New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-04
THE NEXT CONGRESS.


SKETCHES OF ALL THE NEW MEMBERS.
ONE HUNDRED AND sBvENTY-srX REPUTArI0ss TO
BE MADE IN THE NATIONAL LEGfsLArUHE-A
CONGRESS or YOUNG MEN AND LAwYERs-CoL
LEGEs REPREsESTRD-THB SOUTHERN MEMBzRs,
The XLIVth Congress, which Is 10 assemble on
Monday next. will consist of 292 Representatives
and "a Senator's making total OF 800 members. To
this number must be added Territorial Delegates.
In the Senate there are ~ Republicans, 20 Demo
Gratis 2 Independents, and one vacancy. The Repub-
lican majority il now IL in the XLIiId Congress
il was u. In the House there l01 Republicans.
1T Democrats, Liberal Republicans, 4 lndepen-
dent Republicans, Independent Reformers, and ono
vacancy, the Democratic majority being g. The
Republican majority in the XLIIId Congress was
105.
As the political revolution Of 1874 has brought 10
the front at Washington so many nien who have yet
TO make their regulations az national Legislators,
and who are comparatively unknown 20 the public,
The TRIBUNE presents to-day series of sketches of
the new members, which, though brief contains sll
the prominent facts in the public life Of each Sena-
tor OF Representative. OF the $3.50 members, 140
have served in previous Congresses, whilo the
remainder 17G, are with few exceptions strangers
in Washington.
very large proportion of the members are IN
the early stage OF middle life, one of them being
only 30 aud only one being over 20. All but OF
the new members are natives Of the United
States. Twenty-One were born in New-Engiand,
81 in New-York, 81 in Pennsylvania and New
jersey 20 in the West, and 81 in the South. Three
members were born in Ireland 2 in Canada 1 ~ an
Engshman, and l a German.
Sixty-nine Of the 176 members received q college
education. There are o graduates Of Yale College,
2 Of Washington and Jefferson, Of the College Of
New-Jersey, 2 of the University Of Alabama, Of
the University Of Virginia, Of the University OF
Georgia. Of Union College, Of Hamilton, Of
Bethany College, and one representative from
each of the following institutions: Harvard,
Madison, William and Mary, University Of
Vermont, University Of Louisiana, Washing
ton aud Lee Amherst. Bethel, Williams, IllI-
nois, Wesleyan, University of Indiana, George
town, Genesee, University Of Wisconsin. Uni-
versty Of South Carolina ST. Mary's, McKendree
Franklin and Marshall Kenyon, University Of Iowa,
Rutgers, University of Maryland, Wateryille,
Columbia Duquesne, Asbury, and a few other
colleges There is one graduate of the University Of
Giessen Germany. and one member stude medicine
in the University of Edinburgh. A very large pre-
portion of those who did not 90 TO college received
a fair education in common school OF seminary. Two
or three Of the colOred members from the South
could not read until after the outbreak Of the wal
There are two graduates from West Point.
Twenty-eight Of the new member were Secession
sts and % Of these served In the Confederate
army. Mr. ThrOcknOrton of Texas, Mr.. Hill
of Georgia, and others members Of the
Confederate Senate and several Southern MEN,
bers took high rank in the Southern army.
Twenty-six members were in the Union army
and one was in the, navy. Robert smalls, col
ored member from South Carolina, had a varied
experience, serving in both arms OF the ger
vice and on both sides. BY trade rigger
and sailor he was 4 pilot on q Southern steamboat
and succeeded in Selling the vessel and joining the
United States fleet oil Charleston. He was put on
the navy list of the United States, and was subse
quently appointed second lieutenant in regiment
of cOlOred troops.
The Bar will have an overwhelming representa-.
ton in the now Congress. OF the 176 new members
l22 are lawyers; 81 are engaged in mercantile pur
suits are physicians, are bankers, are editors.
@ are farmers, and are college professors.
All but six of the seventeen new Senators arc law
yers, Senators Cbristiancs of Michigan and McMiL
Ian Of Minnesota having had perhaps the most ex-
tended experience at the Bar and on the Bench
There are four ex-Governors-Mr. Booth OF Cali
fornia Gen. Burnside of Rhode Island, Mr.. English
of Connecticut, and Mr.. Randolph Of New Jersey.
only two of tho new Senators have served
an apprenticeship in the House Of Representatives.
These are Mr. English OF Connecticut, who served
two terms during the war, and Mr. Mcdonald OF
Indiana who was in the House for single term %
years ago. Three Of the Southern Senator's were III
the Confederate army and one was a Senator.