The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-02
THE UNITED STATES sEsArE.
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The terms Of twenty-seveh Senators
expire on the 4th Of March nest@twens
tyafiye hy the regular process which
n,ahas TIE period Of service OF one.
third OF The members OF the body end
every two years, and two by the limita4
tians Of the commissions OF Senators
appointed to fill vacancies accustomed
by death. In addition there is vaeah.
~ TO be supplied eeeasi,ons.d sy me re-
hack. The Senators whose terms et-
pirs are Messrs, Anthony, Aleefh.
hlaine. Boutwell,. Cooper, Clayton.
Cfapin, Davis, Ferry. Ffelihgbuysen,
doldthwaite, Hitchcock, Harvey. Hem
, ps1ss,, R Msby, hanssn. ssalsbpry.
Stevenson, Teller. West. Window
and Wright, or these, Msssrs.
Anthony, Ransom and Teller
have already been chosen their
own successors, In place. OF Mr..
uoldthwaite, Alabama sends Mr., Nor
gan. Mr.. Aleofn gives way TO- Mr.
Lamar. Governor kirkwood, OF Iowa,
takes the seat OF Mr., Wright. Ken
tueky's new Senator, In place OF Mr.,
leng time In the House. Mr.. Cfagih.
Of New Hampshire, yields his seat TO
Mr.. u. II. Rollins, q successful Nepuhlia
can manager. Texas replaces Mr..
Hamilton with Gov. Coke. Mr.. Robert.
sou, of South Carolina, will be succeed
cd either by d. 4. Cafbin, Republican
rpat.baagsr, or Gen, nj, g, BUTLER
Democrat. both oil whom will claim the
| seat, Mr. Kelly, OF Oregon, will be
| succeeded by Gov. Grover. lllaine. ol
Main Ferry, Of Michigan. and Window
et Minnesota, have. been reelected
They are all Republicans, Saundefs
also d Republican. succeeds Hitohoech
from Nebraska. and Hoaf, Boutwell,
from Massachusetts. Tennessee VII
send two new Democratic Senators
Gov. 1sham q. Harris aud Mr.. Bailey
| Gov. Garland. Democrat. succeeds
| Clayton Of Arkansas. and John II. Mo
phefson, Democrat, succeeds tho saint
~ TreiinghuyHen OF New Jersey. The
Illinois Legislature sends an indie
pendent, Judge David Davis, to s,iC
eeea John A. Logan. Two Democratic
Senators will 40 from West Virginia
and salisbury or some other goot
Democrat will be sent from Delaware
From Kansas q Republican will bt
elected. There MAY be u dispute abou
the, two Senators from Louisiana, ~
well az one from South Carolina. Look
Senate after all these changes, 1t ap
pears that II tho Republican Senators
| from South Carolina and Louisiana
are admitted, the strength OF th,
parties will be: Republicans Al
Democrats "a, Independent uf w
may elass Judge Davis az SUCH |. II th'
theory that Louisiana and South Cafo
lima are Democratic BIO correct. then thu
Democrats have u right TO three Soma
tors from those States, and they .woult
have thirtysaeven members to the 10
publieans thirty. eight. Should judge
Davis act with the Democrats the Son
ate would be. equally divided. In an,
event, IL will be seen that the Republi
can majority In tho Senate 10 muel
smaller than 1t has been Mt any tim,
aimee 1861. and 80 very small ~ TO pu
the Eepublieans on their good behavio
Ia the Senate In 1877, SO soon rs 1t |
finally determined that Coloradois full,
In the Union the Republican Senator
will be added from that State.