The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-27
THE SENATE.
Walter Wellman Analyses
Its Membership.
How the New Body Will Stand
On Tariff and Silver.
Length of Service--IEexperienced
Members--Senat0r Hanna.

WASHINGTON, Feb 27.-[Special. 1--Th
| names of all but three of the members @
the new senate are known. March g, n
accordance with the call OF Presiden
Cleveland, the senate will meet to consider
tho nominations Of President Mckinley
Ten days later both houses will meet IN
special session I'm response To the call which
PrcsidenU Mckinley is expected to issue
the day after his Inauguration. No party
will have majority in the new senate.
The members of the new senate, SO far as
they are known, are given below.
Political Complexion.
The vacancies are i'm Kentucky, Oregon
and Florida. New senators may be elected
or appointed from the first two at any mo.
ment. The new senator from Florida will
not be elected till the legislature of that
state meets in April. In the following list
an effort has been made 10 give the polit.
ical afiiliation of senators as accurately a.
possible and their attitude upon the tive
leading questions of tariff and silver (R-
Republican; D.-Democrat; Pop p-Popu
list; Pro. Protection; anti Pro. anti
Protection; S.--Silver; anti -Sil. anti sill
yer; Mod. -Moderate). Tho roster of the
senate after March 4, with the length OF
service of each senator follows:
Alabama. ID. Morgan, D., g., anti.
pro-. ~ years; Edmund W. Pettus, D.. s.,
ant-pro
Arkansas. james K. Jones. D.. s., anti.
pro-, IL years; James II. Berry. d., b., anti
pro, IL years.
California. Stephen NJ White. D., s., anti
v1rn ~
Sill. pro-, years.
Colorado.-Henry NJ. Teller, S., mod pro-
II years; Edward wolcott, r., mod. Sill, pro-
years.
Connecticut.-o H. Platt. r., anti-sil.
pro-, is years; Joseph II. Hawley, r., anti -Sil.
pro-, 10 years.
Delaware. e.-George Gray, D., anti Sill. anti
pro-. IL years; II. X. Kenney, D., S., anti.pro
Florida.-Samuel Pasco. D., s., anti.pro., IL
years.
Georgia-Augustus O. Bacon, d., s., anti
pro-, years; Alexander b. Clay, d., s., anti
pro.
Idaho.-George l.. Shoup, r., mod. Sill, pro-,
years; Henry Heitfeld, Pop, S.. mod. pro-
Enthusiastically nj. Culom, r., anti i-Sil.
pro-, IA years; William +. Mason, r., anti-Sil.,
pro.
Indiana.--David Turpie d., S., anti.pro., Il
years: Charles W. Fairbanks. r., anti ISL, pro
Iowa.-William Il. Allison. r., anti-Sil., pro.
"a years; John H. Gear, r., anti-Sil., pro-,
years.
Kansas. .-Lucien Baker, r.. anti. Sill, pro..
years; William A Harris, Pop, g., anti.pro.
Kentucky. William Lindsay, d., anti-Sil.
ti-pro., years.
Louisiana. -Donelson Caffery, d., anti.sil. |
Anti-pro.. years; John ID. McEnery, D., mod |
B., mod. pro. |
years; William p. Frye, r., anti-Sil pro-, II |
years.
Maryland.-Arthur p. German. D., mod
,nti-Sil, mod. pro-, 16 years; George L. Well
ngton, r., anti Sill. pro.
Massachusetts. George F. Hoar, r., anti
Sill, pro-, 20 years; Henry @. Lodge, r., anti
Sill, pro-, years.
Michigan. James Mcmillan, r., anti.sil.,
'ro., years; Julius q. Burrows, r., anti-siI.
,ro., years.
Minnesota.-C. X Davis, R.. anti.Sil., pro-.
0 years; knute Nelson, r., anti. Sill, pro-,
ears.
Mississippi. James z. George, D., s., anti
ro.. 10 years; Edward G. Walthall. D., s.,
nti-pro., 12 years.
Missouri. Francis NJ. Cockrell, D., s., anti
ro., % years; George q. Vest. D., g., anti
ro., Is years.
Montana. Thomas II. Carter. r., mod. Sill.
ro.. years; Lee Mantle, r., s., pro-, 2years
Nebraska. William V. Allen, Pop, g., anti
ro., years; John N. Thurston, r., anti-Sil,
ro., years.
Nevada. John p. Jones, S., pro-, "a years.
lillian M. Stewart, s., pro-, 22 years.
New Hampshire. William E. Chandler, r.,
od 8. pro-, years; Jacob II. Gallnger, r.,
nti Sill, pro, years.
New Jersey.-James Smith, d., anti.SiI.,
cd. antipro., years; William j. sewell, r.,
,ti-Sil., pro-, years.
New York-Edward Murphy. D., anti Sill, :
od. anti-pro.. years; Thomas G. Platt., r..
iii Sill, pro-, months
North Carolina.-Jeter G. Pritchard, r.
od. Sill, pro-, years; Marion Butler, Pop,
. anti-pro., years /,
North Dakota.-H. G. Hansbrough, r., mod.
l., pro-, o years; William N. Roach, d.. s.,
ti-pro., years. 4
ohtU.-JUsuph B. ForHkur, r., unti-stf., pro-, {
ark "A. Hanna, r., anti.Sil., pro.
Oregon. George ". Mcbride, r., anti.sil.,
o., years.
8. Quay, r., anti.sil., 8
o., 10 years: Boies Penrose, r., anti-sil., !.
Rhode Standardization W. Aidrich, r., anti v
i, pro-, 10 years: George p Wetmore r.,
ti-Sil, pro-, years. .,
south Carolina. Benjamin r. Tiliman, d., v
anti-pro., years; Joseph IL. Earle d., s.. 0
south Dakota. Richard r. Pettigrew, Ind,
pro-. years: James II. Kyle Ind, mod | p
c.-isham q. Harris, d., s., anti
D. ~ years; William b. Bate, d., s.. anti.
D.. 10 years.
'cxas. Roger q. Mills, d.. s., anti-pro.,
irs; horace Chiffon, d., S., anti-pro., c
irE. -
]tah. Frank Cannon, s., mod. pro-. Joseph 10
Rawlins, d., =.
'ernont.-.lustn s.. Morrill,. r., anti.Sn.
D., 10 years; Rcdfleld Proctor, r., anti.Sil., pa
.. years. IN
'irginin. John w. Daniel. d., s., anti.pro, =,
years; Thomas ). Martin, d.. -, antipro, VI
ears.
John l.; Wilson. r.. anti.sil.. :.
:, years; Henry Turner Pop. s., mod. pr
ipro, In
est Virginia. Charles j. Faulkner, d., 8,
i-pro., 10 years stephen b. Elkins. X, anti.
/, pro, years. OF
lscop-in.-John l.. Mitchell. d., mod sil, =,
4 anti.rr", years; John {. spooner, r., =,
i.Sil, pro-, years. vi
yoming. Clarence Il. Clark, r., anti-sil., |
;, years; Francis L. Warren, r., anti.Sii.,
;, years. to-
Length OF Service. no
{ will he noticed that i'm length Of serv. III
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