Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-11-23
THE FORTY-EIGHTM CONGRESS.
Personnel of the New nOus.-Seciion-
al Division ofthc Majority.
from the New York Herald

If all the members elect Of the House OF
Representatives were in their seats on IL,
first Monday in December, when Clerk Nc
Pherson calls the roll, 1895 members ant
eight territorial delegates would answer t.
their names. But they will not all be there
Some will be detained at home by business
matters, some by sickness, a few by reason
of promotion to higher honors-such as Mr.
George ID. Robinson of Cnicopec, the nexl
governor of Massachusetts; Mr. John Paul
| of the Seventh Virginia district, appointed
| United States District Judge, and Mr. John
L. Kenna, of the Third West Virginia dis.
! trict who has, since his election, been chosen
United States Senator rs successor of Mr..
Henry g. Davis. The latter vacancy, how
ever, has been filled by the election of Mr..
Snyder. The governor OF Virginia has re-
fused to call special election to fill Mr..
Paul's scat. When Governor Butler gets the
official returns declaring Mr.. Robinson elect
ed governor, he will probably call a special
election in the Twelfth Massachusetts, dis
trict to fill the vacancy, unless Mr. Robin
son should in advance tender his resignation
as member clcc, of the Forty-eighth Con-
gress.
The existing vacancy in the FIRST North
Carolina district, caused by the death of Mr.
Walter II. Pool, will be filled by special cleo
tion on the Goth inst, while the other vacan-
cies from the same cause in Iowa and Louis
lana have already been filled. There is but
one vacant seat by reason OF contested cleo
ton, and that is the Second Mississippi dis
trict, the contestants being Messrs. Chalmers
and Manning, and Mr.. Clerk McPherson will
leave the question which OF The TWO is entl.
tied prima facc to tlc seat to the House.
a.
from The Southern States, rs follows Ala
bama, s; Arkansas 8; Delaware, Florida,
; Georgia, 10; Kentucky, 0; Louisiana, 8
MARYLAND, A. Mississippi, .; Missouri, IA;
North Carolina, 6; South 'arolna, @; Ten
nesscc. 8; Texas, 10; Vn, .Iia A and West
Virginia. 3. The remainder (o6) are from
Northern and Western States, us follows -
California, 6; Connecticut, 3; Illinois, 0.
Indiana, o; Iowa, A Massachusetts,, 3;
Michigan, 6; Nevada, ! New jersey, y,
New York, 90; Ohio, 10; Pennsylvania, IL;
and Wisconsin, O.. ,, L.. ,,.
The term Southern States mas hereto
foIe been understood TO lnclude aii inc on
slave States, Otherwise Missouri would
nroncr,v be classed among the Western
States. a distinction which may not appear
of any moment, but which in the coming
contest for clcrkship of the House has very
imnortant bearing. To illustrate Mr..
John b. Clarke, Jr., of Missouri, is a cendi-
date for the office, and so is Mr. j. D. q.
Atkins of Tennessee and Mr.. E. l.. Martin
of Delaware-all members of the last Con-
press Now, Mr.. Carlisle of Kentucky, is
strong Gf not the strongesD candidate Tor
sneaker among the Southern members. The
candidates for doorkeeper and postmaster
are all, with one exception perhaps, from
Southern States. There remains only me
office of sergeant at arms, for which the
contestants are all Northern men,
and, however imporlsn, it may. be
IS an office, II has rot the slight
est patronage connected with it. 1t requires
very large bond, and the incumbent must
necessarily select the few suboFdlnates VINO