The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-03
Was the Republican Plan ofthe Reorganiza-
iiOn of the Senate Committee.
THE POPS TOO GRATEFUL FOR UT1ERAAGE
Consequently They Remained Mute
at the FiEnl Conformation a Clear
Scheme CrnuinEIy Worked Out
Ehe North Carolina Republicans
The New Woman correspondent.
Especial corrcspondence.)
Siiiiabi i'bi Shu'
Wn nShiNGINn. Inn 2. 1SNt

s'rSlpil lp-NiiN anu Dul Jew senators
or members visited the Capital. Ev-
c!'Nbody seems To be trying to get over
the effects of yesterdays hilarity, and
national and political affairs arc way
below par to-day.
About the only thing now being dis
cusSod Is the ridiculous attempt Of the
Republican Senators TO disclaim any
understanding with the silent Populists
in the reorganization of the Senate ana
to declare that although they have
taken the Seratc committees that they
should not be held responsible for the
legislation OF n failure to pass certain
measures.
No man within whose Uranium there
remains single glimmering ray of in
iolliGSncc can fail TO see that there
was perfect understanding. If not a
positive arrangement between the Re
publican and the populst Senators.
y glance of the committee assign
merits readily discloscs this fact. The
Republicans took three weeks to make
up the majority list Of the commit
tees. and carefully. Systematically and
'if"ctuslly placed the Pops where they
We're indeed too grateful even to speak
or vote when the final confirmation took
place ''''
First. the Eirarce Committee was
made UP on the silver line tn the great
uciiSnt or the Pops, and then one by
one they were selected on good com
mttccs ard finally nearly all of them
Il
u" committee. just big enough to Sc
cure 4 private room with patronage In
me shanc Of clerk ana messengers
Would ANYBODY suppose the Repubi-
El'S dnd all this from admiration for
the brilliant abilities of loef'er, Irby
stewart o. Allon, or even The untrird
.hd inexperienced Mir Butlorp Co,,,J
Ia =" nossilIe that the Republics.
,, ,"tin thfs handsome tribute to Tho
noSmaS. theories, or vaGaries of tbn
Fonulist party?-not much.
II was Il clear scheme. cunnin.lv
planned, alli it worked out Without
law, ana it is cheap claptrap for thn
thn irni,,tS nov to attempt to escape
vitcd and created by their own daIih-
crate and well-dcviseh work.
"s S"rih Saroisna Republicans.
Just al this time when tho a,tituan .,
the different States toward the Tnnun
It'll IrtSid uttal candidates is heinn
carolina is Very Interesting. The fiicnds
OF Mckinley and Reed are a,rn,dy NJ
work and the fight is going 10 h. :,
pre,tN- one; Senator Prltchard is an
~n"M c,,,, ~ hiVoGate of Mckinley. while
congressman Tom Settle is n fast friend
ana hdmircr of the man from Maine
Ihe Tact that Mr.. Settle was given thc
"'iiE cnairmanship in the present Iloust.
Whltn went to the South attcsts 1bn
tricndlinosS of Mr. Reed TO him ava ,i,a
next tar heel delegation to ST Iouis iS
expected to exhibit some gratcful rn
tuih Tor this mark of distinguished con.
sideration WIS
Senator Pritchard is cool-hended ora
eheFEcttc, and Representative Settle ia
as polished and bright as n newly coInrJ
Eoiu piece of fun weight and tincn.s,,
so there is no petty fight at hand but n
battle royal and the result will be
watched with interest
There is also another foaturc in III.
case winch cuts Cllit. n fiS1,rn I'm fh.,
coming contest. When the former cu
SION was made between the Populista
and Republicans in that State. the Pops
had the best Of it, and demanded tho
long term Senatorship. while the Re
publicans were obliged to content them.
selves with the uncXpIrcd term of The.
late Senator Vance. This Senator Pritch-
ard took and his term expires on March
4th. 1897
This Senatorial seat has many attrac-
tions for the talented young member
Mr.. Settle. and while conducting n little
campaign for Mr. Reed he will also do
little missionary work for himself,
and should the next Legislature oi
North Carolina be Republican Mr.
Tritchard would find himself with an
aggressive young man for an opponent
for the Senate.
Another Kansas Woman.
For n great many years che press
galleries in Congress have been In
habited solely by men, and their badi-
mage and free chatter among each
other was not disturbed by the pres
ence of females. In the small Senate
gallery on importanT occasions they
would 'huddle together like sheep in a
pen, peer over each others heads and
mix UP indiscriminately in the general
clamor for news But the good old days
nave passed away. and in a weak mo-
ment The other day the standing conf
mittee OF newspaper men actually APP
proved the application of a woman. and
shc Will hereafter be found in tho cor
respondents directory
The new woman is raising the devil
generally They do mems work. dress
in bloomers. ride bicycles. smoke ci-
E:rcttes. ana yet expcru to receive
all Of the homage. courtesy and defer
ence that used to be checrfully paid
women who did not do such things.
or course, all correspondents will be ex-
rectcd To Stand aside and with n defer
cntial bow accord the female recruits the
front seats. and there. behind balloon
sleeves and hats rs big as sun ,lmbrcl-
las they Will sit and guess at what Con-
grass is doing, while the country VIII
get no dnl,lN, clever dissertations oc