The morning times., 1897-01-24
CiOakrOom and Gallery

1t now seems certain that the Senate
when it convenes in special session on
the 4th OF March next, pursuant to the
summons of President William Mckinley,
will lie in the control OF Democrats, Ropu-
lists. and boiling Republicans by vote
Of 46 to 43. and that one vacancy will
exist; that OF Senator from Kentucky.
But it will be an uncertain control, for
enumerated with the majority viii he
three gold Democratic Senators, who viii
not act with the majority on the question
that was the principal issue in the cam
paign of last year.
There will be six distinct political Iii
visions in the Senate, which Mr.. Mckinley
will summon in special session to pass
on MS first appointments, as follows:
ison, AldriCh, Baker,
Burrows, Clark, Carter Chandler, Cullom,
Davis. Eikins, Fairbanks, Foraker, Frye,
Gallinger Gear, HansbrOugh, Hale, Hanna
(probably1. Hawiey, Hoar, Lodge, Nc
Bride MCMILLAN. Mason, Mitchell af Oregon,
Morrill,, Nelson, Penrose, Proctor, Per
Rins, Platt OF Connecticut. Platt Of New
YORK, pritchard. Quay, SeweIl, Strong,
Speoner, Thurston. Warren, Wellin gton,
Wetmore, Wolc6tt and WiIson-43.
DcfiGCralS-BdCO tAfSJ
Chiffon, CockreH, can tprohabIyl, Daniel,
Earle. Faulkner George, Goffnan, Harris
OF Tennessee. Jones or Arkansas, Kenny,
MeBnery, Martin, MifIs, Mitchell OF Wis
cousin. Morgan, Murphy, Pasco, Pettus,
Roach. Smith, TIL man, Turpie, Vest,
WalthaII, White and Senator from Utah
81.
Populists-AIlen, Butler, Harris OF Kan
sas, Jones OF Nevada, Stewart, and sena-
tors from South Dakota and Washing
tom.
Silver Republicans-Can Mantle. 2 etti-
grew, Teller and probably Dubois-5.
National Democrats-Caffrey, Gray and
Lindsay-3.
Vaeancy-Kentutky-
Although it would appear to be the
silver question ON which the Senate was
closest, it is really on that proposition
that it Will show the most comfortable
ma iority Except where silver bill is
pro jected as a rider on tariff legislation
Senators Carter, Mitchell, Perkins, Shoup,
Wocott, and perhaps Wilson, Republicans,
would vote for free coinage.
on straight party questions the Repub-
Hcans can rally but forty three votes at
the opening OF the new Con gress, and but
fort y-four even if they get "a Kentucky
Senator They need forty-five TO call into,
play Mr. Hobart's casting vote, and forty
six to control the Senate without it.
1t lis curious fact that OF the fort y-three
Republicans in tile new Senate only nine
come from States that went for Bryan at
the last election, and OF the Popt,sts,
Democrats and silver Republicans only
| eight from States that went for Mckinley
This is the closest response that the Senate
has N many years made, by States. to
tile vote at the preceding election.
All old-timers about the Capitol recall
| tile spirited and humorous debate, back in
the Fiftieth Congress. between John N.
Allen of Mississippi and Billy Mason, now
Senator-elect from Illinois. In this brief
| dialogue Senator-elect Mason spoke Of his
| father as u carpenter and a good work
man, too.
DO YOU call him good workman judged
| by his product in sons inquired Allen,
| as he critically sized up. Mason's rotund
| figure Mason's reply has never been re-
| garded as quite the thing for polite read
| ing and had something to do with his
subsequent retirement from tie House.
| But here he is, bigger and rounder than
I ever, to demonstrate that his father was
| at least able to produce a son that could
| work his way to the Senate while the
| genial and satirical Allen is still COM
pelled to content himself with the more
| modest title of NJ. c.
| Senator Jones is expected back from
| Arkansas tomorrow. He has Just been re-
| elected by the largest majority given by
| the legislature to a Senator iii many years.
| Arkansas went Democratic by about 75.-
900 majority, and this brought out an i'm
| mense Democratic majority in the legisIa
/ ture.
| The Senator lost the national campaign
| but he got his seat in the Senate with
| great neatness and dispatch. as compared
with the desperate struggle that Chairman
| Hanna is having to get a temporary foot
| hold in that body.
! Mayor N S. Boynton, OF Port Huron, a
| celebrated Michigan Republican. is in. the
| city He has had several spirited tilts with
| Mayor Governor Pingree. He says be IS "a
Republican bimetailist,"
What does that mean?' he was>asked.
'.Well, / believe in the demonetizati IN
| OF both gold and silver, he said, land the
| issuance of paper at certain determined
| ratio, based on the bullion ITSELF He also
| admits that the bimetallic party OF Michi-
gan as he eonstrues it, has to his knowi
edge but two members, himself and ex
Senator 7 w Palmer.