New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-14
A ReDubllcaQ COuRFooO,

Important changes were made in the con-
stitution of the next Congress by the cleo
tions of Tuesday, folio wing those of Octo-
Der last. The present House of Representa-
tives has . Democratic majority OF %. This
has been wiped out in tho next House, and
the majority already reversed will be made
more strongly Republican after the New
Hampshire election. The gains by which
this change has been Effected are - follows:
Arkansas, l; Californis, 9; Florida, l; ILL
nois, 6; Indiana, 4; Iowa, l; Ksnsas, !;
Massachusetts,, 3; Michigan. 2; Missouri. 4;
New jersey, l; New York, l, Ohio, 5; Ore
These are Offset by the following losses:
Alabama, l; Kentucky l; Mississippi, 2;
South Carolina, 2-leaving clear Repub
lican majority of 9. 1t will be seen that
the changes above noted are pretty we'll
scattered throughout the country. We have
gained in Arkansas, which is balanced by
the loss of iii Kentucky: we have gained
in Missouri, Offset by loss of 2 in South
Tennessee must be surrendered to the loss
of in Mississippi. Our gains and losses
are nearly equal in the South. But while
the losses in South Carolina and Mississippi
NAV be charged in part to intimidation, the
gains in Missouri, Tennessee and Florida
are wrested from naturally hostile constit-
uencies with 10 special advantages. In the
to the Republicans. Massachusetts, Ohio,
which is q sort of new Massachusetts, Penn
sylvania, Illinois and Indiana furnish the
chief gains, while the Pacific coast con-
tributes three.
In this connection it is interesting to
note the changes which will take place in
the Senate. That body now contains 40
Republicans. % Democrats, and Senators
who were elected as Independents. OF
these, Mr. Hamilton, of Texas, usually acts
with the Democrats, while Mr.. Booth, of
California-wh0 declared openly for the
Republican ticket in his own State during
the late canvass--Mr. Christiancy, of
Michigan, and Mr.. Cameron, of Wisconsin.
have, for the most part, acted with the Re-
publicans. 1t is Substantially accurate to
say, therefore. that the Senate stands 80
cancy, in Louisiana. The elections of the
current year have given the Democrats the
DO wer to elect Q successor to Mr.. Clayton,
from Arkansas, one to Mr.. AlcOrn, from
INTERCHANGEABLE. Lamar has been chosen
and one to Mr.. Frelinghuysen, from New
Jersey. On the other hand. the Senators
from the new State of Colorado will
be Republican, and on the fourth OF March
next the Senate may be classified as thirty
three Democrats to forty.two Republicans;
if the vacancy in Louisiana is filled by
Republican, the maj ority will be nine; IT BY
Democrat, only seven.
1t is plain that Congress so evenly bal
anced as these figures indicate, will be pow
eIless for any partisan legislation, and this
would probably be the case even if the
majority in the Senate were not opposed to
the majority in the House. 1t would be
idle to try at this early date to forecaste
beyond this simple statement the probable
course of Congressional action. Very much
will depend on the occupant of the presi-
DENTAL chair. Should the executive adopt
a wise policy in regard to any of the great
questions of the hour-tbe currency, the
revenue, the reform Of the civil service, the
South, and should he push such a policy
with any degree of force and discretion, it
ia clear that he might make considerable
progress in the interval that he would &C.
cupy his office.
The next Congress will be obliged to deal
with the pledge of resumption according to
the act of 1875 1t is not possible that either
party can do 90 without aid from the other.
The iDfatiOnists are not only strong enough
to paralyze any slight Republican majority
which may exist in the House, but they &C
tually constitute the majority OF the Demo
cratic Representatives in the present, ana,
probably, in the next House. In the same
way, there is only too much reason to fear
that the Republican iDflatiOnists in the Sen
ate are more than equal to the Republican
majority in that body. The question, there
fore, must be treated without regard to
party lines. There is, as We believe, no
doubt that the hard-money men will have q
decided majority in the Senate, and they
are likely to have majority in the House
az we'll. With the guidance and impulse
which they will receive from President
HAYES and the Cabinet he is likely to call
around him, and with the great respon.
sibility imposed on them by the existing
situation, We shall hope that they will do
their whole duty to the country.-New York
Times.