Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-11-22
THE NEAT CONGRESS.

untrled men, ana IL would De mucn SAL
er to predict its general course, and to
define the character of its leading men,
bers, than to attempt the same thing for
the House. Yet there are many changes
in the Senate. Twenty-Five of its men,
bers are elected for terms which began
only last March, and of these, some are
new men, taking the places of well.
known predecessors who will be greatly
missed So far as can now be judged,
the new Democratic Senators are more
likely to contribute to the political ma
neuvring required by their party than
to any statesman-like discussion of cur
rent questions. Our Democratic friends
have long been troubled at the devotion
of Mr.. Simon Cameron to practical pol
tics" but it is not probable that his
new colleague. Senator Wallace, will
shine very brightly, either in the debate
or in any of the higher duties of his sta
ton. Mr.. Eaton, of Connecticut, is a
keen lawyer, but he had time, even in
the short extra session, to show himself
to be bitter and determined partisan.
Senator Mcdonald, of Indiana, whose
notoriety grows mainly out of the fact
that he faced about ''west by east" on
the financial question during his con-
test in the Legislature, is a prominent
working politician" of his State
Gen" Cockrell, of Missouri, who sue.
ceeds Mr.. Schurz, is, if we may judge
by the tone Of his home euioglsts, ia.
nous rather for his capacity to rally
the young men who shared his raids
while IN the Confederate Army than fol-
anything else. Senator Key, of Tenne
see, who supplies the vacancy cansed
by the death of Mr.. Andrew Johnson
is bigoted inAationist, whose first ain
will be the repeal of the Resumption
law of last winter.
On the Republican side the mos
prominent new Senator is Mr.. Dawes, o
Massachusetts,. Of the old Senators re
elected, Messrs. Conkling, Sherman
Morton. and Edmuuds will hold an cas-
> supremacy in anything that may b
called debate, by which we do not mea
: the mutual infection of three-day speech
i es but the pertinent discussion of praC
: teal legislative topics.
In the House of Representatives tn
{ changes to be noted are sweeping.
c party which for nearly score of year
. has been in the minority assumes poy
u er. Mr.. Blaine descends from the speal
g er's chair to the floor, where, in mar
i important regards. he will assume
;" easily-recognized leadership. He W
:" not, however, have to contend, as sou
~ of his Democratic predecessors have b;
y to contend. with two-thirds majorit
10 The recent elections have not all be
/" decided as yet, but it is substantial
y accurate to say that the Democrats W
&C. number l72, the Republicans, ia, a
ne the nOndescripts, 5. Of the old me
IL bers, on the majority side the most &C
spicuous are the candidates for Speak
Messrs. Kerr, Randall, Cox, and f
nando Wood and with these we III
ed count Mr.. Banks, who calls himsel
be reserve" candidate, bur who can ha
m ly hope to occupy, as Democrat,
lly position which he was the first Reput
he can to hold, and which he gained after
ms memorable struggle.
has On the Republican side, the name;
eet MIR. William A. Wheeler, of New Yol
ind MIR. Garfield and Mr.. Foster of Oh
ing MIR. Hoar, of Massachusetts, Mr..
60 gene Hale, of Maine Mr.. Kasson,
on Iowa, and Mr.. Buchard, of Illinois, s
sly gests themselves as those of the natr
ice, associates with Mr.. Blaine in the W
my of the minority, These gentlemen h
at won their reputation in different at
his ter of the Congressional field, and it
md mains to be seen how we'll they will
ing tam it. They have undoubted abb
'rk- much more, We should say, than
host Democrats have at any time been
re to command. And they will have
IRIS advantage of the co operation of the
by ate and the Executive, and ough
$ a have the still greater advantage
any well.de6ned policy toward which
of work.-N. Y. Times.
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