Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-11-20
PAST CONGRESSES

The New York Nail and ErpreSS ha
compiled some interesting figures on tn
political complexion of Congress from
the time of Harrison the First to Cleve
land. They are as follows:
1840-W. H. Harrion, Whig, elected
President. Congress stood: Wings, 133
Loco-Focos, 102. The Congress elected
in 1912 stood: Wings, 90, Loco-Focos
I40.
1S44-James X. Polk, Democrat, elect
ed President. Congress elected stood
Wings, 76; Loco-Focos, 135. The Con
gress elected in 1916 stood: Wings, lis
Loco Focos, 10S.
1848-Zachary Taylor, Whig, elected
President. Congress elected stood
Wings, III; Loco -Focos, 116. The Con
gress elected in 1850 stood: Wings, S8
Opposition, 40.
1S52-Franklin Pierce, Dem, elected
President. Congress elected stood
Wings, II; Democrats, 159. The Con.
gress elected in 1854 stood: Republi
cans, 10S; Democrats, ,63; Fillmore Amer
leans, 43.
1856 James Buchanan, Dem, elected
President. Congress elected stood
Democrats, 13l; Republicans, 92. The
Congress elected in 1858 stood: Repub
licans, ia; Democrats, 81.
1S60-Abraham Lincoln, Rep, elect,
ed President. Congress elected stood
Republicans 106; Democrats, 42; Union
lists, %. The Congress elected in 1867
stood: Republicans, 102; Democrats IS
1S64-Abraham Lincoln, Rep, elected
President. Congress elected stood: Re.
publicans, AS; Democrats, 40. The
Congress elected in 1866 stood: Repub-
licans, l43; Democrats, 4S.
1S6S-Ulysses S. Grant, Rep, elected
President. Congress elected stood: Re-
publicans, 159; Democrats, 61 The
Congress elected in, 1870 stood: Repub-
licans, 131; Democrats, 90.
lS72-Ulysses 5. Grant, Rep, elected
President. Congress elected stood: Re-
publicans, 1876; Democrats, 16S.
1876 Rutherford B. Hayes, Rep.
elected President. Congress elected
stood: Republicans, 40; Democrats.
l53. The Congress elected in 1873 stood;
Republicans, 130; Democrats, 149.
1880--James A Garfield, Rep, elect
ed President. Congress elected stood:
Republicans, 152; Democrats, 130. The
Congress elected in 1882 stood: Repub-
licans, 119; Democrats, 200.
1SS4-Grover Cleveland. Dem, elect
ed President Congress stood: Repub-
Iicans, 138; Democrats, 1S2. The Con-
gress elected in 1886 stood: Republic
ans. 152; Democrats, 169.
By bringing the table down to
the present time some additional statis-
tics of interest present themselves.
In 1888 Benjamin Harrison went into
the Presidential Office with the Lower
House composed of 10 Republicans
and 100 Democrats.
The election of 1890, for the Fifty
second Congress, now stands 240 Dem
ocrats and 81 Republicans, with one
Congressman from Rhode Island yet to
elect.
1t will be noted that the Democrats
held the House from 1874 until 1890,
and again from 1882 until 1888.
Their majority in 1874 was 60; in 1876,
13; in 1873. 10; in 1880, the Republicans
had % majority; in 1892, the positions
of the parties were again reversed, and
the Democrats had a majority of 81; in
1884 the Democratic majority was re-
duced to A; in 1886 it was further re-
duced to 17;and two years later it was
extinguished and Republican MAORI
ty of 10 substituted.
This year, however, the Democratic
majority has jumped at a bound to 149
The rebound in 1892 may be just as
sudden and extensive.