Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-10-23
The Nexf CONGRESS-.

the democrats RI, s' in Shio and indiana, a Demo
cratic maioritIANG next House of Reprcscn-
tatives is within the range of possibility. The
political complexion of the Senate is fixed for
the next four years, but the Democratic mlnori-
ty will be largely reinforced by accessions from
the South The Stnate now stands-Republi-
cans, so; Democrats, 10, and Liberals, ). Ten
nessee will send Democrat to take the place
ex-senator Brownlow. Mr.. Flanagan, ofTeXas,
will have Demecfatic successor, as will also
Mr.. Boreman, Or West Virginia. Colonel
Withers has already been elected TO the seat
now occupied by Mr.. Lewis, of Virginia, and
the Connecticut Legislature has designated Mr..
Eaton rs the successor Of Mr.. buckingham.
The term of Mr. Robertson, of South Carolina,
expires in 1875, but he will be undoubtedly sue
ceeded by Republican. Should there be no
further changes the Senate will stand-Repub-
hcans, 10 Democrats "a, and Liberals, }.
If the Republicans do not carry New York
at the ensuins erection the Liberals will lose
Mr.. Fenton, and his seat will be filled with an
orthodox Democrat Senator Scott 5 term cA-
pires on the Sd of March, 1873, but we do not
think it probable that he will be succeeded by
Democrat. Concedlng. however, that both
New York and ennsylvania should elect Il ma
jority of Democrats 10 their respective LeglSa-
lures, and that Indiana has done the same, the
Republican representation IN the Senate VIII bc
reduced to -. and<he Democratic representa-
ton increased to y. Missouri Will send a
Democrat to reliese Mr.. Schurz from further
duty as ''Liberk,' Senator, and Nebraska
will elect a straighF-out Republican to the place
now filled by Mr.. Upton. This will give the
Republicans % Senators and the Democrats IS
From this brief exhibit it will he seen that under
no circumstances can the Democrats have more
than % Senators until after 1877. Should the
Democrats carry Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louis
ana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mis-
sisSppi, Nebraska, rev Hampshire. New Jer-
sey and Rhode Island III 1876. and retain All
the States " hivh they now control, after the 81
OF March 1877, the Senate will stand b Repub-
Leans To ! Democrats Should they carry any
nine OF these States they will have majority in
the Senate. 1t wiIrbe seen that this is a con
ungency nothkely = happen, and that the Re
pu'licans can rest ssrc of retaining control OF
one most important branch Of the National
Government Tor many years to come. There
may DC an entire reorganization OF political
parties within the 3sAt two years. but there
will remain largt'tas iuritv in the Senate de-
voted to the principles OF the Republican party.
In the House Of Representatives parties are
now divided substantial. rs follows: Republic
gain fit'y-one menbsss to give them majority
advices they seem - ave gained nine members
in Ohio and seven il fdiana. They still need
thirfy-6ye to give thSA 4 majority Of one. Let
US see where they can set them. The C'yl!
Rights bill has paraIA1ed The Republican party
in Tennessee, aud thoGepubIic,tns will do We'll
IL they send two representatives TO the next
Congress. In the Foug-ihird Congress the Re
publiCauS have siN representatives to three Dem
ocrats, with Horace Maynard as representative
at large. The Democrats will certainly gain
four congressman a. the next election in Ten
nessee. To these add two which they will pro-
badly gain in Virgins and the two which they
have already gained itNorth Carolina and we
have i"enty-siN OF the required fIfty-onc. There
will he IA gain OF one IA Alabama. two in Louis
lana, and one in Georgia. This will leave
twcuty-one TO he obtained in the remaining
States. should ihere6c anything like the dc
fiction from the Republican ranks in Pcnnsyl-
vania that has hccn Witnessed in Ohio and In
diana, the country mI 1 be prepared to see the
popular branch Of kgrcSs pass from under
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