Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-10-29

IOtat elected... 40
To be chosen by Democratic legislatures already
elected. B
To be chosen by legislatures more or less doubt
full, but Anti-Nebraska.. .................. 3
BY the Missouri legislature, doubtful as to poll
TICS but in favor the Nebraska law....... J.
To be chosen by legislatures not yet elected. S
Total members, when the Senate is full. CO
Without undertaking to arrive at exactness
thus early in the day, it is very plain that the
Democrats will have large majority in the
new Senate-a majority Sufficient for all prac-
teal purposes"
HOW THEY STAND ON THE NEBRASKA LAW.
Of the AS senator's elected or holding over,
40 are members of the present Senate. Of
bill, against it, and were absent, or not vot
ing. The absentees were Bright of Indiana,
Adams of Mississippi, Geyer of Missouri, Dixon
of kentucky, Bayard of Delaware, and Evans
of South Carolina, all of whom are known to
have been in favor of the bill ALSO Fessenden
of Maine, Dodge of Wisconsin,, and Houston of
Texas all of whom are known to have been
opposed to the bill. Thus, of the 40 members
of the new Senate who are likewise members
of the present Senate, % are known to have
been in favor of the bill, and IL opposed to it.
OF the five Senators elected to the next Con-
gress who are not members of the present
Congress, two, viz. Foster of Connecticut and
Rockwell of Massachusetts, are known to be OPP
posed to the bill ,-and three, viz. Crittenden
of Kentucky, Iverson, of Georgia, and Pugh of
Ohio, in favor Of it. Add these to the above
and we have 81 Senators in favor of the bill,
and IA opposed to it. These Senators are ac-
tually elected, or hold over.
II ell ofr pnlv tta
upon which respectively the choice U. S. Sen.
ator will devolve, have been elected in Alabama,
Arkansas, California, Florida, Louisiana, North
Carolina (two), and South Carolina. 1t is safe
to put down eight Nebraska Senators from
these States, and one from Missouri, whose
Legislature, although politically uncertain, is
in favor Of the Nebraska Law by large ma
jority Here then are nine Nebraska Senators
in prospect, which may safely be added to the
81 already elected, making an aggregate Of 40,
in favor Of said Law. Even conceding to the
Anti-N ebraskaites all the chances for the Sem
ators to be elected in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
New York, New Hampshire (two) and Wiscon-
sn-which they are by no means entitled to-
still they would have but % Senator'S all told,
or only about one third of the whole number !;
the Senate, when full, comprising 62 members.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The following is list Of the Representatives
thus far elected to the new Congress. Those
in Italics are Wings or Abolitionists; those in
Roman are Democrats; those with starr are
supposed to be in favor Of a repeal of so much
of the Nebraska law as relates to slavery.
ARKANSAS.
]. A. b. Greenwood 2. Albert Rust.
IOWA.
/. JAMES Noringfon,+ 2. Augustus Hall.
l. John NJ. Woods I. Sam. p. BenSOn,*
q John j. Perry,* 5. L. Washbnrn,*
3. Eben Knowlton,* 8. Thos J. ID. Fuller.
Fuller, in the present Congress voted against
the Nebraska bill, but was elected 10 the new
Congress over the combined forces Of fusionism
and being inherently conservative, il is believed
that he will oppose repeal. In anticipation OF his
defeat, the Boston atlas lately charged that he
voted for all the compromise measures OF 1900
"and even declared his readiness TO cote for the Ne
braska bW, provided certain notifications OF Il
were made, which Donid not hare removed ITS more
objectionable features"
MISSOURI
1. Luther M Kennett, s. Mordecai Ohur,t
2. Giichria Porter, 6. John s. Phelpst
3. James J. Lindiey,t z. Samuel CayntherS
a. John O.. MiNer,t
VERMONT.
l. lanes Msaeham,* 3. Aiuah SaJin.*
2 Justin s. MoreH&