The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-31
CAUCUS ON THE COMMITTEES.
THE REPUBLICANS PUT IN MOTION
REoRGANIzATION PLANS.

Combination Understood to Have
Been Made with Certain PopuIists
whereby They Arc to Vote with
the Republicans on the Question
of Observation-Disclosures stewart
and Kyle believed 20 Have Been
Promised Good Chairmanships.
Washington, March 3O.-The republicans
of the Senate this morning put into motion
the machinery looking to the reorganiza-
tion of the Senate so far as the committee
vacancies are concerned. The caucus was
called for 10 o'clock and was promptly at
tended by almost every one of the straight
republicans Of the body. Adjournment
was not taken until 1i.SO
Senator Allison chairman Of the caucus
committee. made an elaborate report, In
which he told OF the troubles that had con-
fronted and which still stood in the way
Of the committee. Many conferences had
been had with the democratic steering
committee. and at no time were the mem-
bers of that committee, and particularly
Mr.. German, it's chairman, willing to ad-
init that there was any changed condition
In the republican party since the Senate
committees had been reorganized by the
republicans. The democrats insisted, said
Mr.. Allison, that they should have tho
same number OF men on the committees
as they had under the previous arrange
ments, and declined to permit the repub-
licans 10 take an additional number suffi-
cient TO out vote the silver republicans
who had bolted the St. Louis convention,
and who were now members of the COM
mittees, II they continued, with the demo-
Gratis.
Short speeches were made by Senators
Hale, Galilnger, Wolcott Wilson and 9TH
ers. The only new member who spoke
was Senator Mason of Illinois. He con-
tended that the new senator's were entitled
to committee assignments and that the ef-
fort should be made TO place them. II the
effort was futile no blame could be at
tached 70 the straight republicans. They
would at least have made an effort and
more than that the new senators could not
ask; that much, however. he said they
were entitled TO.
Mr.. Allison stated that the situation had
been carefully canvassed and while suffi-
cent votes to pass the necessary resolution
We're not now in sight, he said that the
committee hoped within a very short time
TO be able to say that the votes were AZ
hand that would give the republicans the
absolute contro. Of the membership of the
committees.
AiN iNFAlA u bit OAnNuhtA0D, winch was
of a decidedly varied and somewhat nebu-
lous character. was a resolution instruct-
ing Chairman Allison to appoint q COM
mittee on committees, which viii assign
the republicans TO the various committees
on the basis insisted upon by the repub-
leans This Will, at least. put the ma
chlnery I'm motion and force the fighting
to a finish
IL is understood that a combination has
been made with certain popullsts where
by they are to vote with the republicans
on the question Of reorganization. The
populists, who are to be given good chair
manships, are said 10 be Senator Jones
of Nevada. Stewart and Kyle. II is un-
derstood, also, that Senator Hoar Of Mas
sachusetts opposes such a combination
and will not agree to any recognition OF
the populists.