New-York tribune., 1876-12-02

In the House the changes have been more numerous"
Colorado has been admitted State and will be repre-
sented by gresham James B. BelfOrd Rep III place
OF Delegate Thomas NJ. Patterson (Demj In The COR
nectcut delegation the vacancy caused by the death OF
Henry II. starkwcather RcpJ Of the lid District has
been filed by the election Of John T. Wait (Rep) VIM
IL Barnum DemJ of the TVth District who now goes 70
the Senate will be succeeded by Levi Warner Dcn) In
che lid Florida District Josiah Walls (Rep) has been
uuseaed by Jesse }. Finley Dem.l In Illinois, Charles
b. Fargen epl of lid District has been unseated 10y
John " lie Moyne tDem) In Indiana, vacancies IN the
lid and lid Districts have been filled In the lid District
James ID. Williams (Dem) who has been elected Gov
eruor Of Indiana, will be succeeded by Andrew Hum
phreys Dem) The late Speaker Michael c. Kerr (Dem)
will be succeeded in the lid District by Nathan T. Carr
Dem) In Kentucky, Henry Watterson Dem) has
succeeded Edward Y. Parsons Deml deceased,
as the member from the Vth District. William
B Spencer Dem.) has unseatcd Frank Morcy tRepD OF
The WITH Louisiana District James g. Blaine tRep) OF
the Maine District who goes to the senate VIII
De succeeded by Edwin Flye QIep) Josiah c. AoDott
DemJ has unseated Rufus S. Frost lIepJ the MEM
Der from the Massachusetts, District The vacancy
an the XXXId NewYork District caused by the death
of Augustus T. Allen Glib Rep), has been filed by the
election Of Nelson l. Norton (Rep) In Pennsylvania,
Winthrop W. Ketchum (RcpJ Of the NIIth District VINO
resigned To- accept judicial position in the state, viii be
succeeded nv W. IA. s.sntOn DEM Edmund W. NJ
Mackey Rcp) resigned the member from the lid
South Carolina District, AID became candidate foi
seat in the lower OF tie state Legislature He was
elected and is the Speal Of the Republican House
at Columbia His successor in Congress is Charles W.
Buttz (co RepD The IVth Tennessee District lost two
Democratic membeTsecct by death before the meet
ing of Congress, and the vacancy filed
ty the election OF Haywood Y. Riddle DemJ
Al the recent election 1877 members Of he present House
were candidates for reelection. outside OF Florida and
Louisiana where the result has not yet been C'cided
and New-Hampshre du which state members viii be
elected next March, latest reports indicate the re-
election OF 146 members. Should Florida ana Louisiana
return all the members who candidates for reClec
ton from those States and NewHampsbre reflect her
present delegation the figures given above would DC IN
creased to I54 II is expected that the numbc. of con-
tested seats in the next House will be unusually large
and they will probably attract greater attention than
heretofore because OF the smallness Of the Demo
cratic majority. In the present House the
Democratic majority Is u. An accurate sum
mary OF the results at the recent el ctions
cannot row he made several districts still being in 'oubt
Giving the Democrats benefit Of the doubt in most
cases they will have majority of only IL in the noz'
House Dividing Louisiana evenly, and counting Re
publicans from Florida and from New-Iampshire
would reduce this majority In the subjoned 81 m
mares Florida and New-Hampshre counted as tley
now stand and Louisiana Is evenly divided in the
subioined estimate for the XLlVth Congress. change
OF votes IN favor of the Republicans in the &LVth Con
sress would wipe ont the Democratic majority entirely
while similar change in favor Of the Democrats would
increase their majority of IL to %.
ooTFgfs res is PP 9G M C%nsf6 H pf. s5 y B.
tXIIIId 19s 03 1O5 K. 'NLNth.. III 152 il ID.
vacancy in south Caroline One yacapey Louisiana ana
admitted lhcluing Liberal Republican and lndePend
YoiE Including Independents in Illinois Anti honopohst
in Iowa, aud Liberal Republican and LlgsI DIoGS @ S IN
Hampshire credited with Republican and2 Democrats