The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-02-18
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THE NEXT SENATE.
Deadlock Contests i'm Three States
Leave Its Composition in Doubt.

Deadlock Contests in Three states
Leave Its Composition in Doubt.
Washington, February H.-(Special)-As
the fear of an extra session of congress be-
comes more remote, the republican leaders
draw n long breath of relief. They do not
want to meet before the law requires-on
the first Monday of next December. The
situation is full of danger to them, and they
do not want to face it day before they
have to- While they now feel tolerably Sc
cure on this score, new fear has come
to haunt them.
Three states have not yet elected sena-
tors to the seats which will become va
cant on March 81. next. These are Della
ware Idaho and Oregon. In all three the
legislature has a republican majority. In
all three there is a deadlock The senate
now consists OF lightweight members, and
when John l.. Wilson, the new senator from
Washington, is sworn In in the next day or
So the senate viii have its full compile
ment of members for the first time in al
most two years. Unless the states men
TONED elect, there will be three vacancies
during the coming congress. as there mas
been in this until within the past few days.
Utah will undoubtedly elect her two SEN
ators and have them present at the conVen-
ing of congress next December. 1t is gem
orally thought now that they will both be
republicans. With Utah a state, the senate
will consist OF ninety members, forty-siX
being a majority.
Surprising the three states now deadlock
ed elect each a republican senator and that
Utah sends two republicans, the senate
will be made up politically as follows: Re-
publicans, forty-hve; democrats, thirty
one populists. four; and Jones and Stewart
of Nevada. These latter two were chosen
as republicans but have wandered away
from the strict confines Of the fold on the
silver question. Should the three states
of Delaware, Idaho and Oregon not elect
the senate would consist Of eighty-seven
members, of whom forty-two would be re-
publicans thirty-nine democrats, four pop
ullsts, and Jones and Stewart, while
ma iority would be forty-four. In no event
Will the republicans have clear majority
unless the two senators from Nevada act
and vote with them. Should they 90 50,
the republicans would have a majority with
the two from Utah, but would lack one Of
a majority until the Utah senators are
seated.
The chances for the three states in doubt
to elect are, in the case of two, growing
smaller every day. The Oregon and ldaho
legislatures have the length Of their ses-
sions limited by the constitutions Of the
states. These periods have nearly EXPIRED
and they seem farther from an election
than ever. 1t is singular feature OF the
contest in Oregon that Dolph received votes
enough in the two houses if added to-
gether, to elect but the election that day
was held in each house separately and ne
failed to carry one OF the houses When
the vote was taken in joint session the
next daV he lacked one Of receiving q ma
jority OF the two houses combined. Since
then he has continually lost until he seems
now TO have no chance whatever or eIec-
ton. The opposition are only waiting TN
they get a majority when they VIII call
caucus and name their man. But before
this happens, the fear here is that the ses-
sion viii expire by constitutional Amlta-
ton Very much the same condition OF al
fairs exists in Idaho. The tight there IS
three-cornered, with the only chance OF an
election being apparently the withdrawal
of all three candidates and the substltu-
ton of some one who can be elected.
In Delaware Higgins, Massey and Addlcks
are still dividing the legislature. II Has
sey were to withdraw and his votes 10 90
to Higgins it would elect him. II they
went to AddicIs it is understood that
enough votes would leave Higgins to elect
the millionaire gas man. The republican
senators would like to see higgins re-
turned, but rather than have the seat va
cant in the next congress, they would hail
Addicks's election with satisfaction ii not
inv