Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-11-20
The Next House Of Representatives.

The Chicago Times gives what purports
TO be the composition of the next Con-
gress, viz: Senate, 81 Republicans to II
Democrats; House, thus far elected, 1877
Republicans to IS Democrats The COM
position of the Senate is correctly stated,
but that of the House is quite erroneous.
For instance, it sets down North Carolina
as having four Democrats to three Repub-
licans, when in point of fact the delegation
stands foe Republicans to tao0 Democrats.
In the Twenty-first District of Pennsyl-
vania a part Of the judges certified to the
election of Covode, and part to the cleo
ton of Foster, and we have little doubt
that the former will get the seat 1t
is not yet certain that two Democrats are
elected in South Carolina, The election
in Louisiana was farce and a fraud, the
result of coercion and terror, and will I'M
doubtedly be treated as nullity; the five
rebels who claim to be elected will be sent
back to try it over. again, when revolvers,
bowie knives rifles, hemp rope and torches
will not play so prominent part in ex-
Guiding Republican votes from the ballot
box.
The Tennessee delegation will stand
eight Republicans to one Democrat, and
not seven to two, as stated by the Times
We are not certain that Barnes (Republi-
CAM is defeated in the Eighth Kentucky
District. The Times claims five Demo
Gratis elected in Missouri, whereas the re-
turns show but three; and in the Savan-
nah District of Georgia, we have no idea
that the Democrat elected there by force
of arms will be allowed to take his seat
On the day of election the KuKlux-K Khan,
finding that the Republican candidate was
leading, made murderous assault on the
unarmed Republicans at the polls waiting
their turn to vote, fired a volley of hun
dred shots into them, dispersed and drove
them away, and then managed matters
to suit themselves A Congressman elect
ed by such means may as well stay at
home, as he will never get mileage or pay
out of the National Treasury, or seat in
the House of Representatives.
We have thus shown that seven of the
districts claimed by the Democrats have
elected Republicans, and six others-five
in Louisiana and one in Georgia-are
bogus and will not get seats. Making these
corrections, the House stands 1874 Repub
lican to 70 Democrats.
Alabama and Florida have not yet
elected members of Congress. Virginia,
Mississippi and Texas have not been re-
constructed, but we presume, will be be-
fore the new Congress is convened.
When these States have elected Congress
men and Louisiana has voted again, we
estimate that the Republicans will elect
two in Mississippi, one or two in Texas,
four in Virginia, three in Louisiana, three
in Alabama and one in Florida. Total,
fourteen Republicans to sixteen Demo
Gratis, making the complete House stand:
148 Republicans to SO Democrats. In
this calculation we have made no allow
auce for the two contested seats in Phila-
delphia or of the Eleventh District of
New York, contested by General Van
Wyck. The Republicans will not have a
two thirds majority in the House, nor will
they need it nor is it desirable, on the
whole, that they should have it. But
they will not permit their opponents to
profit by fraud or terrorism at the polls
Chicago Tribune, 10M.