The morning times., 1897-02-25
CAPITOL NEWS AND GOSSIP

Even before Mark Hanna assumes the
Senatorial toga which he has wrested for
the term OF ten months from the unwill-
ing hands OF Coy BIshnell. there are many
Indications of a forthcoming revolt against
his proposed leadership. He has not been
at all backward about asserting what he
intends doing in the Senate. His formal
announcement from Cleveland makes 1t
clear that he considers himself especially
charged with the final revision and pass
age OF the tariff bill He intimates that
ne expects to be OF decided service to
MS party and to the country, because .'as
chairman of the national committee he
Knows what industries desire and should
receive protection
He has already assumed to represent the
President-eiect in the matter Of the dis
tribution of patronage. He declined an
invitation to appear at the big Republican
banquet in Detroit. and in his telegram
of regret to Gen: Alger. who was chair
man at the banquet. allowed that he could
not come because Major Mckinley was
Ill and therefore, he was too busy receiv-
ing callers. itsic
There have heretofore been some exhi-
dents in the ssenitte." said distinguished
Republican Senator yesterday, but IL
Hanna does ALI the things that he has
mapped Quilt will be because he is the
first Senator who has had personal
representative i'll the White House.
For myself. / can say continued the
Senator. that 1 believe Mr.. Hanna will
not find it so easy TO fix up and pass the
tariff bill. The traditions of the Senate
are distinctly against entrusting legisla-
tion OF this magnitude to novices, and
Hanna has never had moments experience
in any legislative body 1 haven't doubt
that he has some friends whom he would
like to see recognized in the tariff bill,
but he Will have to go about the business
In Some other way If he hopes TO do much
revising of the tariff. He will find the
Senate more difficult 20 manipulate than
a national convention.
just how Hanna is going to get IN posi-
tion 10 do much work on the bill in his
new position as Senator is not now ap-
parent. The only chance is that he may
be made member of the Finance Com
mittee of the Senate It would be quite
extraordinary If the senate caucus placed
such gosling on this great committee.
There are now no vacancies in its Re
publican membership. But the retirement
OF Senator Sherman to become head of the
Cabinet win max one. In view or Hanna's
ambition it isfnteresting TO note that ey-
tensiye experience in legislative life has
heretofore been deemed essential TO mem
bership OF this committee. OF its present
Republican members Sherman has been
forty years in Congress, NORTH, the chair
man, forty two years. Allison, thirty-two:
Jones, of Nevada. twenty-four. Aldrich,
twenty. and Platt. of Connecticut, eighteea
years. The only relatively short service is
that of Wolcott. of Colorado, and even that
envoy precedent" to all Europe has
served eight yearsin the Senate.
Yet here comes Hanna, with a propo-
sition to take the control OF tariff legis-
lation out of the hands of these gentle
men OF his party, who have had an aggre-
gate Legislative expe rience OF almost a
century and 4 half, while Hanna has
lot had as much as a minutes expert
ence Until Hanna's candidacy for the
Sherman vacancy on the committee was
announced, indirectly, by himself, it was
generally supposed at the Capitol that
Senator Burrows, OF Michigan, who has
been in the House and Senate-for quar-
ter Of a century, would be the leading
candidate for the succession This was
due to his long service on the Committee
on Ways ard Means OF the House.
But appa rently Burrows and all other
aspirants must stand aside to give the
new boss, with his ten months Senate
nal tenure, q chance TO take care OF the
friends who contributed to the MCKin-
ley nomination fund, which was raised
wholly from the manufacturers now seek
ing protection.