The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-29
PERSONNEL OF THEFHOUSE.
Glance at the New Members In the
Forty-sixth Congress.
New York World. 19.h.l


In the House of Representatives OF the For
ty-sixth Congress, which began It's session!
yesterday, there are 2S7 members. California
having yet TO elect her delegation OF foul
members, and their being vacancies In New
York and Texas, caused by the deaths OF
Messrs Alexander Smith aud Gustave Schlei
cher. Or these 2S7 members, 1856 served in The
last House, while many Of the new members
have at previous times been Representa- ii yes
No member of the last House went up to tn,
Senate. Death WAS unusually busy in the
HAIse during the Forty-tilth Congress
Mee;srs.J ulian Hartridge, OF Georgia; Alpheul
5. Williams, Of Michigan; John |. Leonard
Of louisiana; Frank WEIGH, of Nebraska
Terrence j. Quinn, of New York; Gustavt
Schleicher, Of Texas, and Beverly B. Doug
las, OF Virginia, being cut down. or these
gentlemen, but one-Mr. Schleicher- beer
reelected to Congress. Of their successors
where the vacancies were filled, Messfs
John NJ Bailey, Of New York, and II. l.. L
Bcale OF Virginia, are members OF the pres.
ent House
number ofivery notable members of the
House are among those retired, among them
being Messrs. Carter II. Harrison, Democrat,
Of Illinois, the author Of the famous Marine
Band speech, Horatio G. Burchard, Of Illinois,
Minister Washhurns successor, now Director
q the Mint; John r. Eden, Of Illinois, the
Chairman of the Committee on Southern
Claims; William A. Phillips, Of Kansas; Mil
ton J. Durham, OF Kentucky; Eugene Hale,
Of Maine; Thomas Swami, of Maryland,
Chairman of Committee on Foreign Affairs |;
Nathaniel 7. Banks, of Massachusetts,, now
United States Marshal, and Gen. B. L. Butler,
Ga0 hopes to wt BE- Governor the late
robert II. Hatcher, Of Missouri; John
NJ. Glover Of Missouri, the investigator:
AoTam ). Hewitt, Clarkson n Potter, George
~: beeee, Of New York; Curtis M. Brogden
ana aired NJ WaddeIl, of North Carolina;
Milton Saylor Henry NJ Banning, Americas
y. lice (who may be the Democratic nominee
Tor Governor In October), Jacob d. Cox, ex-
Secretary Il the Interior; Charles Foster
VINO VIII nor oe the Republican nominee for
Governor IN Ocober), Milton |. Southland and
Lorenzo Danford Of Ohio; William 8 stan-
ger and Levi A, Mackey, Of Pennsvlvania.
Benjamin I. lanes, of Rhode Island. Hav,
MOO, Wood I. Riddle, Of tennessee; James W.
Of Virginia, and William Pitt. of Wisconsin @inoi'
There will be no colored Representative IN
Congress this session, and but one Senator Of
African descent, Mr.. Bruce, of Mississinnj
As rule the Southern States have made XIII
slight changes IN their delegations for
though Alabama returned but three az tha
eight congressman who represented her in tho
last House, Arkansas makes but one change
IN four districts, Florida none, Georgia three
in nine, Kentucky three in ten, Louisiana one
ID six, Mississippi none, North Carolina four
In eight three of these are to be attributed
to change of the political complexion of fine
district, South Carolina three in five 1.-THE
three new members having been Democratic
nominees in 1876, Tennessee four in ten zone
due to change Texas two In six lone due to
"a change Virginia three In nine, and West
Virginia none. OF the Northern States, Wis
consin and Massachusetts, are the most faith
ful to their members, returning, respectively.
seven Of eight and nine of eleven.
VI the new members many have already
made desirable records in Congress or are
described as men of promise. Mr.. Burwell
70. Lewis, OF Alabama, serving in the Forty
Fourth Congress acceptably; MIR. Poindexter
Dunn, the new member from Arkansas.
showed in his canvass the good gifts OF elo-
4uence and moderation. Gen. Joseph Il.
dawley, of Connecticut. Is too widely known
60 need description. OF the new members
from Georgia, Messrs. John G. Nichols and
d. Hammond, bring unenviable reputa-
IONS Tor character and ability; and Mr..
Emory Speer, the gentleman from the Ninth
ppstrict-than whom only Mr.. Taylor, from
elhessee, Is younger in years of the mem
pefs OF the present House-is described as
que OF the most brilliant speakers of the
oouth, and man worthy in every way
~ represent the famous Mountain Dis
,Iicl, which, within the memory of this
generation has sent to Washington such men
y novel; Cobb, Junius Hillyer, James Jack
W. anu ben Hill. OF the Illinois new MEM
'e.s only Mr.. Adlai E. Stevenson has served
,,etore. Gen; James w. Singleton, from the
~ uincy uistrlct, Is gentleman of force and
val aceeE ana ability, and Capt, John II.