The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-11-13
THE NEXT CONGRESS.

THE NEXT CCAGRE6S.
The Republicans in the present cam
paIgn hardly hoped to secure IS satisfac-
tory results in the next congress as the
returns seem to indicate. With the
smallest possible Republican margin in
the senate. and the odds against them by
reason of . Democratic msjority IN the
house Of 50 on stIict party vote, il was
hardly 70 be expected that absolute con-
troll Of congress would be obtained; and
In view of this tact the retention and
probable increase Of the Republican ma
jority In the senate sufficient TO assure
its control for the next four years. and
Republican gains Of representatives suf-
fcient 70 reduce the Democratic major
ity in the house from SO to probably
81 will 60 far to mitigate the evils Of
Democratic success, even should Mr..
Cleveland be found elected to the presi-
.Iency. With either Mr.. Blame or Mr..
Cleveland as chief executive, this result
gives Republicans strong ground for
hope Of decided majorTties ia both
houses of congress two years from this
time.
The present house is composed of 115
Republicans and 100 Democrats, with o
Fusionists and two vacancies, OF the
Fusionists 4, on strict party questions,
are ordinarily counted or to act with
the Democrats. and with the Repub-
licAns, making avoIe OF 40 TO 2e3. OF
course estimates as yet will
vary as to the exact msjorIties
IN thesnext house, but as nearly as it can
be ascertsIned, Republicans have good
ground for the claim of 9 membership
of lat to 17s on the Democratic side,
this, including the few FusionIsts and
Independents with the party with which
they are likely to oct. The Republicans
seem to haYe gain d thirty-five seats.
the Democrats ten, 1t being noticeable
fact that all Democratic gains but two
are in the south, all Republican gains
but two in the north, not including the
Kansas City district, though in Missouri,
as part of the solid south Republican
gains were made in California, Penn
sylvanIa. Ohio, New York, Wisconsin,
Massachusetts,, Missouri. Connecticut,
Nevada, New Jersey. Iowa, Ten
nessee and West Virginia. The Demo
cratic gains come from Virginia, Mis-
sIssippi, Kentucky, Florida, Maryland,
North Carolina, Indiana and Iowa.
The present senate is composed OF
forty Republicans and thIrty-six Demo
Gratis. OF these the terms of twenty i've
expire with the present congress,-four-
teen Democrats and eleven Republicans.
OF the states in which the terms os DEM
ocratic senators expire, Alabama, Arkan-
sas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louis
lana, Maryland, Missouri, North Caro-
lima, Ohio, (Which elected last year.
south Carolina and Indiana will elect
Democratic senators. Democrats in
California aud Oregon will give place to
Republicans, making Republ%
can gain of two. The eleven
states In which senators TO succeed Re.
publicans are to be elected are Colorado
Connecticut, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas
Nevada, New Hampshire, Pennsy lvania
! Vermont and Wisconsin. ALI these
may be relied upon with reasonable
certainty to elect Republican senator's,
] though the presidential result in Con
necticut Is Democratic. and Illinois is so
close that the legislature may possibly
be tie on joint ballot. The New York
Sun says the New York legislature is
conceded to be Republican. This will
make the political standing of the next
senate 40 Republicans and "a Demo
Gratis, Republican majority of The
senate may prove a valuable check or
pernicious Democratic legislation. Ger.
tainly free traders are no nearer to the
control of the present congress than they
were the last; in all PROBABLE itY not sc
Il near