The times., 1897-04-12
THE AFFAIRS Of THE SENATE
Filling Committee Vacancies Still
Consumes Time.
ALLISON SOUNDS THREATS
More Tariff ing-Itepublioans
Demand Strafghtout Mckinley Men
in Every Committee Mnjority-No
Split in Democracy's Ranhs- Ar
bitration Measure Still Trembling.

The important matters Of the coming
week in the Senate will be found i'll what
takes place without that body rather Than
on the floor n the broad light of day
The end OF the week VIII find the tdrlH
bill well on toward completion IL the mold
made for it by the Republican ncm5ers
of the Finance Committee. The elfort OF
the contending forces to come together
on the subject of the comnhttee vacancies
will probably have reached some result,
and u conclusion, at least definite, If net
altogether satisfactory, arrived at
This thing offilling the vacancies IN the
committees has consumed great deal
of time, and, Saturday night, appeared TO
have reached a stage where the one side
was simply waiting Tor the other To yield,
with each side equally stubborn anu un-
relenting. The Democrats refuse TO recoS-
niZe any split in the Republican ranks.
1--WE have no split in oilrS, says MIR. Jor-
man. chairman of the Democratic steering
committee. We admit the gold Demo
Gratis TO our caucuses, We shall take care
of them as members of the Whole Demo
cratic party when it comes TO making up
the committee assignments, and why,
then, should the Republicans not DO bke-
wise?" Mr.. Germans ar gument is not con-
yinCing to the Republicans
The Republicans say If they are to be
charged with the responsibility for all
legislation they must have majority OF
straight Mckinley Republicans ON all com
mittees otherwise" says Mr.. Allison
to Mr German, ''let your combined opp
sition Of Democrats gold and silver-siiver
charge, organize the Senate, and we will
gladly transfer the power and authority u
you"
Mr. Allison is quoted as saying that
unless the Republicans were granted the
absolute majority on the committees, ON
his. at least, he should resign as chair
man OF the Committee on Appropriations
If the combined opposition, W hich is, If
it has the cohesive power, majority ~
the senate,-if that opposition has, as Is
now claimed, agreed upon plan that
indorses concert Of action and denics
to the Republicans the demands upon
which they have insisted, IL remains TO
be seen if Mr.. Allison and his associates
Will carry out their threats and resign
their nice chairmanships
The Republicans deny that the small
| handful OF the opposition can deliver
the goods under the agreement said 10
have been reached, aud profess TO be not
worried by the statement that the allied
opposition had come together and formed
an effective plan in antagGuisrn TO the suE-
gestions made by the Republican committee.
1t is quite evident that the Republicans
| are playing waiting game, and anMously
awaiting the result of the Senatorial con
| test in Kentucky If they capture that
Senator and the Florida vacancy is not
| filled, they will have, with kyle's vote,
| lust half the Senate, which. would give
| the Vice President the casting vote. Even
! with the Florida vacancy filled, the Re
publicans provided they get Kentucky
| nrofess to know where the POpuliSt
vote, in addition to Kyie's, that Will give
them a tie, is to come from.
Much depends upon Kentucky, and
| meanwhile the national committee ami
! the whole power of the Administration l s
| exerting itself to force the election of
| some Republican by legislature that has
a clear Republican majority on Joint ballot.
Three appropriation bills are on the
| Senate calen lar, and they may be called
| up this week, especially if Mr. Allison,
! chairman OF the committee, who is also
! a member of the Committee on Finance,
| cnu find the time to be in the Senate for
| two or three days The bankruptcy bill
remains the unfinished business, and will
/ afford the pretext for few desultory
! Suppches, although no serious effort is 10
! be made to put the measure on its
| passage,
| MIR Thurston OF Nebraska, who has
| delivered several instaIImepts Of a speech
on the subject of the foreclosure Of the
mortgage against the Union Pacific Rail
way Company has given notice that he
viii continue his remarks on Tuesday, after
| the routine business.
| With respect TO the general treaty of
arbitration but little can be said 1t is
a subject of absolute indifference to many
! and of aimless conjecture to others The
original construction has been amended
to the point of emascula ton, and every
| good feature claimed by Secretary oiney
as triumph of diplomacy has been elt1ni-
| mated. The treaty is beyond the amend
| ment stage. The speeches, If any, to be
delivered in the future, must be based
| upon the convention as it now stands, ant
the vote win he taken upon the instrument
in like manner, at what day no man ear
| tell.
Chairman Davis has weaTie led in urging
action, but the opponents of the treaty
are as persistent as ever in raising Oh
iections Certain Senators object to per
mitting the arrangement Of the pairs, Sc
as to offset two affirmative votes witt
one negative, and Mr.. Stewart declares
that until every pair is so arranged HI
VIII object TO a time being fixed for th'
vote,
The arrangements of pairs is not matte,
with which the Senate, as a body, cal
deal 1t belongs entirely to Senators a.
individuals, and gives Mr.. Stewart elui
he will WELD with good effect until tn,
absent votes are properly provided foT
1t is not certain that the treaty will b
called up this week at all
Some of its friends believe it would no
be accepted in its present shape by Lore
Salisbury and others fear it's rejection
bv the final vote. Rather than NEE
either contingency, they favor polio,
that shalIleave the treaty asitnow stands
hanging in the air. This may be the out
come, unless the opponents, sure of thei
ground, demand q vote and give the treat,