The Republican journal., 1875-01-21

SENATE
lhe Senate is composed of 81 members
Its political complexion is as follows: Re-
pubicans, %; Democrats, 3; total 81.
fourteen OF the Republicans were former
" Wings three formerly Democrats, and
seventeen always Republicans One Dem
ocrat was formerly Whig, and the others
always Democrats. The oldest member
is Senator Goold, Of Cumberland, who is
65; and the youngest, Senator Donworth,
OF ArOostoOk. who is -. The rext Young
est is Senator Hyde, Of Sagadahoc, who
is 81. Senators Foster, OF Oxford, and
Emery, Of Hancock, are each 81 wears Of
age. Seven OF the members at the Sena-
torial board are between 81 and 20 wears
OF age, five between 40 and 50, sixteen
between so and 60, and three between so
and 10 All the members but two are ma
tiyes of the State, and nine We're born in
the towns where they now reside eight
are graduates Of colleges, SIX received an
academic education, and the remainder
had only the educational advantages af-
tWenty-touT naive iet,.0Y- Y-ls .,sa,aoe>,1 eefnnl e.
ence, and nineteen were members of the
last Legislature There are but two sin
gle men at the board
PROFESSION Or OCCUPATION.
Farmers, 5; lawyers; . merchants, 5 ID;
physicians, 8; teacher, |; farmer and
teacher, | +; farmer and millwright, i far
mer and cattle broker, l merchant and
granite dealer, l lumber dealers. q lum-
herman and millman, | iron founder, l ;
hotel keeper, L ; steamboat clerk. l; NO
occupation reported, 1.
RELIGION
Congregatonalist, 4; Baptist, 4 Uni
versalist, 3 Methodist, 5 Free Baptist,
2 Episcopalian, 2 Unitarian, 2 ; Sweden
borgian. Catholic, l no religious pre-
ferences. l no religious preferences re.
ported,
The House Of Representatives is com.
posed OF l5l members, The political
complexion OF the present House is as toll
lows: Republicans, 81; Democrats. 55
Independents, s. total, l5l Of those
from whom complete returns were re-
ceiyed, the following facts are collected
Five Of the Democrats were formerly Re
publcans, seven always Democrats, three
formerly Wings torty-three Of the Repub-
licans were formerly Wings, eight were
formerly Democrats, and twenty always
Republicans.
The oldest member is Jeremiah Evans,
Of Waldo, who is 10 the next oldest is
Peter Merrill, Of Cumberland, who is II
The Youngest member is John A. Nedeau,
OF Fort Kent, who is "a next youngest is
Peter C. Keegan, Of Van Buren, 26; Nal
| II. Moody, OF New Portland, and John +
Ferguson, Of Shapleigh, 27 each. Six OF
the members are between 20 and so Years
OF age, thirty-one between 80 and 40; thir-
t ty-seven between 40 and so, thirty-three
| between so and 60, twenty three between
| 90 and 70 and two between 20 and 50.
| Forty-nine were born in the towns and
cities they now represent; twelve mem
bers only were born out Of the State
| Twenty-siX are returned from the last
House, and fifty have had Legislative
experience Twelve receiveda a collegiate
education, thirty-six an academical educa
| ton, and the remainder We're educated il
the district and high schools-the "peo-
pies colleges" One hundred and forty
| five of the members are married Nearly
all the nameable occupations or protes
sions are represented in hepopular branch
PROFESSION OR OCCUPATION.
Farmers, 34 merchants, 21; lawyers
Is; physicians, ); editor and author, l
clergymen, ?; teachers, 2 farmers and
| lumbermen, 5 farmers and mechanics, 2
farmer, lumberman and merchant, / tar
mer and stock breeder, l; farmers anc
| teachers, 2 farmer and butcher. farmer
and merchant, l lumbermen, 5; mechan
| les, 2; boot and shoe manufacturers, 3
druggists, 2; manufacturers, 5 merchan
and manufacturer, shpbullders and
owners, 2; ship-master, | ship-carpen
tiers, 2; carpenters, 2 retired ship-mas
ters, q; blacksmiths, 2; merchant anC
lumberman. l. merchant clerk, |; marine
insurance business, agent, / : real-e
tate and lumber dealer, ] accountant, !
blacksmith and fisherman, l. painter ant
furniture dealer, | tanner, | ; no occupa
| ton repor ted, 2
RELIGION.
Universalist, %; Congregationalist, 2z
Methodist, IL; Baptist, II; Liberal, 8
Free Baptist, 6; Unitarian, 5; Episcopa
lian, 5; Swedenborgian, 2; Orthodox, 2
Christian, 2; Friend, 2; Spiritualist,
Roman Catholic, 2; Catholic, 1; no relig
ious preferences. 8; no religious prefer
ences reported. Is; members unreported
! 10.
An Indiana farmer, needing packag,
OF screws, writes to his merchant IN town