The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-07
STEWART is BACK IN LINE.
SILVER SENATOR ~ ONCE MORE A
GOOD REPt nLICAN.

senator Plau IL StiIi Looking After
His Fricnd.-Drmocratic senators
Are INDUCING In some quiet
Grumhiins-Too Many People On
the senate PayroIl-Bcpresenfst ive
Levy Looking ont for Brewers In
terc.ts-Other Gossip.
Washington. Dec. 6-Senator William
Stewart OF Nevada. who was once the
champion OF FREQ silver and familiarity
known as tho originator Of the expires
sion THE crime Of 20" la connection with
she decentralization of silver. has seram.
bled back into tho Republican party and
Is now attending Republican caucuses.
II h. understood that he depleted his
fortune 20 a Considerable extent while
outside OF tho Republican breastworks
beading tho crusade IN behalf OF free ell
yer In the recent campaign he came out
squarely for Mckinley and all that zoss
with che Republican administration. and
Il being rewarded az becomes a prodiKal
by receiving moro desirable committee as
siFnmcnts and other pcrquisitcs than he
enjoyed while outside Of the Republican
fold
Plat and Ills Friends.
Senator T. c. Plat never grows weary
In taking care OF his political friends when
De sees an opportunity 20 10 so. Yester-
day he introduced In the senate an in
nocent looking resolution providing for an
additional clerk 20 tho Senate Committee
on Printing. Of which he ia the chair
man The compensation designated for
said clerk o. N.to0 per annum and u is
understood that n tho rcsolusion passes.
as It probably will. a New York Repubi-
Gun VIII be appointed to the newly created
position.
In this connection tho Democratio sena-
tors are indulging In considerable quiet
grumbling because OF the additions con-
stantly made to the force Of employees
about che Senate by their Republican
brethren a well-known Democratic
Senator who does not enjoy the same
amount Of patronage be once had. when
his party was In control OF the Senate.
complains that under che present Repub-
lican regime. there are more than three
times as many people carried on the SEN
ate pay roil than there are required 20
perform the necessary duties IN counac-
ton wish that branch % the government
u 10 true, quite a. number OF Democratic
employees are SIN retained In the service
Of the Senate but an Of the recent aP-
poiniuierts have been Republican and
there rs "A gradual but steady reduction
% tho Democratic ha az every available
| opportunity.
The Tax ON Beer.
Representative Levy OF New York Il
endeavorinE 50 induce the Democratic
members OF the House 90 unite with him
In urging a reduction OF tho war tax on
beer He introduced q bill on that 1ae
In the House al tho last session. but Il
failed 20 receive consideration At the
recent Democrats caucus. he urged the
/ Democrats 10 come out boldly and take
a position IN favor Of greater reduction
OF the existing war tax than Il proposed
By che President IN his message or by the
bin the majority Of tho ways and Means
Committee Is now framing.
The Democrats OF the House are not
inclined TO follow Mr.. Levy'E leadership
Al the present time as they declare that
Il Will be time enough for them 10 offer
suggestions when they ascertain definite
~ what Is contained In the Republican
bill Mr.. Levy claims the credit for has-
Ing predicted that tho war tax would
yield a surplus Of over SssOoO. co. and he
points with pride 20 the annual report OF
the Secretary OF che Treasury 10 verify
his prediction