Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-03-13
TRUCE OF THE SENATORS
WILL PROBABLY POSTPONE CON-
TEST OVER ORGANIZATION.
Men Named by Governors of Flor
ida. Oregon and Kentucky Have
Small Chance Now.

Washington. March 9.-There will prob
ably be few vacant seats on the republican
side of the chamber when the senate
| meets at noon tomorrow. There will lie
| none if the a1monition of the republican
| advisory committee is observed, for no.
| tees We're sent by the committee today to
all republican senators asking them to be
| in their seats promptly upon converting
/ tomorrow.
The purpose of the notice can only be
surmised by it's recipients. They con-
| cluded, however. that it was connected in
| some way with the organization of the
senate or with possible efforts that might
| be made to seat those who had been APP
| pointed to the senate to fill vacancies
| from Oregon, Kentucky and Florida 1t
| is understood the credentials of some OF
those appointed will be presented tomor
| row. A rumor has been current attribute
ing to democrats. silver republicans and
populists an intention to try to control
the senate at an early day. If the notice
grew out of either of these, the crcum-
stances which transpred as they were
sent out will probably render them unnec-
essary.
Truce Declared.
The day was again crowded by confer
eEceS of the leaders of various parties,
and when night arrived it was pretty deh
nitely understood on all hands that the
contest over organization which had been
threatening for several days should not
take place. and that the situation should
be maintained as at present-the repub-
Ecans should control the organi-
cation and the democrats the gen.
eral offices. Although formal agree
ment to this may be postponed for few
days, the plans were agreed upon by rep
resentatives of all parties today. and it
i 1,n oh,
stacles to a consummation of the agree
ment. This agreement is to be binding
only during the present special session
and the coming extra session of congress,
it being understood that hostilities Will
break out again next December, when
congress convenes in regular session.
The compact provides for the appoint
ment of new senators to fill vacancies
caused by the retirement of their prede-
cesSors and that republicans shall be ap-
pointed in the place of retiring republicans
and democrats in the places of retiring
democrats. This will give the republicans
an opportunity to fill the vacant chair
manships. The most important of these
are on the committees foreign rela-
tons, naval affairs, privileges and cleo
tions. and public lands
Senator Davis has already been placed
at the head of the foreign affairs COM
mittee. 1t is understood Senator Shoup
Will succeed Senator Davis as chairman
of territories, and Senator Hansbro11gh
Will go to the public lands, and it is prob
able that Senator Hale will take the nav
al affairs and Senator Chandler the privi-
leges and elections. Two vacancies on
the finance committee occasioned by the
retirement of Senators Sherman and
voorhees, will be filled by the appoint
ment of a gold republican to succeed SEN
ator Sherman and a silver democrat to |
ex-senator MI
The agreement also provides for refer |
ehce of each of the senatorial appointees !
to the committee on privileges and cleo |
tions. where, it is understood, they will |
not be disturbed until the regular session |
IN December There are some members |
of all factions who oppose this program, |
but the conservatives generally appear to |
favor it.