The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-22
May ORGANIZE SENATE
Probability That Republicans Will
Control the Body.
COMPLICATIONS ARE REDUCED.

when the Senate Meets in March There
VIII BE at Least Two Seats on the Dem
ocratic Side neutrality-suspicious. VIII
Then Have One-Half the Entire Mem
bership-Long Fight In Prospect In
South Dakota.
Washington, Jan. 22.-The reelection
of Senator Prichard and the improved
prospects of the election of Repuph-
can senator in Kentucky seem likely 10
reduce materially the complication re-
garding the Republican control or the
senate, and may result in their having
an absolute majority in that body.
Pritchard's election insures the Repup-
licans forty-three votes in the senate
and the election of a Republican from
Kentucky, which now seems propaple'
would bring their total vote up TO Tor
| ty-four With all the seats hlled, there
would be ninety members of the senate
md the Republicans would lack one or
a sufficient number to tie the senate
and give the vice president the decid-
ing vote; but the indications are that'
when the senate meets. in March, there
|
both of those on the Democratic side.
The complication in Delaware makes
it quite apparent that none of the three
claimants for the seat belonging to that
state. and now vacant, will be recog-
nized or admitted to a seat without at
least a thorough investigation OF the
credentials of the rival claimants.
Dupont Still Claimant.
Besides the Democratic free silver
claimant, who was chosen by the Dem
ocrats of the Legislature, and Adulcks'
who is to come as the claimant from the
body organized by the Republicans OF
that state, Mr.. Dupont still stanos III
the attitude of a claimant for the seat
and a strong effort will be made to re-
open his case. This makes 1t propapie
that the Delaware seat will remain va
cant for weeks, and probably months
. as 1t has done during all of the presen
congress- The Florida seat is als'
likely to be vacant until the legislator
! in that state. which meets in April
| elects a successor to Senator Call. Wit
two seats vacant, leaving but eighty
Y eight men in the senate, the Republic
o ans with forty-four men, would haV
a precisely one-half of the er< re member
e shin. and the vice president would cas-
g the deciding vote in case of tie. Thu
d signs are apparently Frightening so fa
as Republican control of the senate
concerned AdVices from South Dakol
indicate that there is long nght
=. prospect there. The Populists nave si1
tv-one votes, and a two-thirds rule
0, to caucus nomination. This would +
n, ouire forty-tWo votes to nominate, al
,s as Senator Kyle has not been aple
- come nearer than eighteen votes
- this number, and has lost steadily du
=. ing the last day or two, 1t seems pro
~ able that he will not be elected 10 su
n ceed himself.
Opposition to Kyle.
20 Those familiar with the SITUATION
"A South Dakota say that the opposition
-, KYLE is due to the fact that he voted
20 the Wilson bill, including the free VIC
"a schedules. The Populists OF South
-, kota are generally protectionists' al
~ the prediction is made that whoever
:" - elected to succeed Kyle will certain
M Mn' vote for the Republican tariff bill, u
-, less such silver complications arise
10 nrevent it. which is not now consi
~ cred probable. Reports from otah
sh aioate that there are still uncertaint
u &c 20 the result in the senatorial fie
-, there. and it is probable that whiie
"' extreme silver man will be elected
will be a protectionist. Opinions dir
as to the prospective result in ldal
,e- Senator Dubois friends still expressi
1t confidence in his reelection. Advi'
yn from the state of Washington sh
ng great uncertainty as to the result the
his the opinion being expressed that 81
ith ator Squires' efforts to succeed hims
am will hardly be successful. The last
lrn days have filled good many blanks
ISIS, the roster of the United states sehs
of and there are now about halt uo'
els cases in which there is any doupt
ere to the membership OF the next seia'