The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-19

our citizens that for this great evil there
vuiil aeon ba n remedy w,
SENATORIAL CHANGES.
now The senate mas changed Politically
since 1891.
Washington Postl
The Democrats came into possession Of the
United States Senate with the came majority
they had when they last controlled IT,, eighteen
years ago. The Senate, up 10 the fourth o.
March. 1891, consisted of siytyfour inembars
representing tbirty-two States. South Caro-.
lima. having seeded, was not represented a,
the time. West Virginia was still 2 part. o
the Old Dominion, and KaDsae, Nebraska
Nevada and Colorado had not YET
been admitted to the Union. OF the sixty.
four Senators, th,ty-six were Democrats
twenty-siK Republicans, and two Know
Noti,ings, Democratic majority Of eight.
John q. Breckintidge, as Vice President
presided over this body. benjamin Fitzpnt
rick, of Alabama, Jesse D. Bright, Of Indiana
and Solomon Foote, Of Vermont however
presided nj different times during the session
before the final adjournment, In obedience tc
the commands of their States, leaving the
Republicans N nominal majority.
The Heruhllcatls came Into power In the
ing thirty4one Senators TO the Democrats
thirteen and the Unlonists' five--a Repub-
lican majority of thirteen. But twenty five
States we're Represented Alabama. Arkan-
sas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, mississippi,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Texas and Virginia having seeded, Tennes-
500 and Virginia being represented in both
Federal and Confederate Senates. Kansas
was represented In this Senate, having been
admitted into tho Union In time. Hannibal
Hamlin, Vice President, was the presiding
officer.
A,nnn.v tho moro proynIncnt ,pntn hara ri
this body were James A. Bayard, father Of the
present Senator Lyman Trumbull; Jesse ID.
Bright, who was afterward expelled. William
Pitt Feasenden. Charles Sumner, Henry Will
sor, Zach. Chandler, \. 9. Pomer2y, Ir ,is
man. David Wilmot, and Henry j. Anthony.
In the Senate Of 1863 6j Thirty eighth
Congress) the Republicans largely added to
their majority, there being only nine Demo
Gratis and four Unionists TO thirty.six Repub
Leans There were twenty five States repre-
selted In this Senate. Tennessee, which had
rompletnly accaded was replaced by West
Virginia Hannibal Hamlin. Vice President,
was also the presiding officer Of this body.
which numbered among the members In ad-
dition 90 Trunbull. Bayard, Fessenden Sum.
ner. Wilson, Chandler. Hale, Sherman and
Anthony.J. A. McDougall. T. o. Howe Re-
vertiy johnson, John i. Carlile u. Gratz
Brown and Thomas A. Hendricks.
The Senate Of 18G5-67 (Thirty-ninth Con
ErpHal GDFlRtHVrl Oh MY Two HlbIinhIAs VIZ
ginia was not represented but Tennessee and
Nevada, q new State, were. The Republicans
had n majority of 3d. there being only 10
Democrats. Eleven Confederate States In
Guiding Virginia, were under process OF re-
construction, and unrepresented. Lafayette
Scnate III place Of Vice President Andrew
Johnson, who succeeded to the presidency.
Its most notable members were, I'm addition
~ those mentioned In former congresses
Henry =. Lime James Guthrie, Charles II.
Buckalew and J. II. Doolitte
The Senate Of 1SG7-G9 (Forticth COngress)
was overwhelmingly Republican, Of The sixty
six Senators that party having fifty-fpur.
Thirty-three States wererepresented, includ-
ing Nebraska, recently admitted. But four
States, Georgia, mississippi, Texas and Vir-
gnia, were out in the cold. Among the newer
members were Oliver 7. Morton, Roscoe
Conkling and George +. EdmuDds.
Thirty-six States were represented In tho
Senate Of 1869 II Forty-first Congressl, Geor-
gia being the only one out. or tho " mem
majority Of 80 for that party. The peculiar
individual known rs the Southern carpet-bag
Senator attained his highest growth during
this time. Schuyler Colfax. Vice President,
adorned tho chair. In this Senate Thomas
II. Bayard, Oliver r. Morton. Garrett Davis,
Hannibal IIamlin. Charles Sumner, Carl
Schurz, Roscoe Conkling, Allen q. Thurman,
George +. Edmunds and Matt IL. Carpenter
were conspicuous.
With the Forty-second Congress began the
fall Of Radical senatorial power. In the
Senate of 1918 there were ~ Radicals, II
Democrats and Liberals. n Radical major
ity OF 10, being a loss of 70. All the States
were represented IN this Senate, over which
Schuyler CoIfax presided as Vice President.
John II. Logan, John w. Thompson, M W.
Ransom and John w. johnson made their
appearance in the Senate.
Tho Democrats began In good earnest to
regain their senatorial ascendency with the
FOtythird Congress or the seventy srna-
tors who answered the roll call In the first
meeting of the Senate OF lS73-75, nineteen
were Democrats, four Liberals and forty
seven Radicals. the Louisiana vacancy,
which was only filled by the admission OF
Eusts to his seat two years ago, began at
this time. Tho carpet-baggcrs began gradu-
dent, presided over this Senate. John j.
Gordon, w. i. Allison George s. Boutwell,,
l.. V. Bogy, j. =. Stockton and A. y. Merri-
mon were prominent In this Senate, besides
others previously mentioned.
The effect OF the tidal wave" OF 1874 was
forcibly shown in the complexion of the
Senate of 1857 Forty-fourth Congresa) or
tho IA Senators, the Democrats had % nnd
the Radicals As. giving the latter Is majority
only. About this time the momentum which
was carrying the carpet-baggers out of pub
lie life visible increased.
In the Senate OF 1S77-79 (Forty-ffth Con-
gress), 1t will be remembered that the Radical
majority was reduced to two (there being
thirty-nine Radicals, thirty-six Democrats
and one independently, which. by the way,
could not always be counted on. The South
ern carpet-baggers, at this iuncture, began to
grow scarce.
This brings us down to the present time
The names of the prominent men of this
Senate are familiar to the public.
With the Senate which came, nominally
speaking, into existence on the fourth instant,
the Democrats resume their control with
majority Of eight out OF a total vote of
seventy-six. The carpet-baggersa are all gone
with one exception.
The Senate during these eighteen years
has suffered many changes in personnel But
three Of the present Scnators-Anthony,
Hamlin and Zach Chandler were In the
Senate of 1S59-6l, and but one. Anthony has
served continuously since that time.
A War Member.
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