New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-10
The Next Congress.

VU0 NOAt NOD8f0ODs
The large Democratic majority of sew
enty at this session has been cut down to 9
mere handful by the recent elections. Of
the DO members, N2, or not quite one-half,
only have been reelected, and the follow
ing are the most prominent and best
known Of those who will retire to private
life again on the fourth of March next:
Mr.. Thompson, who is best known from
the fact that he defeated General Butler in
1874; Nr. John X. Tarbox, who made the
particularly gushing speech of last session
bloody chasm, and who had the temerity to
cross q lance with Mr.. Blaine, and who
came out of the fray ''alI tsttered and
t0rn," and who was this year defeated by
General Butler. Mr.. George F. Hoar also
retires. after an honorable service through
four Congresses, and Massachusetts will
lose another distinguished Representative
in the person of Mr.. u. Seelye. who has
demonstrated that literary and collegiate
highest order of statesmsnship. New York
State relieves of further Congressional
service Mr.. John G. Schumacher, who
never made stir in Congress as . states
man, Dut lie known for his connection with
Pacific Mail; Mr.. VIM. "A. Wheeler, who
made the race with Mr.. Hsyes, who would
have been returned had he been Q candi-
date, and whose disappearance from the
House will be very much regretted; Mr..
Smith ELY; jr,. who drops from bis cane
bottomsd chair in the House to the cush-
ioned seat now occupied by Mayor Wick
ham; Mr.. George s. Hoe2sins, one of the
best parliamentarians in the Congress, and
Mr.. Scott Lord, who at the close of last
session drew down upon himeelf the ire of
his Democratic associates for Offering res
olution recognizing the right.of Federal in
reference to protect the parity of the bal
lot-bex; Mr.. Edwin r. Meade, who finds q
lucrative law practice more profitable. The
electors of Pennsylvania dispense with the
services Of Mr.. George A. Jenks, Thorough
lawyer.
South Carolina will lose the really valu-
able services of Mr.. A. s. Wallace. He is q
native of the State. has represented her in
terests fairly and hen0rsbly, and was de-
fested solely because during the whole of
the late war he was an unyieiding Union
man. as we'll as q Republican. Mr.. John
constituents for the same reason that Mr..
Wallace was by his The difference be.
tween them is that Hancock is Democrat.
He is as unwavering in his devotion to the
Democratic party as any man among them.
But he bravely refused to take the oath of
allegiance to the Confederscy, and hence
he can not be trusted by the Texas Democ-
racy.
MIR. L. @. C. Lamar leaves the House to
to seat won by the Mississippi plant or
" shotgun policy" 1t remains to be seen
if the Senate will admit him.
Ohio will looee good Representative
(although Democrat) in the person of Mr..
Hurd, and an Indifferent one in the person
of Mr.. Vance, who made q strenuous effort
to distinguish himself by throwing mud at
Mr.. Clapp and the Congressional printing
office The retirement of Mr.. Lawrence
from this delegation will be great loss.
Mr.. John Young Brown, the young man
from Kentucky who was censursd for vio-
lating the dec0rum of the House in the
Forty third Congress, and who was sub
sequently pretty we'll used up by General
Butler, will retire from the Ken lucky dele
cation.
Very few will regret the disappearance of
Mr.. Holman, who is never happy unless he
is otjecting to something. He was very
rigid in his scrutiny of small matters, yet
for mere buncombe and party capital he
was prepared to take millions of dollars
from the treasury in the shape of back
bOunties.
Illinois has kindly dispensed with the SER
vices of Mr.. Bernard G.. Caulfeld, who, as
chairman of the Committee on Expendi.
lures of the Department of Justice, went
after Little Johnny Davenport" for wool,
and came out of the investigation very
badly shorn.
Iowa win lose tive distinguished leeisla-
tors by the retirement of Messrs. Kasson
and McCrary.
From West Virgins will retire Mr.. C. J.
Faulkner, whose aspirations for Q senate
rial seat left him out of the race for the
house, and Mr.. Frank Hereford. who, as
chairman of the Committee on Commerce,
made the river and hsrbOr appropriation
bill subservient for the improvement Of the
dry creeks of his State.
In the Senate Mr.. Blaine will take his
seat for the first time, and one third of the
Senators who will participate in the pro-
ceedings to-day will not be known as such
after the fourth of March unless the State
Legislatures shall make them their own
successors. The following will certainly re-
tire, their successors having already been
elected: Messrs. Goldthwaite, of Alabama;
Clayton, of Arkansas; Wright, of Iowa; AL
corn, Of Mississippi; Stevenson, of Ken.
tncky; Cragin, OF New Hampshire, and
Hamilton, of Texas Washington National
Republican.