The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-11-15
The Fortv-Eighth Congress-,


In the next Congress the Democrats will
have majority in the House and the Re
publicans plurality 10 the Senate The
present United State Senate was made up at
Its organization of 81 Republicans and 81
Democrats, Readjuster (Mahone of Virgin
Ia, who voted with the Repu blicans), and
Independent Davis of Illinois, who was
elected president pro tem.) Since that time
Chilcott Of Colorado has succeeded Teller,
and Wilson of Iowa has succeeded McDilI !;
but the political complexion of the Senate
has remained unchanged. The vacancy
caused by the death of Senator Hill of Geor-
gia will be filled by the appointment of a
Democrat for the unexpred term
For the 4Sth Congress new Senators are to
be elected in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware,
Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, New Jer-
sey, North Carolina, South Carolina, ssTen-
nessee, Texas, and West Virginia, which
will all choose Democrats to succeed the
present Democratic iLcumbents.
Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massa-
ehusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska
and New Hampshire will elect Republicans
TO take the place of Republicans without
political change.
Louisiana has already elected Gibson,
Democrat, to succeed Kellogg, Republican,
Virginia has elected Ridd'eberger, Readjus-
ter, to succeed Johnston, Democrat, Oregon
has elected Dolph, Republican, to succeed
Grover, Democrat, and Rhode Island has re-
elected Senator Anthony.
Illinois will choose Republican in the
place of Davis.
OF the 20 new Sen ators, II will be Demo
Gratis to succeed Democrats and 8 will be
Republicans to succeed Republicans. OF
ths other 5, the Democrats gain in Louis
lana and lose in Virginia and in Oregon.
The Republicans gain in Illinois and 1 in
Oregon, and the Readjusters gain in vir-
gina- Ths Senate will stand, Repub-
LEANS SO, Democrats SO, Readjusters 2.
In the House the Democrats have 1899, the
Republicans 116, the Readjusters and In
dependents 10. The Northern States send
l00 Republican, 101 Democratic and hide
pendent Representatives; the Southern
States send 10 Republican, SO Democratic.
and Independent and Readjuster. Three
OF the Independents are from the North,
Illinois, Massachusetts and Iowa each send
Ing one. The Iowa man will probably vote
with the Democrats, the others with the Re-
publicans. The South sends six Readiust-
ers from Virginia, and one Independent
from Mississippi. These seven will proba-
bly, vote with the Republicans. According
TO these figures the House will stand 200
Democrats and 125 Republicans, Demo-
cratic majority of rs. As the results are
not officially determined in some of the
closely contested Districts these estimates
are open to revision.
Among the leading Democratic members
OF the 4Sth Congress will be Randall of
Pennsylvania, Carlisle and Blackburn of
Kentucky. Hewitt and Cox of New York,
Hurd and Converse-of Ohio, Tucker of Vir-
glnia, Blount of Georgia. Curtin of Pennsyl-
vania, Reagan of Texas, Rosecrans of Cali
fornia and Money of Mississippi. The Re-
pnblicans have Reed of Maine, Hiscock of
New York, Kasson and Mel old of Iowa,
Calklns OF Indiana, Kelley of Pennsylvania,
William Pitt Kellogg, now a Senator from
Louisiana, and Nathan Golf of West Vir-
ginia, Who was for short time Hayes's sec
rotary Of the navy.
Alabama, Arkansas, California, Delaware,
Florida, Georgia and Missouri are solidly
Democratic; Colorado, Kansas, Maine. Min
nesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire.
Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont are SOL
Idly Republican. OF the Southern States
North Carolina sends four Republican Rep
Iesentatives, Kentucky, Maryland, Tennes-
see and Texas two each, and Louisiana,
Mississippi, South Carolina and West Vir-
giAia one each. Virginia sends six Read
Justers. O'Hara of North Carolina is the
only colored representative elected. Samuel
Lee having been defeated by Mackey in the
"black district" of South Carolina, Carter
having been defeated with colored votes by
Gen. Chalmers in Mississippi, and Lynch of
that state having suffered the same fate in
the sixth district Among the names men
rioned for the Sponsorship are Randall of
Pennsylvania, Eaton of Connecticut, Nor
rissn of Illinois, Blackburn and Carlisle OF
Kentucky, and Hurd of Ohio.