The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-12
President Mckinley Anxious that the
Financial and other Questions BE
Settled Soon as Possible.
Mr.. BABCOCK CLINGS TO 13
AS THE MAJORITY REPUBLICANS
WILL HAVE IN THE HOUSE.
West Virginia Legislature Claimed
by Both Farties-POpuIist Aliens
Fate Sealed in Nebraska.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE Senate or
ganization will be seized in it's entirety by
the Republicans soon as the Fifty sixth
Congress is convened in special session.
That means the retirement of Col r. j.
Bright, of Indianapolis, sergeant t-arms.
AS matters now stand the Republicans have
a majority on the committees (hnance and
a few others excepted), and the opposition
las the official organization from sergeant
at-arms clerk, ETC. This mixed and un-
satisfactory state of affairs will give way
after the Attn of March next to condition
more agreeable to the Republicans. Colonel
Bright has held his present office six years
this term, besides an occupancy of the same
position previously for a long period. Sew
eral other Indianians will go out with Col
Bright.
A New York news bureau states to-day
that the President promised Mr. H. H.
Hanna of indianapolis, that he would call
the new Congress together in special ses-
sion on the 4th day of next March. The
report as to the promise and the exact date
cannot be verified but it is accepted as a
sforegone conclusion that there will be a
special session and that it will begin early
next spring. There is a great deal to do
and the President and other Republican
leaders are anxious to treat the country to
the remarkable spectacle of party taking
the earliest available opportunity to carry
out its pledges and give the world a rest
from harassing agitation over financial and
other issues that should be settled once and
for all, so that people can attend to business
and make plans ahead without fear Of revo-
lutionary legislation.
Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks have moved
back into their Washington home, corner
of Eighteenth street and Massachusetts
avenue. The house has been closed for
nearly four months.
Latest reports from Nevada indicate the
election of Legislature opposed to the re-
turn of Senator Stewart, the most con-
spicuous and tireless apostle of free silver
in public life. Senators Frank Cannon, of
Utah, and Lee Mantle, of Montana, who
left the Republican party for free silver
two years ago, will receive their reward by
defeat for reelection next winter. They
have both been deserted and betrayed by
the Democrats, whose allies they became
after the st. Louis convention. Dubois, of
Idaho was first to fall by the wayside.
This year it is Stewart, Cannon and Man
tie Teller and Pettigrew are about the only
ones left of the group that walked out of
the ST. Louis convention because the Re
publican party would not commit suicide
Peace negotiations at Paris likely to
progress rapidly, now that Spain has re-
ceived notice that the American people are
Loyalty behind the President and his adj
ministration in the conduct of the war and
of consequent peace policies The Spanish
commissioners have been pursuing a pro-
gramme of delay in the hope that the cleo
tions might give q more favorable turn to
negotiations. The verdict having been rem
dered the other way, there is now nothing
to be gained for Spain by further postpone
ment. The treaty prospects formed one of
the subjects for Cabinet consideration to-
day. and the view was taken that the peace
conference might be able to complete it's
work within the next twenty or thirty days
Broad general legislation will not be at
tempted at the short session of Congress-
The time of Congress will be given up large
ly to consideration of appropriation bills
and measures of local interest to members
Retiring members will fight for their for
iorn homes.