The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-01-28
IN THE MINORITY.
Republicans Admit They Cannot Control
the Senate in the Next Congress,

W thC lOllIlCdl DldS Vi lIle senate al
ter March 4th conversation with Re
pubIicans to-day indicated rather an
abandonment of their hopes to pos
sess the power of control in some way
or other. No positive calculation can
be made as to the respective figuring
up of Republicans, Democrats and
POpulists until all the senatorial cleo
tions are over. There is no danger.
however, III assuming that the bal
ance of power will rest with the Pop
ulists and the silver Republicans, and
the indications are that the latter
will probably ally themselves with
the Democrats upon every strictly
party measure, with the exception,
possibly, OF the tariff.
Senator Faulkner said to-day:
Without taking into consideration
the three states, Kentucky, Idaho and
Oregon, where there is some doubt as
to what will be the outcome of the
Senatorial contests, the parties in the
Senate after March 4th will stand as
follows: Republicans, ~; Democrats,
"a; Populists, 5; silver Republicans,
6. 1t is next to certain the Republi-
cans will get the Senators from Ore
gon and Kentucky, which will make
their number A, just one less than
half the Senate. There will be a
Democrat elected in Utah. and in
Idaho and South Dakota a silver man
will be elected who will not act with
the Republicans. 1t may therefore
be assumed as certain that for all
party purposes the Republicans will
have but A votes and will have to
secure assistance from either the Pop
ulists or the silver Republicans before
they can pass any partisan legislation
q believe, however, that they will
be able to pass their tariff bill Of
the silver Republicans and POpulists
who aided in the Democratic cam
paign last fall, at least four of them
are prOtectiOnists. Senators Teller,
Stewart, Pettigrew and Jones are
likely to vote for tariff bill, in nv
opinion, both because their inclina-
lions and opinions are in favor of
protection. and also because they be-
lieve that the only manner in which
the need of monetary reform in this
country can be demonstrated is by
permitting the passage of protective
measure which will fail to improve
conditions or to relieve distress. For
this reason | anticipate the passage
of tariff bill, but am satisfied that
upon no other question of partisan
legislation will they be able to secure
assistance from either the Populists
or the silver Republicans. On a strict
party vote there will be As votes OBJ
posed 70 the "A of the Republicans.
Regarding the control of the com
Inittees, that is matter to be deter
mined in the future. The Republi-
cans now control the committee
organization and will continue to do
so until a reorganization of the Senate
is Effected
Senator Faulkner further said:
"There is no question that Mr.. Ken
ney will be seated from Delaware,
probably this week, but certainly
before the close of the session. We
have a clear majority in the Senate
in favor of Mr.. Kenney," he said,
land, as his right to a seat constitutes
a question of the highest privilege, it
will be acted upon, and when we once
take it up we will stick to it until it
is disposed of"
Senator Carter, who is one of the
practical politicians of the Republi-
can side, and has been watching the
contests over the senatorships in diff
ferent states with close attention,
agrees with Senator Faulkner regard
ing the state of the parties in the
Senate when the next Congress meets,
except that he thinks the vacancy
from Delaware will not be filled dur
ing this Congress, and he classes as
Populists some of the gentlemen that
Mr.. Faulkner regards as silver Repub-
licans and Democrats. Counting up
on the Senators from Kentucky and
Oregon as certain to be Republicans,
Mr.. Garter places the maximum Re
publican strength of the Senate as A
votes. The Democrats, he says, will
have 33, the Populists 7 and the silver
Republicans 5.
Mr.. Carter believes Senator Dubois
will be reelected in Idaho, and he
counts as silver Republicans Sena-
tors Teller, Dubois, Cannon, Mantle.
and Pettigrew. The Populists, he
says, will be Senators Allen and But
Ter, the two Senators from Nevada,
the new Senator from Kansas, Mr..
Harris, and the Senators to be elected
from South Dakota, Washington and
Utah. Senator Faulkner, on the
other hand says Democrat will be
elected by the fusionists of Utah, and