The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-13

| going from the senate to act as Hayes sec =
! rotary OF the treasury. Then he was re-
| elected to the senate in 1881, 1856 and in
| ls92. For two years he served as presi-
| dent of the senate. He is succeeded by a
| man who has had absolutely no experiences
| as n legislator. but who in the brief time
| that he has figured in public life has shown
| that he knows thing or two. With Mark
! Hanna in the senate the number of smooth
| men VIII not be reduced, as 1t might other
| wise be In view of the fact that Calvin
| Brice will not be member OF this dis
| tinguished body in the future. Cal Brice
has served but one term. but he has made
| his presence felt in that one term He has
had a remarkable career which has brought
| him millions of money and a seat in the
senate. Cal Brice says he is the happiest
man in the world, and the rest of us be-
lieve that he ought to be, even if he Is 60
ing out of public life Senator Foraker sue
ceeds him, and SO Ohio has. for the first
time in about thirty years. two senators
belonging to the same political porty. For
aker is an exceedingly able man. an intense
republican, who has wide experience in
public life, though he has not before fig
ured In National legislation. He will. how
ever, be one OF the most prominent mem
hers of the senate as soon as the methods
of procedure in that body will permit
new man to become prominent.
Senator Penrose. who succeeds Senator
Cameron, Is a very young man, a clever
fellow of ability, but who will in all proba-
| biiity be overshadowed in the senate by
the man who made him senator, Matthew
Stanley Quay. Don Cameron, who retlres,
stepped into the senate when his father,
old Simon Cameron, had succeeded in fix
ing things so that Don could be chosen.
ms was IN 1871, right alter ha had De5n
appointed as secretary OF war under presi-
dent Grant. Senator Cameron has been a
power in the senate, and is a man of great
business ability and real sense.
Senator lrby, who goes out from South
Carolina, has not cut much of figure as
a member of this body. He Is succeeded
by Judge Earle, Southern gentleman of
the old school, man Of high legal attain
ments and one OF excellent business ability.
Senator Brown OF Utah made grand
stand play at the st. Louis convention. de-
clarinE that he promised TO stick to tho
republican party and ITS gold platform lie
goes out after one OF the briefest terms
ever enjoyed by senator. He was elected
just one year ago. II ewill not be missed.
Senator Rawlins, who succeeds him, is
young man who has yet to make his reputa
tion. Senator Squire has had eight years
In the senate. but is now succeeded by
Senator Turner-another case OF a silver
man winning.
In the Wisconsin case. Senator Villas. af-
ter having defeated Senator Spooner six
years ago, row suffesH defeat at the hands
OF the man who he then turned down.
srooner comes back to the senate repub-
lican, as the result of democratic losses
brought about by the policy which Villas
was instrumental in forming. He has been
noted principally as u cuckoo. and his de-
partrrc is no loss to the democrats.
Senator Blackburn goes, but he will I'M
doubleday come back some day. Senator
Call believes that he will be reelected
from Florida. and he may be. but 1t will
require hard fight.
The senate remains a continuous body.
but the face change. With such men as
Voorhees, and Blackburn, Hill and Sher-
man, Cameron and Gordon, Pugh and pu-
Lois, Blanchard and Palmer going out, the
changes seem more marked than they
would otherwise. Who Is to control the
senate is question still unanswered That
is something which will develop. in all
probability. within the next week.