJOR
ity side the chairmanships OF tho select committee,
be distributed among those Older members OF
the minority who according 10 custom, are as
signed 10 chairmanshps OF some kind