The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-06-13
THE NEXT HOUSE.
The Organization i'm the Hands OF
KepUbAicans.

The Congressional Directory, just issued,
gives the names, and, in some cases, the
biographical sketches of the members-clect
to the House of Representatives of the
Forty-scventh Congress. In each case the
politics of the member is given, together
with the number of votes cast in each dis
trict at the last elections The issue of the
Directory at this time is new departure,
the custom having been to await the organ
ization of the House and to take the official
roll, as made up by the clerk. But there
can be no doubt of the correctness of this
list, for it is copied from the roll used by
the Sergeant -at-ArmS III sending to the
members the checks for their salaries.
An examination of the list, there
fore shows exactly the political COM
plcxion of the House, and demonstrates
pretty clearly that the organization will be
in the hands of the republicans. When the
directory was put to press there were four
vacancies, two from New York, one from
Maine, and one from South Carolina. The
latter has since been filled by special cleo
tion. One hundred and fifty-siX members
were elected as republicans and one hum
dred and thrty-three rs democrats. Mr..
Murch, of Maine, was elected rs u green
back labor reiormer; Mr.. Ladd, of Maine,
as II greenbacll democrat; Mr.. Smith, of
New York, as a democrat and grcenbacker;
Mr.. Jones, of Texas, as greenbacker;
Messrs. Hazleton, Rice and Burrows, Of
Missouri, rs neutrality-suspicious.; Mr..
Ford of Missouri, as national; Mr.. Brumm,
of PENNSYLVANIA, rs republican-green-
hacker, and Messrs. Paul and Fulllerson, of
Virginia, as rcadjusters. All that the re-
publicans have to do to have majority of
one over the combined opposition is to elect
republican in Mr.. Fryes' district in Maine,
and that they believe they can do easily.
They have nm even chance in Mr.. Morton's
district in New York and success there
would give them majority Of two, while Il
republican defeat would not help the demo-
Gratis. The republicans count with certainty
upon the votes of the Missouri greenback-
ers. Mr.. Ford was member of the last
House, and on every issue, joined between
the republicans and democrats, he voted
with the former. The other three, Halle
tine, Rice and Burrows ran and were elect
cd rs neutrality-suspicious. and ii has
always been understood that they are pledg-
ed to vote for Il republican candidate for
Speaker Murch and Ladd of Maine, and
Smith, of New York, will probably vote
with the democrats. Mr. Brumm, of Penn
sylvana, is claimed by both sides. The two
| Virginia rcadjusters are counted upon AS
sure to pursue the same course in the House
that Mr. Malone did in the Senate. But,
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that the republicans will have n clear ma
jority over all opposition, and will not be
compelled to make any arrangement with
either grecnbacScrs or read
! One of the most ridiculous stories of the
day was that sent out recently, that Mr..
Sam Randall was trying to form combi-
nation to prevent the republicans from or
ganizing the House. and that the green
hackers were willing to make an arrange
ment with him provided they were allowed
to name the Clerk or Scrgeant-at-Ams, and
| to receive certain committee chairmanships.
There is nothing ridiculous in the idea that
Mr.. Randall should wish to make Il comb-
nation, but the idea that the grecnbackers
would combine with him is supremely 50.
They have neither confidence in him nor
respect for him. He snubbed them all
through the last Congress. The whole
country recollects Mr.. Weaver's per
sistont but unsuccessful efforts to
catch the Speakers eye" and
how the grcenbaclers in and, out OF
Congress denounced Randall because he
would not recognize their leader. The cX-
Speakers supreme selfshness would not per-
nit him to labor to bring about any ar
Tangement which did not contemplate some
compensation to Sam Randall, and the only
compensation he would consider adequate
would be his reelection to the Speakership
and the greenbackers are not likely to hell
put the gavel in his hands again. 1t is
even very doubtful whether thoughtful
democrats themselves would consent TO an
arrangement that would give Mr. Randall Il
new lease of power, for they cannot close
their eyes to the fact that his peculiar
methods melted an overwhelming demo
cratic majority down to nothing.