New-York tribune., 1900-12-04
IN THE SENATE.
DEATHS OF NIESSRS. DAVIS AND GEAR
ANNOUNCED-TWO NEW MEMBERS.
rBr rE1EeR.PH 10 THE rn1RcNE.I

GBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBCNE.I
Washington. Dec. 3.-An air OF serenity and
satisfaction pervaded the Senate Chamber Civ
ing distinctly festive and congratulatory tone
% the first day of the new session. Few Presi-
Dental elections have left such trifiing marks OF
conflict the personnel Of the upper house
that of 1900 and the scars Of the struggle for
survival in which one-third OF the Senate's
membership is involved each two years were
percapttble only in a few rare where de-
feat had come 20 exceptionally capable and
popular exceptionally aggressive and obstruc-
-tfve--Senators. General regret was felt. OF
course that the Senate 70 lose the services
OF brilliant advocate and orator like Mr.. VOL
cott Of Colorado. or of a sound and cultivated
jurist like Mr.. Lindsay, OF Kentucky. Some
thing like satisfaction doubtless felt in
many quarters that the guerilla activity of Mr..
Pettigrew of South Dakota. soon to ter
inmate. and that the militant oratory OF Mr..
Allen of Nebraska. would no longer block BUSH
ness and threaten extra hours and extra ses-
siOns. On the Republican side the defeat Of Mr..
Carter OF Montana. and Mr.. ShoUp. of Idaho.
though discounted their own calcula-
tions. vas felt as an unlucky incident in
otherwise singularIy fortunate and successful!
campaign.
CHANGES WROUGHT BY THE ELECTION.
The Democratic side had to lament the loss OF
no sitting member but Kenney. OF Delaware,
the few other disappearing Senators of that
faith being replaced by successors of similar
belief. OF the Democrats who were candidates
FOR reelection this year Senators Bacon. OF
Georgia: Morgan, of Alabama; Martin OF vir-
ginIa and McEnery. of Louisiana. had already
been returned. Mr. Tillman. of South Carolina.
will be reelected unanimously in week or
two. and Mr.. Berry. of Arkansas, will succeed
himself in January. From Texas. Mr.. Bailey
will replace Mr.. Chiffon; from TeInessee, Mr..
Carmack will replace Mr.. Turley sIr. Sullivan.
of Mississippi, will give way to ex-senator Nc
Laurin, and from Louisiana Mr. Caffery.
Democrat Of independent views and highly in
dividuaI politics. win be succeeded by ex-GOv-
ernor Foster. a leader in the modern Bryan
school Mr.. Butler OF North CarOliE a. once a
mighty pillar Of Populism. disappears unnoted
by either side and his defeat reduces the
strength of the once formidable PopuIist party
In the Senate to the pitifuI minimum OF two.
On the Republican side Mr.. WetmOre Of Rhode
Island can alone congratulate himself on a re-
election But Messrs. ElEins. of West Virginia;
Frye of Maine; HOar Of Massachusetts; McMil-
lan of Michigan; Nelson. of Minnesota; Sewell.
of New-Jersey. and Warren. Of Wyoming. are
practically sure of unOppOsed return this
winter, and Messrs Baker Of Kansas; Cullom.
OF Illinois; Chandler, Of New-Hampshire. and
Mcbride of Oregon. are all conducting fights
Tor denomination which promise eventual sue
cess.
HANNA AND JONES ATTRACT ATTENTION.
Two new faces appeared at the Senate bar on
the call of the Secretary for members-elect 10
take the oath. Representative Jonathan p. Dol
liver. of Iowa. offered credentials as Senator
Gears successor. his certificate emitting him TO
serve until March next. William p DiIlins-
ham, of Vermont took the oath Jonathan
ROss's successor. having been chosen to serve
until March A. 1908. The two single figures to
attract the greatest attention both the floor
and from the galleries. were Senators Hanna. OF
Ohio. and Jones. OF Arkansas. the rival National
chairmen in the Presidential campaign. They
shook hands in a cordial manner, and each was
surrounded for time by group OF colleagues
Offering fluctuations or condolences. Senator
Jones is still buoyant and sanguine politically.
but as a consequences OF his campaign expert
ences will encourage no further fight against
imperialism" in this Congress. Under his Lead
ership the Democratic party will give more at
tention to nghting the Ship Subsidy bill than to
trying to stamp cut "nnilitarism' by refusing
the Government an Army proportionate to Ma
tional needs. Mr. Hanna was the most
spicuous victim in the chamber OF the noral
emblem cranks. He had more roses his
hands than would At out debutants tea and
bis desk ohstructed that he had TO cor-
row another seat 20 OF be seen.
Sixty-one Senator's recorded themselves as
present at the opening session. which is little
over two-thirds OF the present membership OF
eIsaty-hve. AS usual on the first day of second
session. the reading OF the Presidents Message
engrossed attention The death OF Senator Gear.
Oh Iowa. was announced by Senator Allison. and