The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-11-10
THE COMING CONGRESS.
Indications that the Democrats will
Control Both Branches.

control BOth branches.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.-Equally i'm
portant as the contest over the presi-
dency was the political complexion Of
the next senate. That body now en-
braces forty-seven Republicans, thirty
nine Democrats and two Farmers Al
lance men-a Republican majority of
six over the combined opposition. On
March 4 next twenty-nipe seats in the
senate will become vacanS by expiration
of the terms of the present senators.
There is also a vacancy in Kansas,
caused by the death of Senator Plumb.
Six of the retiring senators have already
been re-elected-Sherman, Aldrich and
Proctor, Republicans; German, George
and Daniel, Democrats.
Reports from the congressional cleo
tions arc still far from complete. State
ments of the political divisions of the
membership of the senate and house of
representatives i'll the 53d congress neces-
sarlly contain elements of uncertainty
that cannot be avoided. but the reports
that have been received do not make any
material changes in the tables heretofore
sent out by the United Press. Demo-
Gratis claim that they have carried the
Wyoming legislature and will thereby
secure n successor to Senator Warner,
whose terms expires March next. This
would give them AZ senators and almost
&c -1inly give to the Third party senators
the control of that body. Enthusiastic
democrats, however, claim that their
party will secure enough additional SEN
ators from other western states to give
them control of the upper branch of
congress after March 4.
The returns of the Legislative cleo
tions show the loss of two seats by the
Republicans-New York and Wisconsin
and leave five seats in doubt. four of
these being now held by Republicans aud
only one by a Democrat. If the Renub-
licans hold their own in the doubtful
states, the next senate will be made IN
of As Republicans, Al Democrats, and 3
Farmers Alliance men-a Republican
majority of 2 only. The loss of one more
seat will thus tie the senate, and the loss
of two seats will turn its control over to
the opposition.
A compilation of the returns for con-
gressmen give the Democrats a majority
over the Republicans in the next house
of seyenty-seven, and over both Republi-
cans and Third partyites of sixty-nine,
with eleven districts put in the doubtful
column. The returns as vet, of course,
are very incomplete, and changes will
have to be made in the figures of each
side, as the latter reports will probably
show he defeat of a number of congress-
men now said to be elected, and vice
versa.
The figures, however clearly indicate
that the next house of representatives
llnmnprntIn 1,tr
working majority, which will doubtless
finally be found to be somewhere from
90 to 80. According to the present COM
pilation, there will be 2O7 Democrats, 100
Republicans and s Third party men in
the next house, with II additions vet to
be made to complete the quota of 356
members There We're in the last house
235 Democrats, SO Republicans and 8 In
dependents or 332 members in all
The result is relative gain for the Re-
publicans as compared with the tremen-
dOus landslide of two years ago. so that
the Republicans will need more than
two aisle5 in the national legislative
chamber fer thairmembers. But though
the Democrats have lost a number of
members, as compared with the present
house, their majority is certainly large
enough for all practical purposes. Tie
strength OF the Independents will be
pretty nearly the same in the next house
as in this.
The present house consists of 1856
Democrats, 80 Republicans, and
Farmers Alliance men.
New York's Delegation.
ALBANY, Nov. 10.-The following con-
gresham are elected from New York
state: First district, James W. Covert.
dem; Second, John M. Clancy, dem;
Third, Joseph G. Hendrix DEM; Fourth,
William j. Coombs, dem; Fifth, John
ID. Graham, dem; Sixth, Thomas T.
MaSer, dem.; Seventh, Franklin Bart
lett, dem. Eighth, Edward j. Dunphy,
dem.; Ninth, Timothy j. Campbell,
DEM; Tenth, Daniel f. 45ickles, DEM;
Eleventh, Amos j. Cummings, dem;
Twelfth, W. Bonrke Cochran, DEM;
Thirteenth, John Dewitt Wanner, dem:
Fourteenth, John r. Fellows, DEM. Fif-
teenth, Ashbel p. Fitch, DEM; Sixteenth,
William Ryan, dem; Seventeenth,
Lefeyre, rep; Nineteenth, Charles II.
Haines, dem.; Twentieth, Charles
Tracy, dem; Twenty-frst, S. Schemer-
horn, deln; Twenty-second, N. NJ. Cur
It's, rep; Twenty-third, John NJ. Weaver,
rep; Twenty fourth, Charles A. Chick
ing, rep; Twenty-fifth, James S. Sher-
man, rep; Twenty sixth, George w.
Ray, rep; Twenty-seventh, James ].
Belden, rep; Twenty-cighth. Serene L.
Payne, rep; Twenty ninth, Charles w.
Gillett, rep; Thirtitth James w. Wads-
worth, rep. Thirty first, John Van
Voarhic, rep; Thirty-second, Daniel N.
Lockwood, DEM. Thirty third, Charles
Daniels, rep; Thirty-fourth, Warren b.
Hooker, rep Totals, Republicans, i8;
Democrats, 81. The only district in
which the result as stated above is
doubtful 10 the Eighteenth, where the
Democrats claim that Cox is elected.