The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-11
SILVER MEN IN The SENATE.
THEIR PLAN TO SECURE CONTROL
WON'T WORK.

Tile Opposition 10 the Republicans
Too Far Apart in Their Views to
Successfully Unite--FOr This Ren-
SON The Statu Quo VIII BE Main
tained-The Committee Vacancies
win Ultimately he Filled with the
Republicans Retaining the Chair
manShips.
Washington, March 1O.-The republican
senatorial steering committee met this
morning in Senator Allison's room, but
no action of any kind was taken. The
members received their notice late and
some did not arrive until the conference
was breaking up. While no member of
the committee was able to offer tangi-
BILE solution to the existing difficulty in
connection with the filling of the vacan-
cies on the committees, it was the gen
eral impression that no combination hav-
ing for it's purpose the organization of
the Senate committees by the silver vote,
could be made effective. The silver mem
bers of the Senate who have as individ-
uals given this question the most pains
taking consideration and have held num-
erous conferences with leaders of both
factions of the democratic party and the
boiling republicans, have reached
the conclusion that the differences
between these elements are so
great and the demands made
so incapable of being complied with, that
IL will be utterly impossible for the oppo-
sition to the republicans to concentrate
Ill Of
For this reason members of committees
state that the statu quo in the Senate
will be maintained, and that ultimately
the vacancies will be filled with the re-
publicans retaining the chairmanships. al
though, owing TO populist representation
on some of these committees, it will not
be possible for the republicans to fully
control the action of some. Another
meeting of the steering committee will be
held tomorrow.
A denial is made to published state
ments that a compromise has been reach
ed whereby the republicans are to retain
control until December, when the regu-
lar session convenes, and that at that
time the contest for the control of the
Senate is to be waged.
The democratic steering committee held
a short conference after the Senate ad-
journed to-day but no result came of it.
While the members of both steering
committees were very non-committal it is
understood that an agreement will be
reached whereby the republicans will fill
the vacancies in the committees caused
by the retirement of the men who were
appointed as republicans. and that demo-
Gratis will fill their vacancies.
Mr.. Burrows of Michigan appears to be
slated for the place of Mr.. Sherman on
~ tt..s
will be favorable to a tariff bill, but not
necessarily a gold committee. Senator
Jones, silver. of Nevada, will vote for a
tariff bill without a free silver rider being
attached and viii oppose putting on a
rider If the free silver men attempt 1t in
committee
Mr.. Platt Of New York, made strong
fight for the place on the finance commit
tee, but his long absence from the Senate
initiated against him.
Mr. Allison will remain as chairman of
the committee on appropriations with
good working majority behind him. With
this condition of affairs in that committee,
neither Senator Teller nor Senator Petit
grew will be disturbed
Senator's Teller, Pettigrew and Cannon,
three of the boiling silver republicans are
quoted in dispatches in morning papers as
having, during their visit to the white
house, yesterday, assured the President
that they would not stand in the way of,
or object to any tariff scheme that might
be suggested by the new administration.
These senator's wish the Southern Asso-
ciated Press to say for them that they call
ed upon Mr.. Mckinley simply to pay their
respects. and they added with emphasis
that during the time they were in the
presence of the executive, the subjects of
tariff silver and patronage, were not men
toned or referred to in the most indirect
manner by either of the parties.