New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-03-05
THE NEU CONGRESS-.

The XLth Congress organized yesterday inn
mediatcly on tho expiration Of its predecessor
In the Senate twcnty-scycn States were repre-
scntcd, making the total number of Senators 81.
OF these, Al may be expected to act on all, or
most, of the important questions of RcconStruc-
ton, in conformity with the principles of
the Republican party. Senator Van Wrinkle
of West Virginia who in the First Session
of the XXXIXth Congress frequently vacil-
lated, voting sometimes with, sometimes against,
the Republican party, helped last Saturday to
carry both the Reconstruction and the Tenure
of Office bills over the Presidents veto. If he
adleres to tho Republican party it counts AZ
members, n threo-fourths majority. Senators
DIXON, Norton, Patterson, and Doohttlo re-
NAMED TO the end Of the NNNINth Congress
the stcadfast opponents of the Reconstruc-
ton policy of the Republican party, and
must, therefore, he expected To vote the
same way OH the important measures which
will soon occupy tho attention OF the Nth
Congress- AS tho vote OF the Reconstruction
bill showed, we may sooner expect one OF the
Democratic Senators to cast by accident right
vote than these apostate sons of the Rcpub-
lcan party. Democracy has only seven repre-
sentatlves, 10 whom soon one will be added
from Maryland. Reinforced by the four ex-
Republicans, the Democrats will generally con-
troll q dozen votes.
In view of the impeachment of the President
the office of President Of the Senate ia of
special Importance. 1t has been filled by the
election of Benjamin +. Wade of Ohio, tried
leader of the Radical wing of the Republican
party, and us such enjoying tho confidence of
the party to a higher degree than his prcdcccs-
sOr Lafayette S. Foster, who was regarded as
very conservative Republican. Comparing
the old and the new Congress, we lose
one Senator in Maryland, but we gain, beside
the two Senators from the new State of
Nebraska, one in California, one in Oregon
and one in Pennsylvania being n clear gain
of four. The harmony Of the Republican
party will be greater than in the proceed
ing Congress. Of the new Republican
Senators, Morton, Cameron, Drake, COnlling,
and Morrill, will in particular bring n large
share of executive and legislative experience
and ability into their new offices, and take
their rank among the prominent men of their
party.
The House has reelected Schuyler ColfaX
Speaker and Clerk have gained the esteem Of
their friends as well rs political opponents to
an almost unparalleled degree. Both are I'M
compromising representatives of the Republican
party. AS six States have not yet held their
elections, the total number of States represented
at present is only 81, and the total number OF
representatives is 1853 (not including the
vacancy which has been caused by the cleo
ton of Roscoe Conkling as the Senator
from New York;. The number of Rcpub-
leans is 1913, and rs all of them have
been elected as avowed opponents OF the polIcy
of the President, We presume they will Voto on
most or all important questions as unit. The
Democrats number "a, including NOEL (Mo)
and Phelps CMd), who were elected on the
Democratic ticket. BY allowing them also
Thomas L. Stewart Of this city, their number
increases 70 30, or less than one-fourtl' oil the
House. The States which still have to elect