The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-11-14
THE FoRTY.sIxTH CONGRESS.


THE FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.
Enough has been ascertained from the
returns of the late election for members
of Congress in the States to insure the
Democrats small majority in the next
Congress. The parties, according to
States, will stand as follows: Alabama,
7 Dem, Rep; Arkansas, 4Dem. Col
orado, Rep; Connecticut, DEM, 8
Rep; Delaware, l Dem; Florida, 1
DEM, 1 Rep; Georgia, 9 Dem; Illi-
nois, Dem, 10 Rep. Indiana, 6 Dem.,
6 Rep, G. B.; Iowa, 7 Rep, 2 9. B. (;
Kansas,S Rep; Kentucky, 10 Dem. !;
Louisiana, 6 Dem; Maine, 8 Rep, 2 G.
B.; Maryland, S DEM, 1 Rep; Massa-
chusetts, Dem., 10 Rep; Michigan, 9
Rep; Minnesota, / DEM, 2 Rep; Mis-
sissippi, 6 DEM; missouri; - Dem, l
G. B.; Nebraska, 1 Rep; Nevad,., l
Rep; New Hampshire, Rep; New
Jersey, Dem., Rep, l G. B.; New
York, s DEM, % Rep; North Carolina,
5 DEM, 2 Rep, l G. B.; Ohio, II Dem.,
9 Rep; Oregon, DEM; Pennsylvania,
8 Dem, Is Rep, 1 G. B.; Rhode Island,
2 Rep; South Carolina, Dem; Ten
nessee, Dem, 1 Rep; Texas, 5 Dem.,
1G. B.; Vermont, 2 Rep, l G. B.; Vir-
ginia, 8 Dem, Rep; West Virginia, 8
DEM; Wisconsin,, 8 DEM, Rep.
These figures are not based upon the
official returns, but these will not mate
rally vary them. The House of Repre-
sentatives is at present composed of 293
members, of these, excluding California,
which does not elect until next Septem-
Der, the Democrats have 145, the Repub-
licans 1873, and the Greenbackers II.
The Democrats have plurality of II
over the Republicans and majority of
one over both Republicans and Green
hackers. Several of those numbered as
Greenbackers are Democrats, and will
cooperate with the party in its caucuses
and vote with it. The Democratic ma
jority will be sufficiently large for all
practicable purposes of legislation, and at
the same time so small as to impress
upon the leaders the Importance of eau
tious craftsmanship in the measures to
which the party will be committed. The
Greenback movement has proved a sig
nal failure, only eleven out of 2S9 menu
bers elected being of that party, and al
though the movement was not confined
to either of the great parties, yet the in
PRODUCTION of the question into the cam
vass was much more injurious to the
Democrats than the Republicans. This
vote evidently shows that the people de-
sire good, uniform currency, the pur-
chasing value of which shall be about
par with gold.
In the event that the people should
fail to elect the next President, that duty
will devolve upon the House Of Repre-
sentatives just elected. The election
would then be by States, each State cast
ing one vote, and the majority of the
delegation of each State determining the
vote of the State, and as there are at
present thirty-eight States, and it re-
quires a majority of all the States to elect
the President, it will require twenty
States or votes to elect. The present po-
litical complexion of the House gives to
the Democrats seventeen States and the
Republicans eighteen, leaving out Of the
count Florida, California aud Indiana.
Florida will be represented by one Dem
ocrat and one Republican, and hence the
State would fail to cast its vote, if both
of the Representatives remain true to the
party which elected them. California
has in the present Congress four Repre-
sentatives, two Democrats and two Re-
publicans, and IF at the next election
there should be the same representation,
its vote would also be lost in the count.
Indiana having returned six Democrats,
six Radicals and one Greenbacker, the
balance of power in that State is with o
single man, Mr.. De La Matyr, who may
elect the President in 1880.
Should the election 60 into the House,
the Democrats cannot elect, and the
Radicals to do SO must secure the States
of California and Indiana, which at
present it is not probable they can do.
If the House should fail to elect before
the 4th day Of March, then according to
the provisions of the 18th article of the
Constitution, the Senate on that day
would virtually elect the President.
The whole State has heard with pro-
found regret of the sad accident which
has befallen our noble Hampton, ard
sincerity has never been more genuine
than that which characterizes the gen.
eral sentiment Of sorrow expressed by