, 1879-03-17
THE: FUTURE or THE UNITED era.ua
HENATE

veneH Tomorrow under tho Presidents rroc.
lamation, will consist Of forty-two Democrats
thirty-two Republicans, mud ono Iulepena
ent DAVIS, Of 1llnots), and tbero will b,
ono vacancy Tin tho New Hampshire tlelecs.
tion). This vacancy will 10 flied by ii.
election OF Republican, whom {unt;l 1891,
tho Democrats will havo eight majority oyor
all. On the 4th Of March, 1881, twcnty.ton,
Senators will retire. OF these, fourteen ara
Democrats, namely: EATON Of Connecticut
JoNEs of Florida, CocKnE11. of Missouri. R.x
ponpu Of New Jersey, BAILEY Of Tennessee
1IraERonD Of West virginin, DAyAnD OF DcIs.
ware, MCDONALD Of Indiana, 'ynrre NJ
Maryland, HERMAN of New York, Tnunaas O,
Ohio, WALLACE OF Pennsylvania, AIAxEY Of
Texas, and WrnEns Of Virginia; and ton ata
Republicans, namely: Dooru Of California,
1IAstIN Of. mime, DAWES Of Massachusetts
MCMILLAN Of Minnesota, Burnside Of
1shodo Island, EpMuNps Of Vermont, Cu.yp
1En Of Michigan, BRUCE CT Mississippi.
PADDOCK Of Nebraska, and CAMERON Of
Wisconsin,. In tho Senatorial elections
Of 1881 the Republicans Gun only nuke
gain OF five, in the following
statos, namely: Connecticut, Now Joraey.
Now York, Ohio, aud Pennsylvania. They
ought to, but probably will not, carry 1uli.
aua, and they aro sure under tho present sys.
tem Of Confederate bu1ldozing to lose atis.
gissippi. The not gain mny therefore be set
down as four. Should this be tho result Of
tho Senatorial elections Of 1881, the Senate
would, therefore, until 1851, staud ns fol.
lows: Democrats thirty-eight, Republicans
thirty-sevcn, md ono Independent, t,-DAys
Of Illinois, who acts with tho Democrats,
! It is not improbable, therefore, that Judge
DAv1s may yet during his Senatorial term
reach certain goal Of llis ambition, namely,
4 position Of power to mako or mar the
fortunes OF either party. For, il tho Re.
publIoauB should succeed in thu Presidential
| election Of 1880, his vote on tho Republic
all sido. would mako tho Sonato tic, and
| through tho i caaungtvote of tho V1ce-p,esi.
don't tho control Of tho body would b
assured to tho Republican party. But by
casting his voto with tho Democratic party
Its control would bo assured. No1t to seat
in tho White-H House, nothing would please
the wolghty Senator from Illinois moro Ihan
tho holding Of thia position Of arbiter 10.
tweon tho two great parties in tho Senate.
In 1889 twenty-seycn Senators will rotire,
| namely, fourteen Democrats, rs follows; ;
AlonoAy Of Atabama, }gox of Kentucky.
N(cpuaasoy of New Jersey. RANSOM os
| North Carolinn, GnoyEn Of Oregon. H.b.
HE Of Tennessee. DAVIS Of ,yeat VIRGINIA
! GARLAND Of Arkansas. sAu1snuny of Dola.
ware, Hill Of GEono1a, LAMAR Of His.
sissinpi. Dur1ra Of South Carolina Coxs
of Teras. anl JOHNSTON of Virginia. ,welyo
nornl,1irona M fo,iou.. T,nw,roon NJ
1owa. BLAME Of bfatne. HON Of y1asss.
cl,usotta W,snov NJ A1irncaoto su.roy
of Nova.7o AxTnoyv ~ nhodo 1sand
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