The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-31

was paired against the resolution and
Kyle, the populist from North Da-
kota, voted against the resolution. This
action Of the populist eliminated the
populists as factor and the resolution
which gave the republicans control of
the committees was adopted by a strict
party vote Of the members Of the old
parties-so to 2s.
As soon as the vote was announced.
Allen felt II incumbent upon himself to
make an explanation of the attitude of
the third party men, He wanted the
senate and the country to understand
that. though small in numbers. they
constituted the nucleus of a thorough
fy organized party. completely inde-
pendent In principles and sympathies.
When the senate convened, a majority
of the members professed to be in ia
vor of the free and unlimited coinage
of silver. Letters had been sent to all
of them to meet, with a view to organ
iztng the senate on silver lines. With
the exception of two or three, there
was no response. The. populfsts hau,
therefore. Allen said. decided to take
no part In the question as to who
should control the organization. Per-
sonally. he was glad the responsibility
for legislation had passed into the
hands of the republicans at both ends
of the capitol
Harris proceeded to put Allen through
cross-examination after his usual
emphatic fashion. He wanted to know
II the populists. with the full knowl-
edge that they held the balance Of pow
er. had not deliberately determined,
by their silence. to allow the republi-
cans, who had three more votes than
the democrats. to take control, and II
their silence did not therefore make
them as much responsible as their
votes.
Allen said that the popuIists had
realized that they held the balance of
power. I'VE have got it," he said,
turning to Harris, "and we propose to
utilize It," The democratic party claim
ed to be the party of tariff reform He
believed in Tightening the burdens of
the people, but the tariff bill came In
loaded to the guards with protection.
He had concluded that the democratic
party. as represented by Cleveland and
his friends, had neither capacity nor
the disposition to relieve the people.
Republican laughter.) The same was
true of the republican party. Demo
cratic laughter) The policy Of the re-
publicans, inaugurated in the other
branch of congress. to be followed. he
predicted. would work ruin of the party
within six months.
Mitchell OF Oregon denied that the re-
publicans could be held responsible
They had not been In the majority,
and were not now in the majority
Whether they would be before the ses-
sion closed, remained to be seen. at
win say when the senate is full. It con-
sists of SS members: when not full. as
now, 81; AZ are republicans; 80 demo-
Gratis, and six populists. II that status
gives us a majority, we are RESPONSE
ble." He said in reference TO the pop
ulists, that they absolutely refused to
even suggest committee assignments.
They were, with one or two exceptions,
allowed to retain what they had had in
the Fifty-third congress.
WAS not the position of nom action
and silence taken by the populists," in
quired Harris, quite as satisfactory as
If they had pledged their votes to the
resolution"
I'VE are always satisfied with what
the senate does" responded Mitchell.
smilingly.
"The senator from Tennessee under
stands that the rules give the plurality
control OF the committees" said Sena-
tor Hoar.
1T am aware Of the rules" replied
Harris. gruffly.
Palmer interrupted Hoar to ask
whether the republican party declined
to be responsible for committees, to
which the latter replied they would be
responsible within all reasonable
bounds.
Referring to the Characterization by
Harris of the populist party as a con-
tingent of the republican party, Hoar
declared that the populists would vote
ten times with the democrats and
would vote once with the republicans.
Butler, populist. North Carolina.
made his first speech in the senate, by
adding to Aliens explanation his own
views regarding the views OF the pop
ulists. Referring to the efforts of the
populist senators to secure an organ
ization on a silver basis. he asked SEN
ator Harris IL he had not received an
invitation to the conference called for
this purpose.
IT did" said Harris. land / have but
one remark to make In that connec-
ton. Up TO this hour there has never
been a period in my life when I was
willing to join any party based on one
single idea"
Senator Hale said the vote In the
senate to-day and the proceedings
subsequent had not demonstrated that
either party was in power and II had
been shown that IL would be impossi-
BILE for the republicans to accomplish
anything without the aid of the other
parties.
THE truth underlying the whole
proceeding" retorted Senator Vest, lis
that reorganization was made possible
by the agreement to put Wolcott. a
free coinage man. on the finance COM
mittee. thus making that a free coinage
committee. That is the concert OF the
whole matter and without that con-
cession the reorganization would not
have been put through"
Allison replied that all this was a