The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-03-28

sled that Mr.. Butler would at all times
be found acting in harmony with the par
ty in the senate that was antagonistiC
to the Democrats.
Five of the desks from the Democratic
side have been moved over and the
stumpy little back row on the Republican
side has been filled out so that there are
now four full rows. The front row, the
point of vantage of the whole senate, is
graced on either side with the presence
of a Populist, Mr.. PETER on the Repub.
lican and Mr.. Allen on the Democratic
side. MIR. Gallinger, Republican, New
Hampshire, retains his place on the front
row, but moves up to the seat vacated
by MIR. Dixon, of Rhode Island, who re-
tired after one term. Mr. Jones, Demo.
crat, of Arkansas, has likewise moved up
and secured the same relative position
on the Democratic side. Mr.. Lindsay,
Democrat, of Kentucky, removes from
the back to the front row, taking the
seat vacated by Mr.. Jones. Mr.. German
Will be found in the seat so long occupied
by Mr. Ransom, the first ir the second
row in the middle AISLE where Mr.. Hill,
anxious to escape the noise and confusion
OF the cloak room, near which he sat,
has secured AN option ON the seat occu-
pied by the Populist. Allen, in the second
row to the right of the vice-president's
desk. Senator Tillman will be two seats
away on the end of the same row. Mr..
Hills new seat is directly in front of
his colleague, Mr.. Murphy, but Mr.. Muir
ply has also moved, taking the old seat
of Mr.. Mcpherson.
More changes are apparent on the other
side of the chamber. Mr.. Stewart, the
white-hearded apostle of free silver, will
be slightly nearer the vice president than
formerly, in the seat lately occupied by
Mr.. Power, while Mr.. Hansbrough passes
from the back row to the poirt of vantage
from which that good parliamentarian,
Mr.. Henderson, of Nebraska, so often
addressed the senate. Mr.. Proctor of Yer
mont, will occupy the seat left by Mr..
Washburn, of Minnesota, and Mr.. George
Peabody Wetmore, the new senator from
Rhode Island, will have the seat left by
Mr.. Proctor.
The order in Which the senators will
sit, counting from the center aisle on the
Republican side of the chamber, is as
follows: First row, Frye. Cullom, Gal
linger, Platt,. Morrell, Cameron, Quay,
Allison, Proctor, Hale, Hoar, Sherman,
Pettigrew, Wolcott, Mcmillan, Lodge,
Chandler and Pritchard. Third row,
Stewart, Mitchell of Oregon Teller, Haw-
ley, Hansbrough, Aldrich, Jones of Ne
vada, Higgins, Davis, Wetmore, Baker,
Burrows, Mantle, Clarke, and Mcbride.
Fourth row, Squire, Warren, Wilson,
Thurston, Carter, Shoup, Perkins, Elllins,
Sewell, Nelson, and Butler. In all forty
seven senators.
On the Democratic side, counting the
same way, the senators Will sit as follows:
First row, Gray, Morgan, Jones of Ar
kansas, Cockrell, Allen, Harris, Berry,
Lindsay and Bacon. Second row, Cor
man, Blackburn, Vest, Walthall, Yoor
hees, Mills, George, Turpie, Fill, Irby,
and Tillman. Third row, Pasco, Villas,
Gallery, Faulkner, Murphy Smith, Bierce
Kyle, Bate, Pugh, Gordon, Call, Chiffon,
and Martin. Fourth row, Palmer, Glib
son, Daniel, Blanchard, Mitchell of Wis
White and Roach. In all, forty
one.
Washington, March 17.-(Special Cor
)-There is now a very
pretty fight on between the postmaster
general and the employees of the railway
nail service which promises some very
might be said to be engaged
n the second round, the chances of vic |
DRY favoring the postal authorities, the |
Jerks having come out ahead in the |
irst grapple. The trouble dates from |
he early part of last June, when Post
master General Bissell issued a general |
rider requiring all railway mail clerks |
o live on the lines of their routes on
'ain of DISMISSAL from the service. The |
rider raised q storm of protest from the
Jerks, but things were apparently going
gainst them when congress stepped in
nd took q hand. The house sought to
.fford relief to the clerks when the
ostoffice appropriation bill was taken up
or consideration, Mr.. Picker offering an
mendment to the effect that no railway
ostal clerk should be required to live on
he line of the road on which he served.
lis amendment was, however, ruled to
e out of order. The senate then took
hand and inserted in the bill an amend
lent that Mr. Bissell's order should ap-
ly only to future appointments, thus
,aving the present corps of clerks I'M
lolested in their residences. When the
leasure again came up in the house, this
me on a conference report, the discus
ion of the amendment took up con-
iderable time, but was finally concurred
/, thus leaving the clerks master of
ne situation.
Surprising then that for the future all
'as serene, the clerks were much sur
rlSed few days ago Wnen MT. blsSell
sued another order notifying all d.
ision superintendent to recall all trans
ortation issued to clerks in their several
visions, of whatever character, on rail
dads other than those over which their
lties require them to travel. This
der fell like q bombshell and leaves
lem in practically the same condition
icy were in after the order of last
Inc. With the small salary they are
lid it will now be impossible to live
1ywhere but on their routes and the
rulings will be enforced in
very effective order. 1t is said that
e order will affect about 100 of the
800 clerks now in the service. The
hole matter presents a rather curious
ate of affairs in that by an arbitrary
ling of the head of department an
der of congress has been declared prac-
cally null and void.