Montgomery County sentinel., 1876-12-29
The New Senate.

The terms Of 81 Senators expire on the 4th
Of March hext-25 by the regular process
which ulukes the period Of service ul one-thrd
of the members OF the body end every TWO
years, and TWO by the limitation OF commits
sons of Senators appointed to ill Hacances
occasioned by death. In addition there is a
vaucancy to be supplied occaSioned by the re-
fusaI of the Senate TO admit Pinchback. The
outgoing Senators are Messrs, Anthony,
Alcorn, Blaine, Boutwell,, Cooper, Clayton,
Crugin Davis Ferry, Frelinghuysen, GoIdth-
waite, Hitchcock, Harvey, Hamilton, Key,
Kelly, Logan, Norwood Price, Robertson,
Ransom Salisbury. Stevenson, Teller, West,
Windham, and Wright. OF these, Messrs
Anthony, Ransom and Teller, have already
been chosen their own successors. Ia place of
Mr.. GoldIhwaiie, Alabama sends Mr.. Morgan.
Mr.. A corn gives away 10 Mr. Lamar. Gov
Kirkwood, of Iowa, takes the seat of Mr.
Wright kentuckv's new Senator, in place Of
Mr. Stevenson is Mr.. Beck, who served n
long time in the House
Mr. Cragin, of New Hampshire, yields his
seat to Mr.. L. Il. Rollins, a successful Repnb-
lican manager. Texas replaces Mr.. Hamilton
with her presen. Governor, MIR. Coke. Mr..
Robertson, of South Carolina, will he sue
ceeded either by D. 4. Corbin, Republican
carpet bagger, or Gen. NJ. G. Butler, Demo-
crat, both of whom viii claim the seat Mr..
Kelly, of Oregon, will be succeeded by Gov
Grover.
All of the Senators whose terms expire on
the 4th of March, and who have not vet pass
ed the ordeal fora new election, are understood
to be candidates Messrs Salisbury of Del,
Blaine of Maine, Boutwell, Of Mass, aud Davis Of
West Virginia, confidently expect re election
Mr.. Price Of West Virginia, is also a candidate
for reelection. but will have several strong
competitors. Tennessee will also elect two
Senator's and the chances are that ex-Gov
lsham G Harris and Gen. Wm. b. Butt will
carry off The coveted houors, although Sena-
Tor. Keys friends think he will serve out the
rest of Mr.. Johnson's term, until 1881. Mr.,
CLAYTON thinks that his successor will be Gov
Garland, the Democrats having large ma
jorits in the Arkansas Legislature. Minnesota
will be pretty certain 10 give Mr.. Windsor
another term. In Illinois the contest will be
close, with the prospect that Gen. Logan, who
viii be the Republican caucus nominee will
be beaten by the Independents, who hold the
balance of power, with some former Republic
can like ex- Senator Trumbull, Gen John NJ.
Palmer or Gen. Farnsworth. Mr.. Ferry's
friends say that Michigan will give him sec
ond term He has Il prominent competitor 10
Gov. Baglev Mr. Hitchcock viii doubtless
be reelected from Nebraska, as will also Mr.
Harvey from Kansas.
Two Senators are 10 be elected from Louis
lana, and conteStlng Senators VIII uouoteSs os
elected by dual Legislatures The New Jersey
LEGISLATURE being Democratic by one majority,
will elect Democratic Senator 10 place Of Mr..
Frelinghuysen, Republican. Looking 10 the
political complexion of the Senate after all
these changes take place it appears that if the
Republican Senators from Louisiana and South
Carolina are admitted, and the Democrats con
troll the Illinois and New Jersey Legislatures,
the strength of the two parties will he-Re-
publican Al, Democrats 35 If the theory that
Mr Tiden has carried both South Carolina
and Louisiana be correct, then the Democrats
have right to the three Senators TO be chosen
bv the Legislatures Of those States, and they
would have 3S members Of the Senate
TO the Republicans 3S-the body being equally
divided In any event it will be seen that the
Republican majority is much smaller than il
has been at any tine since 1851, and so very
small as TO put that party on its good behavior
in the Senate after March, 1871.